The New York herald., 1876-12-03
STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE.
TRUITLEss SEARCH FOR MISSING AUBURN
MERCHANT.

FRUITLEsS SEARCH FOR A MISSING AUBURN
MERCHANT.
Nearly every day the papers have to chronicle tho
mysterious disappearance OF some stranger tho city,
either male female and though tho police are ap-
Piled and the city searched from end to end
no tidings be found Of tho missing per-
sons Sometimes it is a merchant from some far on
city, sometimes young girl, strange TO the ways OF
New York life, and oittmes a poor distracted
wifc In search OF husband who has deserted
her and left her to subsist the cold
charity of the world. II is odd that the police author
tiles often fail to obtain any cew to these mysori
dsappearances when the system OF obtaining in
formation is claimed to be so perfect in point
is that OF Mr. Gardincur G. Patner OF tho largest
crockery merchants in Auburn, N. Y, where no has
resided for years. honored and respected by tho whole
community Mr. Patner lett Auburn The night OF
Sunday, November ~, at twenty minutes 10 seven,
and arrived at the Grand Central Depot in Forty
second street, at seven O'clock Monday morning. From
there he proceeded directly 10 the Metropolitan Hotel,
whcro his name is registered. All day MONDAY
and Tuesday spent in going through the
wholesale crockcry houses with which he did business
and purchased the goods that he camo 10 New York
or on Tuesday evening he he m made = cal. on the family
with whom he mad been acquainted for years. and lett
there at nnc r NJ, saying ne had to go over 70 drug
and no could not delay II any longer, as he did not
want TO waste another day in New York. Since Mr..
ilotncr 1911 the mousse NO SuU West lWcutv-tnlru
street Tuesday night, the 2lst OF Novem
her, nothing has been OF him
bv any OF his friends relations, has any Of
hun been discovered. He had on his person when he
lott MIR. Dicks house 500 IN money and number Of
checks drawn oraer different banks in the city
of which checks, however, have yet been pre-
scutcd. Mr. Patncr was man about ioriy years Of
age vc feet eight inches IN height stopped little IN
walking, had the right eye about the of
a cranberry, situated in the eyebrow His hair
quito gray and hts mustache
very heavy and almost sandy. lie had Two
sears on the palm OF tho lett hand caused by
a cut, and he had his LETT hand seal ring
with the letter "P'' cut In the sionc He was dressed
In dark Scotch tweed sack coat, With vest alike and
had plain iur beaver overcoat, cut long, and a
soft silk beaver hat The missing man was, about Ave
years ago, yard master in Auburn Prson, and II Is
the theory OF his friends that he has been laid by
some OF the ex-coEvic,s, who knew him person
ally and knew that he always had money
about him when he to the city
They rather scout the idea that he had
suffered injury from these ex-convcts account OF
maiicc they CLAIM that he liked and loved by
all who came contact with him. However, though
they have searched every hotel IN New York and
brooklyn, have visited all the police stations the hos
pilals and the Morguc, trace OF him yet TO DO
found. His wfc is now stopping ut the residence OF
Mr.. A. f. Dick, No. 200 West Twcnty-third street,
where she anxiously awaits any information concern
ing her missing husband