Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-17
IN IOWA MAN MISSING
B. c. Utecht, OF Des Moines, Sud.
denly Disappears at the Ma.
tional Capital.
Friends and Relatives Are Max
ing Search Thru the Iowa
congressman.
Went to Washington With Inten-
ton OF Writing for Iowa
Dailies.

Washington, Feb. 17.-Early In jan
ington, reporting that he had been
sent to the capital to represent the
Des Moines News and the Ottumwa
Democrat. Utecht presented himself
at the senate press gallery on the
morning of January 10 and said to
those having charge of the gallery that
he represented the papers above men
toned, and was given "A blank form TO
fill out, with the request to attach his
credentials thereto. He did not have
the credentials at the time. but said
he would produce them later. He was
accorded the privileges of the gallery
for that day, with the understanding
that he would produce evidence that
he was the regularly accredited COR
respondent of the newspapers men
toned. These he did not produce,
and he was in consequence denied the
privileges pending such time as he
could thoroughly identify himself.
1t now appears that the young man
has been missing for some little time,
and inquiries have been set on foot
as to his whereabouts. For few
days after his arrival here he wrote to
his sister in Des Miones, but recently
letters have ceased. She has written
the Washington branch of the Y. M. c.
A., upon whose letterheads her
brother was In the habit of writing to
her, requesting the officials of the Y.
M. C. A. to esldeavor to locate him.
For three days. it was found. he occu-
pied small room in lodging house
here, and spent his time largely in thu
Y. NJ C. A. rooms. using the station
cry of the association.
An appeal has been made to Senator
Allison to assist In locating Mr.. Utecht,
but all efforts thus far have proved
futile.
The case has not been called to the
attention of the police authorities as
yet, but unless the newspaper man can
probable the detective force of Wash
ington will be called upon to aid In
locating the missing Iowan.
The charges filed against Chief Clerk
Haygood, of the Omaha and Winnie
bago agency, by Assistant Clerk PITT
man, have been investigated by Spe-
cial Agent McComas, and his report
has been mailed to the department
here, McComas having been ordered
to make general inspection of tho
Indian school at Genoa, Neb. The
charges against Haygood are drunk
enness and inability to perform his
duties while under the influence of
liquor. Haygood is regarded as an
exceptionally good clerk by the de-
partment, but drunkenness will not
be permitted, and it Is believed from a
private letter received from McComas
that he has found things in pretty bad
shape on the Omaha and Winnebago
reservation in Nebraska.
Pitman has made no charges against
Agent Mathewson, who stands high
with the officials here, except to assert
that he has shielded Haygood. who
ought to be dismissed from the service
Pitman was formerly employed in the
Indian Office here.
Whether the report of Special Agent
McComas will contain any other matter
than that upon which he was specially
sent is not known, altho there have
been rumors that he was instructed to
look into the manner of making leases
on the reservation, which has been a
subject of serious consideration with
the department ever since Commission
er Jones entered the office.
Judge Smith Mcpherson and wife
have gone to Kansas City, where the
judge will hold term of the United
States circuit court.