The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-05-09
JOHN WULF HAS
DISAPPEARED
GOT ofFTHE ST. PAUL TRAIN AT
FORTUNE LAKE To WALK HERE
CARRIED BY WHILE SLEEPING
Nothing Seen Of the Man Since he Got
OF the Train Although Searching
Parties Have Been out Daily

What has happened to John wulff
Reputable witnesses say that no came
to Crystal Falls on the st. Paul train
one week ago last Monday that he
was asleep when the train stopped
here and didn't get off that the con-
ductor awoke him after leaving this
station and on, learning he was
carried by, he got off the train at For
tune Lake saying that he would walk
back to Crystal Falls. That was the
last seen or heard of him. Searching
parties have been out all week; the
lake has been dragged and every
possible trail followed but no clew to
the missing mans whereabouts have
been discovered.
Mr.. Wulf left Crystal Falls over
month ago TO visit Hot Springs to take
baths. He has been in extremely poor
health for over year and had to give
up his business because of his condi-
ton. No word has been heard from
him since he left for Hot Springs.
MAN SEEN AT CLAIMING
The question as TO the indentity of
the man who is claimed 20 be Wulf
naturally arises as no one here knew
Mr.. Wulf's whereabouts nor did any
one know that he intended returning
TO Crystal Falls.
The testimony to be depended upon
is that Of VIM McGibbon and James.
Cleary Mr. McGibbon says that he
saw John Wulf at Charming on the day
that he is supposed TO have disappear
ed Mr. McGIbbon knows John Wulf
and no one questions that identity.
James Cleary says that be saw John
Wulf on the train the evening that he
is said to have disappeared. Mr. Clearv
knows John Wult and no one ques-
tions that identification. But, neither
Mr.. McGibbon nor Mr.. Cleary know
anything about the movements of Mr..
Wulf on that day or night.
The other party VINO gives testimony
In this mysterious case Is diamond
drill man who is employed near the
Chicagon mine He does not claim TO
know Wulf but his description of the
man tallies with that Of John and, in
addition, the fellow says that the man
who\ has disappeared said that his
name was Wulf.
CARRIED BY WHILE ASLEEP
AS carefully as we can gather it,
the story is that Wulf got aboard the
Iron River train on the st Paul road
at Charming ticketed to CRYSTAL Falls
Sometime during the trip be got
into conversation with this diamond
drill man and told him that he had
been at Hot Springs whore he had
taken sonle forty-odd baths
After the train left Crystal Falls
the conductor awoke the man and ask
ed him for his ticket. He replied that
his ticket had already been taken mp
The conductor asked him his destina-
tion and he replied Crystal Fails The
conductor then informed him that be
had passed Crystal Falls. The man
asked where the next stop was and on
being informed that it was Fortune
lake he replied that he would get off
there and walk back To town The
night was terribly stormy one. rain
falling In torrents. so the conductor
told him TO stay on the train. go TO
Iron River and come back 90 Crystal
Falls next morning but Mr. Wulf was
obdurate and insisted upon getting OFF
nj Fortune lake
The testimony is that the man got
of at Fortune lake and disappeared ia
the darkness From that moment
nothing has been seen or heard Of him
He simply vanished from sight
SEARCHING PARTIES OUT
For the first few days nothing was
thought Of the incident as there was
no real testimony that Wulf had been
seen in these parts Then, ~ the
stol les became persistent, the authori-
ties took np the matter, got hold Of
the witnesses in the case and began 10
stsrt sea,ch an week men have
been ont searching the woods in the
vicinity or Fn me layo brit 20 no
avail Last crniAy rarty dragged
the lake at everg point where the
bottom corldnt be p' irly seen 81
far not serap of evider has been
upearthci Of ny kind
Mr. Wrlf wac an old resident Of
Crystal Falls aua Cor many. scatn be