Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-11-06
MISSING BURLINGTON IMAM
FOUND TO HAVE HAD CON-
PANlON ON JOURNEY.
TRUNK AND BAGGAGE
CHECKED TO INDIANA
Investigation Reveals That Property
Failed to Reach Destination-Mys-
terry Of Disappearance Of Wealthy
Burlington Citizen Deepens-Had
5000 In His Possession.

Burlington, Nov. cit has
been ascertained that A. F. An
gel, the aged Burlington citizen
citizen who left town month ago
with $4,000 and without disclosing
his destination to his friends, bought
q ticket to New Albany, Ind. Further
inquiries fail to reveal that he ar
rived there or that his trunk and
a box checked to that place eve.
reached that town.
One Of the baggagemen at the un-
ion station, after reading the story
of the disappearance. recalled that he
had checked Angels hand baggage.
An examination of the records OF the
baggage room disclosed that a trunk
and box had been checked to New
Albany, Ind, a town of about $4,000
people on the Ohio river not far
from Louisville.
Who Was the Stranger7
The baggagemen at the union sta
ton say that Angel and younger
man. apparently stranger. about
IS years old, called at the baggage
room the night of Oct I. Angel had
a trunk and box and two suitcases
The trunk and box were checked to
New Albany.
II recall very distinctly the night
Angel went away" said the bag
gageman to a Gazette reporter. He
came in here shortly before the K
line was due to leave for the south
and carried two suitcases In his
hand.
"The turnk and box were sent down
during the day. He had me weigh
the trunk and box and two suitcases
at first. Then he asked me how much
excess baggage 1t would be. figured
it out for him.
Carried Two Suiteasss.
HE complained that it was too
much to pay. and had me weigh the
trunk box and one suitcase and f1g-
ure that for him. He still thought
the charges were too much. and nm
ally had me- weigh the trunk and
box. He paid the excess baggage
then.
II was kidding him about the cost
Of the excess baggage and he joked
about It too, and seemed to be in
good spirits. When he went out, my
helper told me, that the old man
was worth a young fortune and didn't
see why he should kick ION the excess
baggage charge.
'The. check number Of his trunk
was 69T71 and the check number of
the box was 449S74. II Angel got to
New Albany. he has probably taken
out the two articles. but If he did
lnN ~ CT ), fva -
the depot there.
II also remember, that young man,
stranger to me. was with Mr.. An
gel' continued the baggage man "He
seemed to be very friendly with the
younger man and talked with him
freely here in the baggage room. His
companion was well dressed and ]
would Judge him to be about thirty
five years Old"
Mystery Deepens.
| The fact that neither Angel or his
baggage reached New Albany sounds
badly. Why did Angel go to New
Albany, Ind, also seems to puzzle
his friends in Burlington, unless he
was influenced to do so by the
stranger who was with him, because
he had no relatives in this country
and so far as is known he had nc
friends or acquaintance In the In
diana city.
! When Angel left Burlington he told
one person he was going to speculate
with his fortune. and he told an
other that he was going to Chicago
but he told no one that he was 60
ing to New Albany, Ind. .5