The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-12-19
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Many Officers and Othars VA
Dropped oat az sishs n sAase
rae most remarkable ipsta.
disapp earance ever known, S,o $3.50 q
words used BY detective ! ga sas we {.
ago when speaking Of case IN \. uays
employed upon. 1t was not ] h NJ Mas
ard expression, nor was IL or' Ipal1a
Cor It has been used Of MANY u ,sssi !.
Of those who have mysteriouslv ~. ~ /
peared. A report Of the COMMITS,
Of police Of London recently notes 't y
la men and women Of that c,tr t u
sunk out Of sight OF their frienis 4, a NY
year Many persons disannesr !, a,s sue
year in this city. eNsEy
One Of the most remarkable AL.
Of disapp earance was that AZ tsa 49,
Edward w. Remey Of the hanS Isu
brother of Judge Advocate aona.., 9
William B. Remey and Rear 49,, a,s.a,
George Q. Remey. The last Seen :. 1
him was when he walked down 4.
gang plank OF the steamship Roanaas
In this city on Feb. II, 1887. Fyoss
effort was made to find him mn
trace was discovered. Had he haan s
man of irregular habits there MO ,,ah : 7
have been some suspicion as n M
cause Of his disappearance, but he va
sober, straightforward officer ma
no officer had better record stoos
higher In the profession or was mona
greatly esteemed.
Another naval officer who disanno.,
Cd many years ago was ex-Passed &.
sistant Engineer Richard H. Buel an
officer who had served in the ciyil way
with distinction, He started Tor Roa
toe: .: December 20, 1889, after which
no trace of him could be discovered
His father was Rev. Samuel Buel 1t
one time dean of the General Thee.
logical Seminary of this city.
There are many who will recall Still.
man S. Conant, one of the editors Of
Harper's Weekly, who started from his
sanctum for his home in Brooklyn on
January 16, 1885, and though search
was made for him in various parts Of
! the United States and Europe where
he was reported to have been seen.
nothing about him has ever been learn.
ed.
Thomas w. Fishers disappearance
more than ten years ago attracted a
great deal of interest. He was real
estate broker in Washington, and, as
/ was his usual custom, he one evening
went to Baltimore to visit the young
{ woman to whom he was engaged. The
! young couple became involved in d dis
pute over q trivial matter, and the
= young woman declared their engage
: ment off. Mr.. Fisher left the house,
! and, after wandering about the streets
= for some time, left Baltimore for NeW
3 York.
He at once wrote to his former
] fiance, apologized for his rude con.
/ duct and begged Ter forgiveness, but
:, she was bent upon Furnishing him and
r did not reply to his letter. Fisher then
left New York and went to Albany,
Q from which place he wrote to the
: young woman saying that he would moi
}. burden her again with his petitions
l. and that he intended to commit sui
r eide. The young woman then replied
9 to his letter and asked his forgive
q ness, but the latter was returned with
the stamp upon 1t Not found" ant
It nothing has been heard from the young
r man since that day.
d Among other mysterious disappear
s ances' are those of DR.. Richard 9
BrandeIs; William ]. Phillips, q mem
Der Of the Produce Exchange; Alex
= ander F. Oakley, frequent contribu
g tor to Harper's Weekly and Harper
e Magazine, and William NJ. Rapalje,
h well-known artist and architect o
I. Syracuse, N. View York Tribune.