The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-08-30
A CONDUCTOR
DISAPPEARS.
Runs Away After Quarrelling With
a Fellow EmplOye.
WAS THROWN FROM A CAR.
The Financial Part of the Sensation
Considerably Moderated by a State
ment From Headquarters.
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special 70 EVENING HERALD.
MAHANoY CITY, Aug. 3O.--Howard Med
lar, young man of this place who has
been employed as conductor on the Lake
side Electric Railway, has been missing
since last Monday night. The circum.
stances under which he disappeared were
of a somewhat sensational character, but
after thoroughly investigating the matter
the people concerned stated that there was
really no cause for him to run away, unless
it be that chagrin impelled him to do so.
Medlar bears the reputation of being a
very inoffensive and pleasing young man
except when under the influence of drink
and this fault is no doubt at the bottom
of the present unfortunate situation in
which he has placed himself.
AT l1:45 O'Clock last Monday night
Medlar and Patrick Welch left here with
a car and trailer for their last trip to
Shenandoah. The former was the con
ductor and Welch the motorman. The
car arrived in Shenandoah at 1914. but
did not get back to the power house here
until los a. m. When the car arrived it
was in sole charge of Welch, who ap-
peared to be under the influence of liquor
and who stated that he and Medlar had
fought and he threw the conductor off the
car. The trolley rod of the car was badly
DGul anu lub Wuttl WIS missing.
After surrendering his car Welch went
to his home and has not reported for duty
since, although he was to have done so
yesterday.
Early Tuesday morning the railway
officials sent men along the line to see if
any trace could be found of Medlar The
trolley wheel was found alongside of the
track at Bowman's and Medlar's report
for his trips was found near the Yates.
vile station. 1t was by this report that
the company learned the hour of arrival
of the car at Shenandoah on Monday
night and the approximate number of
fares collected. No trace of Medlar could
be found.
Inquiry at Kearney's hotel on East
Centre street, Mahanoy City, where
Medlar boarded, has been as fruitless as
inquiries at a dozen other places for the
young mans whereabouts
The exact circumstances of the trouble
between the motorman and conductor
have not been learned, owing to both be-
ing absent. Welch is at his home, it is
believed.
As soon as Medlar was reported missing
stories got adoat that he had taken con.
siderable money belonging to the railway
company with him, but the stories were
pretty well moderated by a statement to
HERALD reporter last night by Mr.. d. d.
Phillips, the treasurer of the company.
Mr.. Phillips was busy at High Point Park,
where the Georgia minstrels were giving
an entertainments; he stated that as near as
he could understand Medlar had with him
fares approximated at little over 1923, but
as the company owes him about S13 for
wages, the company is out but a trifiing
amount
1t was reported last night that Medlar
had gone to Philadelphia, but some
friends of the young man incline to the
belief that he is keeping in seclusion until
after the affair blows over. Others think
that after the trouble with the motor
man Medlar concluded that his discharge
from the company would follow and
decided to use the money he had with him
and go away