Telegram-herald., 1889-12-03
WAS HE MURDERED?
Mysterious Disappsarancs Of Clar-
encs j cot
c. S. EXPRESS 0lPlyI ROBBED
The He'd CIsrk o. the United states
kAPrsss Co1paag Goes Oat iats
49, SiEht Leaving Ms Cloth
a. Behtnd-A hysIsrT.

a Ae4 44DHilr popular alA Altt>-
exemplary young man has disap-
pesred INTO the n.gll, leaving not 4
trace behlnd.
Whether be is dead or alive,
~hether be = criminal hee-ug
from the ,cene OIL h-s crIne, a sleep
walker WHO has "a udefed away and
pershed. or Nhetn er he : the victim OF
murderols cOusp.FAc y IS a matter Tor
conjecture ani ioUbt. lis friends are
stunned aud tae police axe mys-lhed.
Briefly stated thefacts are As follows.
Clarence J. loot = the son 0f George :.
loot. an employee Of the Democrat, a
nephew OF Elas Natter, aud head
clerk OF the United states Express
Company. Duung tie past two years
~ has slept 40 the Oince OF the COM
many IN the POweg, opera House
block Atll o'clock sunday night ne
toOk A lunch az Beach's coffee room,
and vent % the office 70 retire. AT
O'Clock Yesterday morning three OF the
company drivers, 4. -. >Orrck, JOnn
CHAMBERLAIN and Wm. Perrin, and A.
+. Wheeler went % the Oihce 70 report
FOR duty Contrary 10 their usual
experience they found the door
locked, and Chamberlain opened
20. The gas Was burning bright
ly = and ON investigation they
found that TOOt was missing. The led
was rUmpled as though he had slept ln
10. A chair upon when ne had evident
ly thrown bis clothes had been tipped
over and the clothes were scattered
about. A paper-cOVered book, "LOOk-
ing Backward" laid on the bed "a be
had dropped i upon falling asleep.
lis shoes and So, IS We're lying near
the cot. Ills revolver, cooked ready for
acton, LAID upon the pillow. His
watch laid upon the floor, where It had
slipped out OF his vest pocket. In fact,
ali bis personal belongings were there,
but ToOt was gone, and the most care
ful search revealed nothing OF his
whereabouts.
Further invest cation showed that
the smaller of the two safes had been
opened and two packages OF cancelled
railroad tickets being returned % the
general Offices as vouchers, were torn
omen and the contents scattered about.
a package of diamonds which belonged
% Pred \ Maynard, valued at 500, and
package of lewelry belonging 10 ALVIN
Patteu x Co., valued ~ 1000 or 800,
had been taken away. The diamonds
belonging % Mr.. Maynard, were some
which he had sent to Cincinnati TO be
reset, and mad been received Saturday
night. Mr.. Patteu ls a travelling man
for Pattcn Il CO., diamond dealers.
The larger safe was untouched. This
contained the cash receipts OF the office
for Saturday, about 500, and t35 be-
longing 20 loot, the missing clerk.
The agent of the company, Mr.. stain
ton. and the police were, of course, at
Ouce notified. but so far neither have
been able 20 shed any light upon the
matter Mr.. stanton, and all others
acquainted with the young man, III the
most strenuous terms their belief that
T0Ot IS not a thief and that his cOnnec-
ton with the company Is such that he
can Oe an embezzler.
TwOtheOrics, therefore, present them
selves. One ls that loot arose IN his
sleep. took the diamonds and wandered
of. and IN support OF tins his relatives
say tatt when boy he was SOME times
affected with sOmuamuuIsm. The other
and more probable theory IS That rob
bcrs. by some means, gained admission
% the room. compelled hlm to open the
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