The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-09
4 MISSING MILLINERY SALESMAN.

FLOYD TRAVIS, TRAVELLER FOR A BROADWAY
MILLINERY HOUSE, SUDDENLY DIsAPPEARs--
SEARCH INSTITUTED FOR HIM by HIS FRIENDS
SUPPOSED TO BE sNow-BoUND.
PoUdHKEEPsIE March 8, 1875.
detective and q brother Of q missing New
Yorker named Floyd Travis, were In town yester-
day endeavortng TO obtain q clue to the where
aDouts Of Travis. FLOYD Travis 10 salesman in
the millinery establishment OF Worthington
Smith, No. 5O7 Broadway, New York. He CINE
here one week ago last Friday night, and on TIE
following Saturday called upon Mrs. Freeman,
Main street milliner TO show her samples
Of goods from his house and to soicn
an order. be told Mrs. Freeman that he left his
wife at Newburg. intending to join her there on
the following Monday. out would 60 to Hudson n
the interim. He stated also that he had iawsuis
to attend to at Newburg, and could, therefore,
combine business with pleasure He lett Mrs.
Freeman's establishment between nine and ten
O'Clock in the morning, telling her he would come
back again before ne left town aud take her oroer,
since which time he has not been seen or heafd
YORK the missing man took down the names OF the
millinery establishments III Poughkeeps!. whicn
man and Miss Carl. Both Of those ladies' were
in ervlewed to-day, but neither had seen Floyo
Travis at all. Mrs. Freeman states that on Tues.
day last q lady. attired In deep msurning aud
having a careworn look, called at ner rooms a1d
injured II Mr.. Travis haQ been there ana III ~
had left parcel for "A Mrs. Collins. THIS lady
proved to be the vile OF Mr.. Travis. Mrs Free
man informed her that Travis had peen there, Dus
had lett no parcel for any one, and mad gone 70
Hudson. Mrs. Travis left Tor Hudson, and nos
finding him there went to Albany where she was
taken Ill and mad to be sent home. Tue dc ectiVs
and the missing mans brother say he nao q law
suit at Pine Bush, but instead OF going inet az,
rection 10 hunt for hum they charge tnat au
clew to his Whereabouts ends In tnis CITY, aho
they DO not hest ate to express their pene! tnas
he has been entrapped In some place IN fough
keepsie, drugRed robbed and made away Win.
There IL no foundation Whatever Ior tnis lneoly,
for there Is no place IN the town where any sucn
treatment would De likely to be server out 10 any
person. An instance OF this KIND mas never oo
the theory 10 las they say tnat travis was
well known to almost every conductor on the
Hudson River Railroad, and after diligent inquiry
among those officers they nave Jailed to elicit any
Information abOu. him. That might easily De 10
"a they claim, tue missing man had law suit az
pine Bush Tor In that case, u he started to attend
TO il he must have crossed the HUDSON ~ THIS
place and gone across the Q untry 70 Pine Busn:
Since tnen heavy snow storms nave occurred ana
railway travel has been obstructed, and 1t IL uss
possD Q that the missing man may turn up In tnae
f,recIion vet ais brother states he was Joviai
indiyiduai and makes friends OF strangers easily.
He ls not very TALL ID rather stout and has large,
fulI ewes He was attired IN dark suit oil clothes
and wore q wool hat fun description OF MIN
has beon forwarded to the var Gus police head.
ma rters throughout the state. He had not much
money with him, but wore an elegant watch pin
ana iuRer ring, and he also carried twllled
serge umbrella. He IL between thirty-dve ara
forty years Of age