Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-11
F|NDM' CORN|CKSBODY
The Mystery Of Willie McCor-
mick's Disappearance
Cleared up.
Was Thought to Have Been Kid
mapped and Large Re.
ward Offered.
Steamer Bon Voyage Burns on
Lake Michis an.-Five wo.
men Drowned.

New York, Mayll. The body 0. Will
lie Mccormick. who disappeared from
his home in this city same weeks ago.
was found late yesterday Ii Cromwell
creek at One Hundred and sixty first
street and Railroad avenue The body
was Identified by the boey's sister. The
parentsof the boy said ,oiay that they
lad Abandoned the idea Of FOUL play and
that they believe the boy had been acci-
dentalls drowned.
Wil!is Mccormick. who lived at High
Brdse started from his nome early on
the evening OF his disappearance six
weks ago TO attend church. On his
road heva nshcd--t here Il no other way
to describe II. The police his school,
mates, all his friends andrclatives. and
The friends and relatives Of his family
secured the country for niles about his
hone. Detectives have ransacked all OF
Sew York City from G;rayesend 20 the
Yonkers line All the newspapers of the
city, and the entire country for that
matter. have been ringing for weeks
Hith the Strange story OF his disappear
anee HIS picture and his description
n.y. ps'H sea .'ereei pt''a'i''ass' a,'a ~
wards aggregatlng thousands OF dollars
hayr been offered for his return or for
news tina, would lead to the discovery
OF his whereabouts
detectives went here, there every
where railing ccws tina, seemed prom
islng Al first, all OF whichsended in dis
! appointment. Letters came from all
OF IN. country describing boys TINT
more Or iess accurately corresponded
with Whites description. But In every
instance The result vas the same-oniy
bitter Disappointment q the unhappy
parents They at last settled down 70
u sort Of duh despair In the conviction
that the boy had been kidrappcd and
that ,he criminals who did the decd had
f3econcafraid 10 RESTORE him, even With
the incentive OF a large reward.
An extraordinary feature Of the Me-
Corniick case was the manner Of the
lads tisa ppcarance Not member Of
the family knew when he left th. house
or by what door he went out They
merely remembered Tint after enc OF
his sisters had helped nm on with his
oyercoat he. ran downstairs 10 a base
mcnt room TO get his cap. Frpn that
moment not one x them saw him
again.
n, win he n Ind Easter Is eek for Mrs.
Thernps,r, mamma, he aaid. with IT.
lie 1>lua living deud here In the house. 9
Mrs rhonpss,n ysay "A ncishbor. whose
5-ye:,r- ole, child had Just died This had
made Il strong impression upon VALE
Mea.ormick His naolner made some APP
propriate- remark. and tho boy thei.
oalld 10 his sister Anna nndask.d her.
10 comb .is hair This Anna did. and
Willie Was quite minute and explicit in
his .iirec tions az % liow ii was to be
parted
These preparations Mere All made In
the basement or tie housc. Upstairs. In
the main entrance hall, the boys sis
,er. Gertrude anG Sadie, were impa-
| identity waiting Tor him 10 go TO church
| With them.
Come. Wlllie hurry up" Gertrude
\ exclaimed. az Ne al las, me running
1 upstairs into The Hall. Hurry up IT.
| la,s. already and we mus, go
j While y overcoat vas on Il rack In the
4 hall and his siste-r helped him on with
/ n.
There p ne exclaimed. when he had
| rot The coat on, I've left my cap down
stairs 60 on ahead l'lirun down and
get It and ca ,oh up with YOU"
The little fellow started on run for
me back stairs His .lytera did moi see
4 him after IN al moment. They went OF
out the from, door down the fight .,
steps In the yard 10 tn. street an1
4 walked rapidly Off In i he direction Of tn,
ch,,,,b
H There Is p,me uuoertainty among N,
hs5inp u, > ., 'he fanny ar 20 me e3ae