The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-10-30
HER DISAPPEARANCE.

Mary Churchill was last seen in 81. Louis,
so far as known, about p. m, Sunday,
August 18th, standing at the gate Of her
parents residence, No. 1851 Morgan street,
looking up and down the street, as il wait
ing aud watching for some one. Miss
Churchill YVES dressed in a thin white lawn
dress with black polka dots, with plain
flowing skirt and tight sleeves. She wore
a small colIsr aud lace kerehief about her
neck. When her parents arrived at home
from drive at : o clock the Young lady had
disappeared. She had taken no clothing
whatever. Even her hats were left behind
On Monday night when the mysterious
absence had begun to cause the
darkest forbodngs, Col. Church.
ILL, the father, invoked the aid Of the
police. A most complete description Of
the IN ssing girl was gwen. The attire in
which she was last seen was described &C
curately. She was five feet three inches in
height, straight and we'll developed,
notably erect in carriage, shoulders re-
markedly square, features large but hand
some, light brown hair, blue eyes, oval
face. and wore her hair in bangs. She
would be Il years old next January, but
was well matured for her age. The des-
cription was as full as it is possible to make
them. The only thing sure was that she
hnd left the house through the reor en-
trance. The detective force, as usual, went
to work on theories that were in no wise
excused by the habits or training of the
girl. Then the craEks came to the front.
Mary Churchill was seen by all kinds Of
people at all kinds Of places. An early
ice man saw her in hack, a bus driver
saw her on the bridge, crazy man led the
way TO where she was buried, her throat
cut from ear to ear, a railroad brakeman
saw her walking On the tack ner Caron-
delet, drummer srw her in an opera
chorus in an Eastern city, the body Of
suicide in Kansas City was temporari y
identified as hers, q woman saw her walk
Ing on the streets after pightfall heavily
yelled, she was in Canada, she was on the
stage, she was in convent, she was mar.
ried and living happily with her husband,
she was in distress in Chicago, she was
teaching music in a southern city. All
these "clewS' and \ hundred more were
given and proved aAorthless. Her dcscrp-
ton was telegraphed to every corner
of the country. Her photographs
were distributed broadcast, but
nothing came OF it. The case excited
more comment than anything since the abb
duction Of Charlie Ross. Every father
and mother in the land was on the
lookout for the missing daughter OF
heart broken parents, The detectives
were batfled. Our policemen in plain
clothes. called detectives, gave up the
fight after weeks ,agacious research in
st. Louis. Then came the FL Paso "clew."
For nearly two weeks the identity of the
companion Of Prof. Caldwell's fight was in
doubt. Our Jealous correspondents and
amateur detectives, spurred on by hopes Of
large rewards, served to keep up the cruel
delusi0n. At last the Mexico
theory was exploded, and the mystery
was deeper than ever. From day to day
no tidings. Colonel Churchill, at the end
Of his resources, then undertook to try the
effect of money. The reward
was increased several days ago to
$500, and now the return Is In and thou.
sands of hearts will beat responsive to
the happy emotion of q mother who will
soon pross to her distracted heart child
moufied Ne dead