The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-11-08
HIGHLEYMAN FOUND.
A Brief Dispatch Received this
Evening.

Disappearance of }. w. Highleyman
continues unexplained and there are
grave reasons for fearing foul play.
The missing man was constructing a
building in Evergreen Park, one OF
Chicago's suburbs, and in that place
no intoxicating liquor is allowed, Mr..
Highleyman had several workmen in
his employ who brought whiskey to
the grounds and got drunk. He was
obliged to discharge them and thus
incurred their enmity. This has caused
the Chicago people to believe that he
has been murdered.
The following dispatch was sent out
from Chicago Yesterday:
THINKS HE WAS MURDERER
The police are anxiously rocking for
J. w. Highleyman, the young civil
engineer, and strongly inclined to he
lieve he has been murdered. He
made practice of CARRYING a large
sum of money every Tuesday night
with which II pay off large force of
men on Wednesday. He was seen
last Tuesday to start across the prai-
RE torwad his home and has not been
seen since. He happened to have no
money with him that night, but the
supposition is that he was killed by
men who thought he had.
Architect Ward saws: While look
ing after the construction ofthe build
ing at Evergreen Park, Highleyman
had to discharge several men for
drunkenness. Evergreen Park Is a
prohibition district. The men bring
spirits and beer in from Clarkdale in
the morning and get dunk during the
day. Hieghleyman at last forbade any
man to bring liquor with him TO work
and several men lost their Jobs on
that account alone. Ibelieve he has
been assaultedby some of the discharg>
ed men,"
IN DANGEROUS PLACE.
After leaving his wife at the depot
when she was returning home, Mr..
HighIeyman went to the Western
Union telegraph office TO telegraph 10
her father. Here all trace of him was
lost. 1t was his intention to 20 TO the
Polk street depot and take the express
for Clarksdale, Ithe train not stopping
at Evergreen Park and walk from
there to his home. To reach the de-
pot he would be obliged to cross
several bridges over the Chicago river
and pass through very dangerous
part of the city. Here it would be an
easy matter for some one who had a
grudge against him to knock him
down, rob him and throw the body
into the river
ANOTHER THEORY.
The detectives who are looking for
the missing man have another theory
equally Is plausible but one which
could not have been carried out with
OF. the body being found before this.
1t is to the effect that in walking from
Clarksdale to Evergreen Park he was
killed by discharged workman and
his body hidden. But in this case the
murderer could hardly carry the body
to any very remote place for conceal
ment without help from others and if
hidden near there, should have been
found before this.
HAD NO MONEY.
Yesterday dispatches were received
in this city by Mrs. }. W. HighIey-
man and Detective Wade stating that
the missing man did not have a large
sum of money with him As was re-
ported in the dispatches. He had
only about $50 and SD of thi. he gave
TO his wife when she started home.
The building he was erecting was
almost completed, and it was his in
tention to remove to Chicago As soon
as his work was done. As the fare 10
Sedalia was very low just now he
thought it a good time for
his wife to visit her par
ents, and during her absence he in
tended to remove their household
goods to Chicago.
HE'S ALL RIGHT.
The following telegram was receiv-
ed few minutes after dinner. by
Mrs. Highleyman, in this city:
CHICAGO. III. Nov. ,.
Will Highleyman found, all q. X. Par
ticulars later.
[Signed. X. ID. llIGHLEYMAS.
Shall Money Rule.