The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-03-13
Four Men and Women Disap-
peared, and the Police.
7 Are Busy.
AN UNUSUAL CONDITION
CHARLES MARTIN, LILLIAN WILL
cox, EDDIE lANAN AND FRED.
DIE DENT ARE THE ONES WHO
ARE ABSENT.


tablish bureau of information and
Identification. The number of miss
ing men and boys that mas been re-
ported to headquarters in the past few
days is the cause of the belief that such
bureau is needed. At the present
time the department is striving to To-
cate one missing woman, one man
whose whereabouts are not known and
two runaway boys. All are believed
to be somewhere in the vicinity of
Richmond.
Taking with him only his "favorite
razor" Charles Martin left his home,
ia Main street, Wednesday. immedi-
ately after partaking of the noon meal
and has not been home since His
whereabouts are unknown to his anx-
ious wife and nine months old baby
The man is believed to be suffering
from temporary insanity.
Last Seen Of Her. s't.
After eating dinner. Wednesday.
Martin asked his wife what kind of
meat she wanted for dinner Thursday.
She regarded this as quite unNsual. as
it had not been his custom to look aft
err the needs of the table. She told
him a meat she thought would be de-
sfrable and asked what prompted the
question. Martin told her he just
thought he. would go around and get it.
He left the house and that was the last
seen OF him. He had been acting re-
d
wife's suspicious.
Martin has been employed as a fire
man at the Robinson factory. He had
not been involved in any affair with
the police. He is IS years old. of me-
dunn height. light complexion and has
a heavy moustache. The police have
no clue. - ~ ~
Woman is Missing.
Mrs. Lillian Wilcox is the woman
the police are searching for. She is
being wanted in order to appease the
cravings of her nineteen year old son
who Is travelling all over the United
States in search of her. William Hem
ry Wilcox, the son, has travelled from
Boston, Mass, as far west as St
Louis. He said he has reason to be-
lieve his mother has not been west OF
that city and that now she may be
somewhere in this vicinity. The lad
was placed in charity home at Bos.
ton. Mass. when only seven years old
akd remained there until he began his
tour and search. He is member OF
the newspaper carriers union and
makes his way selling papers. He
went from here to Dayton to continue
his search. t.s... -
eja is Where Is .lanan?
The police have been unable to Sc
cure any clue that may lead them tc
locate Eddie Lanan. seventeen year
old boy who ran away from the home
Of his parents six miles south of Lib
erty. The boy was given money to &c
to College Corner and have some den
tai work done last Thursday. He did
not have the, work done, but instead
kept the money and started north
along the c. C. 6 l.. railroad. The
parents OF the boy say he never had
been in trouble and are at = loss tc
understand why he should act as he
has. They are afraid he has met with
foul play;
Hunting for Dent.
Upon the request Of the police de
partment of Marion. the local police
are trying to locate Freddie Dent. ag
ed thirteen. a colored boy. The Mar
ion police wrote the boy is believed
to be making his home with Mrs
Burden, who resides near a depot
The boy escaped from the knights
town Orphans Home year ago. He
is wanted to return to Marion. The
police investigated the vicinity of the
south end c. c. & L. depot this morn
ing, but failed to find the Burden fam
| lily.