Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-06-14
/, tnrns Gu, that the New York World ON.

II turns cut that the New York World IN =
= who invented the wonderful story of tue
90 murdered Washington hotel guests was
merely reysmpIng the local news ofNew York
passing through the night editor of the Word
According 20 the statements N the New York
TsPe-s, ''no less than twenty -four persons have
'nysterlousiy disappeared from New York
curIEg the past two weeks. One of these Is
Young lady OF beauty and wealth"
The New York Corlmsrciql says.
The waters that lave the wooden rim OF this
blessed metropolis are giving up their dead,
what cur city coIum ms make mention of some
bodies found floating In the river: and vet, no.
body cares to know how they came there, nor
axe inquiries ever made to expla.n the mystery
- tneIr death.
The New York Express thinks something
should be done about II and asks
hat sort OF police have we every body is
askIEgl, when aresPectable citizen can BE- muir
Gered. robbed. and thrown into the East
KIyer,-as in the WoodhUIl case, narrated in
taiS evenings Express,-and when another
respectable person, a stranger, leaving mis-
hotel OF morning for a walk in the Fifth
hTeaus, Il never more heard of-as in the
StsadCan case The question is a pertinent
one and the people ought 20 insist on hsvirg il
answered, or know the reason why they
Caiied upon to pay annually some millions of
OoAirs Tor the maintenance of about two thou
ssrd men IN blue uniforms who have well nigh
ceased TO be of use in the protection of liie."
The New York sam gives the details of one
oithese mysterious disappearance:
.'Mr. l.. A. Stsadman. q wealthy Euglishmau.
and member of the Dry Salters' q uild of
IscEdcn came to this city few DAYS ago on
tour OF recreation. He left LlyerpooI IN COM
Pary with Sir John Barring ton, an ex -Mayor
Of dublin On their arrival thew registered
their rames at the Brevoort House, and made
that hotel their headquarters. For several
days they visited various places of interest in
the city, drove in the Central Park, dashed
through Harlem Lane, and attended several
places OF amusement. On Sunday morning
MI Steadman was shaved and seemed u nav
particular attention to the neatness Of his attire
he called the wsiters and had his clothes
brushed very carefully, after which he took his
hat and cane. and said that he thou ght he would
take little walk, az he found the American
air agreed with his health. In few seconds
ne returned, remarking that the air was chilly
snd called for his spring overcoat. He then
crew on his gloves and sauntered up Fifth
avenue he mas never returned. The city has
been thoroughly searched for him, but thus far
not least clue has been found. A detective
learned thar gentleman answering his de-
scrpton had been seen on q cross-town car ar
an early hour In the evening, but an IN estiga
ton showed that this was only Rrookiyn
hour and feed merchant, who was returning
20 nls home after a visit to the Central PARK
L ne Cihcers are still endeavorIng to strike his
trai! out with scarcely any hopes of success -
Now as New York city does not happen 70
be- dominated by negroes we have some On.
TIOsIiy 10 hear how the World accounts for
the mysterious disappearance Of New York
hotel guests.