The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-09-09
A PARSEES MISSING GOLD.
AN Astounding sr0RY CoNCERN-
ING THE HOFFMAN HOUSE.


with tis Property sfter he was sent TO an
Avlum for the Insane.
The unfortunate gentlemau whose case was
prominently noticed in our columns yesterday, ar.
Rived In this city passenger in the steamship City
OF Brooklyn on or about the s5,h Of April last. He
nrst took up hs quarters in the Fifth Avenue Hotel
but his conduct VAS 80 eccentric that the proprie.
tors Of that house, amer . weeks trial, informed
the foreign sentleman that he had better sock an.
other place OF atode.
Aecordinsy, on the "a OF May, he removed to the
Hormsn House. with other baggage he took with
him ten boxes, Which suspiciouslv looking like
smmanition boxes, In truth contained gold, as tur
story will show.
On the 9Th Of June the Pa-see was arrest ID in
Niblos Thestre FOR unruly conduct. Al the police
station lis conduct violent, trying rs he did
to dash his brains out against tue walls OF the cell,
that he IVES removed, We believe, Ia n straight
jacket TO Bellevue Hospital.
Tine surgeons In charge pronounced tue man
LuNAuc.
Somo person connected with the police brourlt
the case o the notice o. MIR. Picrrepunt Ed wards
the British Vice Consul. and that gentleman at once
took steps TO have IL Investigated by proper author
iy
On the 9S,h OF June commission de iuhdtico IN
qVlntaio was appointed by judge Van Brunt OF the
have met at once the inquiry was twice postponed,
at the Instance OF the proprie,ors Of the Hoffman
uon.. ,,,o o,t,,oa ao.o t.,.-aa, d, All. .,..n,o
guest Finally, on the 1ith OF July, a competent
Jury found that h. u. Coah was OF unsound mind,
and AGd been 30 fer mere than ftro months. This
verdict was rendered principally on the testimony
OF Mr. Jones. clerk the Holman House, upon
whose testimony also the jury found that tho prop
erty Of tie lunatic consisted Of
svSnnr InrSks AND BAGS
anu 'he suu' oI $'o0'o currency
An oraer ot Court was at once passed constituting
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mon r'ea', oomm'''ee OF bs'a'e' ana Mr. u 'onos'
Of the Holman House, Committee OF tho Person.
In pnrsp,ncs q, b,. d,,v NJ Jsrxi. ,,ou,,od a,
ha uac,,., Ir,n.. 90, ,h. -. =, ~. =,
and was there informed tha, beside. elo,nlos the
t,nnt. OF the p,r.aa contained ro,,ir,-,o rna-oo
randA or PAYERS by which Information could be
CLEANED as to who he was, where he came from or
what bis businesa wa. III. mama wa. prlo,ed on
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o'ou' Jus ''nA" '1'Os 1"u 49," 'n e~s"
~ o'1"" no"V' -.NuN o00Ns' ""u"' " =. "pV'
hhee' eoh'Ahci ho'h'hs eiso' bu' ~ nr 'hVs
turned the leaves. from one Of the books fell
p'i o. ,au'nv' Wncn 70. ioI'n .na' o. D. uo'an nau
snlppeo IN LNeIpoo' III 'ns inoh'n VI APih on 'he
City OF Brooklyn ten boxes, said TO contain els 300
in cola ma v.iu,h nj. ,.nar.
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taken the gold ard sold IL, and that the proceeds
vere the tiabOo they had r.ported TO tho Comris
sion '' s'''' '"'' "~D ''P0''N " Wv N0'
son ,o n, r,,r,.,. ,,o,,,,.. ,,,.v .,,,o, ,,,,
,,i r.py III ~ bia; % =, 70 cIah 30 h.5 49, hss AZ ~
their possesson sna that they Knew no,hisr OF ANY
n.nsrs WV
Heye nroh,biv tho nn,,,er xoulI haxo ,ss,cs lint
Nj Jaryi. was .ro ,aintea With . g,ntIenna rao.
ncessd with ~siL knoMn Publishing house 10 this
Jaws reooe,i. Consented to Visa ihc P.rsee a.
g,sh.ui ,owhi,.h nises an. I,oaiie had besn ,e
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rRIy.rK IsyIru
The result W.. that the Committee OF Estate be.
came eonvneed t.a uue sateinen, at 20 tns
smonn, OF tn1 unaNS eise hau npo o.on tven ri py
instituted resulting IN the disc'o-nre OF tie i'ho"
| in6 aus w,heu seas & '1t .n9n,sones % .o,,.in
" wy iuln o' vuu' nino uohV. rs sAiu " ~
sou eoin Nere re- ,aSp, ne pno, 10
sTea. Of Mitchell re Read ,d;S The prGTTe'Srs Of sSs
aIsr ipa, haa baeo served with no,ies of tbo sci5n
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s.ta ts nSu attoppsy, S foT ,ns Bsb Sonsu,
' - ,ha aon'i n,1ns't nf . comuiS,,an a q " "a
snu @ sac p h, ~ mo S ,srosit Hnsrv m
~'''N '"' "'AO V"-e' 'Ie1' Wv lo''' w
| rnE GOLD THAT WAS SOLD.
| On n, ilth the same parties sold 20 Trevor 4
| Co,rnte of Wsu street QOD soyerelgns, taking a
check in Payment amounting TO Sis5gS s5 In cur.
sane c,r,irs s"id through vermibe 4 Co. the sum
Of 800 soysrei.n, recei,ins as an equivalent in
sod by H.. pr". ,ietors OF the Holman House on
i.sse 1--WE s' md y9. tho very Gs1! day bus one
| u. n.
house swore that the $4S $40 was all the properly
| in tle,r hands belonging TO Bomapgeo Byram ge,
! co,sL
| ON the llth OF July Mitchell Read deposited
| tH,1Soo IN the nnteu states trust ,oWpahI V
| tben own otdef lhls sum "S yesteIuy slAehe'
BY an Injunction aud VIII be the suoJeet OF iesal lh
| NetugatiUn ana ue lsioh ,,,-,.,
| Ibis cese IA 10 De most thorouzhy sutod
| PRoyousp IesouAscx IN THE HOFFMAN HOUSE.
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(hr Joues-You know more about tile matter thai
do M, ... uo,, ,.,o,,.,.
keporter-Did you ever any Sec go'a oo'0hB'n
10 him In your ssie
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