National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-03-24
4 RUMOR THdTA. OAKLEY HALL HAS
BEEN MURDERED.

Tho Story Of tho Rich Client and the Wit
neeses Among the Brooklyn siuins-Thcories
Contrasted.
tBy Telegraph to the National Republican,
NEW YORK, March 23.-At seven o'clock
this evening week will have elapsed since ek-
Mayor Hall disappeared. Three days have gone
by since tho public first received intelligence OF
tho matter, and within that time tho number
ofparties that have been interviewed and tho num-
Der OF theories that have been started surpass
belief
As was intimated yesterday, the explanations
Of come Of Mr.. Halls friends, instead Of throw
ing any light upon tho subject, only increase It's
gloom, and some Of tho most hippant and shall
low calculations" come from those who profess
to enroll themselves among his selectest asso-
cIates. The only theory that at present seems
reasonable is that he started last Friday evening
to visit Brooklyn for tho purpose Of hunting up
certain witnesses, that this investigation took
him necessarily among low and dangerous
haunts, and that no has been murdered or other
wise mado away with by some of the occupants Of
that dangerous ncighborhood. This 10 a sad ex-
plantation, but II 1t be true that his quest OF
tain witnesses took him In dangerous locality,
II is certainly the most plausible account that
has yet been vouchsafed.
THEORIES coNTRAsTBD.
One OF the most fatuous solutions that wo have
yet heard originates with IN acquaintance Of tho
missing man, and is to the effect that Mr.. Hail.
for purposes best known to himself, is at present
concealed either in his house In that Of his
brother law, and that the ignorance OF his
whereabouts and fears for his safety expressed by
sI nrS ssa the Of
that such an Interpretation should be offered, do
ing such gross injustice as IL does both TO Mr..
Halls family and himself. The statement that
among his clients was young and beautiful
woman who was seeking divorce from her hus
band and IN S MT Hal was GO
witnesses, has q certain romantic and melodra-
matte flavor about It which will commend It to
few. Al any rate the hypothesis involved in this
statement is not contrary to reason and common
sense: There are many reasons for believing that
Mr.. Hall did not and would not commit Suicide
There are ut least as many to believe he would
not voluntarily leave bis family without contd.
ing to them his whereabouts. But there are few
alone VIGOROUSLY dangerous locality, when the
motive lay In his devotion to profession OF
which he has been brilliant ornament.
DEFICIENT DETECTIVES.
One OF tho most singular and offensive fea-
lures connected with this case is the act that
Superintendent Walling declared that the de-
tectiyes had given up the search, tnasmuch as
intendent had said that the detectives had aban.
doned the search because they were deficient In
the inventiyeness and aplomb which are q por.
ton OF the genius OF the more skilled among the
Partisan and London detectives he would have
me nearer to the truth. 1t is incredible that
the detectives should have given up the search.
They fail In their duty II they have. But In
the newspapers, to which, probably, all that is
yet to be discovered In regard to the missing ex.
Mayor will be due.
AT Kx-MAYoR HALLS oyYIcE.
ave have no news for the press today" said
Mr.. Wat son W. Moore, In charge Of Mr.. Halls
cfiice. this morning: "Tho newspapers are now
Reporter. What do you think Of the theory
propounded that he has been murdered In Brook.
Ign. In low neighborhood, while obtaining In
formation for divorce suit, in which Mr.. Hall
Mr.. Moore (smilingly.) We know nothing of
the affair. The papers are, as said before, work.
ing out their own thsoriss.
Reporter. But Il Is alleged that In Mr.. Halls
diary, on the day OF his disappearance, the 10th,
the following record stands: brooklyn en-.
MIR. Moore. No, sir; Mr.. Hall had n little
diary OF his own. which he Kept In his pocket.
The following Is q copy Of the ofioe diary shown
MARCH 10.
Enter Moss order.
obtain and enter Allen order.
Send letter to Mr.. Gillette, Registers Office
Remind Mr.. II. about Thomas case.
Letter to Mr.. Newland.
Enter service Of N. OF A. in Price.
MARCHlT
First examination Of General Term room.
Mr.. HALLS oPPIoR CLOSED.
At noon n notice was placed on the outer dool
Of Mr. Halfs office, requesting all inquiries to bt
made at the office Of Nanderpoel, Green Il Gum
ing, who were, It was stated, conducting for the
present the business Of the missing lawyer. II
that office, however, there was nothing new to b.
learned relative to Mr.. Halls disappearance.