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

Inquiries have been set On foot in
the last few days to urravel the mys-
terry of the disappearance of an appa-
rently wealthy yorng Philadelphia,
named Siegfried, who was last seen
alive in Georgetown c this State,
about to start oct uish negro and boat
or cuck shooting expedition at the
time President Cleveland was down
here last winter Exactly Why rs
tamily have never instituted these in-
qairies before Goes not appear uoIess it
be that the young man was of royi.g
disposition and was 10 toe habit CT
going away on pleasure exped:siobs
and giving 90 account of himself for
months at ,iae Il is said that nis
trunk is now 10 the depot at George.
towu, ard that ill letters scot to hin
there, containing his remiteauces, have
been returned to his people through tie
mediam OF the dead ie.tc- Office.
Ii appears that ct :he same ti.e that
President Cleveland vas erjo5lag duck
shooting at Georgetown last v;lter,
party Of about Is Socth Carol;1ians
we're Dear Gecrgetovn. also engaged 10
the same spovt Among them were
Slr. n ". Brec!sar of the State sink
inc fuod commission, aad Mc. Miller,
OF Sumter This ycune man. Who is
described as having fair couplezioa
aad Blond moustache, weighing about
130 pounds, ani dressing exceedingly
veil, joined them by accidens a: Bry-
ans plantation, remaining several days
10 their company Tbeo Mr.. Brooker
went cn to Georgetown, baviog to
leave the party 90 Thursday afternoon.
The young Philadelphia said that be
would join Mr. Brooker il Georgetown
oo Friday evening. Instead of coming
on the evening train he came down at
midday and called to see Mr. Brookcr,
but that gentleman was then oct hunt
irg. In the afternoon he came again
and found Mr.. Brooker Mr.. Brooker
10 the meantime found that ne could rot
stay oyer to buos the following day anG
parted With the young man. He says
that Siegfried told him :bat he was go
ing to &c: negro and boat and 60 to
the buotlog grounds the following
mo:uiug.
That was the last that has ever been
heard Of him SO fer as any one knows.
Ee promised to seud Mr. Brooker
some ducks and Cog neitte- ever
came, bus Mr Brooker thought moth
Ing CT that. 10 fact he thought no
more of the stranger al ali Until few
days ago. when Mr. Miller. of the
party, wrote Mr. Brooker letter 10
which he said tbas be had coununics.
ton from tie young rlan's family stat
ing that he had never been heard Of
since BE weas to Georgetown, and ask
iog il any Of the South Carolina party
could give aoy Information.
The young ;Dan had a fine shotgun
with bim when last seen. If some
negro Killed him Oh account or his sup
posed wealth he probably bio be body,
aud no one would have missed him,
inasn.uch as he was travelling alone.
gentleman from Georgetown, who
has undertaken to Institute az investi-
CATION wben be gets home, said yes
tcrday that it would cave been an easy
matter for the negro boatmau to have
killed the yorng man ard 20 one ever
missed bic,. The bod; coaid easily
have been put cut OF the way again,
if be accidentally shot himself the
cegro in the absence Of witnesses.
would almoss certainly hide the body
to shield himself fron the charge ef
uurder.-The State, Oct. l.