The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-07-20

FOR AN EVENING JAUNT, FALLS IN WITH
MERRY COMPANIONS, AND is SEEN NO
MORE.
IFrom the Philadelphia Times, 17th.J
J. Solomon Soils, q man Of tWenty-onc
years, the possessor Of wavy blonde NOUS
tache, blue eyes, aquiline nose and lsraelitish
features generally, departed from his home.
Broad and Columbia avenue, early ON the
evening Of July 9Th last. He had in his pos
session, Mt the supper-table, on this the most
eventful night at his parents mansion,
gold hunting-case watch, richly Jewelled,
and bearing within the case the initials OF
his name. This article OF ornament alone
is valued at $500. In addition, he carried
with him valuable seal ring-a to-
paz: set Of -emeralds-valued
at considerable money; set Of finely
worked sleeve-buttons, and about 1920 in
United States grcenbacks. He ate hearty
supper of raw tomatoes, picked onions,
fried liver, and coffee, and conversed during
the progress Of the meal with even greater
hiliarity than had ever before characterized
his demeanor. He spoke Of Dom Pedro,
and was very anxious that his father should
take or send him to Brazil, that he might
become acquainted with the customs OF the
country and, above all, acquire the Spanish
language.
The first time in his life he addressed his
father by his Christian name-David-and
at the conclusion OF the meal he shook the
old gentleman, his mother and brother,
warmly by the hands, and vowed his deter
mination to meet them soon. Hethcn went
up stairs, put on buster or alpaca coat and
straw hat, and went into the street Since
that time he has not been seen by any OF his
relatives. His absence is especially strange
because Of his well-known abstemious hab-
its. Drunkenness he ever deprecated; the
use of tobacco, in any shape, he never coun-
tenanced, and blasphemous companions
he at all times studiously avoided. Not
withstanding these, his weli-knewn
characteristics, it is fact suscepti-
BILE OF proof that young Soils had not cross
ed Montgomery avenue on this night OF his
farewell to the paternal roof ere he was met
by four young bloods Of that neighborhood,
who induced him to accompany them
"down town." The party walked down
Montgomery avenue to Tenth street, and
there took car. When they arrived ut
Chestnut street they left the car and turned
in the direction OF Broad street. On the way
they dropped into Mr.. Wilson's, were there
weighed, and, after paTtaking OF several
glasses Of sherry wine, lett and visited Fox
Varieties. In this place they remained but
short time. Afterward they proceeded out
Chestnut street, stopped at the Chestnut
Street Theatre, and were spectators OF the
second act of "Our Boys
A strong disposition to keep moving
brought the party again into the street.
Their next camping-ground was the Inter-
national restaurant There they partook of
chowder, BASES ale, broiled chicken, vege-
tables, Rhine wine, and a second course of
ale. The next stopping-pla was Finellls.
Whiskey punches were patronIzed at this
institution rather free ~, and it is said that
at 1890 2. NJ. the quintette quit the place
in a condition OF musical exuberance.
From this point the route Of the party is
indistinct. People much resembling them
were afterward seen in the Arcadian biz
Iiard-rooms, where several games OF French
caroms were INDUCED in. This party sub
sequently made its way to Lang's, on Broad
street above Locust. after which they made
purchases Of cigars or papers OF Philip Car
lin, under the Colosseum building and then
went down Locust street.
| Young Soils next came to the surface in
the American Hotel. He there engaged q
room of the clerk and retired for the night.
In the morning MI. Soils made his appear
ance in the counting-room or office, paid his
bill-$1 .40-dcyoted ten minutes or so to an
elaborate toilet, and walked cheerily into
the breakfast-rOom. TO the waiter he was
exceedingly facctious, ordered heavily, and
ate heartily. He persisted in calling the
waiter "Reyerdy Johnson" and promised
him several eXtravagant presents for his at
tention. When his meal was finished he
walked into the billiard-room, waited
there a few minutes, and then made
his way into the street. This was Sat
urday morning, and since then MIR.
J. Solomon Soils has not been seen by
the lynx eyes OF some fifty or more detec-
tiyes who have been on his track. Sunday
night the party with whom he left his home
made their appearance at Fifth and Chest
nut streets, made inquiry of the officer on
duty of the probable whereabouts Of their
lost companion, were directed to and made
application at the American, and manifested
great surprise and no inconsiderable alarm
at his singular departure. In the mean time
his family became greatly excited over what
they regarded rs his mysterious absence,
and Mr.. Soils, his father, at once placed
himself in communication with the police
authorities.
The result OF this was the tracking OF O
man, greatly resembling young Soils in
every respect, to the Market-Street ferry,
where, on the other side Of the river, he
purchased ticket for New York. This in
teligence was supplemented by information
from Gotham OF the discovery there of a
man answering Solis's description, and the
qualification which was caused by this dis
patch was only too speedily counteracted
by the acknowledgment Of its error. Mean
while, Chief Jones, aided by a detective
agency, laid the "pipes" for a thorough
securing of the country. This energy has
brought to the surface several young gentle
men, unable to furnish satisfactory accounts
Of their recent meanderings, but the lost
Soils was not among them.
Indeed, this sudden disappearance is q
mystery with but one parallel-that OF
Charlie Ross-and seems to be liable to
about the same unsatisfactory solution. The
father Of the missing lad does business at
73O Arch street, is furrier, and very re-
spectacle man. The mother Of the boy,
very estimable lady, was the sister Of Ma
than Nathan, who was so mysteriously muir
dered in New York some years ago. 1t is
said that this relationship has had strange
effect upon the mind OF young Soils, and
that he conceived TO be his mission
the indefatigable search for and apprehen-
sion OF the murderer. That he may be pur
| suing his mysterious star now, and that he
has been fascinated to the scene Of the long
ago but still vivid homicide, are among the
possibilities. His habits of life were never
OF the boisterous or unsteady kind, and his
disposition was too mild to permit the sus-
picion that he has been led into any fatal
quarrel. Up to the hour Of going to press
the police reports furnish no reason for be-
!