The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-11-19
THE MYSTERY DEEPEyS
CLERK McoLLocA GONE INC pAYe
AAdno Trace Of uIn or C'as to nj. uG.r.assut.
DI'eOrsrsd-TAs0t'..s Of the Case which are
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When Il WIS discovered on Saturday that
Mr. s. B. &ccolloeh, Clerk OF the Circuit
Courts OF Ohio county, had not been at home
the night btfo:C, and when the day wore on
and he did not appear at his office, feeling
OF unNs;nsSs naturally took possession Of
his family and friends, and when night BIZ
gan to approach, and there was still no s'gu
or t!dlngs OF tho missing man, the uneasi-
ness increased to alarm, which became
greater a. the hourg Lpsd on. The news soon
spread, and caused intense excitement Few
men could boast as wide circle OF warm
friends Is Clerk McColloch, aud his family
connexions embrace several Of the leading
families OF the city. disappointment position
and h's psronal popularity gave Unusual In
tsrest TO his disappearance, end Saturday
night aud yesterday Il was the only event
talked ab9ut.
TuE LAST TRACE OF HIN.
Mr.. McColloch was las! seen on Friday
evening between 0 and 10 o'clock. He had
been unusually busy preparing for the eper.
ing OF the November term Of court which
begins Il. lay, and had worked until late
hour Friday evening. Judge Melvin saw him
at the Mcclure House about o'c ook, and be
then said be would take tho last car on the
Elm Grove road for htG home at E1gtngton
Lane. He left tho Mcclure House about
hnlf.psS. nine, aitor playing game OF bill
on Market street, south of Fouitsenth, and
purchased some cigars and Constable Steve
Wilcox saw him pass Luko'g livery stable,
going down Market street q little later. So
far as definitely klown, this was the last
time he was seen.
THE)RIE9 (F THE Gaze.
The peculiarities surrounding The case
proved q s:imulaut to speculation. John
Roemer, the clerk In tie Office, did not think
strange OF Mr.. McColloch's non.appearance
until after noon. He then telephoned 10 DR..
Bayard who, upon inquiry, dtscoYered that
he had not been at home the night before. A
careful search at every place where 1t was at
all D .ssible that the missing man might be
re!ultsd In securing no trace Of him. It was
thought possible that be might accidentally
hays been lolksd in the vault at his oillee,
and though this suggestion was almost ur-
tenable, locksmith was sent Tor and the
vault opened, but without result.
Late In the evening" a search was organize
on the theory that Mr., McCllloch had been
taken suddenly sick while walking home the
night before, and fallen in some uufre-
Quented place, or had been fouliy dealt with
oy foot.psSs and his body thrown in the
creek or otherw.s, disposed OF. Every pa 70
that could offer concealuOnt fora body, in
the city and along the route 10 EdginGton
Lane, waJ carefully searched, but not the
slightest trace OF Inc missing man was diE.
covered. Searching Iatties Of the police and
friends hunted TIL a late hour In the night,
and the search was renewed yesterday morn.
Ing. Nothing that could afi0rd the slightest
olew 10 the Whereabouts or manner oil dissE.
pearance OF the missing man vas, however,
unea.thed. .'
TRE LArEkT SECRETION.
AT late hour Saturday evening II was
suggested that possibly MIR. McCulloch had
taken sudden notion TO pay visit to biz
daughter, Mrs. Williams, Of Minneapolis
This theory was as improbable as any sug
gested, but in the absence Of any more PROT
able one 1t was seizsd upon as atiordiDg ray
OF hope. Inquiry failed t, learn that De had
bought ticket or taken the train. 1t was
rumored that II. Frank had sold him 0
ticket, hut this like hundred other ruinors
In connection with the case, was unttue.
Tie fact Of the disappearance wts sent OF
by Associated Press Saturday evening, and
Yesterday forenoon Dispatch was received
rom liz. Williams, MIR. McCullCch's son.in
law, saying he had seen the announcement
| Ia newspaper, and tsking for full particu
lara and II he should tell his wife. This In
dicates that nothing had been heard OF hin
there. However, he could scarcely react
Minneapolis before last night a. o LATE houl
| II he had left OF the first train after be wa!
/ last seen here,
THE MYtTERY GEoTs.
The suggestions made oil merely tend Il
deepen the mystery. There was no reason
for mis- leaving the city. The affairs Of hii
ctlice huYe been satisfactorily and intelli
gently conducted, his family relations were
unusually pleasant, and he was q man o
regular and domestic habits. The idea OF any
crookcdness would be out OF the question
even II there was any opening Tor tfti:iR
malfeasaace, which there was not.
Yesterday Mr.. Grimm, the book keeper a
Reymann's brewery, declared that he bad
seen Mr.. McColloch 1T the corner OF Chaplint
and Sixteenth streets, at about s o'clock yes
terday morning. Ha seemed 10 be wai,ire
for car, Grimm was about 10 speak to him
when be pulled his hat down over his eyes
and looked down NJ II he did not want to bt
recognized. Mr.. Grimm was positive that ne
could not be mistaken, as he said he was moi
fifteen feet from the man he took to be Mr.
McColloch, and knows him we'll.
OTHER rRRyoNs VITO THINK THEYs.w HIN.
G. W. Kennedy declares that he cav the
missing man Saturday afternoon at Busby's
hardware store. He ia positive that 1t va:
on Saturday. Martin kleinhaus, who ID
employed at Klspheck's furniture store, on
Twelfth street, ssys he alEo saw him on Sat
urday afternoon. He bel ewes he cannot be
mistaken as 10 the time, for he had seen him
the previous day on business.
Mis- Grace Boyd is another person who is
entirely positive that she saw Mr.. McColloch
on Saturday shortly after noon. She says
she passed him on Chapline street, near
Twelfth, and that he spoke 10 her. She fixes
the time ss Saturday by circumstances
which she thinks makes m stake out Of the
question.
Ihess stori 8, 4 true and thtrs Ia no req
son to doubt them CT ept the con isusd ah'
seuce CT Mr.. McCol.ocb, only make tie maj.
ter the harder to understand.
A reNa:d is fSrsd In q. other part OF this
mornings Ia?er FIR information thSt will
lead to the discovery Of the Whereabouts oil
the missing man.
Supreme Court OF appeals.
The Court met Saturday with ell the judges
present, and announced the following de-
cisions:
Poe VS.. Paxton, Kanswha. Appeal al.
lowed; boud, $3.50.
Town Of Moundsyille vs. James H. Foun.
AL, hal Ill NJ