The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-11-21

Everywhere for Him-John III. Stanseli
Said to be the Man with Whom He is in
Retirement - When Schlatter was In
Denver Three Years Ago He Treated
Sick People-The Mystery of His Disap-
pearance is Darker and Deeper.
Denver, Nov. 20.-On authority or
RannhnIan Alexander Rooney, the Nor
sison friend of Messiah" SchlaHter,
oorroborated by the word of j. NJ. john
SON. clerk of the Jefferson County court,
Hts safe ITO assume that the hidden-out
Ifbealeu.'' fs not in the vicinity of Col
Sen or Morrison. Mr.. Johnson is the
son-f-law of the much +talked-of Room
sy. and both are firm believers in the
power to cure disease that Sclhlatter
claims to hold IN the grip Of his hand.
They, or either of them, would feel
highly honored If Schlatter would So
Io11rn in Morrison during the period of
fasting and solitude that is TO prepare
him for his work in Chicago But
they say he decided otherwise, Tor reas-
ons best known to himself
In Morrison and its vicinity yester-
Gay Independent testimony OF the most
convincing character was found sup
porting the statements Of Messrs. john
son and Rooney, that neither of them
has harbored or even seen Francis
Sch1aaiter since he stole away from E.
l.. Fox's house last Wednesday night.
This is it's strongest point:
For the days prior TO yesterday Mr..
Rooney, whenever fe could spare the
time from the crowd of questioners wihc
n
night. has been engaged in searching
the foothills that trench upon Golden
and Morrison for the hidden healer. In
the early morning, when the sun silone
from its zenith, and even after it had
gone down behind the mountains, the
old man tireleSsly pursued his peculiar
quest Many people observed his
movements and wondered at them.
Finally one who was an intimate ac
quaintance asked him why he prowled
up Bear creek canon, Turkey creek can
on and among ,tfDe gulcles and passes
around, peering behind every big rock
and peeping into all the roomy caves
on his irregular Itinerary, as though in
pursuit of a chance bear OF other beast
of prey. To this man Rooney made
reply that he was looking for Francis
Sohlatter.
PUZZLED THE NEIGHBORS.
His questfoner did not know how to
take the aged ranchman's answer, and
spoke of it among his friends as some
thing strange to come from the lips of
a practical man like Alexander Rooney.
These told others of what Rooney said
he was seeking, and so the story trav51-
ed until it became the subject for COM
mon gossip, gathering ito itself some
fantastic details, as lit went the rounds
of Morrison and Golden. One version
had 1T that the ranchman had been seen
far up Bear creek late ait night, carry
ing in his hand a lantern and calling
aloud upon flle Name of Schlatter. This
is probably an exaggerattion, and in all
likelihood Mr. Rooney confined his hunt
ing expeditions to the hours between
dawn and dusk.
That he was looking for Sdhlaitter
when he made his mysterious trips into
the foothills was doubted by all who
heard of them and their pretended OBJ
tedt. The ,sl1eptics theorized that Room
al was running a bluff on his neigh
bors and really knew where Schlaltter
was all THE time.
Investigations made by Detective
Burfew and a companion yesterday
proved this ITO be an error and made it
fairly certain THAT If Francis Schlafter
is in Morrison. neither Alexander Room
ey nor ]. NJ Johnson is aware of the
fact So far as ltihese gentlemen and
dheir families are concerned, the pres
emit abode Of the healer is as safely
secret as the burial place Of Moses
Quite uncOnscioIIsly ]. NJ. Johnson
verified the report tllat Ranchman
Rooney had been spending his spare
time try mping Through the mountains
~ 4 fNz1.l
endeavOr Ito find the "healer's" retreat.
'Schlatter has not been here at ALL"
said Mr. Johnson in reply ito g. qu uasition.
nor at my fadher-in-law' house either.
Crowds go every day TO Mr.. Rooney's
place asking if the healer is There, al
though the old gentleman told them re-
peatedly THAT he had not been near the
house IT'S THE truth that Mr.. Rooney
has not seen Schlatter since the DAY be-
fure he disappeared. and up to SaItur-
day. at least, he knew nothing about
where Schlstter was.
A DISAPPOINTMENT
why my wife's father has been try
Ing harder than anybody to find Mr..
Schlauter. He has been out again and
again Through the foothills looking for
him. You see Schlatter had promised
10 come out here and spend some time
with Mr.. Rooney before going to Chica-
go. Mr.. Rooney saw him the day be-
fore he left FoX's daoGIse and handed him
a letter of invitation, as he stood treat-
Ing the people IN North Denver. Sclaf-
ter had never been to the Rooney ranch.
and when the papers told how he had
disappeared Mr. Rooney thought he
might have walked out here. missed the
ranch and became lost in the foothills.
On that account the old gentleman has
been hunting around in the hope of find
ing him
We are an disappointed. continued
Mr.. Johnson. that the healer did not
come this way. L have boy who is a
deaf mute AIT present he is in the in
stitution for deaf mutes at Colorado
Springs. II was intention Of myself
and my wife 10 bring ahe little fellow up
no Denver and have him treated by Mr.
Sohlaloter. We didn't do IL because We
expected Sclllaitter to come to Mir. Room
ey's place for a rest. and then we could
have the boy directly under his care.
when the left without visiting Morrison
we were an greatly surprised. II Mr.
Rooney knew where Schlatter was YOU
may be sure he would let my wife or me
know IL. am sure Schlatter IS safe
and he viii be heard from at the proper
tsme"
Yes" added Mr.. Johnson, 'the pow
ers THAT control him viii see thar he
comes 10 no harm while he has work 10
io.'
A visit the mouse OF Mr.. Alexander
Rooney served only 90 corrorborate the
statement or j. NJ. Johnson. Mr.. Room
ey is 11-yeaES-old. a man Of much INTEL
itgence and bears the reputation of be-
ing most truthful and honorable in
every way. He a6mStted that he felt
deeply disappointed that ScflstSer had
not visited him. II Thought Mir. ScshIas.