The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-01-02
tryside for Frank crossott; Was
Here on Business Dec. 81;
With Friends.
DISAPPEARS FROM ROCK
ISLAND DEPOT PLATFORM
Friends Say Habits Good; Has Money
In Local Bank, Checked Out Only
SIS; Sheriff Thinks Possibility
of Murder.

Officers and friends of Frank Chos-
sett, aged 30, a farmer living near
Pocasset are searching the country
side for him with the belief that he
has been the victim Of foul play
Developments at the office of Matt
Sankey, Grady county sheriff last
night show that the man has not
been seen since the evening of De-
cember 81. AT that time he was in
Chickasha in company with a neigh
bor, Jim Hamilton. He disappeared at
the Rock Island station here while
Hamilton was buying him a tcicket
to Pocasset
A description OF him in the hands
of Sheriff Sankey is: aged 30, height
feet 5 inches; weight 1870 pounds.
normally smooth shaven, but when
last seen had a growth of about
weeks beard; dressed in blue over
alls, blue jumper, brown sweater,
brown cap, dark shoes,
Disappearance Is Mystery.
The disappearance Of the man is
mystery. He, in company with Jim
Hamilton came to Chickasha Wednes-
day to transact some business arriv-
ing here on the train He had riyen
from his farm to Pocasset.
Afto,, trn,,co ati,,o tbo l,,,o.,,aon IL,
question he went to the Rock Island
depot to return to Pocasset by train.
The time was about $50 in the even
ing. He remarked to Jim Hamilton,
that if he missed the train he would
be compelled to walk back to Pocas-
set as it was imperative that he get
there that night.
Hamilton stated to officers that he
went into the depot, leaving the miss
ing man on the platform, and bought
tickets for both. He was unable to
find Chossot when the train left the
depot The man has not been seen by
friends or relatives since.
Habits Were Good
According to information in the
hands of officials, Chosott had no bad
habits He was not addicted to drink
and was not inclined to be wild"
in any sense of the word, friends be-
lieve. He has a wife and four chill
dren
He left his team tied to the rack
in Pocasset when he left there We'd
nesday afternoon The next morning
the team was found about five miles
out of Pocasset, but the belief is that
the team had broken loose from the
rack and wandered toward home.
Has Money In Bank.
He has an account in a local bank,
Up to this morning he had not
checked against this account, except
to the amount OF SIS which he drew
out of the bank on the afternoon of
December 81 This, officers and
friends believe to be the only cash
he had on his person at the time Of
his disappearance.
Local officers worked all last
night in their hunt for the man in the
districts around Chickasha. They
worked the Washta river and all the
woodlands around the city and con-
tinued the search on the Rock Island
track north of the Washita river
bridge.
According to Hamilton, the missing
man showed no symptoms Wednes-
day that would indicate that his mind
was otherwise than normal. His rela-
tives and friensd state that he has
never shown any indication of being
mentally off
Two Theories Offered.
There are two theories on which
Sheriff Matt Sankey is working The
first is that the man missed his train
Wednesday evening and starting to
walk to Pocasset was murdered on
the way.
The other is that he missed his
train, tried to ride a freight to Po-
casset, locked in box car and haul
ed to tho destination of that car,
wherever it might be.
Working on the first theory,