The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-09-21
Man With SMALL
FORTUNE IS GONE
Steps from Train before 1t
Reaches Station and Mys-
teriously Disappears.
OFFICERS ON A HUNT
Brother Believes the Missing
Man Has Met with
Foul Play.


Having mysteriously disappeared
in this city with large sum OF
money on his person, Dominick FLAG.
co, Woodworking Italian Of Rich.
wood. who had been employed the
last three or four years in the big
paper mills in that town, is being
sought by officers, countrymen and
his brother, John Flacco.
BY working industrially and llv-
ing frugally, Dominlck and John
had managed to save up several
thousand dollars and they planned
to return to Italy, buy a vineyard
and live on It in comfort the rest OF
their days. A day or two ago they
departed from Redwood on the
railroad train that arrives here over
the West Virginia and Pittsburg di-
vison in the evening on their way TO
New York City, where they intended
to sail for italy next week.
When the train arrived and stop
ped a short time at the "Y" in the
western yards, Dominick got off un-
der the impression that the train
had stopped at the Clarksburg sta
ton. Both had staid up late the
night before making preparations
for their long journey and they were
somewhat sleepy, John being so
drowsy that he did not notice his
brother leave the coach. on ar
irving at the station in Glen Elk
John was aroused and found his
brother missing. Another passenger
told him that Dominick had left the
car at the "Y'' and John waited at
the station thinking that Dominica
would walk over there.
But, Dominick never showed up
and John began-a search of the city
for him. After visiting various
Italian settlements and enlisting the
aid of countrymen without finding a
trace OF his lost brother, John be-
came uneasy and applied to consta-
bles and police officers for assistance
in the search for the missing man.
The search has continued in the
city and its suburbs ever since but
still not trace of Dominick has
been found and the brother fears
that he has met with foul play.
Dominick was the treasurer of the
expedition and carried practically all
the money both had saved up,
amounting to several thousand dol
lars. both their railroad tockets to
New York City and also both their
tickets for voyage across the
ocean.
Telegraph messages have been
sent to detectives and the hotel at
which the brothers had intended to
stay in New York City while wait
ing for their steamer. asking that
"a search be made for the missing
man. The detectives have visited
incoming Baltimore & Ohio railroad
trains at the Jersey City station
since being notified. but they have
found no trace OF Domfnick.
After John had started the search
here, he thought Dominick might
have gone back to Redwood to wait
for him and he went back to Rich
wood, searched their old haunt;
there but learned nothing more Of
his lost brother,
Constable r. E. Kidd went tc
Fairmont Wednesday and spent tbs
day in searching that city and the
fair grounds, where the annual fan
is being held, for the missing man
but found no trace of him.
Any information in regard to the
missing man will be gladly re
ceived at Frank Cavallo's frui
store on Fourth street.