The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-25
GONE OUT OF SIGHT.

STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE OF AN AGED GENTLE
MAN m PHILADELPHIA-No MOTIVE OR CAUSE
OF THE FACT AsCERTANED.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. "a, 1875.
Unless some extraordinary change takes place
that wiz insure better protection to human liberty
and life Philadelphia may soon with propriety be
dubbed "rhe City OF Mysterious Disappearance"
without going back into the earlier history OF the
Commonwealth to corroborate this assertion, but
simply combining myself to incidents within my
own recollection give below list OF disappear
ances,n the details Of which even the younger
readers OF the HERALD will readily recall
A Jew named Herrigues suddenly became miss
ing, and his whereabouts were beyond detection.
Twenty-one years alter the day his presence be-
came lost be was found, dirty ragged. dwelling
idiot. locked up IN DOM IN his brothers. house,
at Fourth and Lombard streets. For twenty.one
years he mad been confined in that single apart
ment, fed like an animal and never permitted to
see the sun.
About one year ago a man named Thomas
Munce mysteriousy disappeared from his home In
washington county, Pennsylvania, and his body
was subsequently found In
''BRINY pIssECTTNG vAT''
OF certain well known medical university in this
city. while the cause OF his death Is at this hour
An enigma.
Again, q wen KNOWN auu Cultured Germau-
Professor Knorr-highly esteemed and well 10 do.
all at once was lost to those who courted his So
ciety, ana nothing has been heard OF him since.
THE LAST MYSTERY.
OF course the heartless abduction OF little Char
Icy Ross-that deep mystery which the best Amer.
lean detective sKil cannot penetrate-lives too
freshly IN the puolic mind TO need any comment
Whatever here. once more, just on the threshold
OF the new year, an old man wanders from his
provincial residence, comes to Philadelphia with
q large amount OF money upon bis person. and
never returns again to his family. There are
about this last Mysterious disappearance the very
saddles; circumstances. and though the detectives
have been secretly and steadily working no traces
whatever Of the missing man have been found.
The history OF the case Is as f0ilows-
ON the day before Christmas o. last year. De.
lett ns home In Iuckerton. N. j.. and came to this
city 10 pay a lew bills. The amount oil money he
ST. 7Oo though he lad sufficient additional cash to
meet alt tue necessary expenses OF the journey.
Inls latter amount Is not precisely known: Upon
he owed $50, and pala MIN. Here every ciew to
has WHEREABOUTS becomes lost.
walter u. ABBOT was man OF exceptional
morals and one VINO never yielded 10 tne temp
tanons Of extravaganza and drink. He was o
church gong man, sincere 10 his religious sentl-
meats upright 10 HIS dealings, and blessed with
lar snare oil wealth. AS he was man universally
loved and respected. IL can scarcely ne presumed
that any enemy oil MS followed MIN from home for
the purpose OF roooing MIN oil his money. The
improoaoiilLy OF tnis IS further corroporated by
the tact tnat no one Knew at home That ne mad
drawn such large amount save those employed
In fne bank Nor is there any proof that ne was
murdered, though 1t Is feared that such Is the
case. All known at present Ii that nothing las
been seen OF MIN for tulrty DAYS.
THE SEARCH
HIS family a. TucKertou, after waiting patiently
for bis return, became alarmed and cofnmuni.
Gated viva the Philadelphia detectives. Detective
frzDss Sc. out 10 ind him. but nothing Whatever
UP 10 tDis hour has been learned concerning us
~nereAoouts After paying the pill mentioned
above ne did not vlst any other creditor, and.
consequently. at the hour or MS cisappearance,
had s.lIl more than sl,7oo upon his person. The
Market street wharf, on December "a, 1874
Detective franks then began rigid search ana
turned the town UPSIDE down 70 ind MIN. He
went TO all the hotels sansacked the wharves,
hospitals, ansnouses and asyIums ana billed the
onef Of large reward, wnich onls nave oy TINS
time iound their way 10 every detective once,
and. In Iact 10 almost AL the towns and cities OF
the United states. All IN VAIN. There were pecu-
discover mis- Identity; Tor instance. one Of nus
thumo nails was split and his lower jaw twitcned
constantly as be talked. The clothes he wore
were also such as could not be mistaken, and be-
sides inns one OF ms ankles pore scar.
coSJECrUREs.
AS a matter OF course MT Abbot did not leave
home Tor the purpose OF deserving his relatives Tor
All he was worth IN lands houses, bonds. mort
cages, &C., he lett behind hun. IL Is equally I'M
probable that he committed suicide. Again, had
DE accidentally allen into the Delaware he would
have at once been rescued, as lie was only seen on
tne wharyes Ia the day time. IL seems Mighty
probable that tue river mas nothing ~ do with his
death. since, then. he did not take his own lie,
and since tnorouxh examination OF all the pubic
charliles aud medical Institutions both public and
private, SHOWS tnat he was not CON pei ed Dyacci-
dent 10 seek shelter beneath their roo g. there APP
pears 10 De no other conclusion than that be mas
been fouily Dealt with, or, In palmer words,
MURDERED FOR his MONEY.
TINS seems TO DC the only THEORY which the de-
be reluctance on their part 70 accept IL, as the
case could more easily be set 70 rest oy their
sertng that he u under the ice Of the frozen Oea.
ware.
Inc description OF Mr.. ABBOT In a. foilows:-
Aged nfty years: ne Is 1--we leet nine inc hes In
height. dark complexion, dark cnln whisgers
unged with gray. dark full head or hair, slender
Quilt, thin visage; lower jaw witches wnen
speaking; scar on the Inside OF right ankle. one
tnumo nail split; had on when last seen DARK
steel mixed coat and pants, long dark blue over.
coat, black KOssu.n nat No. CATER shoes, white
snirt and drawers oscx neckte; had In his pos.
session 81 the ius OF MS disa ppcaranoe seventeen
hundrsd.donar DlllA one tweaJ aud one two