Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-28

A Few Sensations which In Times Past
Have Agitsted 81. Louis.


disappearances, and was informed
that they were more numerous than
the public generally supposed. Cases
were reps, rted almost daily. Frequent
ly the missing ones were found and re-
turned to their parents and friends,
but numerous cases occur where they
are never heard OF by the police, and
il not unfrequently happens that they
are never heard of by their friends.
The detective said: "If the missing
parties are connected with wealthy
families n great noise and CONJUNCTION
is made insthe newspapers, and public
interest Is worked up To fever heat.
If the missing belong to poor and OBJ
scure families photograph appears,
and the matter Is soon forgotten. The
parents or friends OF such parties call
at police headquarters regularly for
several weeks, and failing to obtain
clew, cease to call, and nothing is heard
of the matter again.
The following are some of the con-
spicuous .disappearances which have
been investigated by the police depart
ment of the city within recent years
md attracted considerable public at
ention:
MISS NEwBoLD'S DISAPPEARANCE.
Probably one of the most mysterious
disappearances was that of Miss Mary
Newbold, a lady who came to ST.
Louis from Carrollton couxy, Mo. to
attend the fair of 1874 and to receive
medical treatment. She was accom-
panied by several friends and stopped
at the st. Nicholas hotel, on Fourth
street.
She disappeared on the second day
after her arrival, and the only clue
ever obtained concerning her was that
she was seen to enter the residence of
quack doctoress who then occupied
apartments at 2l4 North Sixth street.
This doctoress formerly resided Mt
Kimmswick, Mo-, aud had quite
reputation. The police took
her in charge at the time
they were hunting for the missing
on the charge of killing her mother at
Kimmswick by poison. The body of
her mother was eXhumed, but was too
badly decomposed to be examined.
Numerous charges were subsequently
preferred against her, and she was
finally sent to the penitentiary. Miss
Newbold was observed 10 enter her
place one afternoon about 3 o'clock,
aud was never seen or heard of again.
The whole police department worked
on this case for weeks, even going TO
the extent of having the sewers eX-
amined.
IDA BUCKLEY's ABDUCTION.
The abduction of Ida Buckley for
several DAYS was classed as mystic
rious event, and threatened To battle
investigation. She was member OF
the demi-monde, and lived at the Dew
Drop Inn, n disreputable resort OH
Chisty avenue. About dusk one eve
ming a spring wagon occupied by two
men drove up to the Jun. She was
called out and lifted into the wagon,
which rapidly drove away. A mo-
ment afterwards the same vehicle was
seen driving along Franklin avenue,
and the suppressed screams of the girl
were heard by several parties.
The affair was reported to the police
who endeavored to trace the parties
without success. About week after
wards the body Of the girl was discov
cred in the snow i'm an orchard in St
Louis county with bullet hol,
through her head. Two brother,
named McNeary, grocers, doing bust
ness on Morgan street, who were uncle'
of the girl, were arrested OH "a churg,
of being connected with the murder
1t was claimed that the vehicle which
their place of business. They under
went trial in the criminal court, an,
were acquitted.
ANNIE REYBCRS.
The next case which attracted tn
attention of the police was that {
Annie Reyburn, whose parents resid
-. En-. -
Louis and nothing more could
heard OF her. A large reward was o
fered for her recovery, and the polio
were put upon the case. They mad
no progress and were about To give
up, when one day Catholic prizes
walked into the detectives office q
the Four Courts, and calling the chit
of the detectives aside iniorme
him that the girl was safe, but coul
not be turned over to her parents fc
about seven weeks, and at the san
time exacting promise from the d.
tective not To tell her whei eabou
until after that time, but to simply IL
tify her parents that she was safe.
Her father was notified and speedil
put i'm an appearance ut the Fol
Courts. The detective explained thu
the young lady having an adventuro'
turn had engaged as domestic at Il
house of an acquaintance, and that h
time would not be out until SIEVE
weeks, when she would come HON
The detective said he was obligated n
10 tell her whereabouts, but assure
the old gentleman that she was sal
At the end OF seven weeks the prize
turned her over to the detective, WI
presented her to her father.
JUDGE MAYO.
The disappearance of Judge Mayo
Olney, prominent and well-know
citizen of Illinois, was the next my
FERROUS case placed in the hands of Il
police to unravel. Judge Mayo, wi
was well-known in st. Louis, visit,
the city and stopped mt the Planter
house. He purchased railroad tick
for the purpose of returning home, al
was last seen mt the Union dep,
There all trace of him was lost.
was never heard of.
CAPTAIN DIX.
The disappearance of Captain Dix,
citizen of st. Louis and promine
steamboat captain, was as niysterio'
rs the preceding one. He disappear,
from his home and was never hea