Bisbee daily review., 1912-05-07
WILLIAM M'KN|CHT
IS STILL MISSING
Thought He Was in Bisbee
But He Cannot
Be Found

It was thought that w. y. NC.
knight, the travelling man who dis.
appeared from Douglas April &c, had
been locased in this city, but the
report was wrong. The International
says Of the case:
W. y. Mcknight, who was in this
city as representative of the Hardin
son and Walker company. q fire brick
manufacturing concern at Pittsburg,
Pa. has not been heard from since
April 2G. when he went TO Bisbee to
meet Mr.. Congdon, the purchasing
agent Of the Calumet and Arizona
company. 1t was reported few days
ago, after there had been some un-
easiness about the absence of MIR
Mcknight. who left hi belongings in
g room at the Gadsden hotel. that
he had gone 10 Bisbee. but Manager
Minshull went to that city on Sat
urday. and after a careful investiga.
ton found that the missing man had
not been stheTe, or if he had been
there he had not made his presence
known to those with whom he had
IN rnga cement there.
TeleC~sms have been received from
his employing company. and a so
from his wife. asking for information
abo"t the missing man. go that II is
known that he has not comm rnicat-
ed with either his family or his en-
D'oy-rs. Mauager Minshsll is doing
everything possible TO locate Nc
knight. or 10 learn Of anv foul play
hat may have befallen him.
Mr.. Mcknight registered ar the
GadSicu hotel on ADriI u coming
here Tor the purpose O. contracting
with the Calumet and Arizona and
the Arizona Copper companies for
the products Of his factory to be used
in the construction of the new smelt.
CT here and at Clifton.
On APRIL 20 Mcknight disapDeared
from the hotel. leaving his valise and
clothes in the room. 1t is known that
after that he had a room over the
Merchants bar, and that he was
drinking in his room, sending out for
liquor to be brought 10 him. On April
26 he is supposed TO have left Doug.
las, or at least that is the last that
was seen o. him here by anyone who
knew him. On that date he told W
. Hemphill, whom he had known in
| the past, that he had ARRANGED over
the telephone with Mr.. Congdon, of
| the Calumet and Arizona, to meet
I MN at the general Office of the C.
. and A. at Warren and submit TO
{ him some figures regarding his brick
and their delivery in case they were
I ordered. Mr.. HemDhill left Mcknight
at the corner OF II avenue and Tenth
street, in front Of the post Office. 20.
ing into the post Office. and supDos.
ing that Mcknight went to the depot
10 take the train for Bisbee. That
Is the last that has been seen or
heard Of the missing man.
On the morning OF the 26th he
! went to the Rank Of Douglas and pre-
. senting letter o. credit for 81 900.
asked for $50 on a draft on Brown
I Brothers. of New York. He told
Cashier Ellis that he had been sick
with sore throat, and had been
delayed there longer than he had ex.
nected 10 stay. but did not say any.
thing about where he intended TO 20.
IL Is believed that he may have left
on the train for some other point
where he is continuing his spree.
Cashier Ellis received a telegram
! Yesterday from Harbinson and
( Walker. asking that everything nos
sihle be done to locate Mcknight but
before II was received everything
7 POSSIBLE had been done bv Mr.. Min
I shull. Of the Gadsdnn hotel.
NcFn'oht II is said has been with
Z his emnlovers for seventeen years,
: and evidently he is a man Of value
/ IN the business. else he would not
/ have been sent here TO take M the
[ matter or the imDOrtant contracts
; sought With the mining companies in
. fTiZona