Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-11-09
uasccountable Doings of a Louisvi lie Man.

Perhaps no incident within the recol-
lection OF the very Oldest member OF tbs
now very ancient community, ever ere
ated more profound sensation here than
did the sudden and mysterious disappear
ance, some weeks ago, of Mr. E. ID Tyler,
long a well known and highly esteemed
citiz IN of Louisville He took passage
on the steamer Palestine. bound for
Evansville, and before reaching that port
suddenly disappeared from the boat,
leaving bis watch and pocket-book behind
him in his stateroem, as if to indicate
hurried departure, or foul play, or any
tn ng bat what was the real state OF the
case.
Afer his disappearance, a man who
had occupied The stateroom with him, lett
the boat all bandaged and plastered as it
suffering from the effects of very severe
nugilistie chastisement. and this mys-
terious individual was fixed upon as pn-
doubtedly the murderer of Mr.. Tyler, for
when the two had entered the stateroom,
they had both been whole, with neither
bruises nor bsndages. This was settled
upon as conclusive evidence that the APP
parenty wounded stranger had robbed
Mr.. T. and thrown him overheard, and
detectives we're forthwith put upon the
track of the supposed villain.
There we're other surmises, however,
as TO Mr.. Tyler's fate. Some believed be
had thrown himself overheard and found
a suicides grave beneath the dark waters
of the Oaio, believing death 10 be the
sovereign balm for all earthly ills, in
whatever form it might come or be re
sorted to. Besides, he held a life assu-
rance policy of $50 900, and this certainly
was fully as much of an inducement as
any reasonable man contemplating sui
eide could desire.
His friends here, believing him to be
drowned, offered reward OF two hundred
dollars for the recovery of his body, his
family donned the usual habiliments OF
mourning, and his estate was admins
tered upon. To the astonishment, how
ever, of every one who had known of his
mysterious disappearance, the morning
papers yesterday announced his sudden
reappearance in the city, and that be had
ly been travelling in Kansas. There
was no further explanation than this,
and of course Mrs. Grundy was all sgog
to hear more. Mr. Tyer's affairs had
become public properly, aud the news
papers were expected to say so nethIn4
m ore about him. We are sorry Mr.. Ty-
Ter has not made some statement which
would have put him right before the pub
lie, for there is no doubt that more in
justice than Justice has been done him
IL was confidently stated that he had
been in S.. L ,uis ever since he left Lou
isville, disguised in green goggles, and
wearing an immense beard, and that he
had been in cahoot with the bruised indi-
vdual alluded to as occupying the same
st.teroom with him on the steamer
o her equally startling intelligence with
reference to the returned man was put
in circulation, and for the last twenty
four hours he has been the lone among
te thousand" so much has the public
curiosity been excited by the strange in
cidents connected with his disappear
aDce.
Yesterday Mr.. Tyler fled petition in
bankruptcy in the United States Court,
and his liabilities are said to be from
500 900 to 5000 900. 1t also asserted
that be has left the CITY with his family
for the EAst-LouisriUe Courier.