Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-20
DOUBLE DISAPPEARANCE.
Mysterious Leave-TaIing Of Albert Rhodes
and Youth.

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Ahout three weeks ago white man
giving his name as Albert Rhodes ana
hailing from Tenafiy, y. j.. applied Tor
,vork at the liyery-stables Of Mr.. Isadore
IoverateIn. on Fifth street between Mar
shall and Clay. Mr.. Lovenstein told
Rhodes that he had no place Tor NM
but n he was willing to stay around the
stables he would feed him. The Sunday
following one OF the regular employees
of the stable threw up his position, and
Mr. Lovenstein put Rhodes on in his
nlaca In the mean time. however. Mr..
Ioyenstein wrote to the mans former
crnployers. to whom the new hand had
referred him, and received a rather unsat-
'sfactory reply. The Tenahy people stated
that Rhodes was an excellent hand. but
the rest Mr. Lovenstein must find out
for himself.
SENT TO BANK.
Yesterday morning about II Mr.. Loven-
stein gave his son Willie, "A boy l6 years
old. his handbook containing several
checks and some currency-not a large
,nount-and told him to take horse
and buggy, drive to the bank, and make
/. denosit. shortly after the boy had left
The stable Rhodes remarked TO the head
hostler that he was going across the street
20 get plug OF tobacco, and also left.
when a reasonable length OF time had
ELAPSED and neither Willie nor Rhodes
had returned, Mr.. LOvenstein became I'M
easy. He telephoned to the bank and
asked II the deposit had been made. and
upon receiving negative answer, notihed
the police.
A CONCLUSION.
At first II was feared that the boy had
met with foul play, but later In the eve
ming the horse and buggy were found at
he head of Clay street, where the animal
had been tied. and on the seat OF the
buggy was the banSbook containing one
If the checks.
This discovery led to the conclusion that
Rhodes and his companion had boarded
he y o'clock northern train at Boulton-
4 conclusion that Sergeant Tomlinson
had taken the chances on as soon as he
heard of the double disappearance. The
Sergeant was not given the case until the
noon train had been out Of the city for
over an hour, and though he feared from
the information in his hands that the boy
might have come TO harm. he took the
precaution to picket the train by tele-
graph as far as possible.
1t turned out. however that the couple
lid not board the noon train for the
North. The conductor who took out that
train brought in the 12:25 train this morn
ing. and upon being interviewed by the
boys elder brother, said he knew Willie,
and was certain he did not carry him up
the road IT is now supposed that the
pair, after leaving the buggy cut across
the country and boarded the Chesapeake
and Ohio train.
\ THEORY ADVANCED.
As the boy was very steady and had no
bad habits the theory is that Rhodes
had either acquired a powerful influence
over him and enticed him away or took
he money from him and compelled him
by threats TO accompany him out OF the
city. Those who know the lad express
the utmost confidence that there Is some
such explanation OF the affair as the
above as far as Willie is concerned.
Rhodes did prove a very good hand and
constantly courted the boys society
Mr. Lovenstein. the father, is terribly
grleved over the matter-indeed, II has
almost uEnerved him-and Mrs. Loven-
stein Is completely Frustrated.