The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-17
Of John Alfred Mach
ably Much Missing.
SICK WIFE WORRIES.
Prosper Machaby Calls the
Police to Aid.

Clinton, Feb. 16.-The mysterious dis
appearance of John Alfred Machaby
which was printed exclusively in the
Spy Monday morning, has become a
mystery indeed. Prosper Machaby
Of Worcester came to town today tc
inaugurate an earnest search. He asked
Thomas Murphy, chief Of police, to SEND
out a general alarm for the llissins
man. Prosper AIaehaby is an uncle OF
John Alfred Machaby. helatter lived a
1000 Main street. He left his home Sun.
day to call doctor for his wife. He
was in the office of DR.. George ]. OFT al
10 a. m, and asked the doctor to go t.
his home. He has not been seen since
except by one man, who says he saw
MIN get on to a trolley car for Worces.
ter, just before dinner.
1nese are the circumstances as were
learned by the correspondent of the
Spy, this afternoon
Machaby came to Clinton from Wor.
cester two years ago. He was employ.
ed by f. c. Parsons. blacksmith anG
carriage builder. whose place ofsbusi.
! ~N - 80 tuo -s1ct4Il street. he Was SlI"f
an excellent workman. and so popular
with the customers. that recentIy hi
vas taken into partnership. The firm
IS r. {. Parsons & Co. With his wife
ana Two children he established a. com.
| portable home. Mr.. Parsons speaks If
the highest terms of Machaby. He haf
Just gone through the firms books wher
tne correspondent called. He said,
lhere Is no earthly reason that 1 car
/ see why Mac Should have gone. Hi,
accounts are all right, he earned never
| Less IMAM SO week and, as far as
can learn. he had happy home.
Why, he was a Handsome fellow
one OF the cheeriest, best natur,ed fel.
lows l ever knew. He always had +
/ smile on his face. I never knew him Il
speak a cross word, or do an unkind n,
a diSnonest thing He was as SQUARE a,
brick, didn't drink a drop. and q,
sane normal, healthy a man as l eve
! do recollect, though, that this las
Teek ne was not like himself, not quite
noticed that he wasn't.
Mrs. Machaby's condition is ni+i
able. She is a nervous wreck Sba p W.,
/ IN oed, but had just finished writing :
description of her husband. which sh,
/ hopes VIII aid in finding him.
She insisted on thanking The Spy TO,
its report of Machaby's disappearanra
she said: My mother read il i'm Tn,
Spy, and came right over to see me
mere was such storm I am sure
GO not know how l could have LEI he
! know myself"
Mrs. Machaby's mother and fathe
I are Mr.. and Mrs. Loren Kendall The,
/ I'VE in Worcester. This is Machabv'
/ description. written by Mrs. Machabv
John Alfred Machaby About fee
IL inches tall; black, wavy hair: blu
| eyes; slight brown mustache: gold
| bowed spectacles; dressed in whit
shirt; slight black coat and vest; stron,
pollceman's suspenders; dark penci
stripe pants; lace shoes. with paten
leather tins and rubbers; fawn- coloreC
oNercoat and hat: papers and money OF
person unknown"
Mr.. Parsons says that the man coulC
not have had more than s.. He drew
. saturday night and paid s. to an
other man.
Prosper Machaby Will do all that cal
be done 10 ind his nephew. He said Il
the correspondent of The Spy: Il thinl
as much of him as father. He wa:
always a good boy. l can't imagin,
what has happened"
Machaby has TWO brothers in Wor
cester William and Silas Machaby
The former is employed by Wright &
Cotton The latter is motorman fol
the Consolidated Street Railway Com
pany
His father lives in Boston, and h,
has two sisters in Vermont Prosper
Aachaby viii communicate with then
in the idea that it may occur to thu
nephew 70 visit them. Machaby is g
wears old. Mrs. Machaby is the sam,
age. They have been married min,
and have
ably has 4 son by another husband. Sh,
has retained Attorney Allan G. But
trick to lock after her interest in he
! husband 5 business.