The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-28
MISSING MAN NOT
LOCATED YET
NOT SLIGHTEST CLUE FOUND.
WHEREABOUTS OF e. H. GRIFFIN
STILL UNKNOWN IN SAVANNAH.

Brother at Quitman Telegraphed He
Too Had Failed to Locate Him
Friday or Saturday Night MIR. Crit
fin Went to knights Pharmacy
and Tried to Buy PfstOls-Was
Suffering From High Fever, DR.
walter Norton, Who Was in Store
at Time, States.
No trace of E. H. Griffin, an &C
count of whose mysterious disappear
ance from his room in the Pulaski
House late Sunday night, was given in
the Morning News, has been found, al
though there were a number of devel-
opments yesterday morning when the
investigation continued.
1t has been established, to the sat
isfaction of those who have conducted
the investigation, that Mr.. Griffin did
not leave the city. and it is believed
he is still in Savannah. He has friends
here who are very much exercised as
to his welfare, because of his physical
condition. They are not yet welded to
any theory of foul play, although his
continued dDSEuCG - SiNlh6 biCAAA u
great deal of concern. These friends
hope yet that he will turn up in the
city and clear what is proving great
mystery to them.
His brother. who is postmaster at
Quitman, was again communicated
with during the day, but could offer
no explanation. He had been wrong
in his surmise that his brother had
gone to Birmingham. but suggested
that he may have gone to Richmond.
Inquiry at the Richmond address show
ed that he had not put in an appear
ance there and no light on the mys-
terry was available from that source.
In the meantime the crutches, 1925
in cash and two second-handed- revolt
vers, of cheap make. are held to hts
credit at the Pulaski House, along with
an old pair of shoes, and his negro
valet, who was constantly with him
when he was at the De Soto, cannot be
found.
Mystery Grows Deeper.
Numerous clues as to his where
abouts ended in leaving the case more
battling than before. Even the man
ner in which he left the hotel is still
a mystery. So badly crippled that he
could scarcely walk with crutches, his
leaving the hotel without them, with
out attracting attention, seems almost
impossible.
Yet his clutches were found in his
room at the hotel, where he left them
II was learned that he had purchased
a new pair of crutches, and it was
thought for time that this might ex-
plain how he left the hotel. but the
information that he had bought new
crutches was Immediately followed by
the information that he had left the
old ones at Livingston's, where he
made the purchase.
Had Very High Fever.
Either on Friday or Saturday night
about u o'clock. Mr.. Griffin visited
knights Pharmacy and announced
that he wanted to buy a couple of pis-
tolls.
DR.. Walter Norton was in the drug
store at the time, talking with the
clerk, and paid particular attention to
the man because of his crippled 'condi-
ton. DR. Norton and the clerk talk
ed with Mr.. Griffin for some time and
the doctor says he had a high fever
at that time.
DR.. Norton was so impressed with
his condition that he remarked to the
clerk, after Mr.. Griffin had left, that
he should be in a hospital. The fact
that Mr.. Griffin had gone to a drug
store TO buy pistols impressed both of
the men as very peculiar.
Valet Also Disappeared.
Bailey Harvey, the negro. who act
ed as Mr.. Griffins valet, has also dis
appeared, but the negro's disappear
ance is not thought to be in any way
connected with the disappearance of
Mr. Griffin. The valet disappeared
Saturday. Though he was with Mr..
Griffin at the De Soto, the negro was
never seen at the Pulaski House.
While at the De Soto he attended Mr..
Griffin constantly, even sleeping in the
same room with him on cot.
While in Savannah Mr.. Griffin spent
money freely. He was a bonanza for
the cabmen. "A number of them are
said to have been constantly hanging
around the De Soto, waiting for him,
while he was there. No cabman, how
ever, can be found who will admit hav-
ing seen him since Sunday. His trunk
is still at the Central Railway.