Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-24
A Well-kuOwn Man Of West Six
teenth Street is I'M
accounted For.
LEFT HIS HOME ON SUNDAY
WITH THE INTENTION OF GOING
TO HIS FARM NEAR oGLETOWN.
HAS NOT SINCE BEEN HEARD OF.
POLICE INVESTIGATING.

James l.. Mckinney. of No. 1907
West Sixteenth street, has been miss
ing from his home since Sunday morn
ing, and all efforts on the part Of the
police to locate him have been unavail-
ing.
The missing man was employed as
a machinist by the Pusey and Jones
Company, and had worked there for
about two years. He originally con-
Quoted a coal and wood store in the
Forty Acres. but traded it for a small
farm near Rushby Station, on the p,
w. & B. railroad After living on the
farm several years Mckinney returned
to Wilmington and engaged with the
Pusey and Jones Company as a ma
chinist
FAILED TO MEET HIM.
Mckinney worked all day Saturday
until the closing hour 4.3O o'clock. and
then returned to his home. Early the
same evening a man named Grofi,
fellow employe living in South VIII
mington. called at the Mckinney home
and made arrangements with Mckin-
ney to go down to the farm on the
1908 p. w. g. b. railroad. train the
following day to look at the tenant
house on the property. as he proposed
renting it.
Mckinney agreed to meet him the
next morning at the station, and left
his home. accordingly. in time to catch
the train. That is the last that has
ever been seen Of him.
CROFT DID NOT MEET HIM.
When Mckinney did not return
. MI !. L.. he
came worried at his absence, but
thought possibly he might have stayed
at the farm all night. Monday night
their anxiety increased, as he still re-
mained away, and yesterday his eldest
son, Leander,, sought out the residence
of Mr.. Croft and questioned him rela-
tive to the missing parent. Grofi
stated that he intended TO meet Nc
Kinney on Sunday, but was unable TO
do so on account of illness. He knew
nothing Of his whereabouts, and had
not seen him since Saturday.
POLICE APPEALED TO.
The family then reported the absenc,
of the husband and father to the Po-
lice Department, and officers were de-
tailed on the case. Patrolman Harry
Il 1dlAOi Wd2 uMuCA lDt NCEAOn Allti
he saw the missing man get off a car
at Fourth and Tatnall streets Sunday
might, but as he did not speak to him
could not be positive as to his iden-
tity. This morning Mrs. William Sharp
daughter Of the missing man, and Mr.
! McKinney's sister called upon Cap.
tain Black at the police station for in
formation, but received no eneourag-
ing news of his whereabouts. as the
department is so far unable to locate
him.
HAD NO MONEY.
When the missing man left his hom,
on Sunday morning he carried but lit
tie money with him, not more than SO
He also had a silver watch in his pos
session. He never reached his farm a
Rushby Station, and his disappearance
is mystery
MRS. MCKINNEY FRUSTRATED.
Mrs. Mckinney, the wife CT the miss
ing man, is prostrated at the disappear
anee Of her husband. In conversation
with an Evening journal reporter thi
morning she said: Il cannot accoun
for my husbands absence. He ha
never been away before and the strai
is terrible.
HIS DESCRIPTION.
, Mr. Mckinney is about So years G
I age, and has three children, Mrs. lisa
Z bella Sharp, Leander Mckinney an
Edwin W. Mckinney. When he lei
Z home he wore black derby hat, blac
suit Of clothes, dark blue oyercoat wit
velvet collar. white shirt, with blac
bow tie. He is about five feet seve
inches tall, and has mixed grey hal
! grey mustache and light blue eyes. II
occasionally drank, but not to excess.