Gilpin observer., 1904-08-25
WILLIAMS MISSING.
Not Seen Since Last Thurs
day Evening.

peared, aud it is believed he has met
with foul play. The last seen Of him
was Thursday evening in company with
Fred Goldsworlhy OF Black Hawk
Williams and Goldsworthy spent con
siderable time Thursday evening visiting
the various resorts in the Tcnderlion
district on risky hill" in this city
Williams il is said provided the money
for this delicate diversion. The young
men drank more or less s-more than they
should, any way-and about $50 O'clock
became involved in Fl hit over one of
the precious nuggets who graces house
of crimson gleam. They were separated
and reconciliation was effected af:er
the youthful Lotharios had been assured
that the coveted affections of the Cinder-
ella would be shared equally between
the two.
About 10 o'clock or thereabodts. Will
homes, going together. This was the
last seen Of Williams. Considerable
alarm was felt 10 Mountain City Friday
over the disappearance of the young
man, but search for him was not in
stituted until Saturday morning. A
large party secured the country between
Central City and Packard gulch, where
he lived. and most Of the water tanks
and abandoned shafts have been in
spected without result.
Mrs John F. Williams, mother OF the
missing boy, and his brothers and sis
ters think he has been foully dealt with
as they have never known him to leave
home before and stay away as long as
he has this time. Williams has always
been considered a steady and industrious
young man. Up to the time OF his dis
appearance he bad been employed as
ore sorter at the Pittsburg mine. He
had no particularly bad habits and only
drank to excess occasionally. His father
died about fonr years ago and since that
time he has willingly assisted in the sup
porting Of the family.
Fred Colds worthy. Williams com.
panion left for Denver Friday aftern oon,
the day following the disappearance OF
the latter. This trip threw suspicion on
Goldsworthy, and the conflicting stories
he told as to his whereabouts after he
was supposed to have gone home also
made it appear that he had done away
withlthe missing boy. A warrant was
sworn out for Goldsworthy's arrest and
Sheriff Cody left Saturday afternoon
for Denver to find him and bring him
back to this county. He was at the
Denver depot that evening when the
train pulled in from this section to see
the local arrivals and did not make any
attempt to get away when notified OF
his arrest by the sheriff. The prisoner
was brought back Sunday morning and
was placed in Jail to await preliminary
hearing.
An interview with Goldsworthy places
him in different light and it is known
that he is innocent of the charge OF hav-
ing done harm to Williams, or of know
ing any thing about the latters disap-
pearance. His story is to the effect that
he left Williams on Main street near the
postollice about $50 o'clock Thursday
way to Black Hawk. His father who
had been attending a Republican COM
mittee meeting in this city that evening
overlook him and as the boy was under
the influence Of liquor piloted him home,
arr, ing there at about ten o'clock. He
says he never left the house until the
next morning, SO the report circulated
that he was seen with Williams about
IL o'clock must he an error.
The Goldsworthy family had written
to sister Of young Goldsworthy who
resides in Denver, stating that the
boy would leave for Denver Friday al.
afternoon on visit OF few days. So
this easily explains how he happered to
depart 30 suddenly after Williams dis.
appearance. Furthermore Goldsworthy
together with his mother, called at the
home OF the missing boys mother on
the same afternoon he left for Denver
and told Mrs. Williams all he knew of
the matter. Mrs. Williams admitted
at the time that she did not think the
boy was to blame for the disappearance
OF her son.
Searching parties were again organ
lied Sunday afternoon to try and find
the missing boy and nearly every aban.
doned shaft and prospect hole was
searched but without success.
1t is believed by some that Williams
has left the city and gone to "meadows
new and pastures green in quest OF
work, intending to notify his parents
later on. The sheriff is Of the same