The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-10
WIFE HEART-BROKEN OVER
HUSBANDS DISAPPEARANCE
MRS. ADA GILLESPIE CONRAD
TELLS PATHETIC STORY
OF DISCRETION.
Young Husband Leaves Home Tues
day Morning, Ostensibly TO Co
to Work-Has Not Seen
Heard from Since.

an lntelltoencer reporter last eve
ming with a voice that could not
hide her emotion.
She has reported the desertion
to the police, but 90 far has re-
ceived no information as 10 the
fate or whereabouts Of her hus-
band. The Conrads were married
IN Princeton, Va, July n, 1914.
Conrad 10 a man Of slight sta
ture, weighing possibly 40 pounds
He stands about five and one half
feet, has reddish-brown hair, dark
brown eyes, and will be "a years
Of age November p, 1915.
The story as told by Mrs. Con-
rad, In the presence Of her sister.
Miss Lilly gillespie, who 10 visit
ing here, 10 a sad one. Standing
house where up until Tuesday
morning, her home, one Of love
and affection, was located, she
presented a picture that could not
easily be forgotten.
Wife's Pathetic Story.
She was becomingly dressed In
white, wearing a beautiful white
dress, and white slippers. Her
demeanor, her conversation de-
picted her as a lady. Trying TO
conceal the heart pangs she was
suffering she told her story as
follows:
Monday. Oscar. Lilly and l
went TO Wheeling park where We
spent the afternoon enjoying the
Labor Day picnic. We had our
lunches with US. and had a very
good time. After lunch we went
up away from the crowd and had
our pictures taken. II was GER
tainly a pleasant afternoon,
I'm the evening we came home,
and about 1880 l prepared sup
per. Oscar said he wanted to go
TO Bridgeport, and / tried to per
suade him not to. He assured
me that he would only be gone
an hour, and to show me he would
not spend much money. he gave
me fifty cents that he had and
took twenty-five cents that ! had.
At the end Of the hour he came
back home. We sat round until
time TO retire and went TO bed as
usual.
oscar Dresses for Work.
Tuesday morning he got up,
dressed in his working clothes
a pink percale shirt without any
collar. a brown suit. and an old
pair OF shoes which he had had
nXed, as he said they didn't hurt
his feet so much as his regular
working shoes. l packed his bas-
ket. he babe me good bye ana
started to work. 10 the Reymann
packing plant, where he is a
butcher.
That was about $3.50 O'Clock.
noticed that he put on his tango-col
bred hat instead of his regular work
ng cap, but / didn't think tina
In a few minutes he came bacl
and asked for some money for car
fare, and / gave him Is cents. Now
gave me his envelope. and then when
ever he wanted money he came to m
and asked for IL.
He had been called 10 attend
meeting OF the local az the Bayh
shop in Fulton that evening, but h
said he would be back home for sur
per. That was the last / have see
Of him. Whether or not he has kille
/ do not know.
Was Born In Germany.
oscar was not an American. II
was born In Germany. In Kal-Kappe1
Iilsit-Prussia. lie Joined the arm
there. served seven months. desertel
and came TO this country. where n
has an uncle and several cousins liy
Ing in Cincinnati. His parents ar
sun living IN Germany, and just a fey
days ago we received a letter from
them expressing an earnest desir
mat he and ! come TO visit them.
] hrst met him In Taswcll Va. m,
home town. where he had secured
position. He was hard -workinl
, Dung man. and we became acquaini
I'd when we were slightly over Il
years old After that he worked II
other towns, but our friendship still
shortly before our marriage h.
gave me several addresses. and ! wrot
.Or references concerning his forme
lie. All OF these were highly CON
nendable. | went to visit az Prince
on. Va. and there we were married.
In answer TO a question. Mrs. Con
'ad continued, Our marriage wa
by my parents and. al
hOugh I was young. they forgave us
Ind March ~ we moved 20 Wheeling
IN the short year Of our marriage
Oscar and ! have never had any quar-
els
"Oh, can't understand why h,
eft At times ] feel / an losing ms
mind. ] waken up az night. imaEinini
can hear him coming Something h'
aid Monday leads me 20 believe tina
be- has conc back To Germany TO fight
1e talked continuously OF Joining th'
lavy while We were az the park. Mon
lay. hut. I didn't take DO seriously
md kept laughing at him.
Since bis disappearanco ] foun'
hat he had taken bis razor and brush
md bad left the keys 70 Die tool ches
'n hia dresser table. His box az IN,
packing house has never been opened
incc left Dr. saturda- iio didn't ~
lOrf for work Tuesday morning at an
Mrs Conrad said that her husband
yae not dIIukcr tuf che h9d learned
hat hc bad ramhled With some ~ ~
ncn az tho factory She said that Do
'fton remarked Of the Kind Of men h'
lad % associate with and always %
IOrrcd profanity However. she said
v believe person could talk Oscal
nfo anything
Mra Conrad said that her husband
wore no irwrlrV Of any value. and bad
MY small ring which be wore on
Do third finger OF bic left hand $40
continually repeated that their lfe
.ad been pleasant. and to prove thI.
Dc called ln Mrs. James Movie. with
ghom the couple resided
Acting ON fhc theory that roe.Ihft
.cr husband bad Joined fno army en0
enf Hpccitl delivery letter 90 fhr
recruiting station OFF Pittsburgh clv
ng description Of her hueband and
.rklnE whether or not ho had enlisted
'hr received NEGATIVE reply yeator
.ay
VIII CO Back Home
She has notified relative of Conrad
n thIa country of hla appearance
.uf haF received mo- rrnUoa aa yet
frs Conrad has ulro notified her par
nts at Tafucli and bee father viii
r hero TODAY fo take Die hnarfbroEcn
auahtcr harE home with him
Mr. Gillespie. The distracted EIria
atner. ia prominent business man
q IaFwcll Va Ter mother was n