The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-09-19
REV. M'CULLOM.
He is Now on His Way Back to
California.
The Elk Grove Minister Kept Late
Hours In Omaha, and Left an
Empty Flask Behind.

The latest concerning the mysterious
disappearance from Elk Grove of Rev.
Mr.. McCullom and his subsequent do
ings are contained in a press dispatch
from Omaha, dated on Saturday night,
which stated that p. S. Chappelle OF San
Francisco arrived in Omaha last Sunday,
his object being to find the Methodist
minister McCullom, who mysteriously
disappeared from his home at Elk Grove
about three weeks ago. Chappelle OBJ
tanned the aid of the police and after
hunt Of several days they located Me-
Cullom at the home of a Methodist family
at 2lI South Twenty-fourth street.
Rev. McCullom appeared TO be very
much pleased to see Mr.. Chappelle, and
related how he was forced to leave his
home and promise under penalty of
death never to return. lie said that about
three weeks ago he was quietly seated in
his study about midnight preparing a
sermon for delivery on the following
Sunday, when two masked men entered
the room, and while one stood guard
over him the other ransacked the house
and secured $3.50 i'll cash.
WHO IS THE RANCIER?
Before departing one OF the men acci-
dentally dropped the mask from his face,
thus revealing his identity To the minis
ter, who ~ once recognized the man as a
prominent ranchor residing i'll that I'M
mediate vicinity. The latter started 10
draw his revolver, but changed his mind,
and said:
on must either die now or leave the
country forever"
The frightened minister accepted the
latter alternative. He was then bound
hand and foot, gagged and hlindlolded
ana placed III an open wagon that was at
hand. de was then driven across the
country and transferred to Il covered
emi2rant wagon. st no time was he per-
litto1 20 know the objective point OF his
journey. His cool, calculating captors
would not tell him. At Truckee he was
allowed his liberty and warnod that he
would be watched for /, 900 miles east
ward, and threatened with death if lie
ever said a single word concerning the
identity OF the rancher. RejOiced at hay-
ing regained his liberty he promised to
reveal nothing, and having been fur
nlshed Il small sum of money boarded
train that took him to Ogden. He came
direct to Omaha.
HIS OMAHA EXPERIENCE.
Mr.. Chappelle, in company with Rev.
McCulIom left Omaha on Friday night
tor California. The minister wrote to his
family a few days before,
The story told SO suavely by the min
lister has not been sustained entirely. On
the contrary, it develops that McCullom
has only been on prolonged spree. Mrs.
Mckinney OF 2ll South rwenty-fourth
stress, at whose house McCullom roomed,
says that he came to her house September
lst and paid for his lodging in advance.
lie displayed large roll OF bills and said
he had been called here suddenly on
business. IN his room after his departure
yat.a nd ,alf Il,
flask and a number of novels, one of
which was :" Tom Barrett, the Mormon
Detective" Mrs. Mckinney says Nc
CuIlom was out every night and some
times returned late. sometimes not at all.
a MOMENT OF REMoRsE.
Last Sunday McCullom opened the
services at the First Methodist Church
with prayer and at the love feast said he
had just passed through the most dread
full experience of his life and asked the
people to pray for him. Before leaving
he and Chappene tried to borrow $50
from DR.. Merrill, pastor of the First
Church, but were refused.
HIS TRIP THROUGH Ell DORADO.
Sheriff Stanley has received another
letter from FL Dorado County regarding
the recent mysterious disappearance Of
Rev. f. e. McCullom of Elk Grove. 1t
is from Justice of the Peace Marks of
L ldCSI liz. Lie 81 uSblCC says.
81 have read Constable Ilsohn's letter
in the KECORD-UNIoN in which he saws
that Rev. T. e. McCallum was in Placer
vile few weeks ago when he broke the
axle of his cart, and that he had q woman
with him. Now this is all true; but there
was no scandal with it. The woman was
his wife. His wile's sister and her hus-
band were with them. They went to the
mountains, and on their return McCul-
lom preached in the Methodist Church in
the morning and in the Presbyterian
Church in The evening. Large congrega-
tons attended both services to hear Nc
Cullom preach, as he had been located
here few years ago and was considered
a talented and popular preacher. You
see how ready some people are to insinu-
ate that there is rascality connected with
the mysterious disappearance of McCul-
lom from Elk Grove. While his friends
here do not undertake 20 account for his
strange and mysterious leaving, they do
not believe it was through any I'M
worthy mOtiyaj