The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-27
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down the street, ostensibly to call OF
| Mr. Clapp. Whether he did call at Mr.
| Clapp's Office is not known.
WILSON'S FUTURE WORK.
/ Wilson was much interested in the cree
ton Of a fine cathedral for the Catholic
people Of this city. As a stone mason he
was more interested and expected to try
for some Of the contracts in his line OF
business. That was one Of the things
! that brought him here He was waiting
to try TO secure a portion Of that con-
tract and be knew that it would give him
employment for many weeks.
He had other prospects, too, in the way
Of building and had confdentiaIly re-
marked to his father that when the
spring set in there would be plenty OF
work. He was hard worker, the father
says, and wanted continuous employ
ment
PLANS FOR THE WEDDING.
Tt was arranged that Wilson and his
/ brother and wife should go to Strong
City Tuesday night They would arrive
there Christmas night some time, and the
wedding was to occur the next day. The
brother and wife waited expectantly for
Wilson to return, 10 secure his belongings
and prepare for the trip. He did not
come, and consequently they did not go
to Strong City.
They did not know what to think OF
his coming TO the house. And that was
the first intlmation that they had that
all was not right.
WEDDING SUIT WAS READY.
In preparation for the wedding Wilson
had secured a fine suit Of clothes. They
were at the house of his father, to be
worn for the first time on the trip TO
Strong City. They are stll there, I'M
worn, for Wilson has never called for
them. Besides the suit he had many
other little articles Of wearing apparel
ready for the occasion. These are in his
room at home, packed as they were be-
fore he disappeared.
POLICE WE'RE NOTIFIED.
Late Christmas night. Richard Wilson,
the father of young Wilson, hunted for
Harry Sutton to tell him his story He
found Detective Sutton at the Santa Fe
depot There he told Of the disappear
ance Of the son. He was frightened. He
did not know what to expect He asked
the advice Of the efficient officer. Mr.
Sutton told him, after hearing the details
Of the case, that he should return to the
police station the next morning If the
son did not return Sutton did not think
anything more about the matter until
Richard Wilson appeared at the police
station the next morning.
Chief Cubb0n was there, and Wilson
told the story to him After he had con
Guided it was decided that they should
telegraph to Strong city to ascertain if
Wilson was there.
NOT AT STRONG CITY.
Chief Cubbon Immediately sent off
telegram to find out IL possible If Wilson
had been at Strong City. The reply came
back that he had not been seen there
since his departure a number Of days ago
for Wichita. Late yesterday afternoon a
telegram came over the Postal wires
stating that Wilson was not there for the
wedding, and asking where he was. This
was for the father o. the missing man
and was delivered to him. The father of
the bride to have been was the sender Of
the message, and he was evidently much
worried over the affair. Nothing more
was heard from Strong City No tele-
grams were sent from here, but the one
intensified the idea that there was some
thing very strange in the disappearance
Of the young man.
TALKED OF THE WEDDING.
There is no question. the father says.
but what his son was deeply in love with
Asenith Warner. After his return from
Strong City, John Wilson talked much of
his prospective bride. The father says
that he often talked to his mnther Of the
approaching marriage, and made his
plans with her advice as to the furnish
ing Of his new home This would dissi-
pate the idea that Wilson had disappear
ed because he did not care for the girl.
It was just the opposite and this IS one
Of the strange things about the matter.
Asenith Warner is said to be a splendid
young lady. and she thought everything
of young Wilson. What the shock is to
her cannot be imagined. but It must have
been a sad blow to her hopes for the
future.
DETECTIVE SUTTON TALKS.
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