The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-06-13
THE MYSTERY NO MYSTERY.
NOW ETzoLD PROPOSES TO PAY MS
BURDEHs0ME DEBTS.

On his Foreman's keeptnG-A photograph
that Tells n Plain story-The Opiniens OF |
EtEoid's Friends and Noishbers.
ips,ing unravelled the mystery Of the murdered |
nod, found In tie Ess, River at Pelham Neck, TW |
no, is now enabled TO throw some Illuminating rays
mon TIE Eirod affair." and show that, after all there
not so much ms stsry attending the sudden dissp-
rc,rance Of the Union Hill hardware merchan, ss
v,s At nrst supposed. In fact while II II true thas
Mr.. Frederick Etro,d has disappeared from the
,n1ous gaze Of his friends and nexhbors, there hno
longer any room for doubt that his protrseted sb
tsnce and silence Is aosether voluntary on MS part
md In furthcrance OF . proarranged plan to avoid
sundry financial obligations which, for reasons Del"
knovn to himself, he does not care 70 meet
rnE px,msa or rUu sus's RAYS
Tho CORES pondence we print below, As well as
tbe Information gathered by tho reporters OF TINS
tur since our last issue, which IL given herewith,
xnahes ont cnse AGAINST this man Etxold and hts
business conndants that anything but nstterpg 10
him, and decidedly at variance with the high chsr-
Setsr he has hitherto borne in Union Hill. Tho
sets also ,hcd flood OF lgh, upon the conducs OF
Etsolds friends since his alleged departure explains
very clearly the arun treatment our reporter re-
teved when visiting the residence OF the family In
search OF In or1ns,ion; and especially makes clear
the careless indifference that prompted the relatives
sf The missing In declining 70 visit wcstchester
county TO see the body OF unknown man that
ptrikinsiy re-embled Mr.. Etrold evea though their
sapensss should be paid By others.
sccu HOMO.
The man Clement, vino 90 onciously inter fsred 10
prsvest the reporter obtaining Information ffom
Mrs. Etzold, turns out to be the porsoa In vhose
hands E,zo!d ieh his business sfsirs He wss en-
rs~ed Is . foreman In Rtrolds shop. and the other
real and only position. he played bi. part well,
eonnninx himself strictly 70 the shop and the super
sS.enes % Of E,ro,d became puSiic, when he stepped
forward - sentinel 81 the door IN prevent curious
S ssa saoser aoman soup,s.
perfectly iEnor.n, .t the outset OF her busesndt
plans and % NO SSs, ~ s sbsre.ssas
reached her: she bocame .nIious and slarmed.
sss wal nsa pesas %sn.sssd dsposon to G in ndns
tbs trusnt Bot whom this disposition threatened TO
ssrry an.irs too far, Tie man Clement stepped for
ward and
Fcrbds anybody other than those in Etzold's secret
nsur rpp mel 'hbnrC eontieman who has known her
nom childhood, and who l. reputable business man
on Ution .treet-called and requested to see Mrs.
Et.cld. Clement stcpeol forward and demanded to
know what he wanted to see her for. The gentle
". and particularly OF Mrs. Etzold,. and that he
wanted to orer her his sym pahes and assistance In
Su Tia, he coaldn't see her, she didn't want any
pympathy or assistance, and that nobody could see
es l9' p ,' WSsier an Bs has se urmed her Of
The real facts Of her husbands absence is not known
ErzoLp's MOVEMENTS AND WHEREABOUTS.
Esold. when he left Bridgeport returned to this
snxious creditors will now dnd lin /. they arc as
desirous Of SEEING him as they pretend; p since since
re rs.,on 1sa'"tC for believing that he ha. comma
nicated with the man Clement ard probably with his
s dGsd ed the the se bear A1 ~ S1n rs P11oS o
Reading, Pr. thotogIaph,r Cne OF them, eiven to
EIloId ncTRed t1c reporter ttt the coat in which
Il represents him IL the same one he wore away
win him. Ate the return Of the reporter to the
fun oGcc on thursday night md While lie was
writing no the account OF his strange treatment o5
this msn Clement it being then about milisht,
messenyer appeared with note addressed 10 he
WANT TO nrDE THE PnooV.
This note was written in a masculine hand, md
read 10 Ull0wa:
"sir please and return that photograph irestAiely
What that gentleman took along from 2T H 99 ! Yrs
or course the Photograph was no, turned, as II
was given he re, rter by Mrs. Etzod for the pur
pose o. enabin him 70 identity We BODY AZ Cit' i.'
Island. But the object OF Clement In seeking 10
recover, IL now apparent Th' imprint on u be
tJyed the hiding pace OF the truant We can con
esne Of 10 other reason for endeaVorins 70 Heep
In obscuri'y.
srxPLr AN ADscospNo pyBroG.
Thus We aie driven to the conclusion that io
ress' r. whien our sna ou,posey fieie
his good name and the enyabie position ne he q y
OF Union III ], ana became an aoecOnder
And for the reasons let the following steak:
NOTES AND BILLS conISo DUE.
10 ne Edho, or 7se Sun
sm: sc IN te;asy' ,,s i;,as an article article upon upon ~
hs iss. n i. sGn a, At ars F,Od k%s. where nu.ban
and al 20 st % nr e., H. has .na 1%i Ill, lis n eH.
coming due Nos" P-F PfioaoR S st,S oY EfzoLDs.
UMoS HILL, June 10, 1870
Another correspondent enters more into partier
tuars rega dag these aasneil embarrassment, an
nt.Is nf lac nj
made by f zold previous to his de! arlure His.c m
nuncation runs as follows;
ErzoLD's FINANCIAL AFFAIRS.
10 IA. Editor Of 7hs Sun.
p.asnc. @ epsniE o M iE.o san has
In hew York a, vel q; M ,hs "a, s nge NJ noid
it,ves in Unioa Hhl, am tempted to writ! yon e'
St MI Efoq Sa sd. %ss e SS%
ser e persoas reSd a. We. .. sifsnsers out Of Sc,
@ @ Soa s1S h DGuceS os % H
Sn aas DUE mso S q me Sns o
The night before his lamentabe oss he tried to Dol
l9O many for hI0, and escaped the fate OF the res
he hsd Sn ,oI, next 20 hi: 1.sSls z; EsIss r., s
oG Ne was therefore comIeilsd to depart without sr
SSst'h,eE TO h. .aiac'lon ne had secure
!hs taese;on, indly uaI has now told the wOrkm
bosst absence. They would lose NO work on that sc
YOU can nov readily oqasrstsnd why your regorte
really deal HE death Is SIMPLY cuncIdentai, but
the pIine his absence. estAt. anI
other property Of the kind fan q
tent OF IL value pity the endorsep OF hi notes
few weeks ago a similar game played by anothe
worthy citizen OF Union Hill, certain Mr., Henrc
AAerz s..
HoBoKES HEIoHrs June 10.
We can find space to-day for only one more
Mr.. Etzod's neighbors, who furnishes US with Il
names OF some OF the absconder's creditors, en-
also iayors US with q translation OF some remarl
by n contemporary not over complimentary to OF
perseyering reporter. His letter runs as follows
SOME DETAILS OF ErzoLD's ATTAIRs.
Tehe Edito, or 1he sun.
SIR sec no reason why you should refrain iro
printing cOmmun cAtions which destroy oil illusions
ttzoldr case, II be denied that teVerhl bre
eS have sent TO Mrs. EtZold inqniring what III
should DO with her missing husbands notes held I
them. II cannot be denied that newspap
aren't, M Roem, respee table man, has been cheat,
sut OF $50 by endcrsi sin- sOIe Of EiZodi notes 10
S.B.e Plish, are milkL an, Goteb aud cigar make
ET David Kulb A certain "a Don keeper will not Der
Stat on the evening when Etzold stated for regio
SnAnOwn he asked TO borrow ;rom MIN tOc. And
The most elC Quent argument In cortODorAuI
tlo opinion that tls absence altogether voluntary
kiLold's part Is the
WRATH OF THE NEW TORE sTAATs zRIruS0