Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-09-09
WOHNSEN HAS
NOT BEEN FOUND;
REPORTED HURT
Drug Chemist and Head of
Church Society Mysteri-
ousIy Disappears.

Police are searching for Peter d.
Der & Kuebler Co., wholesale chem
lists, at $40 Plane street. He left the
store yesterday morning about 1O
o'clock complaining of feeling i'll and
three hours later an automobilist told
3 member of the Thompson family
with whom he boarded for twelve
years, that Wohnsen had been hurt
In an automobile accident, but would
be home today. When the man Civ
ing the information was asked for
more details he saidshe had no time
to talk and hurried away. neigh
Dor noticed that the tag on the auto
mobile bore the number 2S97b and was
issued in this State.
Wohnsen, who is forty-five years
old and president of the Danish
Lutheran Church in Newton street.
has made his home with the family
of Frederick Thompson, 81 Eleventh
avenue, for the past twelve years. He
was considered a member of the fam
lily. Upon leaving the house for bus
mess yesterday forenoon Wohnsen
complained of stomach trouble, but
said he thought he would be able to
work through the day.
The Thompsons live on the third
floor at the Eleventh avenue address.
About 1 o'clock yesterday their front
door bell rang and when Mrs. Thomp-
son released the catch a man she
did not know came about half way
I'D the first flight of stairs and shout
ed
Does Peter Wohnsen live here?"
Mrs. Thompson replied that he did
and then the man said:
HE won't be home until tomorrow.
He was hit by an automobile and is
in st. Peters Hospital, Orange He
isn't hurt very bad"
Started to Go Away.
The man then started to go out and
when Mrs. Thompson called after
him. II don't know where St Peters
il happen2" the man said, I've got
no time to talk and went on out.
He drove rapidly away, but not
before one of the neigl1bors who heard
Mrs. Thompson calling after him, had
noted the number of the license tag.
inquiry at the Roeber & Kuebler
store disclosed the fact that Wohn-
sen had left the place complaining of
illness during the forenoon.
Inquiry HI dll the lOSPitdiS III wow
ark and the neighboring communi-
ties failed to locate the man and then
the police were asked to help find
him. About two years ago Wohnsen
fetA over an empty ash box in the
middle of a sidewalk, breaking his
knee-cap and ever since has walked
with the aid of cane.
The Thompsons say they are GER
tain he has met with an accident. as
he had no reason for disappearing.
but they are mystified by the strange
actions of the automobilist.
William o. Kuebler, of the Roeber
G. Kuebler Co., said this morning that
Wohnsen had reported i'll yesterday
and had gone to see doctor. Later
word reached the firm that Wohnsen
had been hurt in an automobile acci-
dent and was in hospital, but no de-
tails were given.
GUY Paine, of Cedar Grove, is listed
as the owner of automobile 23,975.
DIR. Guy Payne. medical superin-
tendent of the County Hospital at
overlook. said the number given
was that of his car, but that the ma
chine was not in Newark yesterday.
He claims he did not hit man or
take any one to hospital. Neither
does he know Wohnsen, he says.