The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-03-16
WeII-Known Kenosha Machinist
Disappears Under Mysterious
Circumstance Saturday.
RELATIVES FEAR FOUL PLAY.
Christian Left for Chicago on Satur-
day Morning and Was to Have
Been Home on the O'Clock
Train That Evening.

the Walter E. Christian & Co. Ma
chine shop, is mysteriously missing.
The police were asked to aid in the
search for him on Sunday afternoon
and although every possible effort
has been made to find some clue to
the mans whereabouts his disappear
ance seems to be as great a mystery
as ever. Mrs. Christian is pros
trated as result of the opinion that
Mr.. Christian has met with some foul
play or with some accident in Chicago
and is so badly injured that he is un-
able to communicate with the people
in Kenosha.
The actions of the missing man
were peculiar. On Saturday morning
at breakfast he announced to his wife
that it would BE necessary for him to
spend the day in Chicago. AS Mr..
Christian had made many trips of this
sort Mrs. Christian thought little Of
the statement, but when he was leav-
ing the house his wife asked him
when he would be home. He turned
round and remarked, eff come home
at all | will be home on the O'Clock
train Mrs. Christian thought little
of the remark, but after the 6 O'Clock
train came in and failed to bring the
husband she began~to think the mat
ter over. However she did not report
the matter to the police until Sunday
morning, and at that time she spoke
of the conversation that had passed
between them. The police at once
took steps to look for Christian. and
in the meantime relatives, believing
that he had met with foul plays went
to Chicago and made the circuit OF I'll 9
morgues in that city. No trace Of the
man was found and later on detectives
we're employed to make a search of
Chicago for him.
The case is most puzz1ing one,
and barring the theory of foul play,
the police are unable to explain the
continued absence of Christian. The
machine shop Of which the missing
man was the head was doing a large
business and it is stated that it was
making money.
For some time Christian had been
making tools and machinery for the
Badger Brass company aud it has
been learned that he drew quite a
large sum Of money from that COM
pany on Friday. So far as can be
learned the financial affairs of the
shop were in good condition and it is
stated that the men have been regu-
1arly paid and obligations have been
met promptly. It is also evident that
Christian had no intention of leaving
when he left the shop on Friday
evening as a letter was left on his
desk which contained large remit
lance and if he had planned to leave
he would probably have taken this
money with him. 50
The police seem to think that it
would have been almost impossible
for Christian to have met with foul
play as he is we'll known in Chicago
and is well acquainted with the city
and would have scarcely have been
led to any place in which he could
have been assaulted and robbed.
Christian has always borne the best
of regulations. He was not in any
way drinking man, and it is said
that his home relations have been
pleasant. The search for Christian is
being continued in Chicago this
afternoon and the officers are hopeful
of finding some trace before the day
is over.