The morning news., 1899-03-16
DROPPED OUT OF SIGHT.
johnnie Bailey Left Home Monday
and Hasn't Been Seen since.

JOHHnte ANrAN
and Hasn't Been Seen Since.
Johnnie Bailey. the 12-year-old son Of
jar. Bailey, who resides at No. 11lO Bar
MID street. has mysteriously disappeared,
and all efforts have failed 10 unfold any
clue as 90 his wherea bouts. Nothing has
been heard Of the lad since Monday. when
he was sent 90 the city dlspensary with
prescription. The fact no information has
resulted from his own efforts. and also
those Of the police has greatly exercised
Mr.. Bailey and his family, who fear some
thing serious has happened to the Had.
Mr.. Bailey is unable to offer an explain
alton Of the boys disappearance, and says
he is the more puzzled about It because
the lad was sent on a hurried errand, and
was expected TO return in a short time.
The only theory he offers is that the boy
has been iured by soldiers TO leave home,
and is in hiding somewhere, waiting for
an opportunity to get away. He says this
theory is strengthened by the fact he can
find no one who has seen the lad since his
departure. His playmates have seen moth
ing Of him, and after diligent inquiry Mr.
Bailey can find no one who is able to
give him a scinulla Of information.
While the boy left home in a rush, as
though bent on going direct to the dis
pensary, Keeper O'Keefe said he had not
seen him, and that no such prescription
that given MIR. Bailey by City Physician
Morrison had been filled at the dispensary
On obtaining this Information the father
became thoroughly alarmed. and presum-
ing the boy was in the custody of SOL
diers, he called at provost headquarters
and asked that inquiry be made az the
camps The officer on duty agreed to have
the search made, though he said there
was nothing TO indicate that the lad was
there The father heard nothing further
from the camps, and from what he has
subsequently learned, he is satisfied the
lad is not there
Mr. Bailey has been Ill several days, but
he has not allowed this to interfere with
his efforts to find the missing boy He
tramped through drenching rain along the
WharVes all OF Monday night looking into
every nook and corner, and eagerly in
quiring of every person he met. negro
SAID he had seen lad answering the de-
scripton Of Johnnie az the foot of West
Broad street Monday afternoon. and while
the father did not put much faith in the
information, il increased his anxiety. He
mas sought in vain TO get an inkling to
the boys Wherea bouts, but has now given
up hope of finding him in Savannah.
Johnnie has white hair. and was wear
ing a soldiers siouch hat and corduroy
trousers when last seen by his parents. He
associated with boys that generally con
gfegated at Barnard and Henry streets.
nut Mr.. Bailey says he has 10 reason to
believe his son has been induced to leave
town with any of his associates. Until
recently Johnnie was choir boy AT ST.
Paufs Episcopal Church
This is the first time the lad has ever
been absent from home at night" explain
ed Mr.. Bailey. If he had contemplated
leaving home / think some of the family
would have heard of It, as l have an ell
der son who Is a close companion of the
missing boy. 1 lived in Macon sixteen
years ago, but have no relatives there. TO
whom the boy may have gone 3"
II was reported at the police barracks
yesterday afternoon that boy was there
who answered the description that had
been given by Mr. Bailey. The father hur-
rled to the station, but found to his dis
appointment that il was not his son. The
search will be continued to-day. however
and Mr.. Bailey has assurances from the
police that every effort viii be made 10
bring the wanderer home. Mr.. Bailey ts
an employe of the Georgia Car and Man
ufacturing Company