New-York tribune., 1922-01-23
No Word Yet
As to Fate of
Bull'sDaughter
Whereabouts of Child Still
a Mystery: Wife Found,
Her Mind Blank, in
North Carolina Town
Boys Story Corroboratcd
Father of Ralph Costa, Who
Also Disappeared. Says
Lad Has Cleared His Name

The fate of 'vear-old fliauora
/ Bull. who disappeared with her
mother, Mrs a. r. Bull, from their
homo in Eidge~ood, \. J., December 81,
remained mystery yesterday, No
message has been received since that
Nhch camc Saturday from the Rev. os-
car Haywood. Of Mount Gilead, y. c.
aging that Mr.. Bull, her mind almost
blank, had reached his homo from
Atlanta
The Clergyman did not mention Ella
rora, and 10 word was received during
&c DAY from the girls father, teller
IA a Ne.y York bark, who started South
saturday or receipt of the message from
Mount Giiead
The discovery Of Mrs. Bull IN the
south while Ralph Costa, the youth who
drove her to the railroad station the
day ehc disappeared, turned up in To-
rento, Canada corroborates the account
of his absence given by Costa OF his
return Friday, when lie said he had not
zen Mrs Bull since leaving her at the
delaware Lackavanna { Western Rail
rtod station
athcr Is Pleased
he young mans father, Frank Costa
= neighbor Of the Bulls, who is man
ufacturer of macaroni in Jersey City,
Nas particularly pleased. Neither he
ror the police had doubted Ralpbs story,
but Mr.. Costa felt that Mr.. Bulls con
duct indicated that he did The youths
'ajher waa certain yesterday that now
the last doubt had been removed
Ralph had often expressed a desire
20 wander about the county, and on
several occa slons he wanted me to give
him money 50 he could 90 to the cana
dian lumber camps, sa d the elder
Costa.
u wanted Ralph to set an education
FIRST and travel atterward Two years
ago he and chum named Young
'arted west afoot, but We got them at
Suforn When Ralph told mo on
Friday that he knew nothing OF the
whereabouts Of Mrs Bull | believed
INN. He says he Immediately telo-
sraphed to Mr.. Bull saying he would
leave Toronto a. once and would help
him tind Mrs Sull. To show his ap-
prcciation Of this manly offer M. Bull
mad detectives ON hand to meet my son
to place him under arrest, but the
officers refused 70 do this and asked
Ralph to accompany them to head
quarters, where he made his statement
aud was released.
Didn't Notify Police
1T was strange. too. that when Mr.
Bull received word from North Caro-
lima concerning the safety of his wife
70 tod
BlackShaw or me. but the newspaper
men who have worked admirably on
this case in helping us saw TO it that
we were Informed Saturday evening.
The folks IN the Bull residence know
that he had started for North Carolina
last night, but they never mentioned
Il word TO US
"Of course, I'm glad over the news
that Mrs. Bull has been found. hone
her mind will clear, and ! hope, too,
that her daughter Is we'll, for the tclc-
grams said nothing Of her, and in view
Of the threats Mrs. Bull made to XIII
herself and Eleanor have been bit
afraid.
ut does seem that Mr. Bulls first
suspicious that his wifes mind wa $
failing were right, and that was the
real cause of her disappearance, and
maybe he viii make It his business to
apologize to few persons when he
returns. To have inferred there was
some cause for suspicion because Ralph
operated Mrs Bulls automobile for
ner on several occasions was ridiculous.
Bull admitted his wife was TOO
nervous to run Il car and Ralph rem
dered service which Mrs. Bull an
preolated It was unfortunate, too.
that in the hrst story given out By
Bull to the papers he referred to Ralph
as a chauffeur Anothor orro- &c