MR GOODGER'S DISAPPEARANCE.

Evening Star, Issue 6480, 22 December 1883, Page 2 (Supplement)

MR GOODGER'S DISAPPEARANCE.

I'he • Cromwell AVgua' o- Tuesday contains the Scllov/vhjii particulars concerning the disappearance of Mr G. W, Goodger : Wh«iG On Thursday it became known that Mr G. W. Goodger bad left his home at an early hour in the morning (between three and four o'clock) and had not been seen during tho day, a very painful impression was created. The missing man was not fully dressed when he left his house, wearing only his trousers and fsooJtej his other apparel being found in the bedroom. He was heard to leave the house by members of his family; but being an early riser as a rule, and not being well, no particular notice was taken of his going out, Not till an hour or two afterwards was any alarm felt, when on inquiry no Word could be got of the missing man. Energetic search was made in a semi-private way throughout the day, but Without any result. In thfe afternoon several parties, went out, but not the faintest trace of Mr Ooodger could be found, and serious fears then arose that something serious had happened him. On Friday morning a number of leading townspeople met and organised a systematic band of ncarchers, who scoured the surrounding country for a radius of fully four miles. Their efforts, however, met with no reward, and the conviction was forced upon nearly everyone that the unfortunate man had found his end in the river running at no great distance from his residence. Tho theory—for at present it is little more—that Mr Go'ddger has met his death in the river seems the more probable seeing that for the ten days previous to Thursday he had been confined to his room, and was in too weak a condition to overtake a journey of any length. For some time back his general health had not been satisfactory, and it is said that recent reverses of fortune had rendered him despondent and at times slightly aberrant mentally. Within two days of his disappearance he had complained of an acute pain in his head, and was altogether in an unsatisfactory condition. Taking all the surroundings into consideration, it seems highly probable that in a moment of mania, and perhaps more acute physical suffering, our unhappy townsman ended his troubles in the river,