The daily sentinel. [volume] (Grand Junction, Colo.) 1893-current, 1900-05-12
MYsTERIOUsLY MISSING
Jackson Roche, Smelter Promoter
Leaves the City Suddenly
Will He Come Back?

VIII liz NOiIIC D0tNs
Quite a number OF people OF this city
are anxiously looking for the return
young gentleman who spent about a
week in this city, leaving here last Tues
day for Salt Lake or some other place.
Jackson Roche said he was smelter
promoter. He said that he represented
big smelling concern OF Kansas City,
notably the Kansas City Consolidated
Smelling & Refining Co. with big smell
ters at Argentine. Kansas Mr.. Roche
was elegant in appearance, a polished
conversationalist man OF the world.
He told tales of having been connected
with number OF the leading journals
OF the country, one OF them being the
Journal of Kansas City and of having
been correspondent in Cuba, during
the war, of several prominent New York
papers,
hms-lf promoter of smelters and that
he was here for the purpose of giving
the citizens Of Grand junction an op
portunity to obtain one, was an open
sesame to him with the leading citizens.
He was taken nnder the protecting wing
of several citizens and shown all over
the county, and his visit was made
pleasant and agreeable as possible.
After talking with a number of oiti-
zens and presenting his proposition and
asking that site be given the company,
which he represented, and he did not
ask for much, arrangements were made
whereby the land desired was promised
him and a very general satisfaction per-
vaded those who were within the charm
ed circle OF the inltia ted.
EARLY this week the young gentleman
disappeared His friends became
alarmed and at once set inquiries on foot
to find out what had become of him.
Some there we're who thought something
might have befallen him. He was free
with his money and some even thouhgt he
might have been sanbagged. Inquiry was
made at the Hotel Buena Vista, where
the young gentleman had made head
quarters and here is where the first snag
was encountered. Proprietor Sander
son was not in the best of humor, re-
garding the disappearance OF the young
man. He was minus board bill, also
payment for a box Of the very finest ci-
gars on tap at the Buena Vista bar, also
several bottles of the best vintage OF the
house.
aaiI fhaf fha n0rninO
that Roche left the house, he brought
his dress suit case into the hotel office
and asked where he could find the best
tailor. He was referred to one OF the
city tailors, but it afterwards developed
that he never went near any tailor and
Proprietor Sanderson says that his in
qury where he could have his suit press
ed was only ruse to get his clothes
out OF the hotel, in order to skip out.
Mr.. Sanderson pronounced him without
any hesitancy whatever fake Of the
first water. He told around the hotel
that he had lost a day or SO previously
his pocket book, containing check for
one hundred dollars and two notes for
$4,000 each.
jackson Roche smelter promoter was
given the best entertainment possible.
Ex-Mayor Allison had him under his
protecting wing and nothing vas too
good for the young man. Others did
what they could for his entertainment
With others The Sentinel became con-
cerned for the whereabouts Of the young
man and determined to wire to some OF
the references he gave while here.
The following answers were received
by wire Immediately:
Special to The Sentinel.
Kansas City, Mo-, May 10.-He was
reporter about one year ago, his services
unsatisfactory. Later got in some
trouble in Manit1u. Journal.
Special to The Sentinel.
Kansas City, Mo-, MAY love do
not know anything about Jackson Roche
claiming to be connected with this plant.
Consolidated Kansas City s. & r. Co.
The Sentinel does not say that Mr..
Roche is not what he claims to have
been. 1t felt concerned regarding his
disappearance and also for the friends he
had made, and has done what 1t could