Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-26
MANY HOURS OF SEARCH FOR
CECIL eoLpTHoRPE PROVE
FRuiTLEss.
cAeG PARALLELs BROWN
TRAGEDY At ALTOONA
Theory Growing That Child Was Killed
BY Reckless Auto Driver and Body
Sseretsd Of Creek For Miles
Fails 81 Results ~ eloodhounds
-eafflsd in Effort to Take UP Scent.
special to Times Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Mason City, July 26.-Fifty- three
hours have elapsed since Cecil Gold
thorpe was missed from home. Thous-
ands Of people have systematically
searched the fields and the little brook
that runs near their house and no trace
whatever has been secured. The re-
port that parts Of the little boys cloth
Ing had been found in q hog yard and
the body had been devoured, Is not
true. The theory that the boy had fall
en- into the creek and had drowned
has very few believers now. Every
inch of the stream for four miles above
and below has been examined. Blood
hounds from Waterloo were of no
avail.
The work of the second battalion Of
the Iowa national guard was very sys-
tematic and thoro, and altho the bat
talon put forth every effort, they
abandoned the search Saturday night.
Sunday morning hundreds began anew
but efforts have absolutely failed. The
theory that the child was killed by
some reckless auto driver Is growing
and the only other theory left is that
the boy was stolen and is being held
for ransom. The father is not
wealthy man. and this is hardly
thought possible. The theory is sup
ported, however, by the fact that an
auto stopped in front of the residence
lust few minutes before the boy was
missed. Hundreds Of automobiles pass
the residence daily, as Mr.. and Mrs.
Oscar A. Goldthorpe. parents Of the
child, live on the main travelled road
between Mason City and Clear Lake.
Parallels Brown Case.
All sorts of reports are being receiv-
ed with reference to the child: auto
parties, touring the country, are phon'
ing in where they have seen children
and even some gypsy parties have been
seen with a child answering to the de-
scription Of Cecil in their possession
The disappearance Of this little boy is
almost an exact parallel to the missing
Brown child north Of Algona two years
ago. After days searching the chase
was finally abandoned. Two months
later the child was found at the edge
Of a slough and good many thought
at that time that 1t had been killed by
an automobile, taken to place OF hid
ing. and later, to cover suspicion, the
child was laid beside the slough. The
body was 80 badly decomposed when
found 1t could not be told whether it
had been killed in the manner men.
toned or not.
Missing Child Beautiful.
Cecil Goldthorpe was born March s..
1918. He was beautiful child with
long silken curls. and a good many
automobile parties. stopping at the
home, have greatly admired the little
fellow. This is now the great fear Of
the mother. who is soon to give birth
to another child. that he has been
stolen and her plea is that a state
wide search be made for him. Neigh
bors and citizens of two cities-Mason
I City and Clear Lake-are thoroughly
aroused. and are doing all they can to
assist the parents In their frantic eff
fort TO find the child. The latest pro-
ject suggested IL to divert the little
stream back Of their house to another
channel 80 that it can be absolutely
determined whether the child was
drowned or not AS soon as this is