The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-11-10
VOLUME XVIII.
Mysterious Disappearance
Brent WOOdall.

= the sudden and unaccountable disap-
Uoorance from his home in Covingtor,
Sr-nday. Nov. /, of Brent Woodall
oae5 % son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Wall cast a gloom over the large
- If relatives aad friends of this
Onnriar Young man in this community.
psris is the former home of his
,,othar. who was formerly Miss Title
pren- who is admired and loved by all
pbo ever knew her and much sympathy
y ovnressed for her at this time. The
e. cave out the following state
ment for Saturdays Enquirer:
"Prent Woodall left home last Sun
day at noon, In apparently his usual
shirts. which have been rather low
for the past six months. for no known
rp8son other than that he was not IN
verv GOOD health. He has not been
seen since.
From the Seelbach Hotel, Louisville,
on Sunday night he wrote ms father,
;nclosjng notice of q few. personal
debts of a current nature that he de-
sired his father to pay. he mentioned
the fact that there was 500 due him
from the University of Cincinnati, and
smoke dejectedly of his prospects for
success in life. The letter was I'M
signed.
His father employed a secret service
man and left with him Immediately
for Louisville, arriving there Monday
afternoon, and together the two, with
tbp aid of the Police Department and
some friends, searched the city for in
formation conc erning him until Thurs
dav morning. without discovering the
slightest clew. They were unable to
find him, and the natural conclusion
reached was that he had left the city.
His father believes the boy did leave
louisville, and that he is searching
elsewhere for newspaper work in one
of the large cities. He was a reporter
on an afternoon and later morning
Cincinnati paper for two years before
and after his graduation at the unlver-
sity, and President Dabney made him
secretary largely wing to his familiar
ity with newspaper work.
Young WoodaIl expressed dissatis-
faction with his work at the unive1
Sity as far back as.January last. The
work became irksome, and last week
he handed his resignation to DR.. Dab
ney. who would not accept it, telling
him he was foolish. and that he should
go away for months vacation.
Despite every effort of his family
and friends to locate him, his where
aboutS remain unknown.
Nothing that would tend to aid in To-
eating him has developed. The only
definite fact in connection with the
matter is that young Woodall left of
his own accord, and for no conceivable
reason.
He was not in trouble of any kind.
He is known to his acquaintance as
young man of exemplary habits, and
his father stated that ne had never
stayed away from home night In his
life without letting him and his
mother know just where he was, and
all these facts add TO the mystery sur
rounding the disappearance. His
frierds were astounded when they
learned of his absence.
In speaking of the matter Saturday
night, brother of the missing man
said: 81 believe that Brent has found
aposition on a newspaper in some
other city and will shortly advise US of
his location. We do not believe that
ne has met with foultplay, as is init
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or the minds of his folks but what he
will either return to mis- home shortly
or write US of the circumstances sur
rounding his disappearance.
His description is as follows :
IWenty-three years of age; height, 6
feet; prominent nose, hazel eyes ;
Slightly stoop-shouldered; turns his
toes out decidedly in walking; smokes
great deal. There is gold filling
In the upper part of the middle front
tooth. When last seen he wore black
Derby nat, double-breasted black suit
with invisible blue plaid high roll col
lar and low shoes. 1t is feared that
ne may have met with foul play.
Statements made Sunday by several
OF Woodall's companions lead them to
lear he contemplated suicide. Sum
Gay morning before he left home he
called On one OF his most intimate
friends, George Lott, and borrowed his
pistol, saying he had been bothered by
number of cats at his home the night
before. Another young friend met him
IN the street in the resident portion of
louisville on the Sunday evening of
Toe day he left home. He says he was
very much depressed and said he was