Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-03-30
OGDEN.
Mysterious Disappearance OF Veal
thy Rancher.-Navy Yard Model.
Notes.

For over two months William Craw-
ford, q wealthy ranchor OF Rich coun-
~, Utah, has been missing and his
sudden disappearance on January 10Th
In still o. much n mystery ns ever. On
that day Crawford drove into Evans
ton, Wyo., hltched his team In front
OF q business house where he always
traded, spoke to friend on the street
In his usual afisbie manner, moved
quietly away and was never seen
again. The most careful and thorough
searches failed to reveal tho slightest
clue TO the strange affair and the OIL
GERS, friends and relatives of the miss.
tng man are still In the dark rs to his
whereabouts. AS would naturally be
the case, many theories have been nd
vanosd, the most plausible OF which In
that Crawford has been murdered and
his body disposed OF by throwing II
into ths river or some well. That this
was his fate his friends and relatives
feel convidced, although another or.
ganized search will DO made and no
expence spared In determining, II pos
sible, lust what did occasion the
mans disappenrnnce. Crawford Ia
said to have been somewhat OF
ladies' man, although he never
married, AMI one OF his old acquaint-
ances may have some knowledge OF
his fate. Late Tuesday night Judge
Miner appointed Byron Sessions re-
cciver OF the estate OF the missing man,
with bonds OF $4,000. This was the
result OF petition and suit brought by
Judge Maginnis for Charles Crawford,
brother OF William, against William
Thompson, Charles Stone, JARVIS.
Conklin Mortgage Trust company and
Robert Frost, creditors OF the estate.
Some time ago Thompson sued on n
$50, 900 promisory note and an attach.
meut was Issued out OF the Third dis
trict court on the Crawford property,
which Ia valued at 100000 and in-
cludes q ranch OF $3.50 acres on Bear
river In Rich county, $4,000 In judg.
ments aud notes, 5000 head OF cattle
and 100 head OF valuable horses.
Deputy Marshal 81. John OF this oiiico
now has the property In his charge.
As soon M the receiver has nled his
bond the ATTACHING will be dissolved.
Under the order made by Judge
Miner the receiver ia authorized
to institute u thorough search
Of the estate and when no has
proven that tho latter Is dead tho COURT
will settle up tho affairs OF the estate.
There are eleven heirs, including the
mother, father, brothers and sisters Of
tho missing man. Some OF them re-
slide In Missouri and a number are resi-
dents OF California. In addition tt
Thompson there are n number OF Other
hesvy creditors OF the estate. Charles
Stone holds u promissory note OF $4,000
Robert frost has $4,000 mortgage oil
the ranch aud the Jsrvia.Conklir
Mortgage Trust company also has 1
mortgage for s., 200.
Two freight cars containing q repro
duction, or model, OF tho Union lroi
Works near San Francisco, In piece
md packed in boxes for shipment, wer,
Transferred yesterday nj Ogden by tn,
Southern Pacific to the Union Pacific
for transit to the WOrlu'e Fair. III
construction was begun year ago
and Il was completed last week. /
cost $4,000. The exhibit was set M
and photographed before being packed
for shipment, and was found to oc
cupy 1,400 square feet OF space
The space assigned, square II
the middle OF the gallery, is one OF tn
most prominent In the Transportation
building, and 1t IL barely large enougl
to accommodate the model, which !
built ON the scale OF a quarter OF nj
inch to the foot. II Is mounted on
rallied platform eighteen inches high
and appears as the plant woul
n viewed from an elevation oil
the bay that did not amour
to a bird's.eye view. A stretch OF well
painted water foIms the foreground
with a\three.quarter view OF the docks
On the bay side OF the most easterl
dock are anchored models OF the tire
completed war vessols entrusted TO III
works--the CharlesiSwD, Montere.
and San Francisco. Nhese models ar
hne specimens OF war sraft IN NINA
ture, aud are complete To- the smalles
particulars of armsheent and rigging