The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-10-06
SOLVING 4 MYSTERY.
.,uI::.ns Scr Maa wha Disappeared
Mon; h3 Ago.

The Columbia State says er quiries
have 6-en SGT On foot IN the last few
days 10 uDravet the mystery OF the dis
appearance o. 81 apparently wealthy
ycupg Pbilacel phian, Temed Sieg
fried, who vas last seen alive in
Georgetown IN this State, about to
start out with a negro and boat On
duck shooting expedition at the time
President Cleveland was down here
last winter Exactly why his family
have never instituted these Inquiries
before does not appear unless it be
that The young man was of rowing
disposition and was in the habit OF GO
irg away on pleasure expeditions and
giving no account Of himself for
months at time. It is said that his
trunk is now in the depot at George
t0~n, ard that al letters SEPT TO MIN
t5ere, containing his remitlances,
have been returned to bis people
through the medium Of the desd letter
office
Itappe2rs that at the same time that
President Cleveland was enjoying
cuck shooting at Georgetovn last
winter, a party of about IS South
Carolinians were near Georgetown,
also engaged in the same spcrt.
Among them were Mr.. N W Brooker
of the State siDkiug fund commission,
and Mr Miller OF Sumter Thisyoung
man. " no is described as having fair
complexion and blend moUstsche,
weia hing about l30 pounds, and dress
ing exceedingly we'll, joined them by
accident at Bryan's plantation, re
naming several days in their com
pany Then Mr.. Brooker went on to
Georgetown. having to leave the party
on Thursday afternoon. The young
Pniladelphian said that he would join
Mr.. Brooker in Georgetown on Friday
evening. Instead of canning on the
evening train he came down at mid
day and called to see Mr.. Brooker, but
| that gentleman was then out hunting.
In the afternoon he came again and
found Mr. Brooker. Mr.. Brooker IN
the meantime found that be could not
stay over to hunt the following day
AID parted with the young man. He
says that Siegfried told him that he
WAS going to get negro and boat
and 90 to the hunting grounds the fol
lowing morning.
That was the last that has ever been
heard Of him so far as any one knows.
He promised to send Mr.. Brooker
some ducks and dog; neither ever
| came, but Mr.. Brooker thought moth
ing ot that. In fact he thought no
mcre of the stranger at all until few
days ago, when Mr.. Miller, OF the par,
y, wrote Mr.. Brooker letter in which
he said that he had communication
from the young mans family stating
that he had never been heard Of since
be went to Georgetown, and asking If
! any OF the South Carolina party could
give any information:
The young man had fine shotgun
with him when last seen. II some
aegro killed him on account Of his sup
posed wealth be probably hid the body
and no one would have missed him,
inasmUch as be was travelling alone.
4 gentleman from Georgetown,
who has undertaken to institute an
investigation when he gets home, said
Thursday that it would have been an
easy matter for the negro boatman TO
have killed the young man and no
one ever miss him. The body could
easily have been put out of the way
| Again, if he accidentally shot hinself,
the negro in the absence Of witnesses,
would almost certsinly hide the body
to shield himself from the charge OF
murder