The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-08-21
MISSING
TICKET
AGENT
Said to Be Living In
Mexico
His Disappearance From Port
landsExplained
Sensational Story of aFOrmer
Marriage

ne OIcbbH bdlly "'NAhthi bAA"t" INV
following In reference TO a well-known
Portland mans escapade:
A sensational report is going the
rounds that Victor A. Schilling, city
ticket agent Of the o. II. & N. Com
pany. who mysterlously disappeared
some time ago, met a former wife in
Spokane, and was induced, under
threats Of exposure, to leave his Port
land bride and resume his obligations
to his first marriage. II will be re-
membered that Schllllng was the
trusted employe Of the Il. & ~ Com.
pany for number Of years, and when
the Union Pacific and Oregon Short
Line and the Southern Pacific were
merged, and the several Offices of the
company in the city were combined
with those Of the o. r. & N Company,
such was the confidence reposed in
Mr.. Schiling that he was given charge
OF all. Several months ago, after a
short engagement, he was married to
Miss Lena Shelby, daughter of Eu
gene Shelby, who is with Wells, Fargo
& Co., and after a few weeks of what
was happy marriage he
disappeared from Portland.
He was then seen in hotel I'm Spo-
kane, and from there all traces of him
was lost. His wife declared there
were
No Domestic lnfelieities
and could assign no cause to his sud. |
len disappearance. It was feared for
lwhlle that he had met with foul play.
III kinds of rumors were reported, but
nothing definite could be learned. It
8 now alleged, however, that when in
spokane several years ago he met and
ell in love with young woman there
whom he finally
Married In a Quiet Way
mt in time tired of her, and left her
,ithout the formality OF a divorce Az
ar returning to Portland he heard
othing OF his wife for several years.
nd naturally supposed that the af-
lr had quieted down, and he would
ear nothing more OF II. In his mar
age with her II Is not known. but il
supposed, that he used a fictitious
anne, and that she lost trace of him
lr the time. Now the report states
nat when in Spokane this time he
gain met his former wife, who recog
lied him, and demanded an explain
ton, aud when he told her that he
as happily married again. having
IL all settled between them.
he said she had first claim, and would
Npose him unless be went with her
The report supposes that he could
Dt stand the public criticism that
ould follow an exposure Of this kind.
nd hastily
Decided to Disappear
mil such timo as he could settle
ALTERS and then return TO his young
lie In Portland. Il is claimed that,
tier leaving Spokane, he went 10 Mex.
o. where he is now in the employ OF
railroad company, and is living with
Is former wife.
when Mr.. Suttle. of the o. r. & n.
lssenger department was seen this
.orning he stated that he had no
nowledge OF Schhllng whatever since
Is disappearance. A number OF 9th.
r railroad men also said that they
ositiyely had no definite information
him since leaving Mr.. shelby. faith
r OF Mrs Schlring, said; The peo-
le have a wrong impression when
ley think Lena knows where her hus.
and Is. She. too. Is In constant com.
with his people, and TO my
nowledge they are as deeply mystl.
ed as any one. We can assign
No Reason Cor His Actions
nd my daughter Is confident that he
'ul return 10 her some time. MI
here had been any domestic unhappi.
ess she could certainly not disguise
or feelings SO completely, and il Is
ny candid opinion that he did not tire
{ her as was reported. OF course. II
possible that he could have com.
iitted some error earlier IN his life.
nd have been called 10 account for il.
no We have nothing 20 make us think
lat true, and will be greatly surprised
it turns out that way"