The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-13
ROY SCOUTS TAKE UP
HUNT FOR MRS. BRICK
Woods Near Orange, BOOnton
and MorristOwn Searched
Thoroughly.
HUSBAND ISSUES APPEAL

search for Mrs. Helen Breck. wife of
Walter W. Rreck, Amherst, '9j. and head
bookkcopar for the American Telephone
and Telegraph Company. was continued
YESTERDAY The hush, nd and relatives,
having followed every suggestion Of sci-
,ntis's and detectives in the hunt for the
woman. who disappeared from her home
IN orange one week ago Friday. appealed
yesterday to the Boy Scouts to scour the
woods near orange Roonton and Norris
town
IN addition they made public facts
Concerning Mrs Breck that hitherto had
been Kept secret. They took that step
because they hoped by additional pub
lclty 10 get some trace OF the missing
woman. William j. Burns. head of the
Burns agency, who has given personal at
tenticu 10 the hunt. said he WIS inclined
g. accept one Of two theories concerning
The woman-that, Borrowing because she
could not have children, she felt her
ee,f a burden to her husband and went
away to earn her own living. or else she
committed suicide.
I, was lc rned that for months Mrs
Rreck hid been trying to overcome her
borrow caused by the fact that she was
ehildless. To get her mind of her sor.
row she had taken up charity work and
slso had sought mental science as a
means = cutivating more cheerful
aspect of life.
Mr. and Mrs Breck were married more
than three years ago. Mrs. Brcck always
was devoted to children and she often
spoke Of the time when she could have
q nursery Of her own. Her disappolnt-
nent WIS intense when she became con-
WINGED she never would have any children.
She began TO believe she was a burden to
her husband She became downcast and
highly nervous.
Her husband perceived her state Of
mind and did everything in his power to
cheer her He sent her 10 consult DR..
symonds OF the New York Life Insurance
Company. a rel tive by marriage into
Mrs Breck's own family. Mrs. Breck was
referred to Dr. J. Stewart Hart. nerve
SPECIALIST who prevailed on her to take
~ The Emmanuel Movement
For a time she was placed In "A $ nj
Arium. and there she seemed to have re-
covered her self-mastery. She returned
b. her home much more cheerful and
more self-posse ssed. She insisted on
doing her own housework. and accord
'ngly the servant was dismissed. Mr..
Brock consented 10 the step. as he
thought application 70 Homework might
make his wife more contented.
His grief over his wifes disappearance
h shown in the message which he sought
yesterday to send to her through the
newspapers, saying:
Come home. Helen. II you are living.
There is much in life for us whether there
are children or not. There In every
thing in life for us
In the last month or two Mrs Breck
seemed to have grown more cheerful and
only once. about two weeks ago. did she
express the thought that she was bur-
den to her husband. She spoke thus TO
Dr. Batten OF 8 Chelsea Square. who is
Interested in the Emmanuel Movement and
who helped the woman greatly.
on tn day she disappeared, however.
she seemed nervous. She was UP early
and wanted her husband TO take long
walk with her. He explained that he
must go to work and prevailed on her
20 accompany him to the Lackawanna
railroad station in Orange. He kissed
her as he said good-by and observed that
oh, seemed loath to leave him.
Mrs Breck was not seen again. though
II is believed she may have visited Boon
ton. her birthplace In fact, a neighbor
who lives xt to the house formerly
Occupied by Mrs. Breck as a girl looked
out OF the window on Friday and said
yard to visit us"
Mrs. Breck, however. did not appear
II is thought that as Mrs Brock had an
Intense love for nature and the woods
shs may have gone TO the home of he,
childhood and probably wandered in the
woods. That is the reason for the Boy
Scout hunt The Scouts formed yester-
Day In Orange, Boonton and Morris
town and under scoutmasters and scout
commissioners, with other men follow.
ing along the roads In automobiles the
the woods. The Scouts wake not more
than fifteen feet apart, scrutinizing every
foot Of the ground
Detectives OF the Burns agency WORKED
with the boys. other detectives searched
for clues near the Twcnty-third street
Hobokcn ferry. as Mrs. Brock was accus
toned TO travel that way.