The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-13
TIE GRISW0LD MYSTERY.
TNQUTRTES ABOUT THE FATE OF 4
WELL-KNOHN CLUB NAN.
A Lntc Dinner In Favorite Downtown
Restaurant. and n Disappearance In the
Gloom Of Night ut Washington square.

A Lntc Dinner In Favoriie Downtown
Restaurant, and IA Disappearance In the
Gloom OF Might ut Washington square,
For several days past haudbills have
been uosted in the CITY reading thus "Msslne
"A man about nity-six years old, five feet nine
Inches in height, weighing about two hundred
and ten pounds. lie has blue eyes, a high fore
head, Roman nose, brown hair, which he wore
brushed forward over his ears, and gray side
whiskcrs and moustache. His figure Is stout
and Is atlred in double-hreastod black frock
coat OF melton cloth, ana vest OF the same
material" A photograph OF the missing man
accompanied the handhill, but name was
mentioned. Two hundred dollars was offered
for news concerning him, and the offer has since
been increased TO Eve hundred. To Keep the
knowledge from his wife, who Is In Europe, his
name was withheld. 1t Is known. however that
the lost man ia Mr. George Griswold' OF 10 Wash
ingtOn square.
MIR. Griswold and Mr.. j. Fr ederck Schenck
we're to have sailed for Europe In the Scythia on
Wednesday last on Saturday evening last, Mr.
| BENJAMIN Il. Swan, Jr., gave a dinner 10 the two
gentlemen and their friends In Sutherlanu's res
tnuraut Ia. Liberty street. a pleasant evening
was passed. and at midnight the party separited
| in the happiest humor. Messrs. Gflswold and
! Schenck and two other gentlemen entered Mr..
| schonck's carriage, and were driven toward Mr.
| Griswolds residence. At University place and
Washington square, Mir. Grlswold said. "Hold
up. this Is near enough" Tho carriage was
| gentlemen were driven to their homes. Nothing
| has been seen or heard Of MIR. Griswod since;
1t Is supposed by some that lie startod Tor MS
| home. aud on reaching It and finding the mouse
| dark and no one up, started 20 go TO hotei'
waymen, and afterward thrown into the North
| river. Others and among them MT, Schonck'
| think that he must have been atthckeu amos.
| INN ediately after he got out OF the Carthage IA
| he fully intended to stay ut home that niRht'
Mr.. Griswold htd on his person about hi,een
| hundred dollars, solitaire diamond ring valued
at 5000, a watcn and chain worth 500, and
other valuable lewelrv ~
1 MIR (;riswold's brother saws that he had In
tended to go to New brunswick, \ j., ON Sat
urday last to visit MS daughter; hut that on
account of the dinner he changed hi. purpose
brunswick after getting out of the carriage ana
was robbed and murdered on the way To the
ferry.
A Iadv who was acquainted with MIR. Griswold
said last evening that In her opinion, he "a IN
the city. but unable to move or pcrhars SNEAK
! Through sickness or serious wounds received In
an assault iiis friends believed IL adv sable ia
keep his disappearance secret nut when whn
three DAYS hAd passed without tu,hgH Oh uls
whereabouts, u was agreed TO try the eNberi,
! mcnt Of inserting an advertisements addressed
to hun III daily newspaper. rms sauNertlatniFbl
was published ON Iuursday morning, nut thus
far without erecting It's object. she told the
writer that Mr.. Grswold's son Frank hau en-
gagged a parlor In the Hoffman House, and re-
manned there until a very late hour every night
waiting for news from his father.
A gentleman who was one of the last to speak
with Sir Griswuli on sunday evening, said last
| night that tnete Il little doubt that he was nlur
dcred nefore he reacned his residence. lie b Ad
been drinking little wine with hls friends, but
was not at all under it, influence. Wnen h'
got out Of the carriage In Washington square
he said. GOOD night" to each Of them. cueer
fully. and walked away rapidly. the streets
were quiet and the Park was deserted, but th'
ncighborhoOd Is notorious as the resort OF uos
perad res
Sutherland's restaurant in Liberty street
where Mt Griswold and his friends dined oT
SATURDAY.. Is famed for its dinner parties. Mr.
| Grswold's guests were several bfnkers mer
chsnts aud msInners " the Fifth Avenue Ciub
The party broke up at about midnight, some 90
INC to BROOKLYN. and others taking cars and car
| his friends walked To the Guy " III, ana thrr
| separated. Two - the gentlemen tool
the cars. and MIR. Gri.wod and NJ
-cnenck got into a rriage aud we're driven up
| luwu. Mr. Gri,Wold lived with his mother
| The vehicle stopped within ten houses OF MI
| Gri-Wold's residence.
Mr.. Griswoll's home Is on the north side o
Washington square, three doors from FIT
avenue. and close To- the residences Il Conn
trnler Green and william Butler Duncan. Tn
| block Is mostly comprised Of Old family man
sions, aud Is not much Of a thOruugAiere aite
dark.
Mr. Griswod was one ~ the hest and mos
widely known ritiZrns Of New York. For year
he was an active y rtner In the tea house OF
l. 4 q. Griswud. lie was one ~ the founder
Of the Union League Cluo, and was also con
nected with the Union and New Ork clubs o
Filth avenue.