Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-21
ANOTHER MYSTERY
What Became Of William Blair,
Plain Drunk?
HIS STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE
Vanished Ms-Throunh ,Vsporation. Placed
the Felony Side or the S:ntion-
house, He Was Not Found There
When IL Search Was Made.
HIS STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE
Here is another mystery.

mere Is .iIlolIcT JllSSlcTS.
His name is William RE,r. Whore is
William Blair? That is The most
unique feature Of the mystery. His
whereabouts are moro Indefinite than
those Of the man who struck Billy Pat
terson.
While tho Police Court was in pro-
gress Tuesday morning House Sergeant
McCn!um. looking across tho street
from his office saw 4 man stretched
GU; on the sidewalk paralyzcd drunk
The house sergeant oni Officer j. w.
crump Went OVER and fetched u" ,nan
across the street 10 the s,at.on'iousc.
1t was William Blair.
William WAS conveyed into the fol
nny side of the siaiinnhousc ana l.pas-
TIED upon 4 cot. III, VAS ~ helpless
rs CORPSE a"d quite as unhandy
:cins 700 drunk 10 appear in court.
his ease went over to yesterday ana
nothing more was thought Of i.le p,is-
Oncr.
The partition between the felony ana
the mislcmeannr sides was locked ana
kept locked
Tho significance Of this information
Will be realized when il is stated ina
when William Eiair's name was Called
in the Police Count Yesterday h. fail
cd to material iZc.
"A search was then made for William
n'lair. Tn" felony side of tn. station
nous" was carefully Investigated but
nothing wearing the sc,ni,lanae Of 4
human being WAS found. The walls Of
the apartment We're intact There was
no, 4 break anywhere. There was not
4 bent bar Or a brick out. There was
l. ~,
could have crawled through. much less
q man five feet nine inches high. almost
as large around. With sandy complex
ion and 4 large jag.
\ fine was entered up against nc
name of William Blair ana Sergca,.t
Reynolds was given 4 7nfttimus calling
for the depositing Of the body Of Will
liam blair within the unlalluHcd con-
fines Of the city jail
There is room in uhe CITY Jail 70,
William Blair. The mittimus is prop
crly constructed. Sergeant Reynolds
is ready: but one thing is lacking.
That is William.
a vigorous effort was made yesterday
to probe the mystery but Without avail.
House Sergeant McCullum declares
\ that he locked the man UP in the felony
side Of the stationhouse and left him
there. That is all he knows about 1T.
House Sergeant Booker. who is on at
night, says that he knows nothing
about the man. both assert that he
has nor been Dai1ed. Justice SemMltS
also says that he has not tslil"d Rim,
Neither has Justice Brown. Nor 10
the records Show where William las
been haile,l.
AS a matter Of fact. there is nothing
TO show what has happened TO him.
tells etc n
one Of his famous novels where IN old
man was suddenly un1sihilatcd BY slon-
taneous combustion. The atm sphere
was rather Gsagrteahly affected by the
operation and there was some pieces Of
Ginscl hair scattered sibout.
If William Blair broke Jail by The
spontaneous combustion route, he lid
not leave any snged hair behind. nor
was the atmosphere Of the stationhouse
in any wise affected.
Hagsarl has explained graphically
how an individual can shrivel until
there isn't enough mortal co" left TO
make 4 finger ring Of: but Haggaras
heroine was kind enough to leave her
i:rclle behind.
If William Flair shrivcled up. he
lid not leave his girdle as a souvenir.
Of course William might have cl ar-
Grated diSinttgra ted. dissolvad: but
these theories are hardly plausible In
Tact they are not tenabc
81. the mystery still remains
Where is William Blair?