Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-06-02
STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE.

Rev. e. n. Rohn, of Christ Church,
LEAVES his Family and Congregation
Without Notification.
Great anxiety Is cause by the sudden
| disappearance of Rev. Charles ID. Bonn,
rector of Christ church. He left his
home at an early hour yesterday morn
ing, ostensibly to go to his new resi-
dence, which is in the course OF COZ
struetion, and did not return. Mrs.
Bonn felt no alarm during the day, as
Mr.. Bonn frequently dined or supped
with some of his psrishoners, but when
the hour for the Friday evening services
in the church had arrived and Mr.. BONN
had not appeared she told of his not
having been at home during he day,
and the waiting congregation was m
mediately converted into a crowd OF
anxious people. he information spread
rapidly, and search In all portions OF the
city was Immediately instituted.
Inquiry revealed the fact that Mr..
BONN had visited the Northwestern de-
pot Immediately after breakfast, and OBJ
tanned his olergyman's half fare permit,
that he was afterwards Reen talking with
the men on the Milwaukee freight train
from Mitchell when it stopped Tor the
crossing between Douglas avenue and
Capitol streets, and that after that he
had been noticed walking down the
track towards the Milwaukee depot.
:, Up to midnight people sought continu-
ally for him, DIR. Livingston going
among the residents of the extreme
eastern portion of the city, end Others
looking in every conceivable place fol-
the missing man. But al
enquiries were fruitless and the
dawn OF day was awaited with anxiety
As early as possible this morning tele.
graphic requests for information on the
subject were sent out in every direction
: and the river banks and timber east ot
+. the city looked over for o possible trace
About IL O'Clock a reply to n of the
r teleerapbio messages was received
i at the Milwaukee depot from Con
duotor Goode, OF the Milwaukee
, freight OF yesterday, saying tina
a man corresponding with Mr.. BONN
!, description had been q passenger on hi
train TO Sioux City yesterday. Mr.
/, iGoode returned to Yankton at 1890 ant
in conversation with q reporter he mad
the following statement:
"a man answering to Mr.. Bohn's des
cription boarded my train a short dis
lance east of this depot (meanIng tn
Yankton depot) yesterday morning. Il
:, got off at Elk Point, asked how long th
train would be there and after learning
went up town. just before the trai
started east again he returned, and rod
to Sioux City with me-. On the way b
:, asked what time the train left for Cms
ha. He seemed to be cheerful and SCUM
1 n his mind. He had two packages wit
him, but no other baggage"
MI The brakeman of the train substantl
ateH the above. and says that he saw Nj
:. Bohn again in Sioux City. and that /
there asked again the time OF the depal
: ture OF the train for Omaha.
De Thursday afternoon last Mi. Bob
.. took two packages to the Milwaukt
depot and left them there. Yesterds
~ morning the packages were taken awe
These statements account for the di
e. appearance OF Mr.. Bohn and relieve som
na what anxiety over his strange abseno
iii The manner in which he went awey,lea
ing no notification with his family, t
church vestry or friends, suggests I'll
he cannot be right in his mind. ]
!. has exhibited great nervousness late
and seemed to be troubled over SON
thing. Generally, however his condu
has been that OF q good business m
and O hard worker in the church. The
- Isl mystery surrounding his actio
n which time will explain. The thee
that he is suffering from temporI
, ro mental alteration is probably CORE
- as it is the only reasonable e1pianati
OF his course.
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