Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-06-05

said that his wife was visiting at the
home of friends and would return
late in the evening.
Persons in the house who saw Mrs.
Douglas depart declare that she left
the house dressed in light clothes.
When she returned later in the day
she was in sombre black. To some
it is said she declared that there had
been a death in the family.
Douglas, it was learned, was in re-
ceipt of "a letter from St. Louis dur
ing the week, in which the writer
said that it would be q pleasure to
have his company there The writer
declareds~that the work in the news
paper field in this city was a grand
one, but he was wanted in st. Louis.
1t was understood last evening that
the wife was at the home Of Rev.
George p. Dougherty, pastor of st.
PauIs Methodist Episcopal Church,
who had befriended her husband and
also performed the marriage cere-
mony. Mr.. Dougherty stated posi-
lively that Mrs. Douglas had not re-
turned to her parents home in New
England. He would not deny that
Mrs. Douglas was at his own home,
nor would he confirm it.
II. NJ. Van SAINT, who is chairman
of the committee in charge of the
work of the Citizens League, was in
| formed by The Newark Star of the
report of the disappearance of Dr.
! Douglas
Mr.. Van SAINT when assured that it
/ was the Doctor Douglas who work.
/ ed on the News and with him on the
moral probe. gasped and said:
/ why, is that possible? I always
/ had the highest respect for that man. p"
This survey, in which DIR, Doug
/ las took such a leading part, was the
means of inducing a number Of prom
/ iuent citizens to give literally toward
the payment of expenses. 1t is under
/ stood that the owner of the Evening
! News gave up the fine sum of $1,000.
Douglas, before coming to Newark,
| is said to have lived in Toronto.
Douglas has been also identified
with the Bureau of Associated Chari-
ties here and active in pursuing in
Vestigations of vice conditions in
| Newark.
Douglas and Miss Stoneman be
came acquainted only a short time
before the marriage, although Doug
las told many persons that he had
met Miss Stoneman in st. Louis pre-
viously.
1t has developed since Douglas dis
appeared that Miss Stoneman was In
total ignorance of the fact that Doug
las was a divorced man and hac
figured in q. divorce scandal.
When she aud Douglas went TO tho
marriage license bureau to obtain q
license to wed the clerk asked Doug.
las, according to the prescribed form
Are you single, divorced or {
/ wjdoWer?'
Douglas answered that he wat
single, and attested to the truth o,
this assertion under oath, as is re-
duired. The law holds an untruthfu
answer in the case of obtaining Z
) marriage license is perjury.
Mr.. Dougherty knew Douglas wa
a divorced man. He SO certified il
the marriage record. Douglas hat
, told the clergyman he had been prev
J iously welded This was long befor
Douglas intended marrying Mis-
Stoneman
On Wednesday morning Dougla
sent a telegram informing his EN-
) plcyers that he had been ordered t
, a sanitarium for month and tina
Z h. would be forced to resign his posi-
ticn. The telegram came from TIL
: Pennsylvania terminal, New York.
. Then Mrs. Douglas was asked abou
: her husband. she said she had nc
: seen him since Tuesday Afternoon
! when he left her, saying he was goin
: to New York to consult DOCTOR.