The record-union., 1893-09-21
THU GLAMOUR MYSTERY
Was the Missing Girl Seen
Here Last Saturday?
An Acquaintance Says He Saw and
Spoke to Her Then.
others Who Claim to Have Seen Her in This
City-The Girl Vas in the Com
pany Of a Young Man Here.

Notwithstanding all the theories and
sensational reports which the San Fran
cisco officers and newspapers are putting
forth to prove that Miss Ida Gilmour, the
missing Colusa girl, has been murdered,
there is very good ground for the belief
that she is still alive.
At least it begins to look as if the dead
body found in the bay a few days ago
was not hers. While her sister and
brother-in-law thought the head found in
the submerged wire screen was that OF
Addie Gilmour, the father and mother
have refused to be convinced that it is.
A RECoRD-UNIoN reporter had talk
yesterday with Mr.. and Mrs. Newton L.
Theobalds, former residents Of Colusa,
and who knew the Gilmours well. Mr.
Theobadls is an employe in the State
Printing Office He stated that Mark
Gratz, a salesman employed in Vein
stock, Lubin & Co.'s store, had told him
he had seen Addie Gilmour in that store
on Saturday last.
WHAT GRATZ SAYS.
A reporter called on Mr.. Gratz last
night, and he said he knew the Gilmours
in Colusa for many years. He has
known the twin sistersisince they were
little children, and was exceedingly
friendly with them. He had not seen
Addie Gilmour for some years until
Saturday last, the day after the head was
found in the bay off Sausalito.
On Saturday afternoon he was standing
in an aisle of the clothing department,
when he saw approaching down another
aisle, some fifteen feet away, small
woman dressed in dark clothing, who
waived her hand toward him, smiled and
bowed and spoke, but he did not hear
what she said.
He bowed and moved to speak to the
woman, when one of his principals called
him and he turned to respond to the call.
He knew the woman instantly, but for
the moment could not recall her name.
He turned and looked at her again stead
lily and saw her clearly. She was then
moving toward the exit of the store. He
then knew her as either Emma or Addie
Gilmour-which, he could not say.
Mr.. Gratz is so positive of it that he is
willing to swear to it, yet he admits that
it might be case of remarkable resem-
blance. He noticed that the woman was
wan, peaked" of countenance, as if sick.
He says the Gilmour girls are very small
and do not show their age, which he
knows to be about 80 years.
The woman who waived her hand and
bowed to him and advanced to meet him,
in all respects form, movement, size,
features and expression of countenance-
was one of the twin sisters Gilmour. OF
nothing in the matter of identity could
he be more certain, or else the person was
the exact counterpart of one of the sisters.
This woman was accompanied by a
young man, about 5 feet 81 inches in
hight, with rather dark moustache, but
as Gratz puts it, he ''looked like a
hoosier."
Mr.. Gratz said that when he met Mrs.
Theobalds yesterday and said to her: SPY
the way, saw one of the Gilmour girls
last Saturday." he did not then know that
Addie was involved in the murder mys-
terry, nor that she was missing from
home. 1t was then he learned the fact
from Mrs. Theobalds.
1T WAS NOT EMMA.
The RECoRD-UNIoN telegraphed last
night to the agent of the Associated Press
in San Francisco the above facts, and a
message was at once sent out to 3l4 Bush
street, where Mr.. and Mrs. Gilmour are
stopping, making inquiry if Emma, the
twin sister of Addie had been in Sacra-
mento last week. The following tele-
gram was. received in reply:
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 20-S:40 P. NJ
Sacramento RECORD UNION: Mr.. Gil
1nour says Emma was not in Sacramento
on Saturday. He says the girls were
This was verified by telegram re-
ceived from W. S. Green from Colusa,
stating that Emma Gilmour had not been
in Sacramento.
Mr.. Gratz had not the slightest doubt
that it was either Addie or Emma Gill
mour he saw on Saturday with the man
{osor;t,od abOx-a a,,3 will ady,,;t tt,o ,,,,,
sibility of mistake only after the state
ments in the San Francisco papers, to the
effect that the dead body found is that of
Addie Gilmour, are verified by future
developments.
OTHERS SAW HER.
There is another family here who are
well acquainted with the Gilmour sis
ters, and the husband said yesterday that
some lady friends had told his wife they
saw one of the girls here a few days ago
and positively identified her.
BOTH GOOD GIRLS.
Mrs. Theobalds said last night that she
had been brought up with the Gilmour
sisters, and that they were lovely girls
and very dear friends of hers. She can
not believe that Addie has done anything
wrong, but is thoroughly convinced that
she is living.
M'AMUs WAS HERE.
Ross McAmus. a Colusaite, is men,
toned In connection with Miss Gilmour