The morning call., 1893-09-20

of making further inquiry. and the Core
ner boxed up the head, promising to keer
| it until Saturday subject to their order. oil
! longer if they desired. The verdict of the
| nine jurors was undoubtedly influenced by
the very hesitating manner in which Miss
Allen and De Jarnatt gave their testi-
mOnv, coupled with the confident opinion
of DR.. Wickman that the head came from
dissec ng-table. In his belief the doctor
is seconded by several other physicians OF
this place, who have made careful eX-
animation of the head.
MR.. GILMOUR'S STATEMENT.
The father OF the missing girl sat in
Chief Crowley's Office last night, and, in
trembling tones and with ill-concealed
emotion, told what he knew Of the facts
leading 10 his daughters disappearance.
His full name is John Gilmour, and
though he is about IS years of age, but
few threads of gray are mingled with his
closely curling black hair. He is below
the average height, and his appearance is
that of the plain, honest business man.
lie was accompanied by his sOn-in-law.
w. h. de Jarnatt, who also lives in Colusa,
and married sister few years younger
than the missing girl.
ut was on July II that we babe them all
good by" said the father."when we were
going away for a visit East, which was so
pleasant and our home coming has been so
sad. For we are just returning from a trip
to the fair, and then we went on TO our old
home in Ontario, Canada. 1t was there
that my daughter was born. in Glover
Hill, SimcOe, she and her twin sister
Emma, and they are now % years of age.
I'VE came TO California twenty-five years
ago, and have lived in COlusa ever since.
L am in Brooks general store there, while
my wife has dresSmaking establishment.
She formerly had the millinery business,
but ten years ago she turned il over TO the
girls, and they have since MANAGED it until
about three years ago, when Emma dis
posed of her Interest to Miss Allen, who
has since been Ada's partner.
1T was Ada's custom to come down to
the city twice every year and work in one
of the stores here for few weeks at tue
beginning OF the season, and in that way
she got the styles and any ideas that were
new. and then bought her seasons stock
and returned to COusa ready for business.
This has been her custom for years. She
always stayed at the same place and was
always here about the same length of sine.
This year she came down twice-ouce
In July, when she stayed a week or two.
and then about the middle of August she
came back TO get her seasons stock, and
that was the last time she was at home.
"Of course | have learned this from the
members of my family since | returned,
which was only yesterday morning. | had
stopped at OAKLAND, Or, to visit my son,
DIR. w. {. GilmouT. and had been there
only few DAYS when the dispatch came
summOnins me home 10 search for my
daughter.
Miss Allen, her partner in business,
came down week ago, and went to Top
litZ', where Ada had been at WORK, and
found that she had not been there for
some DAYS. Then she went TO the Elmer
House, where my daughter always STAYED
when IN the city, and found that my
daughter had not been there for quite a
While. Miss Allen then sent for my SON.
ln-law here and he came down on Friday,
and they at once telegraphed for me, and
then continued the search as best they
could.
Il left on the first train and arrived here
yesterday morning and ny wife followed
and came In last night, but We have not
found much TO encourage us. am afraid
my poor girl is dead, for l know she would
let US know where she Is ii she is in the
land of the living.
''She had DO trouble of any kind. am
sure. Inc poor girl had everything she
wanted. Her home life was as happy as
cou be, and all things united to make her
life happy. She had friends in abundance,
and not an enemy that know of.
tine last we ever saw of her was on the
II VI IbiS iDpubb+ ne pcUplC mere al TIE
hotel think it was about the 2 that she
left, but her sister Emma received a letter
from her written on the 4th. The letter
contained nothing that would Indicate that
she was in any trouble whatever-just a
letter such as any girl would write to her
sister; and my two daughters were each
others cOntidant in everything Iamsure
that if Ada were in trouble of any kind she
would Dot have concealed IL from Emma.
They always shared everything. From the
time they were very little girls they
always had things in common, and / DO
not think one of them ever mad a secret
from the other. Yes, | know she would
have told Emma IL anything had been
wrong.
There were some letters which had
come TO the house for her that were called
for by some one. AMI day or two later a
newsboy came and asked for some more
but the clerk refused to give them 10 him
and we have since turned them over 10 the
police. They can tell you whether there
Is anything in them or not.
II do not know what friends my dauyh-
ter made here In the city, but do not
think she had any close friends She was
not OF contiding nature, and except her
sister there was no one that she was init
mate enough with TO give her confidence.
L know OF no reason IN the world why she
should have disappeared. l can give no
explanation in the world. l only wish |
could. do wish | could" and the broken
hearted father wiped away the tears
which were streaming from his eyes all
the Time that he was talking.