Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-11-22
ACTION IN COURT
Looking Toward Filling Tho Va
cancy Made
BY CLERK McoLocHs ABSENCE,
An Abandonment Must be Alleged and
Summons lssued-A False Ru.
NOR that Stirred Up
the Town.

Five days have now come and gone since
the mysterious disappearance Of Clerk Nc
Colloch, and those Ave days have In no
way relieved the anxiety felt, or thrown
any light on the mystery. The weary and
anxious watchers have waited and looked
in vain for tidipgs and every fresh cause
for hope has ended only in bitter disap.
pointment
The Case h Court. E
An important feature Of the McColloch
case, as has already been stated, II its bear.
ing on the Circuit Court. The case 10 ano-
malous and altogether very interesting and
the Judges and attorneys have been CON.
sidering the proper step, 10 be taken.
The office OF clerk is vacant; temporarily
at least, and how to fiji il was the question.
The court met yesterday afternoon and ad-
journed again until Saturday. II was de-
cded, in case suitors did not press matters,
to get along with such work as could bs
accomplished by temporary clerk. II At
torneys pushed them . summons will be
issued charging the absent clerk with hav-
ing abandoned his Office and summoning
him TO appear. Then the proper steps may
be taken TO fill the Office.
Another false Report
was circulated about the city yesterday, In
effect that = Wheeling lady had seen aud
spoken with McColloch at Cambridge on
Tuesday. The result WAS that the people
were for time seriously torn up over II,
but like the rest il was simply n Sc alarm.
Mr.. Culberlson telcgraphed TO Cambridge
and received the following reply;
Have examined the hotel registers and
made strict inquiries. No sheh person can
be found. DR.. j. n TtNGLE.
The lady alluded 10 above was Mrs. Caro-
line Lewis, wLo lives with Mrs. A. VI. Ad-
ans AID
She Was interviewed
yesterday afternoon by . REGIsrER repor.
ter. at Mrs. Adams residence, on Chaplins
street, lust north OF Twelfth. The reporter
WAS ushered into the parlor and found
Mrs. Adams and Mrs. Lewis conversing on
this oil absorbing topic. Upon stating his
mission the lady said Il was on . b. 3
O. train coming from Columbus, o., on
visit TO Mrs. Adams. The train stopped
TOR few moments at Cambridge.
aud upon looking out on the plat
form at the residents and passengers
noticed man who looked like a wheeling
man, lmeaning Samuel McCollochl he Was
snukIue hands with several persons on the
platform. did not know Mr.. McColloch
wss missing until l arrived In this city,"
"Do you think that the person you saw
wrs Mr.. McColloch?"
NO sir; believe il was a case OF mis-
taken IDENTITY
"a report is now II crsuAt on that you
saw Mr.. Nice aud convrrsed with him |;
has that any foundation
NO. cir; am well acquainted with Nc.
MCColioCh, though dii not even speak
to the man ] saw at Cambridge
Mrs Adams informed the reporter that
she had raised Mrs Lewis and that che was
here on q visit 10 her.
Returned From sc0ut.
Officers ST. Myers and FnCate returned
Yesterday from n search for the two tramps
who had been seen about the Central glass
works and who disappeared on Friday
night. They were supposed 10 have gone
out the pike and the officers went af.sr
them. They went beyo ond WashInHto ton aud
examined a number Of trampT, but saw
nothing TO excite their suspicion. The
GndiDg OF the bloody shirt, identified as
having been on one Of these tramps. was
the cause OF directing Suspicion toward
Them