Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-02-21

Two MISSING MEN.-The New York Her.
aid OF Tuesday, says -
''Ihere was time when it was an extra.
ordinary event for a person to be suddenly
missed by his friends and family, and never
heard of more, but recently the circumstance
has become so common, as to excite but little
interest when il does occur, and after an item
in the newspapers, and a fuss among the par
ties most interested, the disappearance is for
gotten until a similar case arises. How often
the verdict is brought in by the coroner,s jury,
unknown man found drowned a verdict
that Is so usual and often repeated that the
reporters have ceased to publish them. The
two most mysterious disappearance that have
occurred lately, are those of Erastus l.. De-
Forest and Henry Clay Reynolds, which,
from the social position Of the parties, have
excited the most attention
Mr.. DeForest was a resident of WATERFOWL.
Conn, and a graduate OF Yale College, at
which institution he studied civil engineer
ing for three years. He had fortune in his
own right, and was, moreover, the only son
of wealthy father. He came to this city on
Tuesday, the 18th of January, expecting to
take passage in the Empire City on the I7th
ult, for HaAana. He putkup at the Metropo-
itan Hotel where he slept one night, and left
money in the trunk On Wednesday. the
l4th ult., he drew check on the American
Exchange bank, at one o clock, and had, it is
supposed, about $500 in his possession. Since
that day he has never been seen by any one
that recognized him, nor has there been clue
TO trace his whereabouts 1t was expected he
would vislt his aunt, at No 8 FIRST place,
Brooklyn, previous to the l7th as she was to
accompany him on his pleasure trim tohavana.
but he did not call upon her. He had the
reputation of being temperate, perfectly sane.
and though rich, had none of those vices that
are likely to lead young men into mischief
This disappearance of course caused the great
est anxiety to his family. An advertisement.
describing him infinitely, was published in the
Herald Tor several days, without any response.
AT length his uncle, Eli Curtis 81 Maiden
Lane, received an anonymous communication,
stating that young DeForest was killed in the
streets of Brooklyn, and mis- body thrown into
the river. AS no name endorsed the state
ment no notice was taken Of the communica.
ton. Over month has now passed since the
disappearance, and not a single clue has been
obtained as yet, to the fate of the Young man.
He could not have run away as there was no
reason for his doing so, and il he did he
would have taken his money and baggage
with him. We can only infer that he was
murdered, aud his body made away with Mr.
DeForest was twenty-five years Of age, five
feet nine inches in height, stout built, full
face. square, prominent forehead, black ewes,
and hair, and very small whiskers. He had
on soft hat, black clothes, aud overcoat
II. .. Reynolds was editor of the Patterson
IN. J.) Independent Democrat. He left Pat.
erson in the noon train for New York, on Sat.
urday, Feb. Sth, and was seen in the Jersey
City ferry boat by several of his acquaintance.
he had $3.50 in money with him. aud at two
o'clock p. NJ, he called at Wells & Webb's.
corner Of Dutch and Fulton streets, in rela.
ton to some printing presses, after which it is
supposed he went to Sayory's hotel, No IA
Beekman street, as his name occurs on the
hotel cash book. He was last seen in the
reading room Of that hotel on Sunday, 9th in.
slant, about noon; but from that time all
trace Of him is lost, though it is reported that
he left the hotel at four o'clock on Monday
morning Mr.. Reynolds has a wife and young
family, was happy in his domestic relations
and successful in business. He was a strictly
temperate man, willie his sanity was un-
doubted"