Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-11-20
NO CLUE YET.
Doubt and Mystery Hang Heavily
40 Ever
OVER THE CASE OF McoLLoc n
Rumors Rife and Stories Startling, but no
Tangible lnformation-Aetive
Steps Taken by the
County Bar
DeseYiPsisn.


Samuel B. McColloch, Clerk OF the Cir
cult Court who mysteriously disappeared
on Friday night last, may be described q
follows:
Age, forty.fve; weight, abou. 80 pounds;
heighs about 5 feet 3 or 10 inches: thin,
dark whiskers, lately trimmed; slightly
grey; dark grey eyes; straight nose with
thin nostrils; bald head; natural horizontal
depression in back OF Uranium. just above
where hat touches; quick, vigorous walk,
long stride. He'd on dark suit. sack coat
and shaggy dark beaver overcost and black,
soft hat.
To those deeply interested in the fate OF
Major Sam McColloch, yesterday dragged
along 10 its close without bringing . scin-
tilla OF evidence 10 throw light on the mys.
tsrious disappearance. As on other days.
there we're rumors by the score and addi
tionsI persons found, who say they SAW
the missing man since Saturday morning.
One Of these was Prof. ii. Grimm, the
we'll known clsr o1et player, who Is book
keeper at Rsymsnn's brewery. lie is'a
practical man, not given 10 idle fsncies and
tells his story In O positive way that car
ries much weight with IL. II was told -
follows 10 REGISTER reporter:
"on Sunday morning, at ~ minutes
after o'clock, ] went 20 tie postoiIice for
my mai! and then walked M Sixteenth
street ! c!oss. d over toward Halst.d 4
Handan's store, and ~ did 81, saw Sam
McCo!loch walking up Sixteenth street
noticed HIN. particularly and remarked his
soft black hat and the loag OvercoAt, which
Tapped bsCk a. he walked. His eyes were
bent On The ground aud he did not look
up, hut had n good view Of his face. Al
this time knew Rothipgof his being miss.
ing and had seen no newspaper that morn.
ing. went on cut to the brewery and saw
Mr. R,yman reading the SUNDAY REuISrKR.
- Il he 'That'sA strange thing about San,
lie told me then ahout his being missing
srd replied that bad just seen him on
sixteenth street
Are .ol we'll hcqusinted with SAM
asked the reporter.
Il know him ss well as ! do Mr.. Rey.
maIn," was tho reply. Mr.. Grimm is pos.
tive Eo cannot be mistaken, but 50 are the
others who claim 10 have seen the missing
man OH that day.
No Cours Yesterday.
The Circuit Court was to have met yes.
terdsy morning, but in the absence OF the
Clerk none OF tie judges appeared, aad
Deputy Sheriff Mitchell adjourned the
grand jurors until Monday next.
The Court is required by
statut, 20 meet within three days,
wherefore II will be held 10 morrow after
noon, when some action will be taIcn.
The state of affairs II very strange Thers
is no provision Tor the Alling OF q vacancy
except in case OF death, removal or resig.
natiOs, and there is no certainty Of any Of
these in this case A clerk is necessary TO
make up lls record OF the grand jury re-
turn aud for this reason the jury was Ad
JOurned.
The BaE Needing.
ine io. considef'lhIg ease rlnrtwaH ,tfy
larse turnout. and the interest and anxiety
manifest showed the high regard In which
Major McCoi'ock was held. Mr.. ErskiDc
called the mseiins To order and stated its
object. Judge Mayer Melvin wss called
TO The chair aud J. X. Cowden
VS., arJ pointed secretary. Gen. Robert
White suggs sted That committee OF three
be sppointsd 10 raise means with which TO
prosecute vigorous search, and 10 make
thorough investigation OF his absence. Al
this juncture DIR. George Baird came Into
the hall. and bv invitation stated the
means that had been T.sorted TO by him
nuu OtUtIs W DHu f''OIlDtns Hbh
sea- chtd himself and had had searched
under his direction every place In last
Wheel "A and east OF the city-lyinK be-
tween the city and hr. MCColloch's r.li
dence, but without avail.
la Teply TO q question q, TO the hea iache
OF which Major McCol!och complained ON
Friday, Dr. Baird said that once hs hsd
one West on the Santa 70 trail" end
wh.Ie away had suffered q snnstr0ts. This
had caused him some trouble occssionAlly,
but never much. He was not In the habit
warning his friends. He was very much
u'fchrd 20 his family and would 10 hons
- o'c.ock In the morning. All the
rrmors affecting bis disappesrsncs had
been thoroughly q. .fted."
Aifr,d Caldwell, Esq, suggested thsi the
Poard OF Commissioners, which vas this
official head Of the county, and which con.
,roied ibp county finances, should be called
in order ihst II
BbosId Offer . RswsrS.
A committee consisting OF he,srs. Alfred
Caldwell. w. p. Hubbard and X q. Barr
were appointed . committee 10 call the
Board.
A subscription paper In charge Of Gen
White, II. N. Russell and VIM. Erskine,
vas circulated and moro than three hun'
Jred dollars we're raised In . short time,
The venerable Judge Thompson heading
the list.
subss queutIy the first named committee
rrpCrtsd that Il had called on the members
ot,he Bosrd and that q meeting would b
held this morning
Another wild RumsS
wss started. last night, which, for . time
csussd great deal OF excitement Some
one hsd said: Don't worry any more, he'll
be bocx In the morning." and this was car.
ried about like Wildfrs. II Vas supposs1
this came from some one who knsw. but o.
inys,tigs,ion Il was found 70 be merely
belief, or hope, but wss entirely too soo1
10 be true.