The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-03-07
Teacher Missing.

: Police OF the entire country have beer
asked by relatives of Miss Mary Anna
Sutterley, aged S8 years, of Trenton, and
for ten years an instructor at st. Mary's
} Hall, at Burlington, to help solve the mys
FERROUS disappearance of the young lady
from thai institution Thursday midnight.
u Quiet but dilligent search for three DAYS
has failed to reveal any trace of Miss SUIT
terley, and as final recourse appeal has
been made for public aid in the hunt for
the missing woman.
As result of the disappearance of the
lady, Job SutterleY, her brother, is SER
iously i'll and under the care of physician
at his home In Trenton.
Miss Sutterley is described as being a
pronounced brunette and has been con
nected with the institution at Burlington
for many years and was regarded as one
of the most efficient instructors of the
school. Attired for walk, Miss Suffer
ley left the school about midnight Thurs
day.
Her absence was not discovered until
Friday morning, when another teacher
learned that her room had not been occu-
pied during the night. 1t was at first
thought that she had suddenly decided to
join relatives in Trenton, but messages
brought the report that they seen nothing
of her. Later her Pocketbook and other
funds were found in her room and 1t was
q hot oho had
nor extra clothing with her.
The mystery was reported to the police,
who, after an investigation, secuted the
early theory that Miss Sutterley had met
with foul play and express the opinion
that either she had committed suicide, or
In an irrational mood had wandered awav.
forgetting her identity. Supporting the
former belief, the'police say Miss Suffer
ley has been very nervous since under
going an operation last summer, and re-
Gently she Is said to have been subject to
moods of deep dependency, although she
mad made no threats against her own life.
At st. Mary's hall, where she had been
member of the teaching staff. Miss SUIT
terley Is said to have been one of the most
popular instructors. She numbered among
among her warm personal friends scores
OF the most prominent young women who
had graduated from the institution within
the last few years.
Rev. John Fearnley, rector and princi-
pal of the school, said that nothing had
happened to throw light upon the mystery
OF Miss Sutterley's suspicious disappear
ance since she walked out of the building
Thursday night, and not trace of her has
been found. The young woman never ex-
pressed desire to go away, and the fact
that she was without funds on her person
when she left the institution substantiates
the fact that she could not have travelled
far. Inquiry at the railway station in
Burlington brought forth the information
that Miss Sutterley had not purchased a
ticket there
Following the theory of suicide the su-
thorities are dragging the Delaware river
at Burlington. A bit of torn lace, brought
to the surface on graphing hook late
yesterday afternoon, was the only clue to.
indicate that the body of Miss Sutterly is
at the bottom of the river. The lace was
turned over to Rev. John Fearnley Eel
low teachers of Miss Sutterly said they
were confident that the lace did not come
from the clothes worn by her. Rector
Fearnley still refuses to accept the sai-
| eide theory.