The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-04
ANOTHER CLUE RUN DOWN
The Glen Echo Boy Proves to BE a
Resident of the Vicinity.
Had Been Fishing All Day and
begged for Fcod-PoIice Tired OF
Chasing Rumors--The Reward for
the Mccormick Boy still Stands.

The boy who was begging in the vicin-
fly of Glen Echo Thursday afternoon, ana
who, il was thought, might be the mss
ing Willie Mccormick. has proved TO DE
one of the residents of the vicinity and
another supposed clue 10 the whereabouts
of the missing High Bridge boy has been
exploded.
The boy found at Glen Echo, 1t appears,
had been fishing, and, being hungry, and
his home about two miles up the road. he
stopped at the house of Mr.. Wade. and
asked for something to eat. Mr.. Wade Is
the general manager at Glen Echo. and
lives In one of the cottages at the resort
His wife was alone in the house at the
time the lad called, and as he was dress
ed in rather better clothing than the gen
eral run of country boys, and as MIS-
Wade had never seen him before, she
spoke 10 Constable Kennedy Of the mat
ter. He at once telephoned TO the city rthat
a strange boy had been seen at the re-
sort and that he might be Willie NC
Cormick.
When Mr.. Wade returned to the house
Thursda.- afternoon and told his wife OF
the Suspicious of the constable, she was
quite surprised. When reporter called
at her house yesterday she described the
boy as being about fourteen or hfteen
years old, with light hair and fair COM
pIexien. Willie Mccormick is only ten
years old, and Mrs. Wade was quite sure
that the boy she had seen was several
years older than that.
Michael c. Mccormick. the uncle OF the
missing boy. was an early caller at Glen
Echo yesterday. He said that he did not
believe that there was one chance in a
49, ut he
his nephew. but that he did not propose
to overlook even such an unpromising
clue.
MY offer of $500 for the return Of the
boy still holds good" he remarked, "and
| do not doubt that anyone who shall
be instrumental in the return of the lad
will be literally rewarded by all of those
who have offered large sums OF money
| for his return. even though these offers
have been temporarily withdrawn
After Mr.. McCormicks departure the
search for the boy who had been the
cause of his visit was resumed. 1t was
| found that he had been seen, in company
| with another boy of about his own age
about dusk Thursday evening on the Con-
| duit Road, near Glen Echo Junction, by
| Mrs. Boswell and her daughter. From q
description furnished by Mrs. Boswell one
| of the boys, who gave the name of Ernest
| Davis. was found near the river bank
who told the reporter that his companion
was Jennings Smith. who lives just above
the Cabin John postoftice. He then went
on to explain that he, in company with
| Smith. had been fishing Thursday and
being rather hungry, the Smith boy hac
volunteered to forage for the two. Aftei
| a short absence he returned with piece
| of a sandwich and said that he had Sc
| cured 1t at a cottage in the Glen.
George e. Wade stated last night thai
he was satisfied. from what his wife hac
said. that the boy was a resident of thu
vicinity and that there was no foundation
for the suspicion that Willie Mccormick
might he in that locality. Inspecto
| Roardman is of the same opinion ant
| saws that 1t is only waste of time II
sending his men off on such wild goos'
| chases He believes that many falls
clues are likely to be heard from durini
the next few weeks, but is confident tina
the boy is not in the vicinity of Washing
ton.