Show am strange disappearance of a railroad man s kansas TOFEKA kan jane 28 special one of the strangest cases that has been reported to the police for a long dimeis the singular disappearance of herbert boffin a man who was for some time in the employ of the santa fe at albuquerque N M but who was recently on his own application transferred to general superintendent Super sands office in this city mr boffin came to topeka some weeks ago and made his application in person ichen it was granted he returned to albuquerque to close his affairs he was gone several days and when a message was wired him to knew how soon he would be ready to return he replied As soon as trans portion is received ho received his passes and reached this city on thursday last he secured a room at the residence of mrs ranch van buren street who had known aim for a long time and immediately took up his quarters there on friday mornine morn inc at he left the house to go to work after he walked out of the onel that knew him has seen or heard of him from that day to this mrs bench was not alarmed at hia absence until she heard that his place had been given to another then she reported the case to the police but up to this time all search for the missing man lias been without avail he has disappeared as utterly as if the earth swallowed him up his trunk clothing and everything are in his room fust as he placed them he had no debts as far as is known and mrs bench says he was a man of exceptionally good habits on the other hand he had no amount of jewelry or money that would tempt anyone to deal foully with him leaving as he did in broad daylight and with no motive for taking himself away it is simply impossible to find any theory to account for his absence |