The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-01-21

MISSING MANA LONG SEARCH WITHOUT RE-
srITs-DETECTIvEs BAFFLED AND RELA-
TIyEs GIVING UP ALMOST ALL H0PE-THE
CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE STRANGE DIsAP'
PEARANCE.
baltimore American, Goth
It is now nearly five months since Mr..
Henry Evans, Jr., OF the lirm OF Evans,
Day & Co., oyster and fruit.packers. IN this
city, disappeared. Since then great efforts
have been made TO find some clue to mis-
whereabouts. or some trace OF whatever
fate may have overtaken him. All have
proved unavaling, however, and his
friends, so far as known, appear 10 have
given him up as lost. They believe he Is
dead, and generally surmise that he was
foulIy dealt with. 1t will be remembered by
many that Mr.. g. w. Day, who, by the way,
is at present very i'll, was mainly IN charge
of the establishment in this city at Canton,
while Mr.. Evans devoted the most OF his
time TO the western branch OF the house,
i'm st. Joseph, where packing.house was
located. He had been living in st. Joseph
with bis family all last summer until early
IN September, when he sent the members OF
his family back TO this city, which they re-
garded as their home. Having arranged all
his business affairs, such as the leaving OF
ample funds with the cashier for the uses oil
the business during ten days. he left 1t. Jo-
seDh on the following day. September l3tD,
on the St. Joseph and Council Bluffs rail-
road, purchasing ticket through 10 Lin
coin, Neb., rid Omaha, Il distance OF three
hundred miles. He had with him, from all
accounts but small hand-satchel and an
oyercoat, which was carried to the depot by
a coIored boy. He is also known to have
taken away $500 TO pay his travelling eX'
pcnses. He went off in high spirits, told all
| hands 10 "push things" in his absence,
and, AS he stood on the rear platform nod
| ding goodbye to the colOred boy, ii was the
| last seen OF him alive, 50 far as any one IN
| Baltimore has any information. His going
| of was in all respects like that OF man OF
business takinga hurried leave, and expect
| ing TO be back in little while.
| When three days passed without letter
Mrs. Evans began to be anxious, and beI
fears were increased when she learned thai
his partner had received no adyces. y g0oC
deal OF telegrapbing discovered the fact thai
| he had not been seen nor heard from a
either Omaha or Council Bluffs. No trace
whatever could be found OF him after takin9
| his seat in the car. Full Of apprehension
his partner, Mr.. Day, went West, and, Sc
curing the services OF two expert detectives
passed over the route supposed to have beer
taken by the missing man. The ticket agen
and conductor both remembered him dimly
as having got on the cars, tut that was all
Ms. Evans. accompanied by one Of the detee
tives of Smith, West Il Lyons, went West
but in vain. The Plnkerton defective
agency in Chicago was also retained in th'
case, but as yet are not known to have fount
a clue. The business character OF Mr.
Evans, his regular habits, the prosperity o
his business, and the happiness OF his fami
" relations. all forbid the theory OF suicide
and hence the general theory among thos
most interested appears TO be that he wa
murdered for his money. Mrs. Evans bear
signs OF the great trouble which has com
uDon her, and when gentleman apollo
gized few nights ago for reyiving th
painful subject and bringing it freshly t
mind. she said: ." 1t is never absent from
my mind; it is ever present"