Telegram-herald., 1889-12-04
UNSOLVED MYSTERY
The Disappearsncs OF Clarence Toot
stu Battles Inquiry
ABSOLUTELY no LIGHT OBTAINED
Al ne CiFoa4stanees Point 20 the Coz
eiasioa th.f ne 49, the Fictina "a
Fe1l ri&Y-Hgs Neeaaats said
- be strais sht.

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stiL a. leeP an aa-A ana alsee eeliilsiy
mnpeletraBle Is 10 vas on Monday
rsornir,0 Evarv ,.r...,.n., b. r theory ha.
t- -f..-. -4
piece1 and investigated without tne
sl Entest result being obtained.
III the eartb had ooerad and .w.l-
r-...t 49,. ......... ..f-..... ....
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tAr ul-a 3pe@f alico coi-i not nave neen
more complete.
IL. family are franf.. With sn.oaose
a..t .-.. t..f.
-4ii-' N-ln "oLil-is aNt l-e po---e ana
detective forces stand peeulg alto va
Clacv waiting Tor something % turn up
O. help them OUT ot tlclr dIemma.
Ever since Monday night. when n0 ode
.g- oil tae m .,..ng man were received
10 la, generally been conceded tnat hc
A44 been carried off bodily oy the rob
beI- and probably killed.
An uuremttng search was kept up
a. day yesterday, bat 40 trace was dis
covered either in the CIV or neighhor-
mg country. f. L. Hoe.e oi Toledo,
the travelling auditor OF the company,
arlycd Yesterday morning Tor the pUg-
pose of making au examination III the
book 0i tuc local office, % see IL
loot was short ln his accounts.
Mr. II1-le was husIy engaged
a. the work all day. but at late hour
last night had been unable % nnd any
thing that could IN the least lnculpate
the absent man. Mr.. Hogle sand TO the
1ELEGRNN-HERALD that when he r.
ceved telegram directing HIM o.
come here. me immediately concluded
that the Young fellow had taken the
diamonds himself and an>c0udrd 10
parts unknown, but tha- when Ae az
rived here and had the facts detailed
q h.m he was puzzled as much as any
one else.
Il have seen a great many peculiar
cases .n nv time" said Mr.. U0gle.
"but this IS the most remarkable one
that mas ever come 10 INV notice"
When asked what he Thought about
the case, he answered IL don't know
what % think. Itvou Will INST tell me
what 90 think or where 10 commence. /
Will be grateful 1 am comuletelv
lost"
When questioned rs 10 TOOps partici-
patton in the affair, me emphaucally
declared that he did not think for an
instant that he had any thing what
ever % do with il. But" ne con-
uuued 1T IS past my coInprehension
how 10 was possible for such Il thing 20
b. done at any hour of the night IN
such close proximity IN that parrOl box
on the corner where officer, are almost
constantly ren0rtinr. N is % close to
the Office and the iIght So bright that
they could easily see Il ANYTHING un-
usual was going Ou.'
lie also SAID that be had a cOnsulta-
ton with the police authorities and
that be was sure they were dong all
they could do IN the case.
Mr.. HOgic evadcd giving q direct
answer 90 tnc question whether the
companies dctCCu cs.were not already
on the ground and at work
but has evasion was IN substance an
Affirmative answer. In fact. 10 Is stated
that several Ot them We're here yester-
day, and that they said nothing. but
sawed wood Last night, It j. be-
lIeved, two of them suddenly lett the
city In different directions. while one
remains 90 look after the town. The
chief OF the compauy's detectives him.
self is also probably I'm the city. al
though Mr. Uocle cautiously declared
that II dOu't know whore hc IS now. -
r. ". Mitchell, the general -uperu-
tcrdeut Of the company, VIII arrive
from Cleveland tins morning. and the
investigation Of the mystery will be
pushed with q relentles,ness ard viror
that will mean success " such thing Is
possible.
The story publ shed that two men