The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-05
STRANGE MR. S0UDER.
Started From Fort Wayne to Indiana polls.
bat Landed In Cape Town.

Started From Fort Wayne to Indianapolis.
bat Landed In Cape Town.
About four months ago the city OF Fort
Wayne had one of those mysterious disap-
pearances which occasionally ssarsle COM
munity. The principal actor In the occur.
renee WAS Mr.. ID. w Sender, who Up "a
November, 1894, had bean much In eyl.
dence rs the clcrk of Allen county. After
the expiration Of his term of Office Nj
Souder continued visible to bis fellow citi.
Gems until the 18th Of January, 1898. when
he ceased TO be seen. To Use the appro
pirate phrase In describing such occur
rences, she disappeared as completely "a
II the earth had opened and swallowed hirn
up"
The first light thrown upon the mystcry
was a letter from Mr.. Souder, dated Cape
Town, March IS, 1895. 1t WAS addressed
to o member Of his family and was a. fol
lows:
''You will be surprised 20 receive n let
ter from me In this PARKWAY land. don't
know what 20 say. I can't tell. can't
tell why came hero or how 20. here. ]
did not want TO run away. can't tell
you anything about 1t. About month
ego found myself on . steamer comma
60 this place. All, how I felt can't tell
the suffering have had 10 endure. Such
agony II "a terriblel I don't know what
to do. I feel bad. tried TO write 10 you
several times, but could not. wish
could die. oh, to think that lave run
away or got away from my home and
from you all, my dear ones What shall J
dor Perhaps you know what left for.
don't remember
As 10 Is better TO be alive I'm Care Town
than tho occupant Of n hermeticaily sealed
hole I'm the ground, this letter wa good
news IN the writer's family and friends.
The % rsonAl part Of 10 assured them thai
be would return by the nett steamer. aud
preparations were made TO receive him
TIE reception has sinoe taken place. on
Thursday last Mr.. Souder arrived In Fort
Wayne. having been met and escorted from
Detroit by former employee of his WheI
this gentleman met Mr. Souder at Detroit
he Obtained from him the story OF bis
strange DISAPPEARANCE. lie said:
"Jsn. Is last bought a ticket 20 Indi
annapolis. only went a. far ~ Peru and
changed my course tn Detroit. From De-
truit went 20 Montreal and then 20 Hal
ifsx. From Halifax sailed Jan. 10 fm
Liverpool on .bs steamer Lsurrnssan.
went to london and then sailed for Cape
low 2 on TIE EtHaIIfr t1-Ntf VI ttts
Castle line, Captain Pierre From Caps
Town I went TO JohsD nesb.rg, the center
Of the goldfeIds In Transyaal. tho south
African republic. went back again n
Cap. Town. and on March 20 last sailed
for London on tho steamer Garth Castle 81
the Castle line. Captain n R>ndsil
arrived In London April II and sailed frOfD
Liverpool for Boston April = on the ca.
nard line steamer Gsl.:A Captain i. HssF-
is;os. I arrived April "a, and IN Dctroi
today
P.r-ons who are fond % working oui
puzZle1 or trying 20 make things oonsisf
will find an interesting study Ia the oorD-
psrison 81 Mr. Souds1 Cape Town sssiet
aud this statement Ths frat rsprcs9uts
him a. absolutely ignorant bow hs 80 -
Cape Town and suffering srea, agony 81
mind a; the discovery that b vas there ~
nj Tie later statement details even
stage 81 the journey even 70 The nafns- II
steamers and th-ir Gaptains- dR,-s 81 AL
ing. etc. II hs bod any doubt ~ 20 who b
wa why did be no, oonSali The ps~~~nFrs
!ls,s IN biz possession sud establish ria
!aentsrys or. y D. did MT have The inf,sy-
nation a: that time. wien, bow aid wbsrs
cid D. obtain II
Ia the light II thss~ eoresctips state
roeu-. o1e j. force - fhluk TIA; ths rsyse
tezious disaypsArsaos a Mr.. -nocer IL
more mysterious ;b~a ever .-indlsE~vosss
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