The Glenwood post., 1906-12-08
]. W. GORDON
AGAIN MISSING
Former Representative of Eagle
County Who Was Recently
Robbed in Denver, Cdn-
not Be Found
SECOND DISAPPEARANCE A PUZZLE

were filled with the account of the
mysterious disappearance of J. w.
Gordon of Eagle. Then came the an
nouncement that Mr.. Gordon had been
drugged and slugged and robbed,
thrown into a box car and carried to
Amarillo. Texas.
Milby Frazier and James Brobeck
of Wolcott at once sent William Nc
Dermith, friend of Gordon. to Den
yer to search for him and when Cor
don was heard from at Amarillo,
McDermith was dispatched to that
place to bring Gordon pack to Eagle
county.
The man was found to be suffering
from rheumatism, greatly aggravated
by the exposure to which he had been
subjected. During his absence the
Denver Times and Pueblo STAR Jour
nal printed sensational articles con-
tanning very serious statements con
cernipg Mr.. Gordon $ past life.
Gordon has lived for several years
in Eagle county where he has borne
good reputation, the people expressing
their confidence In him by electing
him to the legislature two years ago.
1t is true MI Gordon made some
enemies in Eagle county, some of
whom did not hesitate to accuse HIM
of leading dual life and to declare
that while passing as minister, his
private life was subject TO serious crit
icism. Be that as it may. the Post
has always found MIR. Gordon pleasant
and affable and apparently actuated
by good motives.
Just before Thanksgiving MIR. Cor
don left Eagle county presumably for
Denver, declaring at the time mis- in
tention to institute libel proceedings
against the papers which had Sian
dered him.
Wednesday, Denver Post contains
the following article which, if true,
makes Mr.. Gordon s second disap-
pearance even more mysterious than
the first:
Joseph W. Gordon, the ex repre-
sentative from Eagle county, who, on
Nov. 8, was drugged, robbed and
thrown into freight car at the union
depot. has again disappeared under
peculiar circumstances and his friends
have been unable to find any trace of
him. The last they have heard of
him was when he left Eagle county on
Nov. 25, and started for Denver
"Nearly two weeks ago Mr.. Gordon
wrote a number of his Denver friends,
stating that he would be in Denver on
Nov. 81 to attend tc some business
matters On Sunday. the 25th, he
left Eagle county. giving it out that
he was going to Denver for few
days That was the last heard of him
by his friends here and they are un
able to explain his strange silence.
It was Mr.. Gordon s custom to stop
at the Albert hotel when in this city,
but no one there knows anything of
his whereabouts. A number of letters
have cLme to the hotel in the past ten
days addressed to him, but are still
lying unclaimed. Yesterday two men
from Eagle county came to Denver
and went to the Albert, where they
had an appointment with Gordon,
but after waiting until last night
they returned to their homes, declar
ing that this second disappearance
was beyond their comprehension.
"Denver acquaintance of the miss
ing Eagle county man refuse to be-
lieve the rumors that Mr.. Gordon has
been guilty of crooked financial deal
ings and has disappeared on that ac
count. They declare this will not ex
plain his absence, as what obligations
he had in Denver we're of such small
amount that it would have been
foolish for him to have run away.
On the other hand, they are unable to
offer any explanation of his non n-ap-
pearance. but insist that there Is
some good reason for it.
Benjamin Payne, proprietor of the
Albert bar, and Alfred Oppenheim
of the Albert Hotel company, both
received letters from Mr.. Gordon,
saying be would be here on the 27th.
and both are of the opinion that he
will turn up within a short time with
a satisfactory explanation of his long
silence. Another friend of Gordou's s,
who has known him for many years.
is of the opinion that he will be in
: Denver within the next week or 80.