The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-02-06
Is the Police Theory in the
Coe Disappearance
Case
COUNTRYWIDE
SEARCH IS ON
Wife Ill, May Not Survive
the Shock-The Missing
Man Had Money

Boston, Feb. 6--Detectives searching
for Henry G. Coe, ir., a former New
Yorker and now Boston representative Of
the Standard Oil Co., who has mystic
riously disappeared, were convinced yes
terday that he had been murdered or
was being held for ransom.
AT the Coe home, 1900 Commonwealth
avenue, Allston,, RMS Coe is Frustrated.
She was Helen Ainslee, daughter Of A.
Allen Ainslee, former proprietor Of the
Hotel Lenox and several other large ho-
tells scattered throughout the country.
She Is in delicate condition, and
grave fears are entertained that her hus-
bands disappearance may result serious
ly.
Police and operatives from the Burns
detective agency are hunting for Coe,
who is % years old.
Coe left his home on Saturday morn
ing to meet General Manager Wilkinson
of the Standard Oil Co. He was to be
told that he had been promoted and That
take in more important ground
Cheerful as He Left Home.
When he left home he was in cheer
full state of mind. He had with him
800 in cash and wore a three-stone dia-
mond ring valued at $500 and an anne
thyst scarfpin. He boarded a trolley
near his home bound downtown. Where
he left the car or when is not known,
though he was seen on the car by ac-
quaintanees.
Coe seemed in hurry. He told the
Young woman bookkeeper he must hurry
home, as he and his wife were to call on
friends that evening on Ziegler street,
Roxbury. There was nothing about his
manner that excited the young woman's
suspicious as he had often left the sam
pie case there and called for it the fol-
lowing day.
The Young woman said he often re-
NAMED in the Northampton street store
for an hour or more chatting with the
proprietor or workmen. She said he
seemed entirely wrapped up In his wife
and home and often brought flowers with
him when he called at the store to leave
his case these flowers to be taken 10 his
wife. She further said he did not have
on his fur overcoat when he called at
the store on Friday afternoon.
Can't Find Coat.
When Coe left home Friday morning
he carried over his arm his valuable fur
coat He said that he would take it TO
a tailor 10 have it fixed. What became
of the coat no one has been able TO find
out. The tailor who made his clothes
did not receive it. No other tailor in the
north or south end has been found who
received it from him to be repaired.
That he did not have the coat when he
entered the Northampton street plumb
ing store leads the police 10 believe that
he must have taken it 10 some tailor,
however.
While the search is being made by
the police and the private detectives,
DIR. Coe remains in Boston. He has had
much experience with eases Of amnesia.
mental lapses and other disorders Of the
mind, and believes il possible that hfs
son may have forgotten temporarily who
he is or where he lives. and that event
ually he will be found A close watch
Is being kept on hospitals, morgues and
waterfronts. however, that nothing 10 do
with the case may escape observation.
Dir. COe has further communicated with
all relatives Of both families. asking that
II any trace Is found in any part Of the
country Of his son he be communicated
with az once, and has sent ont 6.O0O cir
culars 10 all parts 81 the country, Cam /
ada and Mexico. The circulars bear a
photograph OF Coe and a full descrip 1
tion.