The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-18
BOY GONE; FOUL
PLAY IS FEARED. ]. & !.
StephenPutney, Jr.. Dis
appears at Worlds
Fair.
CARRIED JEWELS
WORTH NEARLY $500.
Relatives Institute Search, Which
Is Still in Progress, But No
Trace Of the Missing
Youth Has as Yet #
Been Discov-
cred.
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81. LOUIS, MO-, Nov 1.-THE mystc-
rious disappearance OF Stephen Pu,ney.
Jr.. sixteen years old, the son OF a prom
nent family OF Richmond, Va, from the
roominghouse at No. COPS Houston Place,
has led his relatives and the police to
believe that he has met With foul play.
TO add to this belief the boy, when last
seen, had in his possession jewelry belong
ing to his sister-in-law. valued at nearly
$500 and aside from money OF his own
with which he was visiting the Worlds
Fair.
Forty eight hours OF anxious search by
relatives aided by tho police have only
served to deepen the mystery and Tonight
his sster-in-law burst into tears as she
talked OF the affair with Assis tant Chief
Of Detectives McCarty. t5ss
1t is all so strange she said, "that
cannot help but fear that he has fallen
into the hands OF thieves and hurt
Gave Jewelry to Boy;
Wednesday evening, shortly before the
supper hour. the sister and other relatives
express ed their Intention OF visiting the
Worlds Fair. 30 secure her jewelry
against thieves OF whose workings re-
ports are given out every day in the
newspapers. the sister gave the boy seve-
raj rings, a gold watch and chain, locket
and other jewelry to keep for her until
she returned. The jewelry was in a
small chamos bag together with about
$50 In money. When relatives returned
to the house later in the evening: the boy
had disappeared. He had left no word
as to- his intentions and none il in the
neighhorhood recalled having seen him.
The sister watched until late in the
evening before she Instituted search FOR
the boy. believing that he might possibly
have become tired OF waiting and gone
to the Worlds Fair during her absence.
When he did not appear at midnight a
search was commenced which. however.
revealed no trace Of the youth
Appealed to Police.
This morning atH7 o'clock relatives
appealed to The police. Brother and
sister spent the remainder of the
day on the Pike at the Worlds
Fair grounds visiting the various
attractions with the hope Of find
Ing some trace OF the youth. He had Of
ten expressed his fascination Of the Pike,
and It was thought probably that he
might have gone rlght-secing on his own
account Search proved f,uitless. how
ever, and when darkness fell the quest
was abandoned for the time being, and
the sister visited detective headquarters.
& No news had been received by the police.
however. nor had any trace been found.
The brother and sister returned to their
home disheartened, expressing their In
tention Of renewing the search at dawn
Tomorrow. The sister stated that she
had not notified the parents OF the boy
OF the AFFAIR, In order that they might
be spared any unnecessary anxiety. but
that Friday, II no trace was found she
would be compelled to send them word.
, Fear Foul Play.
The fact that the youth is large for his
age, being six feet tall and weighing
about 1c5 pounds. has added to the fears
that he has met with foul play.
Gle would offer resistance to any ono
attempting to rob him." said the sister,
(which would probably result in his be-
Ing roughly handled by the men having
designs on the yaluables.
The sister was at first afraid that tho
boys body had been disposed OF by
thieves, but she was assured by Chief
Desmond tonight, that If the youth had
met harm at the hand of thieves. they
would leave his body In some conspicuous