The sun., 1901-05-06
MISSING WILLIE MCCORMICK
HYsrBRY OF HIS vANIsBING As DEEP
As EVER AFTER FIyE WEEKS


Roys Whsrsabouts-Oddcst DfsappeA-
ancs In Years, Yet Police Seem Helpless
Itwlll be six weeks next Wednesday since
the ten-year-old boy. Willie Mccormick
started early IN the evening from his home IN
Ogden avenue, High Bridge, 70 90 to church.
distant about ten minutes brisk walk, and
from that moment disappeared as completely
as thou gh the earth had swallowed him up
The boy literally yanished--there Il no other
word for lt. The police. scores ot his school-
mates, all his friends and relatives ana the
friends and relatives OF his family have since
secured the country for miles about his home.
Detectives have ransacked all OF Sew YORK
city from Gravesend 70 the lonkers Inc
AL the newspapers Of the city, and OF tho
entire country FOR that matter. have peeh
ringing FOR weeks with the strange story
Of his obllteration. His picture and his de
scription have been scattered broadcast anu
rewards sggrcgating thousands OF uola's
have been offered for his return or Tor news
that uld cad to the discovery ofhis where
abouts On the possibility that he might
have run away, the pastor Of the Church no
attended, the Rev Father Mullen. recently
wrote and published IN all the newspapers
spersonal appeal pathetic In ia earnestness'
begging him to return, picturlhs the pltispls
distress of his parents aud assuring the ooy
most solemnly and afeetonately that not
one word Of rebuke or reproach ToGla De
uttered 20 him Il he would but come bacK
e. his distracted father. mother ana sl@'er'
or. n he could not get back. that h" would
let them know where he vas that They mlgh'
come after him.
From all this there has come not one real
clue. mo-, one hint or suggestion 70 lead 20
nj
Let alou. ANYTHING by which his Whereabouts
might be traced or the mystery OF ms taxing
on urr,velIed. False-aithough undoubt.
edly in many casr' entirely honest-idenN-
foo'ions there have been by the score De-
tecriyes have gone here. there and every
where trailing clues that seemed promising
M fist tut all of which ended In disapp"lnt-
men-. Letters have come from all paris
OF the country descril ing boys that more or
less accurately corcsponded with N.lD"
de.criptl.r Bu' IN every instance tie re-
suit was tie ,ame-ouly another m''er dls.
aUpp-utuen' 'H in" N.NAipI 'AI'i'. ,'r't
A. hsr have settled down 'p -uf- ~ u"l
despair lu iA" coHyc."A ".i Ih- '2E a. ;
been kidnapped tuI th.l ,." rrtD.nns VINO
di the deed hI'o I'"uu" .lHt.i 90 restore
him. even with %" Inr'u..'v "l .FA" =
"'9rB To- cav 'h.f fiay have lr'e-." .h.n.
donad hone OF seeing hiln again b., n" say 700
nucn They never viii gnlIe a"trio. " q,
s,r,nIs, H., ;,he thread on which ,h.y hang
their hope ue,Ome- more AMI more slender
NEVER SEEN Io LEAVE TIE HOUSE
The conditions under which Vile NcCor-
eNtraordi.ury. - :ar "a Bis IATs"tS 4.3
the rest of His family Ire o. Irr"'."i ~ h'ap,
pearad rNt 90 tn" ~'r"et or even IN N" yard
yn zoe. he val..h.. " the house
Itself Not I member OF '.- .'lIN know 4
when ne leit the house or b. '.t, door he
uapt ONT They merely ..HN taHt after
o1. ort, q, ~; sI.trr, h,i helr. uim on Win
lis Over,'nat he ran dOwu~' ur- - base
m ent room TO get hi- cap RON thAt y o.
With the exception .' H -Ap - about
twenty minutes or hgr t.. hour, the boys
movements from m" u'- he returned
ron school ia the afternoon uutilhi' dissp-
rsarance are mlnutalv known by Nom b"Is
of the family who were AZ home at the time
from school lie found his iathpr putting
up fence posts in the gar len back OF ne
house. IN" father asked M.ne 20 hep
Straight While he me father, tAsnpe4 "a
the dirt around them.
The boy was busy at tlls un'il 70. wHSn
he and his father went 20 ths houss 70 udv
Themselves for dinner After VIII" had
washed hi- hands and flce his mother sent
hin 20 he corner s[%Grrh5 , hoc Won ' Tn', "a a,
come MIX la went and va, COMO an NJ
necessarily long timN-tvertE minutes -
Rali an h2sT 2.Tery AoH WnS NcGoT%Gs W.,
tcn-vear-old boy and as given 20 I'm =, o'ys
usually are ~ that ass Hr s.n -, w..
urighbor. Nj Frank Tlerney, saw hin a. tals
and told him he iad better hurry home .'1
Lis milk or he would have score 70 sei"e
~ his mother
WiHe took the advice and scaup"red ~
houa Near bis gate ho Eo' TIRE" more
Of his scguaintances-ha-r, lh,ru :, ms'n
liar than villa; Lawrence lnIray aN !
Adrian McClo4d. T. tueso boys Wi4e ~. !
he was going - church az soon a. b" had
had HI; dinner and he ssa"L t,,a =, - ,Ni- Nig y
n church was something - greatly enJ"Y"i
lie did not always have pertni--'3n 70 g. u
the evening BIT on this occasion his mother
sisters, sadie and Ger'rId" IL wss NE
custom Of tho young peopl" ~ N" n'ish r. r.
hood 10 ,nS Up w ME- aa. 9 grrqaen
was ths starting plac" - HI.he t.ll Inc
three bows that be wa- gins nat = eyen'n Ha-i
deciined Tor one reason ,nd another Then
Willie went into the house.
40 REASON FoR RrNNING AwAr.
II was thea about go o'clock--that Is 70
say sometime IA" ten Mn Ites after sapS;@t' ,;.
Mccormick, as We. as tie other members
OF the family say that the boy was 10; even
:c?ded 70; .ns 2A e: n. eTF,A3 Is,,
family and ate such a dinner as = growing
boy who has bsen 10 school be-n PLAYING !
Sss,.5 Sssn 1epst " eat P'H N T tasG n PIE oc. sS,
sDd 1tingrv Al, a bea- When dinner Was
over he set about getting ready for church.
A he WAS about this he spoke ne last words
his mother was destined ~ heal him speAA
perhaps forever.
1t viii be a bad Easter week for Mrs
Thomson mamma be sad, With ltLe
Tina lying had there IN the house
Mrs Thompson was ne ghOor whose
nve-year,old child had iust dicl rr,, Ihs had
made strong Impression uDon Willie MD' '"r-
mick His mother made some appropriate
repIv and the bov then called 90 hls se'nr
Anna and asked her to comb hs ha.g. IMs
Anna did and Willie was onto minute att
explicit IN his directions 40 10 no" il "as 10
All this took place down IN The basement
Of the house and IN "a" meantime N.l.le. ;
sisters Gertrude amt Sadie, Tnre - me
main entrance ball rather ilpaus.lIy waiting
'Os Gome H5rn - %lii., hurry up" Gertrude er.
claimed "a he az .ast cars running l-'a T.
into the hal. Hurry "p. is Iate already
and we must go. ,
Wiles overcost was on - f2ck IN the nan
and his sister hslpod him On with y
There, he exclaimed, when ID" 1'd s't l.4
onat on, I've left NY cay q NTn-.Ar- In
on ahead. I'll run down aId get i' AHd ca. p
The little fellow started On = rgn frr 'hs
since and DO uu' know that 'r'y over 40 u -"'
him again They went ur our he '.r' tH.r,
down the c.gts II srrl- 'w 'N" Et-. 10 "
street sGi walked rapidly "i 90 ih" d.'", ION
Of the church
There / soms urocrta'n'y among '1-
members = the flrIIv r- tn the "Ntr' hour
thpf this departure e the TWO sisters 1E
Nil.i"'s hn-tr r.u tlN.-'t.rs 2 r t.~ '.N
about -l5. others uCUcy" n wH- ns lat" IS
7oj. mono ~ tl"'n 4, q ..,". positive N"-
votlons boz the church were I"" 200 begin %
30 and vnuI' not I1Sf .W.T' '''n t'. "a