, 1864-03-16
FO1IND AND LOST AGAIN.
SEQUEL to the Disappearance OF sho
WeHlthy Californian.

lFICm klc Utlltlk 1Ap<
Tho renders Of the Fee Press will remember
that few mornings since an account was
published Of the mysterious alsaPPeaz*n1e nene
Frnm thls CITY Of wealthy Californian From
The fact Of his having largo anoahs ..o7n ~
money in his possession, there Va eIVhS
suspicion ut the imo that he naa gssa 9ta ~ ~
victim Of foul play, and had fallen anso aas tns
cut Il roets which do so greatly aoonna H. nere,
since thu publication OF Tho 1ofuef !att9
ca1t,sng him. more facts have come 70 Ngat.
which. although they clear mp tne 'osAAss
,mystery, still lead to deeper ong. +ho
Mjcb'ran Exchange, on Saturday, the 18th
inst. wand. red about the city IN snon no IN IN,
tnx5caf ed state tbat be did not know Whero
hc i,ad bcen. and could give no rational &c.
count Of himself he finally erougat nsa up ~
fho Mcrclant's Exchange: Where no ~ eahs9 hea
he tH appearance Il ] Of being man with plenty OF
mnnay in ia pockets, enjoying the sansa-
iinns U yx3,ich II III man is supposed to experience
whcn npon abendcr." Ho was too much
fntoxicatcd to register hls name, ana asked
the clerk to do i for hm gaTlng as S teE'
Al t1Ia hotel he remained some TWO or
three DAYS, spending money freely wherever
cnd IN whatever way he could. &c oia not
fake any Daiue to conceal tho fact that he had
. Iarrc amount Of money on his porson, oat
on the contrary, was several nmss neaxu arnud ~
that be had $l2, ,D00 in his pocket, and he pro-
posed to spend it Us quick as he could. ihe
erat grief by which he had bcea o9e!"helm.:
Cd by the death Of bis Wlfc and children, hc
sought to dispel By FREQUENT resorts 70 me
intoxicating bowl He had the appearance
Of man rcsolutely bent on losing all con-
sc1ousness Of. pasf, present and future, BY
whatever mcans should be most conveniently
at hand. AS It was the easiest and most pop
Mar to indulge In strong drinks, be gave him
! self up entirely to drunken revelry..
During the time that he remained here he
was almost continually, Intoxicated, and %
| natural result, his companions wore OF that
class not the most reputable, and not such a.
| d man of his evident standing In society
| would be likcly,to choose, when In his right
mind, Mr. Moore, proprietor Of the Exchange,
\ frequently conycrsed with him On his reckless
condition, but he appeared perfectly wild, and
would neither talk sense or listen to reason
Being unwilling to keep drunken man IN
his house, and fearing an attack Of delirlnn
tremens, which was inevitable II Intoxicating
drinks were persisted in. Mr.. Moore told bin
that II be Lad any destination beyond thti
city, he had better 60 where be could 6s
among his friends. He then said his irlends
lived in Illinois, and he would immediately
| him over the Michigan Southern Railroad
md be was plaeed III the omnibus to be con
yeyed to the cars. ~.
During bis stay here be had cultivated tn
| acouaintauce of several loafers and vaga
bonds, who knew he had plenty Of money
and who evidently followed %nsl adnann, hin 70
MED him In the omnibus Bcfor
reaching The depot; he and his frtends insist
ed on getting out TO take drink a1d s G. con n
PEELED the driver to let them out. They eI
| tered saloon on Atwater street, the Who'll
party evidently in a hilarious state. Fro1
this point no trace Of Gordon can te disco,
cred. 1t Is supposed that tie persons lot
whose company he was, entieed him int
. fome Of the hell-holcs In the lower par, {
!. the city, which WIS m easy matter, consls
, eripg The condition in which be then wa
The circumstances which led the man Int
, the course he pursued In this city were real
sad, and there are few men who can say tne
would have hsd the strength to bear such
l burden Of g7icfs. From the moment be 81,
up to strong drink lie was destined to TALL
= prey to shippers, to be robbed Of his none
. # not bis life. What has become Of him y
: remains IN unfathomable mJstsrJ.