A Romantic Case

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 64, 8 November 1886, Page 2

A Romantic Case

Amongst the many peculiar cases, which the detective police of Melbourne hare been called upon to inquire into, there are not many surpassing in roinantio details one to which attention was first attracted in the fcarly part of the year, and which haa just been revived by the sudden ap-. • pearanue in- a. foreign land of the* principal, after a most unaccountable flight across the a^asv It was in the. beginning of April last that a younj» jnan named J. . G. Hoogilklimer was in , jMplbourne. He was engaged for some time in a position of trust in the jSinger Sewing Machine Company ;and 'had many friends. He married ''■&'■ young lady from New Zealand andhad his life insured for the goodly/ sum of £2000 in the National office. He was an aniateur photographer,. and visited seaside resorts in pursuance of this pastime. In the month named ;h« disappeared, and the utmost anxiety was created. Several of his frienda were persons of influence, and it iwaa . directed that a strict inquiry should be. made by the doteotive police. Tiuai there was found on tae beaoh at Frankston some clothing* which wi^'* identified by his wife as his. His death by drowning was thought certain, and those who may hare, had some hope of securing the reward of \ £50 offered for his discovery were, disappointed. His young widow* as she was considered, apparently grieved very much, and after a time returned to New Zealand. The; books and documents of which he had control were specially examined^ and all found to be perfectly, correct. The money for which his life was insured was, however not paid, and the senior detective, who bad been intrusted with the case, submitted a long report to the Chief Commissioner'of Police. rSo the matter ended ; but intense surprise, has just been created by ; the receipt of intelligence that the missing young, man had turned up at Berlin sale and round. The reason of his sudden Sight is a matter of conjecture.