Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-09-08
Mysteriously Missing.
AN OLD EMPLOYE OF THE q. & A.
RAILROAD COMPANY DESERTS
HIS POST OF DUTY.
He Leaves No Explanation Either
With His Family OF ut His Office
-Rum8r Says He Has Skipped
Out-The c. T. A. Officials
Here to Investigate.

There is a rumor afioat around the
Union Depot hat Orange R. 'Waite,
who has been the Chicago and Alton
freight agent at this place for four
teen years, has left town with the
calculation of not returning at an
early date. Just what there is in the
truth of the report the LEDGER does
not pretend to say, but on account
Of his friends, his family and him
self we sincerely hope the rumor is
untrue.
The cause of Mr.. Waite's absence,
it is reported, is a shortage of cash
in his account with the company.
The Auditor of the road arrived
Tuesday and he and Mr.. Waite were
at the office together that night. The
books were to be examined yester-
day but Mr.. Waite did not make his
appearance at the usual hour that
morning. Mr.. Henshaw, the Auditor,
waited a reasonable length of time
and then went to Waite's residence.
He was not there and when his
family were asked about him said
they did not know Lis whereabouts.
ADMINISTRATION revealedth the fact that
Waite had left at 40 that morning
on a west boundWabash freight train,
without making his intention known
to ally one. The railroad officials say
his actions look suspicious, to say
the least. The Auditor would not
say anything regarding Waite's
books and accounts further than to
remark that he had made no inves-
tigation as yet. 1t is inferred, how
ever, that there is something radical
ly wrong in the management of the
financial affairs of the office and that
Waite could not raise the money to
make the shortage (if shortage there
is) good and thought the quickest
way out of the difficulty was to leave
before his accounts were examined.
Waite has been the c. & A. freight
agent at this place for IA years and
has always apparently attended to
his duties well, giving his work his
undivided attention. He is a good
business man and how his affairs
became tangled up-it such is the
case-is a mystery. If he has trans
crossed the rules of the company his
friends, knowing him as they do,
are sure it was unintentional and
that the matter will be Strengthened
up satisfactorily.
Waite's son, Guy, who has been
| associated with him as fraight agent.
is in charge of the office. Division
Superintendent Sanford, Superin-
tendent Morley and several other of
the company's officials are here to
look into the affair and investigate
the cause of Waite's absence from
his office.
If there is nothing wrong in the
management of the freight office
and all hope there is not-Waite
did very unwisely in leaving town
at this time in the manner in which
he did, thus laying himself open to
criticism and causing the ugly ru-
mors flying about.
WAITE AT THE MERCHANTS HOTEL.
The night clerk at the Merchants
Hotel, Ed. Steel, was seen and i'm
parted to the LEDGER the following
~ was busy waiting on customers
about 2 O'Clock last night and Mr..
Waite came in the hotel. He asked
me about how long it would be until
the Wabash freight went west. I
old'him in an hour OR so and he re-
piled: Il am looking for a friend
on that train and will step in the
parlort and lay myself down on the
sofa if you will call me- All right
said l, and when the train was due
| went to wake him. He was fast
asleep and l woke him up. He then
went we to the depot and it was
the last I saw of him. | noticed he
acted rather peculiar, but knowing
him so well he did not cause me to
suspicion anything wrong by his
conduct"
Mr.. Waite's bondsmen are r. F.
Roden, James Finn and Chas. Null.
1t is rumored his shortage is 5000.
Farmers, Attention.