Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-09-02
BLOODY CLOTHING
Of MISSING
NEBRASEAN
FOUND
Kansas City Police Search in
I Vain in Trace of Man Who
Disappeared at Midnight
Sunday.
LETTER TO WIFE rs
FOUND IN COAT
IIs l.esses wI.e 10 evsalss uera,d.l

iiy Leased wirn 10 fsvenInr y,ern.s
kansas City, Sept. Men In boats
searched the river along the kansas
Ciiy wharf and detectives combed tho
rough quarters OF the city along tho
river front today trying TO explain thc
strange disappearance of paul a.
Thompson. fire commissioner of Ne.
nfnska whose bloody coat and hat
were round under the municipal wharf
sts'eraay Last night produced no
''eW 10 Ihompson's whereabouts.
department store clerk nention.
ed by Thompson In note to hls wife.
round IN the coat. told the police to-
uay that he had known Thompson
well---had been "A friend Of his at his
nome in Grand Island. Neb. lie said
ne had not seen him since midnight
sunday. when he left him on the
street after spending the evening
showing him the sights"
The police leaned 20 the theory that
Thompson was neither n murder Vie
tim nor suicide but had been slug
ged ard robbed by some nor.
sons who threw The Victims hat
and coat under tho wharf. Thomp.
son, they believed. would be found
somewhere IN the river front terri.
tory. There was evidence. they aid
thnt Thompson had returned In his
motel room during yesterday after
noon Indications were that bloody
garments had been placed under the
wharf at about O'clock yesterday
morning
detective working on the case re-
ported that maid at the hotel told
him tina, Thompson left his room al
O'Clock Monday morning. The he'd
IN the room did not appear 20 have
been slept In. but as u Thompson may
have laid on II a fow minutes. Tho
maid Strengthened the covers ana
later whom she returned 10 the room
Tho bed was In disorder. as though
Thompson had returned and again
occupied Il.
In the room was found a grin. such
hs railroad conductors carry. II con-
tained only shirt A towel In tho
room was stained. hut tho detectives
were not certain that Il was blood
upon Il
Crist Thompson OF Grand Island
N"b.' who said he was tho father OF
the missing man, tclephoned Ia the
local police for details of tho case
After talking with him the police ok.
pressed confidence that the articles
found were the property ~ tho young
er Thompson. Descriptions Of the
and other articles given bv
tho "ldcr Thompson oolncidcd with
the things In thcir possession. they
snid
Mrs. =. ". Thompson wired tho
detectives To hold the coat. hat ana
letters found
ln the hat WAS two-inch cut bark
of the crown as II made with shnrp
instrument The hat was stained
with what appeared Ia be blood blood
stains were found inside the right
sleeve Of the coat The stains ap-
pear ~ have been madc hy some ono
with bloody hands handling the Sr-
tlclcS.
In tho coat was found an undated
letter addressed To Mrs y " Thnmp.
son Harvey hotel Omaha. aud a let |
ter from John NJ. Morchead governor |
~ Nebraska.
The letter. written ON tho station !
rrv ~ local hotel read,
Dear lflla:t win return home 10. |
niGht and win probably he In Omaha |
tomorrow morning Have had
nice time bat wish YOU were along
Well, I won't write any moro ns
viii SOC you In the morning Yours |
leVotedly PAIN "
" s. Met q Young follow here hv /
he name of Albert Wutke Tie works |
Tor one Of the large department stores
here"
Tho letter from Governor Morchoad |
banked Thompson FOR the glft nf \
'hnir IN Nh" presentation of which he
had participated