The Search for a Missing Messenger
A fourteen-year-old boy vanishes in Tacoma, leaving behind a family estate and a desperate search for his whereabouts.
William Twomby, of the Seattle Transfer company, is seeking information regarding his nephew, Marion Twomby, a 14-year-old boy who has been missing since last April. When last heard from, the boy was employed by a messenger company in Tacoma. Marion, often called 'Frank,' formerly lived in Seattle with an aunt. He is described as a stout boy with dark blue eyes and is considered an unusually bright child. Both of the boy's parents are dead, and he has a small inheritance from his father, who died in the Philippines. A family friend visited Tacoma today to make inquiries, but none of the local messenger boys have any knowledge of his current location.
“He is stout, has dark blue eyes and is an unusually bright boy.”
Missing persons cases involving youth in precarious work environments remain a haunting, persistent reality. While the tools for tracking have changed drastically since 1904, the vulnerability of children working in city labor markets continues to be a point of civic concern.
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