The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-05
CHORUS GIRL SEEKS
HER LOST HUSBAND
She Says Lieut.. King "of Brit
ish Embassy" Vanished
i'm 1912.
MYSTERY IN MESSAGES

Miss Alice l., searles. one Of the
chorus girls in The kissing Maid a
burlesque now playing at Bronx thea
tire. or to he more correct. Mrs william
Somerviile King. has lost her husband
who. she asserts. was Lieut. King OF the
Royal Victoria Rifles. London. tennis
player and attache of the British En-
bassy in Washington.
The story OF her marriage TO the
Engishman was told by Miss Searles
yesterday in the home Of her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. q. w. Searles at ij7 East
Seyenty-hfth street
In June. 1912. Miss searles explained.
she was appearing IN Tho Kissing
Maid ~ the Columbia Theatre when
She met King. lie told her that ne was
the son Of the Right Hon. Somerville
King. formerly commander OF the Royal
Victoria Rifles. wealthy land holder
In England. lie had cards with his full
name and military title and his position
as an lttacho of the British Embassy
at Washington engraved on them. clip
pings from several OF the New York
UeWSDHp 'tN ltlNnE now L.t l.Ngilsn ten
mis- team OF 1912 would he seriously
handicapped in the Davis cup matches
by the absence Of Lieut.. W 5 King
from It's membership were exhibited by
the Englishman, apparently to impress
the girl
ON September II Of that year the gir'
/ went with Lieut. King 10 stamford.
Conn, to Ic married. bu. the ceremony
did not tdEc place owing 10 the five day
law IN Connecticut. King telephoned to
, IloboEen and made arrangements to take
out license that afternoon. They were
married In IIoboken the next day ~ a
Methodist church.
Then the couple returned to the home
~ tho brides parents where they lived
about "a month before taking an apart
B meut iG The Hotel Manhattan. Miss
Setrl,s said Yesterday that her husba Nd
told he tina, he got o. salary OF $500 a
Ne,, trom the British Government. he
always seemed TO he well supplied with
money. lie allowed her $50 = week as
pin money" n" - led 70. and often
gave hcr as much IS SIS Besides this
he se'tled All her bills. which, she said.
sometimts amounted TO "a pretty bit"
Kings business with the diplomatic
ser,lcs. snc continued took him N
Canada frequently. but he sent daily
letter TO hIs wife and saw that she got
her weekly allowance. He was on one
Of those diplomatic missions when he
| suddenly disappeared and the income
stopped.
Just before Christmas. 1912" said
Miss Seirles 81 received telegram
from ny rushsrd telling me TO meet
him az the Hotel Majestic. Phi!adel-
phis. arrived there on Christmas Eve
ard was greeted with n telegram which
read 'Somerville has disappeared.
Fear Tho worst, You had better re-
turn H. \. Grcr II was stunning
blow. and I didn't know what TO make
Of Il, a. I had never heard OF Mr.. Grier
before.
After that time I received a telc-
gram each day until February O. 1918.
I They assured me that | would see Willie
( soon. the messages ~5T5 signed ~
person whom I did not know. The
/ last message | received said that my
/ husband had left some liner at Nan
! tucllet and was coming up the Goa 81
! in a motorboaL 7 presume they want
me 10 believe he has been drowned.
Il would like TO know where my hus-
band is, so that can free myself from
! Inn. ! am not looking for money, but
! | want some understanding as to our
! relations"
! Miss Searles suspects that King may
! be held a captive by his father, who
opposed the match.