Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-01
FOX, THE BnLIARD PLAYER.
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Ii Thought of ft By his Frisnds-
From the New York Billiard Cue.)
Mr.. Louis Fox, well known as a bill
lard player Of extraordinary merit,
has been missing since the morning Of
December 4th, and his relatives are ap-
prehensive that he has been foully dealt
with. 1t will be remembered that about
two months ago, Mr.. Fox was severely
wounded at his residence in Rochester,
by the accidental discharge of a pistol.
The ball lodged in the thigh beyond
the reach of the probe, and has never
been extracted. After being confined
to his house about a month, he recoy-
cred sufficiently to superintend the bust
ness of his billiard room, also in Roch-
ester. On the morning Of the 4th he
left the house at about nine o'clock, ap-
p~srently with the intention Of going to
his place of business. He had contem-
plated coming to this city to see about
changing his full sized tables for smaller
ones; yet, when he took his departure
| from the house, on the 4th, he assured
| his wife that he was not going to New
| York or out of town that day. About
twenty minutes afterward he was met
by a lady acquaintance at the west end
Of Andrew street bridge, which crosses
the Genessee river, and is about forty
rods from his billiard room, and on the
| route usually taken by him to reach it.
This lady, who, as far as has been ascer-
| tanned, was the last who saw him, con-
versed with him in relation to his recent
wound, as to his health, and ordinary
topics, and found him remarkably cheer
full and of good, sound mind. Al
| though her husband did not return
home that night, yet Mrs. Fox felt
but little uneasiness, believing that he
had changed his mind, and in reality
gone to New York on business Of his
room; and it was not until three days
afterward, by which time he should
| have returned to Rochester or written
as to the cause of his delay, that his
| family became alarmed as to his safety.
| His friends in this city and elsewhere
| were Immediately telegraphed to, with
out, however, eliciting any information
as to his whereabouts.
A friend of Mr.. Fox, in a letter rela-
tive to his disappearance, says:
"The belief here among those who
| know him best, and who are best &C
| quainted with the facts, is, that we
shall never see him alive again. That
he has either been attacked in the
streets in broad day, or enticed into
| some by-place and coolly murdered, or
| ,ho, haboS committed suicide by throw
ing himself into the river, or in some
| other manner. | have no theory. |
| can frame none, with which all the cir
cumstances will seem consistent. |
| have been smiled at by some for ex-
| pressing the idea that he is dead; but
am strongly of that opinion. He was
worth $40, 900 or Sl2,O 600, doing a prof
liable business and living happily with
| his family, and temperate and cheerful
certainly not inducing causes OF SUI
eide. He had no enemies; he disap-
peared in broad day, and had to pro-
coed on a well travelled street. How
| could he have been murdered? He was
very generally known. In every place
there are some persons who would rec
ognize him. There was no known rea-
son for his going away. AL inquiries
fail to elicit any information. 1t does
not seem as if he had ever left town.
So, you will observe, it is difficult to
form an intelligent theory. Should the
efforts being made to find his body De
successful, that Of course, will throw u
food Of new light upon the mystery