Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-20
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FRED ". pARMER SUSPECTED.
Boston Police and Papers Think He Knows About pisappearanee Of 13 Year Old Gladys p. Chase.


 Capt John Murray, after receiving a telegram, instructing him to arrest and hold Frederick W. Darmer, for merly of Putnam. if found in this city, received another telegram Saturday afternoon requesting him not to hold Darmer unless the young man was found to be in the company of Gladys P. Chase, aged Ia, who has disappeared from her Somerville home. Darmer's home was here until about two ye ITS ago, and before that he lived in Dam ielson.
 Darmer arrived in Putnam some time Thursday and was about town with some of his former young companions. To them he told of being in search of girl who had disappeared from her home. He spent the night at the Put nam inn and his name appears on the register there. The clerk says that Darmer was alone and he has no req son to believe that anyone occupied the room with the young man. It has been said that someone saw Darmer with a young light haired boy and it was thought that perhaps if the girl were with him she was masquerading as a boy. but the employees at the hotel are positive that he occupied his room alone.
 fingered by Newspaper Stories. He paid for his room Friday morn ing and did not return. At a local news store a clerk who knew Darmer when he lived here stated that he came into the store after g o'clock and look ed at all of the Boston papers. When he saw the article stating that he was under suspicion of having eloped with the Chase girl he grabbed up the whole pile of papers and threw them down again forcibly, to the accompani- ment of some strong language. He then seized his bag and hurried to the station.
 Darmer's Odd Ways.
 Darmer lived in Putnam several years, coming here with his parents from Danielson. His father, who was dentist, died some two years ago and the family left Putnam. Darmer had a reputation as being rather queer. One time he called the police to the home of his parents while they were away Apparently the house had been burglarized, as everything was topsy turvy and bureau drawers were pulled out and things scattered about. The only loss he complained of was of a string of gold beads belonging to his mother. His actions were such that the police had their suspicious aroused that things were not as ap- pearances would denote. Nothing fur ,. ther was heard of the matter and no complaint of loss was ever made by the mother.
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 At the time that Mormon elders were said to be working in this sec tion Darmers name was coupled wi6h their efforts for converts and 1t came to his cans. He wrote a column arti- cle denying any connection with ths sect and had it published in a local paper. At another time an acquaint- ance of young Darmer received a threatening letter from him because ne thought the one to whom the letter was sent was too attentive to some girl ! Darmer liked. This was written after 1 Darmer had left Putnam and 1t is un- derstood that on subsequent visit to Putnam he sought out the person who received the letter and said he meant nothing by it.
 According to the story from Boston, i the 13 year old Chase girl disappeared | had known her for eight years, so must Danielson, and he disappeared about ] the same time. Wednesday afternoon. so an elopement was immediately sus- pected. Later Darmer returned to the girls home and asked to see her and when informed of her disappearance set out to search for her. He returned again and spent the night at her home | Thursday Darmer left the house short . | ly after the police arrived in response | to d summons to find the missing girl Suspicion was strengthened in he eyes of the police by letter Darn sc wrote to his mother from Boston whica