Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-27
TO MY FRIENDS.
THE MISSING GIRL.
No IIdings Received by the Churchill Fam.
lily or the Police.


lily or the Police.
fGlohe. Democrat.
The disappearance OF Miss Mary
Churchill from the home of her par
ents. has awakened the sympathy and
interest oi the friends OF the family
and the public. The girl had always
been u model daughter and had con
Quoted herself in a most exemplary
manner. Notwithstanding that her
mother was inclined to be somewhat
strict with regard TO forming the ac-
quaintance of young men. The young
iaay knew that her mother was OPP
posed to early marriages, as on one oc-
casion she was heard to express con-
vicliJn that no girl should contract n
marriage under the age of twenty
years. The chief of police is known to
favor the elopement theory.
Henry Moore, a coachman, declared
that Miss Churchill entered the alley
O'clock, greatly agitated, and looked
up and down, as If she expected some
one.
VIM. Taylor, who works in a livery
stable, furnished the most valuable
testimony. He is positive he saw the
girl after six o'clock coming out of the
alley. She did not wear any hat; as
she passed, her excitement was so
plain that he called the attention of "a
comrade to her singular appearance,
remarking:
There's something the matter with
that girl, I'll bet.u Taylor said also,
that the girl had been accustomed to
meet young gentlemen on Lucas
avenue and Lefiingweli and go prone
nading.
Last night late reporter called on
Mr.. Churchill at his residence, and
found that gentleman bearing w
bravely, although 1t was evident that
he labored under mental agitation and
1t WAS only with an effort that M
could repress his tears.
I'VE have learned absolutely moth
ing reliable,n said the bereaved father
sand il il as much mystery as ever.
III the ground had opened aud swal-
lowed her up,'' added friend of the
family, 'we could not be in denser ig
norance,n
Some dozen theories have been ad
vaneed,n continued Mr.. Churchill
.but they have all been shown TO b
worthless. y The reporter vcntured I
ask If Mr.. Churchill had made pei
sonal investigation into the theories
"Oh! no,r The replied, II have beer
unable to NAye the house to-day, as
did not knoAwhat information migl
be brought lW by friends or by detec
iyes.n The cNhf of detectives has n
men at work, M he has arranged
have them visitxAe or convey me an
information by test4shone. But hay
thought the variousShleor over, an
they are All so utterlyAs variance VII
known facts that | ami Nrced to reje
Them =,
aHaye YOU obtained any clews?'
~ have not, but the detectives nav
vet they say they have run them q
down and they have ended IN not
ing. Mr.. O'Neill was here this ate
noon and went over the prehis
thoroughly; he examined the serva
girl also very closely, but elected
information. What the clews We're u
detectives would not say, but they a
knowledged that they had foui
nothing In them. In fact, the dete
tives seem thoroughly nonpl,'sse
They have nothing to go on"
Have you received any comm.l
cations?p asked the reporter. !,
mo, sir, but we have received
great many suggestions. NO few
than two hundred personal irlen
have called at the house and one hu
bred at the Office, principally thou'
to obtain information. Only three
four strangers have been In the mul
tude."