Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-03
To Whereabouts Of Miss
ing,CobuIn. Student,
Henry Shay Seems 70 Have
Simply Dropped Out Of Sight.


No light has yet been thrown on the
whereabouts of Henry Shay, the L.
year-old Ceburn Classical Institute
student who mysteriously disappeared
from his lodgings in this city week
ago, Friday The boys mother, Mrs
Estelle Shay of Albion, arrived in Wa
terville, Friday, accompanied by a
SON. law, A. 0. Hall of Albion, and
instituted search, which it is hoped
will reveal the hiding place of the boy
Several theories have been advanced
as to where the youth might have
gone, but Investigations within tEe
State were fruitless in locating Elm.
Elmer Craig of Brunswick, a former
Bowdoin student, who came to Water
Vile several weeks ago TO sign up
agents for selling extracts during the
summer, and for whom the Shay boy
had agreed to work soon after his
graduation, said, Friday, that he had
seen or heard nothing of the boy.
Mrs. Shay had long conference with
Principal Hawthorn of Coburn in the
morning. Mr. Hawthorne has been
doing everything in his power to trs
to locate the lad, but no trace of him
can be found. Mrs. Shay and Mr..
Hall also went to City Marshal Rax-
ter and solicited the aid of the police
in ssearching for the missing youth.
The mother also questioned several
OF Shay's most intimate friends and
Eschoolmates, but all denied any knowl-
Ledge of where he intended to go
Heorge Barnes, also of Albion, with
whom Shay roomed, says that his
Ero0mmate had never mentioned any
thing to him about going away. Anoth
saer Albion boy. Virgil Gould, who lives
ut 1f3 Pine street, Portland and with
whom young Shay was friendly, has
been communicated with, and ne de-
MES any knowledge of the missing
boys whereabouts. Portland de,
tective has been assigned the case
and is keeping close watch ovet
places in that city where the missing
Cohurn student might go.
Mrs. Shay visited the Journal OF
flee In this city, Friday afternoon. $40
was greatly worried and grief-strick-
en- over her sons disappearance. She
said he was boy who had never Civ
en- over her sons disappearance. She
whatever he had undertaken. Ac-
cording to Mrs. Shay's statement the
boy is proud and determined and is no,
one of the kind who would be asily
turned aside from resolution once
made. Mrs. Shay, who is nurse,
had strained many points to give her
son good education. and was looking
Forward with much pleasure to June,
when the boy was to have been gradu-
ated, from Coburn, Her hope is now
that he may return or be brought
back in time to complete his studies,
SO as to be able to graduate.
He has been in Coburn two years
The first year his work there was OF
commendable nature. He began the
second year well, but gradually kept
falling lower in his marks and be-
coming less regular in attendance az
classes. A short time ago he was noti-'
fled OF failure in a course. and was
| told that il he did not make it up he
! Would be unable to graduate. On
/ con1iux to the city, Friday, Mrs. Shay
| learned that the boy owed board bull
| 81 $60. which he had already been
| given money weekly to pay, room,
rem nil of So and q tuition bill at the'
| institute for 1850, which he also had
been given money to pay. Whether ne
had all this money in his possession at
the time of his disappearance is no.
known. Young Shay was frequent
er Of pool rooms and was considered
an expert player. He spent much Ut
his time in that way, but it is not BE-
lieved that he lost money shooting
pool, for he was seldom a loser. Mt.
Hall and Mrs Shay said in the Jour
nal office, Friday, that it is possible
the boy might have gone to Bowsmaa,
Montana, where he has an uncle,
George Shay. who controls large
ranch. Young Shay had stated that
he always wanted to go West and 1t is
possible he might have headed in thar
direction. Investigation at the station
showed that no tickets had been
bought for Western points at the time
Of the lads disappearance. but 1t is
possible that he may have gone to
Portland or Boston first and taken q
train from there. Mr.. Hall and Mrs.
Shay. returned to Albion, Friday after
noon, as there Is nothing further they
could do in this city.
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