New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-23
OAKLEY HALL STILL ABSENT.
NO TIDINGS AND NO CLEW.

MP a,v Mr. HALL ON sATURDAY-FALsE RE-
PORTS FROM LONG neutrality-suspicious. oF
FRIENDS.
No new light on Oakley Halls reasons for
leaving the city obtained yesterday Inc theory
that he has sailed for Europe on sudden resolve nu
,nost favor with his friends partially perhaps because
they hope IL may prove true He is supposed 10 nave
had a considerable sum OF money his person. and this
Together with the fact that the White Star steamer
Germanic sailed before daybrcak on SATURDAY morhs'
which IL s asserted made it possible Tor Mr. Han 10 DE-
come passenger without attracting at'ehuon'
are cited by those who accept this theory
"a among the circumstances supporting their
belief They say that he need not nave
nnlied 10 the companys office for ticket, as he coud
nav the price OF to the purser on board ana
would thus have prevented the appearance OF MS he
in the passenger list 1t is still believed by many hat he
is absentng himself confidential business ana VIII re-
appcar in few days Some. however talk darky OF the
possibity of murder for the sake OF plumber Ihe sug
restons that he has committed suicide or wanuere"
away in temporary fit OF insanity find very few sup
porters. A gentleman well acquainted with MT. hah
mentions meeting him about O'Clock on frluay ai'er
noon on Fourtecnth-st, near Fifthave, ana thihks
significant that Mr. Hail. in reply to his greeting sau
Good morning." and. upon being reminded that IL war
late in the day for morning, answered nervousy lruc'
true: forgot" II is not an uncommon thing however,
for men TO saw Good morning" out of season."
Some OF Mr. Halls friends do not believe that ne was
seen in the city Saturday and state that several per
sons who thought at first that they remembered meeting
him on that day have concluded more careful renee
ton that the date must have been earlier in the week
A gentleman however, called at the Police Central
Office Yesterday morning and informed superintendent
Waling that he had seen Mr. Hall about 10 O'Clock
last Saturday night. He was in a ThrdaEe. car
at the time, is positive that Mr. Hall got IN t1e car
nj Printing House square, The Tribune Building,
and that he took seat opposite the informant hc
wore gray Ulster overcoat at the time, and appeared
in excellent health and spirits He left the ear at Four
teeutist While in the car he observed TO take
memorandum from an inside pocket, read something
and return the book his pocket but he made no entry
This gentleman SAYS that he is certain that II was Mt
Hall whom he saw, rs lie hal known MN ior Se'erai
years
dispatch TO the Associated Press received from
Jamaica L. l.. yesterday afternoon stating that MT
HALL was fishing for trout Isp, and had been stay Ing
AZ tlc South side Sportsnens Clubhouse Another d'-
match aftrrward asserted that telegraph operator NJ
Jamaica said that conductor told him that ME- nan
went eaat Oh his train last saturday These dispatches
excited much eager interest but were soon shown 10 DC
without foundation The operator at Jamaica, from
whom the information came, subsequently, replied as ioi
lows to inquiries:
conductor told n Brooklyn paper reporter that Mr.
Hall went out on his train Saturday NOR -: SUD
saoucny tcleaphed the conductor who replied he was
only Joking The reporter sent tie news to MS paper
u
Intense excitement aroused in Wall-st. III the
moroiny by Tie report that the body Of Mr. Hall had
lust been discovered in the slip of the Wall street ferry
crowd collected about the ferry. and ii was dilcuii 10
keep passage clear and prevent the blocking Oh trac'
The police removed the corpse TO the New street Ponce
Station and there identified as the body OF Gard-
nlcr G. Palmer Of Auburn. n. Y This fact was soon
made known generally, the excitement aaycd, ana
conjecture in regard TO the missing man turned In otAer
dire ctiOns
WHAT HIS FRIENDS NOW SAY.
A. J. yanderpoe OF the firm of VanderPoe Green
Cunning who was Mr.. Halls former partner. and has
been his intimate friend for many says positively
that he bases his opinion that Mr.. Hall has gone To
Europe on no better information than he has CLEANED
from the newspapers. Mr. Hall gave neither to INN nor
TO Mr. Gu ming any mtimation that Inc intended to be
absent from the city. lie had seen letter from Mr.
DAWSON VINO said that Mr.. Hall wrote him note ex-
pressing an intention of being absent FOR few days
Mr. Vaicrpoel hoped that nothing more serious than
trip TO Europe would prove TO be the truth
Deputy Clerk of General Sessions Hail. nephew Of
the ex-slayor, thinks Mr.. Hall either has been fouily
dealt with has gone to Europe, fer what reason lie
SAYS he cannot conjecture. H. thinks tia: Mr. Hairs
absence was caused by the approach Of the Swceny
trial No information had been received at Recorder
Hackctts Office
Judgc Brady, in conversation with a TRIBUNE
porter remarked that there nothing ncw to say
On the that Mr. Halls body had been seen III the
Wast ferry slip, he had sent TO the spot Mr. Ricketts,,
the chief court officer, who asccrancd that ii could not
he Mr. Hall The theory that Nj? Kali had fled TO avoid
being witness in the Sweeny suit was discrcditcd by
Judge Brady The request o Mr.. Bennett that !r l!ail
should come TO Paris was discussed by judge Brady and
Douglas Taylor, who present hut was dismissed a.
being far back in time. Judge Brady
seemed TO think that if Mr.. Ian had started
for Europe he had taken the night train
&C. Boston and embarked there. Mr. Taylor Thought that
Improbable in view Of the with which at this port
one could sin aboard steamer and remain hidden until
far out sea. He stated that he heard nothing from
Mr. Hall to-day tomorrow, he should cable 20 friends
in England TO he the look ont for hin IN the steamers
which sailed on Saturday. lie also said he had offered
10 lend MI Hall money if he needed any some weeks
ago aud had been told by Mr. Hall that lie was in no
want of money. Botn to judge Brady anl MI Taylor,
the moust remarkable thing III the seemed to be
tha Mr.. Hail had lett no word Of his going to his mother
to whom he dcvoted-a thing that never hap
pened before.
DOUGLAS TAYLOR's VAIN SEARCH
Douglas Taylor ia one Of Mr. Halls most intimate
friends and has given all his time since Wednesday TO
faithful search for clcw to tie whereabouts OF the
missing lawyer Mr.. Taylor said at / y. yesterday
that the heard OF Mr. Hail his leaving
his Office in the Tribune Building about o'clock Fri
day evening AMI with 5000 500 in his pocket. Mr.
Hall and himself had agreed 10 be al the oios Club the
following evenlng-Satmday-whe both elected
directors OF the club MI Tal Or remembers that the
evening very stormy, and on his way up town 20
dinner he had strong impulse 10 and call
Mr.. Hail. but feeling that IL he went they would fall
into "A long conversation which with the storm, would
prevent his getting home IT. season. nducCd him To take
a stage Immediately. He regretted that the impulse had
not been fOrcblc enough tO him to Mr. Halls Office
for lie convinced II Mr.. Han at
that moment contemplating sudden tripto Europe he
would not have allowed him to part without diyuging
the place. NJ. Taylor said his hehcf rather his
hopethat Mr.. Hall had gone 70 Europe sudden I'M
pulse Mr.. Eicnann. Mr. Ha.'s clerk, had SAID that Mr.