The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-17
CLARK s RETURN
RUMOR LEADS To
SEARCH BY COPS
A. 8. cobean. Department store EN-
pIoyc. 10 Mistaken For Misrlng
official; Reports Spread
Like WIIdflrc.
HOME IS SEARCHED
BY CITY POLICEMEN
Rumors Are ouIcted When Police.
men Conduct Thorough InvestL
cation; Newly Appointed
official Takes Oath.

futtc reports thht Juukc W. W.
Clark. missing city treasurer for
whom nationwide search will be
made. had returned TO his home IN
this city led city policemen TO make
a thorough search OF the Clark home
AZ South Sixth street. early Thurs.
day evening.
The reports spread like Wild fire
and had been on the lips OF many bc.
fore the mmorH were dlspellcd by
a thorough search OF tho Clark home
by city policemen. "Wc even
searched the cellar" said G. G.
Moody. traffic cop. who assisted in
the search.
As the rumor went from person
to person. Il became more oxnggor.
ated II was reported that no had
returned early In the afternoon and
was keeping himself secreted IN his
hnme on Sixth street. So many In.
Quiries were received by the police
department that Mrs. Clark was
consulted. III he's back. know
nothing OF H." she told one OF the
ctucers. But the inquiries continued
TO come. They were so numerous
that the police department decided
to make q thorough search OF the
house. This was done but the mys-
terry surrounding the disappearance
of the man and his whereabouts was
not solved.
No clues OF the missing treasurer
have been found. II was learned this
morning. His disappearance eleren
days ago IL mystery which re-
mains unsolved. Letters containing
pictures and descriptions of the man
will be sent to X. ?. Lodges and
police departments all over the
United States.
That Mrs. Clark, who is now living
with friends here, still clings to the
belief that her husband is still liv-
ing is indicated In her written plea
to the Ku Klux Klan asking the as
sistanee Of that organization in the
tllutdfUi w iOtatt tAdth
Dan w. Sanford. grocer who oper-
ates store at the corner of Colorado
and Ninth street, reported yesterday
that he saw Judge Clark just before
noon. He said the judge was walk
ing south on Ninth street and had
two bfndles under his arm.
When seen yesterday evening, ny.
Sanford stated that he did not Think
he could be mistaken. another man
was standing on the porch with me-
said Mr.. Sanford "He said There
goes Judge Clark looked at the
man and was sure 1t was Judge
Clark. He passed within 80 feet of
where he were standing
When the news spread over the
city last night scores of telephone
calls we're placed from one to an
other of Judge Clark's friends and
at last an investigation was made.
This proved that A. S. Cobean, who
lives on Dakota avenue was the man
who passed by the Sanford grocery
He usually rides the street car, but
yesterday morning shortly after II
o'clock, he walked home, going west
on Kansas avenue to Ninth, then
south on Ninth to Dakota, thus pass
ing the Sanford grocery.
J. J. Clark, newly appointed as
sistant treasurer, took the oath OF
office yesterday afternoon and this
morning formally assumed charge OF
the office. The oath was admins
tered by a notary public The assist
ant treasurer's bond is expected to
arrive here today and will be placed
on file as soon as it is approved by
the city attorney.
The first official acts of the as
sistant treasurer was to sign salary
and other warrants for the first half
of March.