The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-03
POWERS CASE.
No Doubt But He Is Candidate For
the Asylum.


CHICAGO, Nov. 2.-Albert D.
Powers. formerly manager Of the
Cuban Relief bureau, in this city,
whose mysterious disappearance some
weeks ago led to the belief OF foul
play. is alive He was located by the
police at Union City, Tenn, and Il tele
gram from chat place yesterday said
that Powers came to that city yesteT-
day morning from Martin, Tenn, where
he had been for several days painting
signs. He had a little boy from Mar
tin with him and he was going around
trying to get permission to preach in
the courthouse. when he was met on
the street by z. c. Haws, a relative.
Haxgs asked him what he was doing
there, he said he was lost and had not
seen MS wife for six years. Then Haws
invited him to his house to take sup
per He said he was in no condition to
meet his family, but would go and
dress and come back. Mr.. HawS went
to the telegraph Office to let Powers
father know he had found his son. He
left an officer to watch the young man
while he was gone, but the officer let
him 20. Powers went TO the little boy
and said he was discovered by rela-
tive and must leave at once, which he
did, going south. Several men are re-
ported to be after him and think they
will find him by noon today.
He has been for sometime about
Fulton, KY, acting strangely. His
mind is reported to be impaired. While
at Fulton be made a coffin and said he
was going TO bury a man there for
three days and then resurrect him
The disappearance Of young Powers
Just at the moment of the launching of
the ambitious projecE of the Cuban re-
lief bureau. having ELECTED from some
SpanfardS of Chicago violent express
SiOnS of hatred, even threats against
his life gave rise to a belief that an
other Cronin murder had occurred.
The interest of q public favoring Cuban
liberty was aroused and the affair was
investigated by the police. The more
they investigated, the more mysteIi-
Gus the case grew.
Colonel J. B. Powers, father of the
young man and president of the First
National bank Of Greensboro KY.
where botn made Their homes, came to
Chicago and spent considerable money
trying to trace his son. Youn Powers
he is % years old-had been prominent
IN Greensboro since he attained his
majority. He had proved himself a
good business man, and had worked
his way to a position paying 81 500 a
year Ardent in religion, he had been
enthusiastic in support of the Young
Mems Christian association and
similar organizations. A few months
ego he interested himself in the cause
OF Cuba and his enthusiasm led him
co come to Chicago and undertake the
establishment of a great bureau for
collecting clothing, money and sup
pliessfor the insurgents. The office was
opened without the knowledge of the |
association in New York and it was
not until Powers notified them he had
five carloads Of supplies and $1,000 for
the committee tliat they began an in
vestieation An officer of the associa-
ton. Dan Quesada, was sent here to
investigate Powers Office and when he
expressed some doubt the latter turned
over $500 of his own money as a
guarantee of good faith. He dfsap- /
reared few days later. The police |
worked on the theory that Powers had |
been murdered by Spanish subjects. /
but Were unable TO obtain any clue. |
They are not inclined 20 believe the
story of his being crazy. A reward of |
$500 had been offered by his father.
CoacneI Powers.