Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-03
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sc1s POINT TO DEATH PLAN

=, ..h for Walter II. Pruden. MISS
!. Yi,iv.rsity Of Pennsylvania student,
.sstInues. but no trace OF the man n's
&keen found. -. Al.
" Phi, fraternity brothers Of Pruden
A IN iellow members in the Cest la
.,,s Club, have taken up the search
ss.,r to-day. Descriptions Of Pruden
-. % been sent broadcast. He Is de.
/ !. s..,,h.d =. a, being five feet seven inches
h s..n weighing 14O pounds. has dark
E ~. and graz eyes. He wore q dark
'..r suit. an army ovcrcoat. cap and
I !. si~ht. fitting collar. which nc always
.srs 10 hide scars on his ncck. HiS
y ~ ~ arm is partly paralyzed. tic wore
It;sstoise shell spectacles. 40,
II G. Pruden. father OF tue stu
ei.st who hurried to this city from
: 'v.n "' Vert, o., refuses TO believe the
,.mth @ took his life in spite OF the note
Isks lift. asking for forgiveness tcr
!, ~ cowardly act ] have committed.
siSs IA living in the hope Pruden has
4 ,,tturped to Van Vert. 49,,
"iiis finances we're good." said Mr..
\. p,nden. "Waltcr was fond Of his home.
; =. attended church regularly, and the
-. thing he would think Of was sui
~ lie has always led a quiet life.
Int last Tuesday neighbOr OF ours
6fsceived q dong. cheerful letter from
/, Fellow students described Pruden as
souict, unobtrusive chap.
DAT times he. looked worried and un.
80, and said he could not study at
sisit :" said Herbert II. Kinley, with
;vSom he bo ,rded at 5000 SAMSON street.
"But he seemed to grasp his subjects
;:::taAly enough.
(: dent OF the C'est La Guerre Club, COM
Ypoaed OF war veterans at Penn. To hold
snv Office in club the student must
!, q Of good standing in his studies, 1t Is
mid. ... So.
bob was low lately in number Of
studies in the Wharton School," said
lKinley. "As a result he feared that he
might lose the presidency Of the club.
That would have been more than he
could stand, as he once told me. All
Hese things might have combined to
worry him. Then. too. his war. time
Injuries which he sustained with the
145th Infantry might have affected his
mind. and for that reason there is n
possibility that in fit of despdndency
he may have been tempted to take his
liie." .,
Events subsequent to Pruden's dc.
parture from his boarding house m
Tuesday night seem significant. lie
iet about II p. NJ. after bidding good
y 10 the Tully family, with whom he
BEARDED.
~ am going to take a walk" he
MD, and started to shake hands with
several persons there. When he saw
they were puzzled by this formality, he
jjcied about 1t and walked out.
IL was learned that he cashed check |
for y before he disappeared. |
Fear that identification may not bs
pessINe even il the body is found was
oppressed BY Kinley and the police when
Il was discovered afteS a thorough
searcb Of the YOUTHS effects that he
had left all his letters. cards. fraternity
pin. Masonic emblem and other articles
Vt Identification at home.
This fact also leads his friends TO
believe that he had planned to end his
ltfe All of Pruden's best clothes were !
y his room. 1t was said last night that
ne police are now certain be was |
wearing an old green suit and an army
evercoat when he disappeared.