The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-17
NEW JERSEYS MISSING MAN
YOUMdNs's DIsIPPEfR.fNCE NOT 50
MYSTERIOUS rs IT WAS.
Reasons for Relieving that II II Not n Case OF
Murder. Suicide, Debt, or Eiopemcnt, hut
OF Mother-in- I.aw-Is He In Philadelphia

lIclllOn IL Sllll BIcdlly ulSluIptu pNti llc
mysterious disappearance Of Mr.. Samuel NJ.
Youmans. Mr.. Youmans was an ex-member OF
the Legislature. an Councilman Of Trenton.
captain Of Company i. seventh Regiment, n. ].
S. n. O.. n deacon in the First Presbyterian
Church. Assistant Superintendent Of the Sun
day school. Past NJ ister OF Mercer Lodge. No.
30. +. and A. NJ. and n woll-known Odd Fellow.
On Thursday morning he came to New York on
an early train. and after transactng some bus-
ness here, went to Ocean Grove. where his sis
ter, the wife of Mr. w. II. Skirm. the wholesale
grocer OF Trenton. is spending the summon.
Mr.. Youmnns was devotcdly attached to this
sister and to her children. lie seemed unusu-
ally cheerful and his sister tried to make him
miss the return train to Trenton. He
said that his wife did not know that
he was at Ocean Grove. and asked his
sister not to tell her Of his visit. lie took
the train at 4:q2 z. NJ. and reached Trenton at
Gisa. Hs dinai mt home. and went to IA COM
munication Of his Masonic lodge at eight. He
stayed there until 9H. chatting gaily with his
friends. William Covert. salesman for
Mossrs. u. p. Forst. & Go. The Wholesale
Er0'rry persuaded Mr. loumms 70 20 WIN
mile from Mr.. NOumans's residence. Mr.. YOU
mnns parted with Mr.. Covert ai five minutes
before ton. going directly toward his own home.
Adjoining Mr.. loumans's house IL that of Mr..
| Rlsan's the florist. lgrgc, garden extends
] from Nlilf 10 Nilll Hlif'i VT. = I'Nl-
| dence fronts on the latter street hut frequently
| he snvcd time by walking from State street
| through Mr. Rlsan's garden On Thursday
| evening according 10 the testimony uf a
| night wairhman and n colored man
| who stood near the preshyiorinn Church
| nt Clinton and STATE streets Mr.. Youmans
| passed them nt about fifteen minutes after ten.
II" WAS then within a short distanr" of Kibsnu's
and some letters rosial cards S@ near the rear
! the inside 1"nthar. fnit' and hnnd. Mr' Riisan
took il to a neighhor VINO instantly recognized
! /, ns Mr. Youmnns's hat. Then Mr. Kihsan hur-
ri"d INTO Mr. Youmans's house nnd showed tho
| hat To the startled Mrs, Noumnns. She said
| I'm, h.r husband Ilsmnliy rrtIrneJ home at ten
"'"lo"t mi the, an" Ind been awaiting his
Tmiisr' t,s o., ocru Tho s,rnc, In tbn forenoon
not been home through tho night Then a
search for him was begun by his brother
Snsph aidea i ~ Course by the % poc"' ',' ''''""'
II was at first supposed that he had boon
hnad's nond "" rhn hoe IN the 6Hi was eyidantly
made from the inside. and might have been
done BY forcing il upon a spike Ii Wa, not q
| the hat After dragging for the body his
| friends searched Bear swamp and other wastes
in the neighhorhood of Trenton. Flvetheories
were broarhed: First. that be had been muir
| d4red: second. that he was financially cmhnr-
rassrd: third. that he had cloprd with some
wonnn: fomrth That he had domcstic difllrnl-
ties and that ms wife made his home unhappy:
Thn .'l., n"one of rr"ninn ranaraiiy believe now
tbat h. WIS not rur,l"r'l. and tRe police say
that there was nothing 10 hinge any such theory
| upon snve the finding Of the hat. They ridicule
The MOTTO. that he wis shot or struck upon the
head while wearing tho hat The private
wntrhmnn who was within "A short distance Of
the florists garden when he saw Mr. Youmans
going toward his house. heard no struggle.
Ills hrother-in-law. Mr. W. ii. Skirm. after
careful Investigation. has proved TO the salts.
iact on OF everybody that Mr. lopmans had
twice over. He owned two dwellings, and a
fruit canning establishment. besides having
money in the hank.
Mr. Youmans was originally mason builder
He WIS born in Pennsylvania Il irty-seven years
ago He entered the army at the breaking out
Then he joined the seventh Regiment Of the
member of the Legislature from the Second
District and at IN" same time of the Common
Councils Committees on Streets and the Poor
was beaten lie owed his defeat to the fact
that he had voted against tho Catholic
protectory bill. Only one other Demo-
cratic member voted with h'm. He re-
NAMED true TO the pnrty, however. and for
ihr,e years WIS .ir,t'd rom hrLuh l,nn ds,
triet 10 the common council. he ma been
prosperous ~ n mason builder. hut did stlll
better wh"n he undertook the fruit cam NJ
bus n.ss. lie married IN loOo ihn daughter OF
:. T. Foreman. ou" of thn most influential gen
tlen"n - ihr c'y. WI t'r"mnn urEr MIN u
with him. The firm was composed OF Mr.
Foreman his tw1 sons. nni Mr.. loumans.
an,d spirtedy went To- wors with the Forcmans
upto within "A y'ar l, continued with them.
hut there WAS much 81 ds-rnsiun. Mrs. FORE
man. Mr.. Noulnnns mniN rim law. Wunt"t to
get him ont oi the ilGm, sol that her sons might
have a better showing When this WIS mnie
plain to him. Mr.. louman- stepped uut. li"-
Gently he had made Arrange cmcnts 10 rcsume
the fruit canning business. and had bou .ht
100000 ans.
II IA undOuhtcdly untrue that Mr.. loumnns
has "loped with nuy woman. His frirn j. GuicltS
disposed of this theory hy snylns; " lie was not
that KIND of u man.. II is now said, however,
that the conlu u his wfrs family. combined
with Vigorous and prrs .stcnt inui finding upon
his own part. had mad" his home life very lis
agreeable Some oi his friends think that he
had become utterly di~hcartrncd, completely
lroken 10 spir ana hns soashi rr,' IN s1m'
eide. They hrlinve that the night wlt ,hman on
the sid walk al the chur b dil SEQ Mr.. OumHnS
ON Thurs lay night, and that MIR. loumans went
into HIS hops" and was there bitterly rrpronrh-
rd hy his " i", VINO may nay" heard "i ms trip
to Ocean GroNe on thht Day Ihe wWrhmnn
said that Mr. oumnns wore DARK straw hat
when hes saw hun, TINS hat II IN Mr. lounians :
house. How the liEit irt hat ana tho papers
arhrd the garden IL Of course mystery. Some
tnink that he lannued the nat on the IRON pal ing
OF the fence. ana then tossed IL INTO the garden,
md that the letters and rnprrs irll from his
cont pockrt,ns h" rhrrl'rsly carried lhr EuIulent
uuun his rNlt HON IN" nous" al Tie close Ol the