Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-01-11
Los ANGELES HAS
MYSTERY IN Lost
WOMEN
Of the Ninety Nine Who Dis
appeared During Past Year,
Police Have Been Unable
to Find but Twenty Three.


Los Angeles. Cal. Jan. il.--Nincty-
nine women mysteriously disappeared
from their homes In Los Angeles IN
the last twelve months. OF that num-
Der twon1y-three returned home,
some voluntarily and others under po-
lice escort. or the remaining seven
iy-six. according to the Official rec
ords Of the department.. nothing ever
has heqn learned. The number Is far
greater than the totals for any pre-
ylous year. Some of the cases which
are sldelights on the mystery and
which illustrate the strange events
follow:
january 2, 1911. the first case was
reported 60 the detective bureau. II
was shat OF jesse Mae Gearhardt, a
beautiful tb-yenr-oid girl. The par
ents were frantic. A week later she
was discovered in an apartment house
under an assumed name. Miss Gear
hardt returned home. She remained
for several days and again disappear
ed. She was found BY the detective
bureau second time and returned
home, but at present her name APP
pears on the records of the depart
ment IN the iiat OF missing girls"
Mrs Ira starr, who lived with her
sister. and who WAS neauuful d.
vorcee. was Respondent over domes-
tic troubles. She left home August g.
The report OF her disappearanee was
made BY her sister, who believed her
sister might commit suicide. She was
never located,
Mrs. Gertrude Sachrider s5 years
old. disappeared from home October
-. The description said her mouth
aud lips were burneo from chloro-
form, taken with suicidal intent. La
ter her body was found at Lincoln
park. near Pasadena. where SHE had
committed suicide. The story behind
her death was never told, but accord
ing 10 the authorities. domestic dit'
nculty" was the basis.
January g. Theresa cohn left homo
and never returned. Eta and ROSIE
seller. sisters 10 and AZ years Ole
resnectlvelN who were Of Russian
descent. repaired lost June =, We're
never round Agnes Vaze, o year.
I o.. Jennie Brawn. 10 years old, are
tf the same t'ass They were re-
ported missing and never reported
( found,
The stories behind the homo leav
! ing. the tragedy that was wrought y
happy homes bui sudden departure
never has boen told one Of thes'
oAses In which tragedy hguFed wa
that 81 Anna Bell DAVIS, whose Sis
ter. Mrs a. *. Piorce, hurriediy tele
| phoR4d the bureau that Miss DaNi
| had gone 10 Long Beach to Kill her
sea-. That was lass, May The Aon'
Beach police were notified, but sh
was not found
Another case. equally strange
which had It's inception IN a bogu
hoidup report given 20 she polife
was that Of Louise Haennig. She re
ported 10 the police late in April TIA
sha had been held up and robhe'
near her home. whore she was dis
covered bound and gagged. Tina
abatement, she later told the polio
was untrue. II was perpetrnted 81
i her family 10 explain the loss Of he
weeks wages spent IN the city. Marc
/ a her parents reported 90 the de
tectiyes that she had disappeared
Her description WAS given TO ever
patrolman and night watchman. 81
Il could not be found.
chief OF Police sebastian has a
explanation for the many strange dls
importance cases This Is his com
ment:
DISAPPEARANCE cases should be seq
araied al the very beeinnlng into wv
distinct classes, the age or the wome
involved 10 be the basis Ia detfrmin
ing the class. Young women IN
e,ris from the ages OF "a "a 49, VIII
are unmarried and who incidental
are tbe most prone 10 temptation, IRE
auently leave home through the iul
, OF a gayer life.
with httle OF mo KNOWLEDGE
, life, they are tsmptad by companion
} They want outside life, gayesy az ms
. aters. cafes. beaches and simlia
nloces that are not included ia the
financial plane. That leads 10 al