Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 September 1908 — TRACE HAD OF EUGENE DILLEY [ARTICLE]

TRACE HAD OF EUGENE DILLEY

Under date of Sept. 28, Mrs. Eugene Dilley writes The Democrat from Trafalgar, Ind., as follows: “We have traced some man believed to be Mr. Dilley from Flora, Ind., to Waveland, then to Dana, Sept. 17, out to Hume, 111. From Hume to Tuscola. He left Tuscola for Champaign but can get no trace of him at the latter place. Later received a letter from a Dr. Greene who says he got north to Paxton, 111., Sept. 19. Since that time we have no trace. There is little doubt that it is Mr. Dilley. He has without doubt got his head hurt where he was operated on and is having some kind of spells resembling epilepsy. “This caused us not to follow the clew for a few days, for our family physician said it could not be Mr. Dilley unless he had his head injured again in some way. All who have seen this man say he is trying to get home, Jbut imagined he must get to Gilman, 111. Hq is very weak physically and it seems that every place he stops someone helps him on further. “I don’t know if it will help us any for you to publish this but it won’t harm our cause. We want to get it in every paper we can in central and northern Illinois and Indiana. And hope that if anyone locates him they will hold him and telegraph us. $25 reward is offered.’’

“If you publish anything also add his description.” Mr. Dllley formerly resided in Jasper county, where he taught school. He was injured about the head rather mysteriously some years ago and since then has had spells onoe or twice of wandering away. /His wife and family now reside at Trafalgar, Johnson county, Ind., from which place Mr. Dilley left -about July is last to go to Yeoman, Carroll county, to attend to some business, since which his relatives have been unable to find him. He is 39 years of age, 5 feet inches tall, wt. 160 pounds, blue eyes, black hair, dark mustache, and was dressed in a checked brown coat and vest with pants of darker brown, black stiff hat, patent leather shoes with tan tops when he left home. Carried watch with chain of pearl bars linked with gold, and wore a K. of P. pin.