The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-02-24

altcIhOOil at 4.l0 % clock, floating
in the icy, turbid waters of Fail
Forest Creek, about one fourth of q
mile below Ricc's bridge.
Tuesday morning, February 7,
1908, between nine and ten O'Clock
Mr.. Fred G.. Trcfzer left his home
III this city, presumably by his
family, to go to his place of busi-
ness on Main street. His wife and
daughter Fannie saw him leave.
and as he had not eaten brcakfast
they asked him if he did not want
breakfast before going to town. He
replied that he did not want any.
Mrs. Trcfzer came to the store later
in the day. Not finding Mr.. Trcf-
ger at the store she thought nothing
1of it, until the dinner hour arrived
when her son Max brought dinner
for two. Mrs. Trcfzer then inquired
OF her son if his father was not at
home. Max replied that his father
was not there, nor had been since
he left in the morning. Mrs. Trcf-
zcr still did not feel very uneasy
about her husbands whereabouts,
as he frequently of late went out
Iand walked about, but as he did
not come home that night, she
thought it likely that he had gone
to Spartanburg.
| Wednesday morning Mrs. Trefzcr
began to make inquiries but failed
to get any correct information
After it was known that Mr.. Tref-
zcr was unaccountably missing,
many rumors were ahoat as to
where he could be. The first in
formation obtained was that he
had gone out to Buffalo on the
1870 train Tuesday morning, and
several said that they had seen him
at Buffalo that morning. Mrs.
Trefzer published and circulated
hand bills offering a reward of fifty
dollars for information of the where
abouts of her husband. The Bcav-
crs also offered in the same manner
a reward of twenty-five dollars. A
systematic search was inauguratcd
mir. Gilbert Foster, brother of
Mrs. Trcfzer, came from his home
lat Spartanburg al. , he with Mr..
Fred J. .Maberry built boat to be
used in searching the waters of
| Fair Forest Greek. The searching
party led by Mr.. Foster was Mcssrs.
A. p. Abrams, Fred J. Mabcrry,
| III. G. Bailey, Charles Bctscl, John
Bishop and Clare Bishop. Mr..
Betsel and John Bishop launched
the boat in Fair Forest just below
the Rice bridge and rowcd down the
stream, while the others went along
the banks. They had gone about
onc-quartcr of mile when Mr..
Maberry discovered n part of the arm
Iand shoulder of man floating in
the water, caught under small
raft or drift of. brush and willow
bushes. He then called to those in
the boat, the boat was brought
close to the body, but could not be
made steady enough to get the body
into it. Mr.. Bailey had Crap
lpling hook that he had made and
carried for the purpose of dragging
the stream. This hook was placed
under the body and the body drawn
to the shore. Upon investigation a
bullet hole was found on left side
just below the heart. The pockets
of his clothing were searched and
his watch and chain, a Beaver card
and one dollar and 19 cents in
money were, found. Later Mr.. H.
Green Bailey and Mr.. l. Frank
Peake found in the ovcrcoat pocket
his eye glasses and the last letter
that Mr.. Trcfzer had received from
his brother in Germany. The body
was taken by the finders to Buffalo
and brought from there to this city
on the afternoon train. Coroner
b. F. Gregory was notified and he
proceeded at once to empanel n
jury of inquest. A few witnesses
were examined and the inquest ad-
|iourncd until Friday morning at
20. CLOCK at which time Mr.. Robt.
Mcdaniel, first witness, said he
saw Mr.. Trefzer at the Union cot
ton mills walking up and down the
platform, asked Mr.. Trefzcr if he
Twas going out on the Buffalo train,
I.Mr. Trefzer replied that he thought
the would.
IL Mr.. James F. Smith, next sworn,
said that bn want 70 puAolo +Lot