New-York daily tribune., 1859-06-30
THE BALTZLY MYSTERY SOLVED.
4 DEAD MAN WANTS TO KNOW HIS OWN
WHEREABOUTS.
From The CleteLand Hsyald, June p


We are at ength 10 a position 10 clear up the nys-
terry that has hung over tue fate Of Dr. Is. B.ltzy,
whore strange di-appesraDce, and the history coz
nected Herewith have formed the sutjectmatsr Of
three previous articles in ths paper We have eft no
stone uhturned 10 the effort ~ at the truth OF this
singular affair and the result Of inquiries Is the
Accumulation Oi documentary AMI oral evidence that
sets all doubts q, re.t a. ~ the fate Of the missing
doctor.
In orter 10 tell our story Alright mus. 20 back TO
sometime previous 70 the Doctors disaPpearance
In 1857 Dr. Is. r. Bslizly and his we took the house
on Detroit street of which mention has already been
made in preyOu. articles AT that time he appearei
fush Of mOrey, and lived high.
At length they got into distress, and money could
not be procured The rent remained unpaid, AMI
money borro~ed from the VI the house was MT
returned. While in this distress their landlord heard
Of the policy Of Insurance of which particulars have
previously been giyepl having been taken aud psd
for He taxei the Doctor with the fact aud reinon-
strated with him-a healthy man-paying out 60 much
money for life policy while he was unable to pay any
Of bis debts. The Doctor significantly rephed that
" il might be good policy
A short time after this the neighb0rs heard an
appAreut guarr. between the doctor and his wife, and
remarked Oh the fact to each other. TIE next morning
Mr. Bszly called one of her neighbours, AMI saf
that the doctor had gone of IN anger the previous
night and she feared be had drowned himself. she
ade DO particular excitement about the matter, but
shortly alter called the Insurance agents Il. before
stated and said that her husband was accidentally
drowned while crossing the riyer
She however made mention Of the fact that be
wa. appArenty mindful Of the - long journey" which
wonld be conme need by tumble into the Cuyahoga,
ard therefore took with him Elk clean shirts aod
secopd sut oi clothes.
We have already given full accounts Of her curious
proceedings il endsayOrDg TO get possession VI tho
insurance money on her husbands life and Of the
seadasiness with which she stack 10 the story Of h.
accidental drowning. At length she left Tor Spnag
field 10 company with her foster mother taking with
her most Of the goods but leaving some things, among
which were letters and documents Of when have
come into our possession.
In the latter part Of February last year about two
months after the disappearance of the Doctor justice
Wells Porter Of the West Side received the following
letter: -
MR W PORTER | wish % litts Information from
your place Sine. AuEO, less han SIX letters Dr.
b. Bszly but ysi have received 20 reply Has Dc l.f
your place so where has be soue have sou- news Tor
hs vii. corcsrng grandmother snd inp0ant You
will osse ne by giving The Dfmaon b ,ss r.,ar, 81 nv
This letter has passed into possession Tue sg-
nature aroused our suspicion from the fact that the
Doctors given names were Benz amin Franklin.
The writing Is Of peculiar character, not easily mi-
tsted. On comparing il with the documents IN the
Doctors acknowledged handwriting, the suthofshp oi
the letter at once determined. Tne Doctor had
very peculiar way Of writing his nsme, and its appear
in the body Of the letter 10 perfect fac-simile o'
Of his usual signature In every other particular also
the cagrephy Of the letter b-trays the hand oi the
missing doctor. - ,
by a much longer one stating that Mrs. BIS graud-
father had left considerable property Tor her but
the writer was afraid 10 send it because the Doctor
might get hold of il. the Doctor was described by
this B f. a. being of ID character, and perfectly
nn,rn,tworthv. <, long "a Mrs. b. lived with her
husband he could not venture 10 send money OF male
over the farm to her. II he could learn that DIR. Il.
was ead or that they had finally separated, be would
:. nd the motley aud documents. Tbs letter obtained
no answer and the desialive" Doctor changed his
tactics.
shortly after this time letter was received 10 the
city puportng TO be from some person in Oho stat
ing that the writer had dreamed cream, IN wnieh
and that his body had been removed to doctors Of.
fee in Cleveland, for the purpose Of dissection. The