The San Francisco call., 1896-05-01

day or two expecting that he had posi-
bly, met some friends and would turn up
all right, but as time wore on they became
anxious about him and called upon Rev.
DR.. ;Bovard, pastor. of Trinity Methodist
Church.: Barnes was treasurer of the,
Young Peoples Society of:the church and
was a faYorne with the entire congregation
and the pastor, as he took an active in
terest in.the work. His room was visited
and in the pockets OF the trousers he wore
on Sundays the money belonging to the
society was found. - -. !. -,
IS 1t then Gawned upon them chat some
thing serious must have happened to the
young man. All: his clothing and other
personal effects We're in his room and he
had taken nothing with him except the
clothing he wore. The day, before his dis
appearance he received $16 as wages and
he apparently had that amount with him,
as il was not in his room.
g. 1t was decided to notify the. police and
Detective Harry Reynolds was detailed on
the case. He has made the most diligent
inquiry, but has been unable to find the
slightest trace Of the missing young man.
Three weeks ago tonight Barnes was at
the Epworth Methodist Episcopal Church
at an entertainments. A dialogue was
given there which he thought seemed TO
outline his career in leaving, home. He
came to DR.. Bovard the following Monday
and said he thought that it had been made
| as a thrust at him. II seemed to be labor
| ing under some sort of halluclnation. He
| was.very much excited over it and seemed
to think something underhanded regard
ing him had oeen done.
Looking for theory for his departure,
DR.. Thomas Fletcher, one of the gentle
men associated with the church, who has
taken an active interest in the young man
| on account OF his earnest endeayor in the
cause OF Christianity, said Yesterday tina;
the young man had taken strong inter-
est IN the work OF the Floating Christian
Endeaver Society, of which the Mariners
Church is the headquarters. IF this dia-
! logue worried him." said DIR. Fletcher
''lf he thought he had wronged his par.
ents in any way by departing, he might
have quietly EN- barked on one of the ship:
and gone home in that way. think my.
/ self that he is mentally deranged from
some cause or other, though up to this
] time he showed himself to be good. sen.
1 slble boy, and was always in a good hume,
and working during his leisure hours fol
the advancement of religion"
Mrs. Bonig also throws some little light
upon the mystery. She says that on Sun
day night previous to his disa ppearanct
i Barnes accompanied her to church. Dur
ing the service one of the ladies in the
choir sang Where Is My Wandering Boy
To-nig ght? 2" and he appeared to be deeply
affected by the air and the pathos of the
words. He was strangely absent in hi
manner all that night and was worse the
following two days.
! He was a young man of exemplary
habits. He neither smoked nor drank
and all his spare cash was spent in buyins
lawbooks, which he read with avidity
His ambition was to become lawyer, anC
his nights were spent in deep study.
f. Besides being treasurer of the Youns
Peoples Society OF the church he was !,
member of the Band Of Hope and of tn,
e Foresters' organization.
In his room was found letter from hi
brother j. B. Barnes, SO Woeppel avenue
Buffalo, n. Y, and the police have com
municated with him. His parents ar
4 believed to be in Chicago.
+ Barnes is an Englishman by birth, 26 o,
81 years of age, 5 feet s inches tall, light hair
blue eyes, smooth face marked with PIN pies
When thinking he has a habit of coverin,
his face with his hand. He wore at TIL
time Of his disappearance dark clothes ant
a black Fedora hat. He was not knowI
to be keeping company with any yenn,
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