The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-14

over, but no trace of the missing man
can be found. The entire police force
have been notified to be on the lookout
for him or anything that win lead up
to the knowledge of his whereabouts.
A searching party win be organized to-
day and the police will scour the neigh
borhood known to have been frequent
ed by the ex-treasurer.
The last person who is known to have
seen Mr.. Barton is A. A. Clough, en-
ployed in the carpet department of the
Barnard. Sumner & Putnam Co.. and
who lives at 81 Agricultural stree Mr..
Clough, who is personally acquainted
with the missing man, met him the
night he disappeared from his home
He saw him at about five minutes to
&c o'clock on Highland street going in
a westerly direction. He stopped to
talk with Mr.. Barton, and the latter
inquired where Mrs. Dana, a relative
Of Mr.. Barton lately arrived in this
city from California, lived. Mr.. Clough
knew where Mrs Dana lives, but the
place where he met Mr. Barton was
beyond the residence of Mrs. Dana and
Mr.. Barton was walking in the oppo-
site direction from the house. Mr..
Clough offered to show him where the
house was, but Mr.. Barton said ne
guessed he could find the place all
right. Then Mr.. Clough told him that
he would have to take the opposite
direction as he was at the time in
front of SO Highland street and Mrs.
Dana resides at "A Highland street.
Mr.. Barton, saying that he could
make cut the house all right, continued
to walk in westerly direction and
away from the house. Mr.. ClouGl
thought that was strange, and he stood
and watched Mr.. Barton until the lat
ter crossed Park avenue on Highland
street.
A Spy reporter called at the home
of Mr. Barton last evening and inter-
viewed Mrs. Barton and Miss Edith
Barton, daughter of the missing man.
Both feel the father and husbands dis
appearance keenly, but expressed the
highest hopes that he would be found
in good health and spirits. They said
that he stayed in the house that even
ing and helped entertain a guest till
about $50, when he left to go to the
post office. The family thought nothing
of his action, as it is a frequent custom
of his to walk about in the cool of the
evening, and oftentimes he had re-
manned out quite late
The family didn't miss him until the
guest had left and Mr.. Barton had not
returned. Then they began to feel a
little alarmed, but did not think very
seriously of his absence until late in the
evening, and a search was Instituted
among the places that Mr.. Barton was
in the habit of visiting. They went to
the house of the married daughter of
whom Mr.. Barton was very fond He
was once known to visit his daughter
after she had retired. At the home of
the daughter nothing was known of his
whereabouts and the friends of the
family were told and more thorough
u.
for no tidings were received.
Mrs. Barton said last evening that
she wished that all the facts Of the case
should become known and everything
that would tend toward bringing a
clue to her husbands whereabouts be
given publicity. She thinks her hus-
band was in his usual condition, She
has proof that two intimate friends Of
the family saw her husband on the
night that he disappeared, and they
also agree with her that he was in a
very rational state, and no action of his
would lead them to believe that he
was not in possession Of all his facul-
ties. One friend of the family met her
her husband some time after $50
o'clock in front of the~family home at
% High street, and Mrs. Barton is of
the opinion that he had just returned
from the postoffice and had decided to
take one of his customary walks He
was later seen on Pleasant street by
another friend Of the family, some time
between 1918 and 1890. He was then
between Sever and West streets and
ws'lsing in the direction of the boule-
ward. This is later, by at least is or
20 minutes, than the time he was seen
NY A. A. Clough on Highland street.
Mrs. Barton is of the opinion that he
went out for walk and was either
overcome or hurt in some manner, and
that he will be found in short time
all right.