Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-11-20
MINISTER DISAPPEARED
BUT POLICE FOUND him

far as those on the train knew, and
they had been with him for some two
or three hours, and if he were feel
ing i'll it is held that he would have
made some remark concerning such.
Alarm Is Spread. ,
When at first he did not go to the
residence of Mr.. Hing, where he had
been assigned, Their was some uneaSi.
ness among the blends and they
quietly began an investigation. Wf1er
this proved fruitless, the news was
communicated to others and they IN
turn told others, not only of the con-
ference, but residents of Pine Bluff as
we'll. BY last night practically the en-
tire conference membership gathered
in Lakeside Church of the mysterious
disappearance and along with the con-
ference session. there was mingling
of speculation. 1t was known that he
is good man and there has been no
speculation say ethat something has
befallen him and something over
which he had no control. While far
from wishing that such has been the
case some have ventured that his
mind may have suddenly become I'M
balance dand that he may have wan
dered from the city out in to the
country. There has been no report
of such however, and this theory has
been little held.
On the other hand the foul play is
strong, and vc+ there are some draw
backs to that. 1t is certain that there
could hardly have been foul play
near, the station, as it was time OF
late afternoon when many people are
on the streets and there were large
number of electric light burning N
that vicinity near the station. There
is no possibility that he could have
ben injured by passing train or
switch engine, for that would have
been quickly reported. The only So
luton of foul play that can be made
Is that he wandered into the residence
section, believing he was going to the
residence to which he had been as
signed, and fell into bad hands.
Case Battles Police.
The case so far has baffled the Po-
lice Department. AS son as he was
communicated with, Chief of Police }.
Frank Stewart threw out every avail
able man he could use on the work
in the search for Rev. Irwin or to
learn if there had any harm befallen
him. Early searches proved futile.
Chief Stewart said last night that
the only thing the police or anyone
else knew of the case was that he dis
appeared near the station and that
was the last seen or heard of him.
Chief Stewart said last night that
while the search would be kept up as
long as there was any chance Whatso-
ever to find him, he almost despaired
Of obtaining any clue. The reason
advanced for thiscis that if he had
been seen in Pine Bluff since he had
gone to any other home, that there
would surely have been some news OF
him here.
Mrs. C. A. Illing was asked last
night concerning Rev. Irwin and said
while he had been assigned to come
to her residence. that he had never
come and that although she knew that
he had reached Pine Bluff, no trace
| Of him had been found. She said also
that telegram had been sent to
Nashville and that reply had oeen
received stating that he had not re-
turned to his home.
Calls were made to The Pines, JET
4 ferson and Arlington and other hotels
with the information that no such man
had been registered. The same re-
ports were given by the hospitals.
Rev. Irwin has been Methodis'
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