The evening world., 1913-12-09
FAMILY FEAR SIZE THREW
HERSELF INTO THE OCEAN.

FAMILY FEAR she THREW
HERSELF INTO THE OCEAN.
, The girls family are fearful that she
went TO Coney Island TO throw herself
over the sea wall and drown herself.
DIR. Roger Durham OF No. 49, Park
place. Brooklyn. who had been treating
the girl for about six weeks. said that
che had been in a nervous condition
which might lead her TO take her life.
The police are confident. however.
that the missing girl 10 alive. A man
friend OF the family told OF meeting
Ser In Philadelphia on sunday, though
the police will not say whether he
merely saw her there or whether he
rad an opportunity to speak 10 her
However. IL 10 perfectly possible for
both the girl and the man to have seen
Miss McCann.
They confess themselves at a loss 10
explain how the Elrl obtained money
enough to reach Philadelphia. She 10
known 10 have had only a little change.
probably shout ~ cents. when sha ief,
the house Her mother had given her
y bill TO make some purchases for
her downtown and tho sirl had put IL
in her pocket.
Mrs. Mccain had called her attention
TO the carelcssness OF carrying money
this way. and had suggested that Miss
Jessie borrow her purse The girl put
the bill In her mothers purse. but hur-
rIed from the house few minutes later
without II. Her family believes she
a., forgot IL. but the police consider "
shows that the girl did not intend to 70
downtown and make the purchase for
her mother. and 80 did not want to take
her mothers money. Whatever her
reasons however, II IL believed that
her only other money was the change
BELIEVE SHE t,AT BE FOUND
IN PHILADELPHIA.
ID The rapport that the girl had been seen
.. 10 Coney Island recalled TO Mrs. McCann
that whom her daughter left the house
she did not so toward the Fiatbush ave.
nue. car, a. she usually did when on her
way to the school, but walked toward
Ocean avenue, a thoroughfare she nigh,
have used In walking TO coney Island.
. Her mother noticed her change OF
route although paying no heed 60 Il.
for Miss McCann dropped her handker-
a chief a. she left tho house and her
mother ran after her to return 1t to
her. The girl mad gone 30 far from tho
house. however. that Mrs. Mccain did
not follow her and so did not speak
70 her after she left the house. The
police believe the girl probably went
to Consy Island. but II In on the Phila-
dslphiA news that ohey pin their hope
Of hnding the girl.
/. While Inspector Faurot considered
this clue rslixble. ne and Detectives
Brierton and state have been bothered
by cranks in the last few days. one
0aa telephoncd Mr.. Mccain that he had
met Mias Mccain yesterday morning In
the Museum OF Fine Arts, Brooklyn. and
he'd made an engagement to meet her
there again In the afternoon. The do.
tsctives were on hand. but neither man
nor girl appeared.
Yesterday. also. . postal card vas re-.
cstvsd by Robert q. MccanA Jr.. Miss
A0Cann's elder brother. II raised the
down again when II WIS found to be q
heax. The postal read.
FAKE NOTE SENT TO BROTHER
OF VANISHED GIRL.
"Dsar Friend: ] saw your sister OF
Broadway. near Cortiandt street, viii
an elderly gentleman. At 3 p. NJ. Thurs
day. ! did not like his appearance
4 Harold Nelson. No. q? West Twenty
third street. Telephone No. @n Muir
ray HUI"
| Young McCann and the detectives
went at once to the Twenty.thir<
street house only to learn that no ont
/ by the name of Nelson was knows
there. They found the telephone mum
her was that Of q well known f4fti
avsnue jewslry arm. Bricrton ans
state reported to Inspector Faurot to
Aay sthss practically every clue excep
the Philadelphia lead had been ruI
down without resulting In . trace o
the 9Th
Aiss NcCann's absence continues &
4; b. Q complete mystery. despite the fac
y that not only the police force. but mem
y. bess Of the girls family and her a.
seclatss In IT. Marks Methodist Epis
!, ~opAl Church. Fistbush, have taken par
IN the search. In many ways the GIRL
/ dissppearAncs has called to mind tn
unsolvsd mystery Of Dorothy Arnold
who walked out Of her home just thrs
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