The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-06-22

ausu6el.n~ D,s.vpearance or q Physician
M Youkcrs--His Probable Robbery and
Murder--A Wifc's Anxiety for Her Has
bands Fase-Enorts or the Police 20 Solve
the Mystery.
The mysterious disappearance Of gentleman who
recently visited Yonkers, Westchester county Is at
present occupying the attention Of the police In that
village there being good reason for suspecting that
murder has been committed, prompted by a desire
TO rob the missing man, who was known to have
had valuable ELECTS on his person when last seen.
An extraordinary feature IN the inexpcable occur
viii be observed In the ract that although the
supposed victim was missed from his temporary
abode the evening Of the 9th INST. no intimation
OF his unaccountabe absence given to the police
until last Saturday. The circumstances OF the case
are as follows:-
On Tuesday, the 18th instant, Dr. Walter h. Foster,
VINO resided with his family at 323 Pine street. Phil.
adephia, arrived In Yonkers for the purpose las he
subsequently stated of purchasing residence, In
tending TO make his future home In that village. AS
his object would necessarily detain him for some
days. he located &C private boarding house kept by
Mrs. Nanny on Woodwork avenue, and while pay
Ing for his apartments In advance it was noticed
that he possessed
CONSIDERABLE NUMBER OF BANK NOTES.
He also carried on his person gold watch valued
at $3.50. The morning OF the succeeding day was
occupied by Dr. Foster in looking at property and in
the afternoon he accompanied Frederick IA. NANNY,
aged twenty, the son OF his hostess, In q
boat on the Hudson river. Before returning
they visited Dudey's Grove about three miles north
OF Yonkers, where they remained o short time,
during which Nanny introduced his companion TO
the proprietor. During the morning OF the next day
CThursday) the missing man left hts boarding house,
remarking, II is understood, that he was gong to
enjoy enjoy lew hours on the river Accoraingly ne
whom he obtained IT., having been provided with
fishing tackle, pulled out on the river alone On the
following day Hagman In the employ Of the Hudson
River Railroad Company found the boat tied to a
small dock near Spring Hill grove, short distance
pI ,n Daaieys In Tue ooas were slle nsing Tackle
idenned by Mrs. Foster As The property OF her nus
band.
THE POLICE WERE NOT NOTIFIED
OF the occurrence as before stated until last Satur
DAY evening, and even then their efforts failed TO
OBTAIN description OF the missing man at ms late
boarding house. until Monday afternoon. An officer
was despatched to Dudley's Grove, where he ascer-
tanned from the proprietor that Dr. Foster had been
there IN company with TWO well-dressed strangers
on Thursday afternoon; that although he dudley
partook of soda water with the party, he had not
noticed how long they remained, or when they left
the grounds. This was the last seen OK the missing
man, and conjecture Is rife as to who his companions
were on that occasion. His address was found in
enabled Nanny TO communicate the cir
cnmstance OF ms disappearance 10 Mrs
Foster At Phiiadelphia. The satchel also
property in Maine. Having received the alarming
Intelligence, Mrs. Foster arrived In Y0nkers on Nom
day afternoon, and on reaching her husbands late
stopping place she at sent for Sergeant Elan.
ders, who was then In command. He found the lady
laborlng under the
MOST INTENSE ANXIETY
for the SAFETY OF her missing husband, whose mys-
FERROUS disappearance she was unable to account
for Being man Of most abstemtous habits, the
AFFAIR appeared like some h0rrd dream to the agOn.
lied lady. Cinging to nope. however, she informed
land, Me-, and perhaps he may have received some
information which induced him to leave abruptly
for that city. Acting on this hope she Immediately
caused telegram to be sent to the fremont House,
Boston (where he was In the habit Of stopping while
travelling) asking II ne had called there. An answer
IN the negative was received yesterday morning.
Still hoping against her worst fears the lady again
ascertain II they had seen him. but, after anXiousy
waiting some three or four hours for reply she in
the hope OF terminating her dreadful suspense set
out Tor Portland, taking with her Frederick Nanny
as an escort. 1t Is thought that Mrs. Fosters jour-
ney will result in realization OF her worst forbod-
ings, as no one believes that the missing man left
voluntarily IN the manner described. Should the
telegram from Portland announce his absence from
that place. then
THE INEVITABLE CONCLUSION
must be that either the man fell into the river and
was drowned or that he was brually murdered for
MS money. This latter theory is entertained by the
Yonkers police, and in pursuance Of which Sergeant
Mangin despatched two mounted patrolmen yester-
day afternoon TO thoroughly scour the woods IN the
neighbOrhOod where the missing man was last seen.
WDr. Foster Is about twenty nine years OF age, five
rect ten inches In height thin ace brown hair and
mustache with full long whlskers OF the same color.
blue eyes, and weighed about $50 pounds He was
he wore spiral studs in his shirt BOSOM and carried
heavy, hunting case, gold watch,