The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-06
Two Young People of
the City Depart
Suddenly.
THEY ARE HAPPILY welded NOW.
George A. Knowles and
Mrs. Lillian f. Sloper
Leave No Address.

Two young persons we'll known in
Worcester have been missing since Sat
urday, and there is every reason to be-
lieve they went away together and are
now living in New York city. They are
George A. Knowles, formerly clerk In
the Shrewsbury street office of C. w.
CIaf1in & Co., coal dealers and Mrs
Lillian F. Sloper. until Saturday night
cashier at the Star lunch room of F.
E. & w. e. Marshall.
Knowles is about 20 years of age, and
has a large circle of acquaintance
among the young men of the city, es-
pecially among those sportively in
clined. He has been in the employ
of c. w. Clafiin & Co. for number of
years, and in many ways was consid-
cred a steady young man.
Mrs. Sloper is the widow of Arthur
w. Sloper former waiter at the Star
lunch room, who died Aug. "a, 1898 She
is a young, attractive woman, and
made many friends among the daily
patrons of the lunch ROOM by her pleas
ant appearance and courteous bearing
toward all customers of the restaurant.
At the time of her husbands death, she
was left with two children, which were
given over to the care of their grand
parents, while Mrs. Sloper secured en-
ployment in the restaurant as cashier.
Since about a year ago, Knowles has
been paying attentions to Mrs. Sloper
Saturday night Mrs. Sloper finished
her weeks laborS at the restaurant at
7 o'clock and left for her lodging house
as usual, without giving any intimation
of the possibility that she would not re-
turn. Sunday she did not appear at her
desk, and inquiries at her rooms failed
to locate her or to offer any clue to her
whereabouts. Nothing was heard from
her until Sunday night, when a tele-
gram was received at the restaurant,
stating that the cashier was in New
York, where she had been suddenly
called by illness of relatives. In the
dispatch Mrs. Sloper said that she
would be on duty as usual Monday
morning Monday, however, failed to
bring the cashier back, and more inqui-
ries were made at her rooms, but no in
formation could be given. During the
day it was reported to friends of Mrs.
Sloper that Knowles was also missing,
and that he had not been seen since
Saturday night
1t was Immediately surmised that the
two had left the city together, and this
suspicion was confirmed yesterday by
the receipt of letter from New York
from Mrs. Sloper, written to a friend
at the restaurant. She took it for
granted that it was known with whom
she had eloped and in reference to
Knowles said that he had a good posi-
ton. Mrs. Sloper expressed regrets
for the sudden departure from the city,
and said that she did not intend to
return. She asked that her belong
ings be forwarded to New York, and
directed the friend to close up her af-
fairs in the city. She gave no address
in New York, directing her friend to
write to the general delivery at the
New York post Office.
When it was determined, early in the
week, that Mrs. Sloper would not re-
turn, an examination of her accounts
at the restaurant was made and showed
her cash balance all right There was
no shortage in any department of her
account, and in fact Mrs. Sloper was
behind in financial matters, as she was
entitled to weeks salary Saturday
night She did not collect it, as it has
been her custom to wait until Monday
mornings for her pay, and she evident
ly did not want to excite suspicion by
fo,. II Saturday niphf