The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-11-27
In WAS SAM M'C0LLOCH
WHo was sEEN.Ar cHlcAao FRIDAY.
tn. Kissing s.D'. Friend, B.lI,,, nj" Ab.rerOu
blsum Corr.ct-rhslr Theory Ofths Cas-.
The Detective Gives up the Search.
Another Report Idrsstlsattd.

Il 10 probable that Samuel b. McUoiloeh
was the men seen in Chicago last Friday by
Miss Kate Aberctombie, OF ClaYsvllle. The
report that abe had seen asd recognized him
was y. sterday Investigated by City Solicitor
Enktne, who, while not saying that be Is sat
isfisd that Miss Abercrombie was not mista'
ken, Is impressed by the story she tells. He
returned to the city yesterday forenoon,
and in answer to inquiries told an
IsrE1lIoKNcEG man that Miss Aberctomble
was satisfied that abe was correct In believing
the man 10 be McOolloch.
The young lady and her uncle. Mr.. Hen
derson, were walking near the Exposition
building In Chicago, when she said 70 Mr..
Henderson: There Is Mr.. eam McColloch,
Of Wheeling y Her uncle thought she was mis-
taken, but she maintained that she was cor
rect, and the two then watched the mag
closely. They asked o policeman II he knew
the man, and he said no; that he was q stran'
ger. He shortly bought ticket and went
into the Exposition.
Mr.. Henderson did not know Mr.. McCol
loch, but Mss Abercrombie had known him
by sight for several years, and was not long
ago introduced TO bin by her father, IL TIL,
city. She still thinks che saw him.
He ANSWERS TaE DECEPTION.
Mr.. Henderson gave very good descrir
ton OF Mr.. McColloch In describing the mar
be saw. When shown the photograph anC
description which have been widely circu
lated since Mr.. McColloch's disappearance
he said the photograph was good picture o
the man he saw in Chicago, except that thu
latter had shorter beard, and Q full one In
stead OF chin whiskeIs, aud that he We
grayer than the picture seemed 10 represent
When told that the picture was taken tel
wears ego, and that McColloch now wears
| full beard, he said he believed II was thu
missing man that he had seen. The descrip
lion which accompanies the photograp!
suited the man exactly, except that he wor
q gray oyelooat instead OF brown one.
Miss Abercrombie's attention was first OF
trac,ed to the man by his walk aud bearing
which struck her as resembling Mr.. McCol
loch's before abe got good view Of his face
Mr.. Erikine would not say whether he be
lie7ed Mr.. McCollooh was seen In Chicago
but the detective who has been here Tor
week working on the case left on the B. q Q
read for the west yesterday. De IS SAID =
hold firmly to the theory that McCollech
living, and 10 have hopes OF being able Il
establish the fact before long.
THE FAMILY CREDITS THE sTokT.
A reporter asked relative OF CLERK McCol
loch's lat evening what he thou hit OF III
Chicago story. ut locks plausible to me,
was the reply.
what Is your theory Of the case row?'
81 think possibly he has been affected
mentally by overwork and anxiety OF on
kind aud another, and that he has becom
sort OF morbidIy anxious about his dangh
ter, Mrs. William, who va, lately married
He IVES deeply attached to her, and natur
ally any alight alteration would take the o.
rection OF q longing 10 see her. Pcs by b.
was blindly wandering around when seen II
Chicago :.
This view, or theories resembling 1t, |
now shared by large number Of Mr; Ms
Colloch's irie nds, and the feeling, which hai
lstely been growing, that the missing mai
will yet turn up alive, has now become
general conviction.
Several Of the customary wild rumors Ter
aloat all dsy yesterday and most OF then
merely excited momsntary interest and weF
at once abandoned as t1o ridiculous to wal
rant investigation. One had slight show Q
plausibiIity, however, and 1t was prompt.
Inquired into.
AMAN TAKEN HoR McoLLooH.
This story was to the effect that on Sunda.
boy named Chambers, young son OF MI
Joseph Chambers, OF Elm Grove, had gon
up into the woods on the hill back OF hi
fathers house to examine trap he had &c
for rabbits, and IS he approached the spot b
saw man leaning over the fence. as b
drew near the man spoke, and after FEY
pleasant words Of no sign fcance, left, walk
| Ing up the hill and ente. Ing q dense tnickel
The boy, upon returning 70 the house, toll
aboutthe man, and upon being. asked wba
he looked like, gavs very good description
OF McColloch. Mr.. Chambers and Depus,
Sheriff Waddell at once went to the plac
where the boy .pid he had seen the man, an
though tracks wsre visible they could fla
no other trace Of the man.
This story reaching the city ye,terde
Officers Fuyate and Morris, Constable 81
Myers and James Creighton wen. out to Eli
Grove and made careful and thoroug
search for the man or any man who answere
the description given by the boy. The hun
was fruitless, and the searchers returned
tho city with no new intelligence.
II believed that the man seen by the DO
Is gentleman who was visiting In the vlcii
ity on Sunday, and who bore general n
temblance 10 the missing clerk,