The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-20
LETTER FROM Will SON
Richard Wilson Hears of His
Missing Son.
He is IN WACO, TEXAS
Does Not Say Anything About
His Disappearance,

John Wilson, the young man who dis
appeared Sc nysteriously from his hons
in this city on his wedding day has a
last been heard Of The marriage was tt
have ben solemnized on the day following
+ Christmas at Strong City. Everything
was prepared, but young Wilson did not
appear.
/ Richard wilson. the father Of the young
man received a letter yesterday from his
son al Waco. Texas. The young man
does not explain what he is doing in
that place. nor does he say anything
about why heleft the city and failed to
appear at the time Tor the wedding. He
does say, however that he Is well and
that his people need not worry about
him This was practically all the letter
contained and Wilson's people are yet at
sea about why he should have left the
city and failed to visit Strong City.
There was very much OF "a mystery
about the matter. The people Who knew
Wilson well could not understand 1t at
-N-"- ~ +A44S AOlt4dn = LdLul1ts the
brothers OF the bride 10 have been. could
not understand the action Of young WI
son. This led 70 the belief that he was
demented and such may have been the
case for all that is known at the present
time
Miss Anesith Warner, the young lady
to whom Wilson was to have been we'd
ded IS al her home in Strong City She
was IN Wichita number Of DAYS after
Wilson had disappeared, but as the time
passed and her relatives did not hear
from him, she returned to her home.
but since thrat time has bad a close cor
respondence with the Wilson family re-
garding the missing young man Whether
the marriage viii ever take place or not
cannot be said, but wflso ndoes net say
anything about coming home nor does he
mention anything about the wedding In
his letter. It seems the preparations
could just as well not have been made
as far as mention fs concerned.
The idea that there was foul play IS
rather dissipated IN the minds Of those
who were familiar with the circumstan-
ces since the young man has been heard
OF. There rs a possibility that Wilson
was slightly demented whe nhe left the
city. His actions prior to that time
would indicate as ne was standing on the
bridge at the Murdoch avenue entrance
70 the Riverside park His other actions
seemed peculiar and his friends have the
idea that after he recovered from his de-
and remembered what was to
have unprecedented he was to have been
married on the day following Christmas
he was ashamed TO come back and ans
wer all OF the questions which gould be
PIT TO him regarding his disappearance.
His people are inclined TO take something
of the same opinion, too, but as yet have
no Idea what 10 base their opinion. as
hey cannot account for any such action
on the part OF their relative
The letter yesterday was the first word
hat the people of Wilson have ever had
since his disappearance as to his where /
abouts. There have been letters which /
reached the police station giving the /
description Of men supposed to be WI /
son, out these men were not Wilson /
after his description was sent back in /
answer to the letters. IN spite Of the
act that Wilson says nothing about re- /
uFIllng 10 JniS city or nothing about the
yet his relatives are glad to
Snow that he Is stiu living. The supposi-
ion IS now that he left the city on one
# the evening trains the night he disap-
cared and went south, finally landing IN
Texas. There Is no proof Of this, but the
eet that he was not n the city the
ext morning and that he is in the south
ives strength TO this theory.
Since Wilson has been heard 90 the
question now comes up viii he return TO
marry Miss Warner? There Is no answer
o that question at the present time and
My the contracting parties have 49, So