Evening star., 1927-10-27
PROBE new ANGLE
J s|NFORBUSH SEARCH
Friends Now eeIieve Woman
May Be Seeking Work Un-
der Assumed Name.

A new angle developed today in the
search for Mrs. Ann Ramsey F'orbush
wife of Rev. Dascomb f. Forbush,
pastor OF First Congregational
Church. CanandaiGua. n. Y, who dis
appeared from keiths Theater the
night of October 10, searchers inclin-
ing to the theory that her obsesslon.
which has twice caused her to seek
solitude, has taken a different twist
and that she is somewhere in the city,
presumably seeking employment un-
der an assumed name.
a picture of Mrs. Forbush was late
last night declared hy Mrs. Annie c.
kilgore, apartment 204, 1905 Fifteenth
street, and Arthur Meadows, colored,
night elevator operator there, as re-
semhling closely woman who sought
TO rent n room there late Sunday
night. Mrs Walter S. Harshman.
apartment 507. who talked also to the
woman, this morning gave a descr:p-
ton of her which corresponds TO the
description broadcast of the missing
minister's wife.
Gave Assumed Name.
Mrs. Harshman said that the WON.
an gave the name of Mrs. Hamilton"
and appeared to be deranged. She
gave the same name TO Mrs. kilCoW
when she attempted to rent a room
from her. Both women and the ele-
vator hoy noticed her especially be-
cause she was in an excited condition.
Two members of the posse, DIR. a.
n. Johnston and A. G. Thompson,
made the round-trip to Martinsburg.
W. Va, last night. investigating in
formation that a woman said to re-
semble Mrs. Forhush had pawned a
ring in that city and had solicited
funds there for foreign missions. They
found that the description Tailed fair
~ accurately and discovered also that
the ring was purchased by a railroad
conductor. Efforts are being made to-
day to locate the conductor. who
leaves here at 7:25 o'clock tonight on
his run t6 Cumberland, Md.
Search i'm Anacostia.
Additional information to the effect
that a woman resembling Mrs. For
bush had packed a bag with food sun
day in a downtown restaurant, served
to center the search today in the
downtown area, although detachments
of the hometown posse visited the
woods near Anacostia and began
search of the area near Sauls road
and Jones Mill road, after receiving
a telephone message that a woman
dressed in brown had been seen in the
vicinity. She was reported also as
having been seen in Lafayette Square.
DIR. Fl. c. Burgess, alienist of Brig
ham Hall Sanatorium, near Canaan
daisua, left for home with Sheriff j.
c. BolleS and other members of the
original posse this morning. but be-
fore departing voiced the opinion that
hn Of nlSocSjnr which ho
viously victimized Mrs. Forbush might
readily have changed from desire to
conceal herself in the woods away
from human habitation to an Impulse
to- flee from her friends, hiding her
self cunningly in a city. adopting a
new mode OF life, probably under an
assumed name. He revealed also that
after her disappearance last month
she said something to a friend about
"locking for work should she find
again that she has wandered from
home.
Friends to Keep Posse.
The Canandaiguan contingent held
a meeting last night at headquarters
at the New Winston Hotel and de-
cided to maintain a permanent posse
here until such time as posse is
necessary no longer. This posse will
be maintained by a system of relays.
citizens going back and forth over the
400-mile stretch between here and the
town on the lake.
Two new members of the posse ar
rived last night. Arthur Poole and
Borden Tyler. and a message was re-
ceived from Edward Hanley, president
of the Canadian Exchange Club, of
which Rev. Mr.. Forbush is a member,
that he is en- route here with Ralph
Benhan, r. J. Cuddack and William
Shoemaker.
Mayor William J. MacFarlane and
P. H. Sisson returned to Canandaigua
last night and this morning another
detachment left, including, besides DR..
Burgess and Sheriff Bolles. the follow
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