Telegram-herald., 1889-12-09
IT WAS not TOOT
TIE Mzn st Fsnnyille q Feuow
Named Tool
IT IS IS HICH 4 MYSTERY As EVER
The Esa4siIls h4EtsE Qaiekis Disposed
of-so14s Iatersstiag if Iularobabls
Tkesrixs-s.snss ~ the F@kts
discovered

The starting and picking Q dls-oF-
cry vi tae d.s4ppearanee Vi Clarence j.
loot and theeolncldentAld sappearlaes
of tao packages of dam0ut. gaiued at
about s700 ana about $500 d money. Is
l4st one week old thls morning Asuaea
ability and Industry has been brought
% bear On Lns matter a. on ally ease y
the criminal annals 0f the STATE. and
YET after seven DAYS the IDENTITY oi tle
thief and lls asylum are a. Tar FROM
positive knowledge as ever IL , bu.
just ~ the police authorities 0f Grand
Rapids 70 say that every eror, la tneI
power mas been extended and they have
worked with eheeffuluess and inte.l-
gsuce that vii always rehectcredit oa
their iud gmeni and skin.
The only deye ogment IN the ease
yesterday worthy Of note Was -n refer
enee % the publ shed story of the crazy
man al lrI- sll.e. who MAS found Wan-
d-rug n tl- woods near that place
and a b. tI4iued tube loot. lt turned
OUT ou llFe.tgatlUn that the man Wds
from Chicago and wa, named Tool.
Tue person, who found nun, in their
excess OF good intention, jumped al
tae conclusion that they had the much
wanted loot.
The man vas 35 years OF age, and did
/ not closely resemble the missing man
/ in any particular. Sheriff Bishop COM
mun.cated with the authorities at
/ Fenuulle, aud Was 50 httle impressed
I by the information he got that he de-
/ clded IL was not worth while 10 either
/ 20 or send any one 10 look INTO the
matter.
| In connection with the story pub
+ llshed IN the TELEGRAM-HERALD that a
/ young woman OF the town who had
/ been seen talking with "A member OF
/ the loot family and with whom he
was acquainted had suddenly left town
after his departure, II is known that
/ she went 20 Big Rapids. From there il
| : not known where she went. But her
\ departure on the heels of his disappear
| ance and especially as she lad Just be
/ fore expressed her intention to seek
employment and stay here, IS TO say
I the least singular.
One OF the many things Of question
/ able import IN the case is the story OF
/ private detective Albert Arthur, who
has been cnergetcally engaged on it
all week, that IN making an examlna-
I ton Of the buildings IN the neighbor-
| hood he found tine apparently fresh
/ imprint of bare feet IN the dust on the
/ floors in several rooms and in the hall
| way OF the building on the southeast
/ corner Of Pearl and Monroe, next TO
I the WOnderly block. The marks were
/ those OF a mans feet and pointed IN both
| directions showing that he had gone in
| 10 the rooms and out again. The
rooms were IN the upper story of the
/ building and have not been occupied
/ for a long time by any one, which &C
| counts for the great accumulation Of
/ dust on the floors. This of course may
! have no connection whatever with the
/ case, but II, like every other circum-
/ stance, ls of some general interest.
one of the latest rumors ahoat is
/ that loot is secreted at MS home IN the
| country. But little credence, however,
/ is placed III tins story, and were 1t
| reasonable Il would be practically I'M
/ possible 70 verify it. as such a vigilant
watch would be kept up by the mem
/ bers of his family rs TO preclude the
\ possibility of a surprise. Another one
Is that the young man, instead OF go
/ ing to Canada. Is has been thought,
went South, probably TO Mexico or
! south America, and that ms inquiries
| In reference 70 rates 10 Montreal were
merely intended as a ruse TO throw his
pursuers OF the right track.