The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-23
NEW YORK'SGR MYSTERY
FACTS fND RUMORS ABOUT TIE MISS
IyG EN-MiYOR O.fkEY HiLL

rtCTs tyD HUMORs ABOUT TIE MISS
IyG Ey-MiYOR OfkEY HiLL-
e,ia a., hcve bccr seen In the city ne Int ne
Monday Last Wis letter 60 the Hon.
r. H. Mende-A Dental ,hnt he was Pocu-
o,nri,y In,bnrrnssed hat Lawyers Say.
Toward noon yesterday rumor ran
through the city that Otkcy Halls body had
been found floating In the East river. To the
great relief Of the missing mans friends. this
rumor was quickly followed 10y the nuthorita-
two contradiction; II holy had indeed been
taken out OF the river. hut II was not Mr.. Halls.
The afternoon brought another false report
IN the shnpc Of dcspa, III from Jamaica. L. l..
A. Oakcy Hall is catching trout ut Islip. South
Bldc Spontaneous Club House." This despatch
was the work of an imaginative Brooklyn rc-
porter. condu tor. whose sense OF humor
would sccm to mood regulating. had told him.
by way Of n joke. tha, Mr.. Hall was n passenger
nn his train last Saturday morning; and he told
HE operator at Jamaica. Tho club season ut
Jsp does not begin for several weeks yet Mr..
Hall has not visited the club house fortwo years.
The only membcr now thcrc Mr.. Scars. says
HAT MIR. Hall does not belong 10 tho club. and
Enoptr Sncdc or adds that Mr.. Hall does not
lsh.
Tine rumor that Mr. lian hal boon su idcnly
rummoncd to London by Mr.. James Gordon
Bennett finds little crrdcnce anywhere. Tine
d w.lf the disappearance wis t'lc c-raphrd TO
NJ Bennett ycet rlay. H'trlcgraphcd back for
rul particulars. which wcra sont
TnE sun received tho following letter ycster-
day.
ret rnTog or IT, ss hnyc rcss ID nG ysrion'
nno. 90 Mr. 4. ntLVy liai Ony ui u.,n at least IAN
taw him on Nonlal had an onsasg sgmeqt At ~ Union
T., sitn"n 1 ,n,. VI hali en- r~,mi, ,xth st,-ei
lct~o'u Inuril tnd MADISON aye i', on ue norm suc
nnd H4ht -amn, shoes H. wof h,. gass.s usual,
ma A. 4, IN IA, in'pn'r ini 9",, 1i',a,i ,,
puirt ,c--,d, like an, other gentleman .ut Tor
mrs, have i,,uc ,a one %, he ho s. nearby
va aNSS' S 10 T lg 's fsisdIlsN sd rs h1"si i.
now -imply to urn attention iron The theory o, HI.
inn; saied Tor kuru.. di,ih ny saw him ON
Il 20 .snsis srnrrr Marcel y
The Initials are those OF u Mr. Munro.
printer At The above address. who is
ronndcn, Of the fat that the man he me-; was
DnSry Hall. Mr. Munro WAS on his way 10 at
tcnd % rehearsal at the Union League Club. and.
having left a car at Twenty street. was
walking hurriediy along when he saw the mis-
fing "a Mayor approaching on the same side of
Tie street. lie THINKS 1t must have been about
five minutes past two. Mr.. Munro had not seen
the eA-Mayor for some months. and naturally
slackrned his pace to have good look at him
n he passed He says tha; MI Hall Wore n fclt
Int. a tLin. dark fill ovcrcoat and the thnncsi
mud lightest sort OF shoes. Tie eyeglasses slant
lne downward from the bridge Of their wearer'-
n''-c werc not wanting. Mr.. Halls hands were
thrust into his coat pockets: he walked slowly
md as ii absorbed in deep thought.
Mr.. Munroe says he has seen the cy-Mayoi
innumcralle times in public and private; h.
could not posslhiy have mistaken any one cis,
i'r him. | knew liit lacc rs well hs l know
Mr John SeNtpn, architect, whose Office Is II
The st. Cloud Hptrl. says that he rode down
lown on q Broadway ear on Tuesday. morning
A. Broadway and Thirty-hrst street Mr.. oakcl
Hall Jumped on the ear. and took Il scat by th'
side OF M, seAiDn. Tne latter gentleman was
Hell-knewn builder He said 70 him: Do yeg
know who this is sitting 10y the side Of m y
Mr; o hane reriieli. " " ,Oakyy Hall. He i,
Wr saS,on SAYS he has known Mr.. Hall for
y'fr-. md th"r'' is not tha slightest doubt that
lhs VAS hr I'M sing lawyer The ear reaehc,
lhr I.,y h.N W y o'clork; therrfOr" IT mus
ha' n about hi:jo o'clock when Mr. Hal
Nr Ta,Mas 'Kanc teld svXy r.lorrier las
H. AHs go, =" "'n oakcy Hall for TWO years.
... m '..n'4 tr'hnnA, r. man, dead. s"i'
f'dt.. Witch | d,nt know hlt ought tos u,
Nr rH'lirllon. - Il -,'m- 90 prove TINT a. I'M
l.fo "a" had not tllought ol disappearing. lrt
ta .g llY publish ,h IA. pant uf tine letter, AZ
a-t,i p. yt lu,.n - matter On which
t.'l ... '1 -l!tir. him.
IT, rot, In question rpn as follows:
y ..&.Apr. ..' ntalk with You more me- Anon
90 .la.n rluly your. 1 o,srY n,ii
NfApK, E.l Congressman who does no
Nr. N-alr cNlainad ihat the meeting " 70
N.,il" eNaniinuiion oi cunI Ildat,'
NJ nli. aw i,' Mr. Don Pisso+, ~, orrone
al-. rNple', w's - take rrt. Tho laue
my nn, fI,,,'l prl,,a in'
a, it'. t'' mans deU., ~, repeated Mr
..Nr. Nt-an W. Moore IN intimate friend =
Nj. Ja.l. t.u. rii.rsc nt the iui-sing mum
..Nu ,f.a'r- -tr!Ly. Hi- 9pni9n !. lha
iru,u a- -.,of.a a- r' 'n.l|"- iur uth'r -idn. MI
Nor. says 3" t. i,lir 10 deny. cmphaticolh
ia jir. HnI W. pNunnlly cmharr.e 50,
nni hr a. -nt hr.ieN- there is any doiAcstl
Mr.. lfirhani H. Standby. n cliont n Mr.. IIal
sail. Yesterday. he hni no fear tor the mi-si n
eV-Al or; ~ iGd merely loit city for u fr'
da}s nht t"., IN ifP; The laik about s9gi
Dl' Nae eiNt; Nr. Hall wasn't that sort of
n.n. n " t llrl hal len in 'cd OF .monrl
Z. rT ct a. n "oHt casiy have got 10000
Aia naniriuiornel Superintendent Walln
2 n4- .ittl ~ sturdy nlght h
nu.eor. Mr. liJi eG in pt Printing Hols
fu'r'. II v.- about 10 o'tlu'k. He wore
q u '.r. ou utWuY ar he took out wha
i..'i Ai' ~ ns'iii. .'ranauu bpnN, read some
i.- 'n tI-ri lu. ru.i' ',"Al put the boo
las ro.aet lie bot oN al foureent
.ycn'nr poH.r qs,--gr's ON "unAisputo
si.pn, ,il lipuk oi EniNud note, 10 Dr. --
I'll Ill, " -9s Mr., llall sent lin y
Chr. ii"ll. dr VIM nm inv.ution 10 dino wit
him tle t...l. 't' tIIhtie hrNt evening. ~ h
hnd tY nv.la 4. ,n,et'ng o. tle Lotto, cub.
ndhrr' lufI,. ii..,r, tlii t,rurci,i of the scvcr
cros >Huinlii"u To- which hr knew he wns