The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-10-06
Hunting for a Man Who Dis
appeared Months Ago.
WAS A PHILADELPHIA.

Inquiries have been set on foot in
the last few days to unravel the mys.
terry Of the disappearance of an appa-
rently wealthy young Philadelphian,
named Siegfried, who was last seen
alive in Georgetown in this State,
about to start out with negro and al boat
on duck shooting expedition at the
time President Cleveland was down
here last winter Exactly Why BIS
family have never instituted these in-
quiries before does not appear unless it
be that the young man was of a roving
disposition and was 10 the habit of
going away on pleasure expeditions
and giving no account Of himself for
months at a time. is said that his
trunk is now 10 the depot at George.
towo, and that all letters seot to him
there, containing his remittauces, have
been returned to his people through the
medium Of the dead letter Office.
| 1t appears that ct the same tine that
President Cleveland was enjoying duck
shooting a. Georgetown last winter,
party Of about 1S South Carolinians
we're near Georgetown, also engaged 10
the same spovt Among them we're
Mr.. N. W. Brcoker of the State sink
ing fund commission. aud Mr.. Miller,
of Sumter. This young man. who is
described as having fair complexion
aad blond moustacbe. weighing about
$50 pounds, and dressing exceedingly
we'll, joined them by accident at Bry-
ans plantation, remaining several days
10 their company Then Mr. Brooker
went on to Georgetown, having to
leave the party on Thursday afternoon.
The young philadelphia said that be
would join Mr.. Brooker in Georgetown
on Friday evening. Instead of coming
on the evening train he came down at
midday and called to see Mr.. Brooker,
but that gentleman was then oot hunt
ing. 10 the afternoon he came again
and found Mr.. Brooker Mr.. Brooker
10 the meantime found that he could not
stay over to hunt the following day and
parted with the young man. He says
that Siegfried told him that be was go-
ing to get negro and boat and 60 to
the buotiog grounds the following
morning.
That was the last that has ever been
heard Of bin SO far as any one knows.
He promised to seud Mr.. Brooker
some ducks and dog !; neither ever
came. bat Mr.. BROKER ,hougbt MOTH
iog of that. In fact he thought no
more Of the stranger al all until few
days ago. when Mr. Miller. of the
party, wrote Mr. Brooker a letter 10
which he said that he had e. communics.
tioo from the young mans family stat
ing that he had never been heard of
since be went to Georgetown, and ask
ing if any Of the South Carolina party
could give aoy inform alton.
The young man had 6ne shotgun
With him when last seen. If some
negro killed him on account of his sup
posed wealth be probably hid the body,
aud no one would have missed him.
inasnuch as be was travelling alone
A gentleman from Georgetown, who
has undertaken to institute an investi-
CATION when he gets home, said yes
terday that it would have been an easy
matter for the negro boatman to have
killed the young man ard 30 Que ever
missed bim. The body could easily
have been put out Of the way Again,
if he accidentally shot himself the
negro in the absence Of witnesses.
would almost certainly hide the body
to shield himself frou the charge of
murder.-The State, Oct. l.