The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-08-02
COL. HENRY 8. HARD.
He has been seen at Albany-An Interview
with Mr., J. 8. Rowley,

and New ork Central and Hudson River
roads on Friday, July 9th, about three
o'clock in the afternoon, under the follow
ing circumstances.
Mr.. Rowley says he had not been in the
city for two weeks previous, until that day.
He remained at the store while his partners
went to dinner. On their return, about
one o'clock, he went home to dinner him
self-residing at East Albany, he took
ferry and crossed. After dinner he started
to return, and seeing that the New York
express train had just arrived no stepped
on board and went across the bridge to the
Union depot.
In passing through the depot, he saw Mr..
Hard stsnding near or between the two
ticket offices. They both discovered each
other about the same moment. They APP |
preached and shook hands. He |
asked Mr.. Hard when he arrived in the |
city. Mr.. Hard replied, yesterday"
(Thursday) afternoon" He>then asked |
him how business was at Arlington. He
replied, "About as usual" He asked after
Mr.. West ard other merchants and people
he knew, and Mr.. Hard gave prompt and
cheerful replies. After a moments con-
vereation of this character, he babe him
good day and passed on, and Mr.. Hard made
a movement toward the ticket office.
He remarked that Mr.. Hard appeared as
cordial and cheerful as ever, and noticed
nothing unusual in his conversation or
manner He was dressed in blue flannel
suit and his eyes looked blocdshot, while
| his face gave the indication that he had
been drinking recently or laboring under
mental anxiety. He had not the appear
ance of an insane man and thinks if there
had been any irrational conversation he
would have detected it.
1t was abou, 8 o'clock in the afternoon
and the Pacific express for Chicago was
about due to leave and thinks Mr.. Hard
mus. have taken that train.
Mr. Rowley had been personally &C
quainted with Col. Hard for years and
knows he could not be mistaken as to his
identity which the conversation between
them confirms. He says that his hair had
not been cut or his whiskers as has been
reported. He was shown photograph of
Col. Hard and said that is the man saw
at Albany.
1t will be remembered that this was a
week after Mr.. Hard's disappearance, and
no associated press dispatches were pub
lshed in reference 10 the matter until the
following morning. He knew nothing of
any suspicious of Mr.. Hard's disappear
ance or any trouble until he arrived at Ben
nington, where he first saw a statement of
the matter in the-RUrLAND DAILY GLOBE.
He afterward met jesse Burdett and learned
! further particulars.
: Mr.. Rowley appears like candid, OBJ
serving man, and we have no doubt the ut
most reliance can be placed upon his state
ment, and that it was Col. Henry S. Hard
he saw at Albany at the time stated.
{ Mr.. Rowley was at Arlington on Wed
nesday, and from his investigations does
> not believe Mr.. Hard defaulter from any
. showing yet made, or that he Is insane,
= but knows fully his purpose and plans, and
r discredits the many scandalous rumors in
circulation.
| This seems to settle the question beyond
peradventute, that Mr.. Hard was at AL
bany on Friday, July 9th, week after ht
q left home.
4 THE sOASDALoUs STORIES RRFUTRD.
t Mr. e. M. Smith, a representative of thu
D Boston Journal. has spent day at Airing
ton, and telegraphs to that journal the re
suit Of his investigations as follows
The townspeorle and the friends of tn,
: missing nan throughout this entire section
Q have been thoroughly aroused with indig
4 nation at the sensational and unreliable re
r ports which appeared in some pspers, as
v Sc ting that Colonel Hard was defaulte
@ for large amount TO the Arlington man
Il utacturing company, OF which he was tn
9 receiver, and also alleging that Mrs. Anni
+ McLocklin, his housekeeper, and Colone
G Hard were on terms of intimacy, and max
Is ing other false charges. Your correspond
70 ent has made thorough investigation int
the allegations contained in these reports
have seen and freely conversed with no
only Mrs. McLocklin and other member
of Colonel Hards family, but with the rep
p resentative citizens Of Arlington, and the,
n pronounce the allegations scandalous anC
a reprehensible.
The purported interview with Mrs. Nc
80 Locklin somewhat surprised the lady
"a When shown it, she states, as also do tn
- children and intimate friends that Col
Hard did not inherit ten thousand dollars
n in fact, nothing of consequence from hi
a fathers estate at Oswego; that up to with
in six months he paid the entire expense c
3 his insane wife at Brattleboro, and sine
y that time has paid four dollars per weel
Or board for her.
Mr.. Fernando West states that he d
not charge Col. Hard with defalcation
DO neither did he make any assertions or sur
q, misses regarding such serious matters.
Austin Bartlett states that he spoke Il
! the highest and most commendable term
4 of Mrs. McLocklin and frowned down any
thing of scandalOus nature appertainin
9 to her, as he knew her to be lady; tina
he never knew Mrs. McLocklin and be
DR. husband to live unhappily together. Mrs
McLocklin did not desert her husband, bu
tn to the contrary, on account of sickness, q
10 his own urgent request he entered tn
Marshall in6rmary at Troy, remained ther
; about year, his wife, friends and relative
. knowing his whereabouts and constantly
visiting him until his death, when Col
Z. Hard had him buried with Masonic honoIs
the wife attending the funeral.
Mr.. West also states that he did not SAY
that he felt satisfied that the son, as we'll a
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