Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-27
HAD NO DEBTS OR WORRIES
Last Seen Two Months Ago by Fam
lily at Arlington, Va.
SEARCH OF COUNTRY FUTILE
No Trace of Former Georgetown
Merchant at Washington Home.
Suicide Theory Discredited.

Renewed efforts are being made to To-
| cate Charles Oscar Mcintosh. who stepped
off the porch of his daughters home in
Arlington, Va, about two months ago
| into complete oblivion. The facts sur
rounding his disappearance. battling po-
lice authorities all over the country. have
not been made public until this time.
Mr.. Mcintosh, who was formerly a
merchant of Georgetown, lived in Wash
ington at 719 Sth street northeast August
| z he went to spend a month with his
| daughter Mrs. Nora TetlOw. His wife
accompanied him, and the entire family.
consisting Of two sons and two daugh-
tiers, besides Mrs: Tetlow, were staying
at the Arlington house.
On the morning of Monday. August
II, Mr.. Mcintosh, according to the story
told by. his daughter. arose about 6
O'Clock. He seemed to be in the best
| of health and spirits He was dressed
in the old clothes he sometimes wore
when doing work about the house or
yard. He gave several dollars to his
| son-in-law. Tetlow. to purchase damper
| for a. stove for him, and told Tetlow he
younger man was working. about 10
O'Clock. as he had some business to at
| tend to in the city.
Offered to do Marketing.
Mr.. Mcintosh gave $40 to Mrs. Tetlow
at the same time to make some purchases
with. taking it from roll Of about $500.
Before leaving for the city he asked if
there was any marketing the family
wanted done in Washington:
Mr.. Mcintosh walked out on the front
| porch with his wife about five minutes
past O'Clock. There his wife babe him
goodbye and went into the house. That
| is the last time Mcintosh was seen. Mrs
Tetlow says she called to him about two
minutes after her mother had come into
the house, but received no answer. Sup
door.
All of the family say there was nothing
| unusual about his actions before leaving
| the house. He was not expected back
as he did not return then one Of his
| sons went to the Sth street address in
Washington and found the door of the
house locked. He went back to the sta
BILE and found that locked also. He broke
open both doors. but found no evidence
that any one had been in either building
since his father and mother had left there
ten days before.
| tOsh would come back. and SO neglected
to notify the Washington police until
| two weeks after his disappearance. The
officials of Alexandria county were not
| told Commonwealth Attorney Crandal
Mackey all the circumstances Of the case.
Mr. Mackey Immediately started an in
vestigation, but so far neither the police
here nor the county authorities have been
able to find even the slightest clue to the
whereabouts of Mcintosh.
All Large Cities Notified.
The police Of all of the large cities in
the country have been notified and fur
nished with a description, but every ef-
| fort so far to find him has been unsuc-
cessful. 1t was thought for time that
he had fallen into the we'll in the yard
| Of the Arlington house. but this was dis
credited because Of the high wall sur
rounding It's mouth.
At first his family feared he had COM
mitted suicide, but could see no reason
why he should. as he was In perfect
| health, had no debts or worries that they
| knew of. did not gamble, drink or smoke.
Some of them thought he had lost his
| mind. but the officials did not give this
theory much credence. Another theory
| is that he met with foul play. either in
the country or after.he reached Washing
| ton. 1t is almost conclusively proved
| Of the conductors or motOrmen on the
| electric line saw him on the cars that
day. and he was not seen on the road.
The county officials think that IL he was
| held up by some one for the purpose
| of robbery and perhaps killed in strug-
| Cling with the highwayman, there must
| have been some trace left for them to
| follow, but none has been found.
| The theory Of a purposeful disappear
| ance is discredited because Of the fact
| that in the thirty-two years Of his mar
ried life he had never spent single
night away from his wife. She was
| Frustrated at the time Of his disappear
ance. and is still in a precarious. state.
Members Of the family say there had not
| been the slightest dispute about any
| thing at home, and Mr.. Mcintosh seemed
| very happy and contented.
Described as Tall and Slender.
The descriptions given the Washington
police and Mr.. Mackey by the daughter.
Mrs. Tetlow. say that her father was
| ffty-two years old, about feet 10
inches tall and rather slender. He
weighed about $50 pounds. His hair was
| dark, slightly streaked with gray, and
was thin on top. When last seen, Mr..
Mcintosh wore derby hat, blue coat,
striped trousers and high black shoes.
He carried a pocketbook which bore his
initials, &C. o. Mel He wore a low
collar and a black tie. His eyes are de-
| scribed by his daughter as blue, He had
an average nose. she said. and q rather
| large mouth.
Crandal Mackey is conducting a per-
| sonal investigation Of the case, and the
| county officials are still trying to find
| some clue to the mysterious disappear
| ance. The police have not relaxed their
| efforts, though they have little hope of
| locating Mr.. Mcintosh now.
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