The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-26
EX-MAYOR HALL.

rs THOUGHT OF IT--TnEoRIEs AND THEORIES
AND THEORIES.
No light shed yesterday upon the Hall mys-
terry despite the digent pursuit OF every ciew by The
reporters tho HERALD In support of the theory that
Mr. Hall had gone TO Europe two alleged facts we're
made public yesterday, but II Is enough TO mention
thcm show how ngeniously theories constructed
to explain the present mystery One was that Siocr-
man 4 Joseph, exchange bankers, at No. III Wall
street, had sold to mysterious 'talI wel-built man,
dark haired, and wearing his whiskers General
Grants worm" about $780, 900 worth oil sovcregns,
Napoleons and Bank Of England notes, and that
this individual WAS presumably only an agent OF Dir.
Hail. who supposed to have been the real pur-
chaser The fact this drm even pretended or
limited that they believed The purchaser was an agent
OF Mr. Halps On tho contrary, these gentlemen had
simply confined themselves to the statement that an
unknown man bought large amount oil Bank Of Eng
land notes, sovercgns aud Napolcons from them, and
all that deemed necessary by person to con-
meet Mr.. Hall with the purchase tho presumption
that he had sailed TOR Europe.
a QUEER BARBYa STORY.
Another incident OF the same character which was
given out bearing out the suppositon that Mr. Hall
had fed to Europe that he bad been shaved IN
Chambers barber shop at haf-past six Friday
evening" the 18th inst and thai the proprietor OF the
shop, Beck, thought he looked as though nc was
on" .'carried heavy winter ulster upon his arm"
On this nmsy structure was built supiosition that
''because Mr.. Hall dressed as II about to travel
this was taken corroboration OF the rumor that he
went 10 Boston Friday evening and sailed from
there the next day In Cunarder."
Beck the barber, could not be found yesterday but
there the very best Tor believing tina. while
his story, If true, would prove nothing, he was
probably mistaken as to the date Young Jimmy"
Nicmann has stated he lett Mr. Hall in the Tribune
building at halfpast six FRIDAY evening" after Mr..
Hall had told HIM twice that hc was no longer wanted,
and janitor OF tho building alrms that r. NJ.
Mr.. Hall cainc OF his Office called Jimmy" aud
that when he told Mr. Hall that "Jimmy' had gono
the ex-Mayor said, Eyes, yes" as though no had Tor
gotten that he had given the boy leave to CO. Now If
Mr. Hall was tho Tribune building at seven, or, sup
posing the jantor to have been mistaken in tho time.
say at hafpast six, he couldsnot have had time
to drive up town tor friend ana then drive over to
this barber shop. Besides, the testimony OF num-
Der Of people is that Mr.. Hall from hts Office
down to the Tribune lager beer saloon, which be aid
leave until ABOUT or very near seven O'Clock, and
Jimmy" Ncmann states that M Hall left his gray
ulster ut the Office.
BANK ENGLAND
Now 10 tho statement madc by SHERMAN x
Joseph, the Wall exchange bankers, that
ereigns. Napoleons and Bank Of England notes Mr.:
Silbcrman was away yesterday, but Mr.. Joseph being
called upon his residence East Fi.ticth street
stated That he present when Mr.. Sibcr-
gave the Information referred to, and
he certain that there had been
intlmation that the real purchaser was Mr.
Hall He also believed that the amount as given
$50 00O-was exaggerated tho purchases by tho mys-
terous individual amounting to u much smaller sum.
Mr.. Joseph said that purchases OF Bank OF England
notes common in their daily routine OF bust
ness rs to excite no attention whatever. II
customary to ask the name the purchaser unless
bill was to DO rendered. Mr. Joseph declared that
there was not scintila Of evidence, in their knowl-
edge pointing to the suppositcn that the purchases
were made Tor Mr. Hail.
GONE EUROPE?
Tho above will show that II the theory that OK.
Mayor Hall has gone to Europe rests only these
incidents it rests upon very slender foundation in
decd Perhaps the strongest circumstance support
of the trip Europe theory is the purchase
OF guido OF Great Britain and three Can
ada maps from Mr.. Brentano, as Enthusiastically
narrated in the HERALD Of yesterday, and yet VINO
could say thai no did not dispose OF the guido and
the maps ITO q friend" as he told Mr. Brentano he
would? The card also published In yesterdays
HERALD, which leaves the inference open that Mr.
his old friend and former tutor judah p Benjamin. OF
New Orleans, who has achieved fialterlny a sue
cess the in London, belongs to tho class
evidence.
PERTINENT REMARKS.
Ex-Congressman Meade, who had known Mr.. Hall for
many years, said yesterday-l cannot conceive that
Oakley Hall, who was man exceedingly sensitive to
public opinion, would take step going to
Europe without giving his family and friends the
aim Truo hox t<fb IA,
perhaps eccentric but he have known that such
a step as flight TO Europe would subject him to most
unpeas ant comments. see from tho HERALD that ho
may have gone to London 10 become the law partner
OF Benjamin wno as understand, Is now one OF tho
very first lawyers Of England. But even from this
point Of view his flight If he has fed,
Is almost incomprchensbie, for II he meant to
JOIN the English Bar nc must have known that
II not the thing Tor him to join It as runaway.
Moreover, VI Mr.. Hall wanted 10 go to London to boz
come Mr.. Bcnjamin's partner there was Tor
secrecy, necessity Tor exposing himself TO unplcas
bring myself 10 believe that he has gone TO Europe,
and still inclined to think, IN the absence Of any
trustworthy evidence either way, that something has
rALLAcY OF rnx MURDER THEORY.
1t is impossible to deny that these remarks are per-
tncnt and true There Is reay.no evidence whatever
as / the fate OF the missing exMayor. While some
people have, upon very slender foundation butt
theory OF light TO Europe others have preached
the startling suggestion OF murder. Aud
what Is the evidence for the latter
explanation or theory? Simply that Mr.. Hall
counsel for u Mrs. Morgan divorce against her
husband and that he supposed u have 10 some
low locality Brooklyn search OF evidence that
Friday evening. during which dangerous expedition
he Is presumed to have been murdered Not only is
there particle Of idence o any murder having
been committed, but there Is even nothing ~ show
that Mr.. Hall went To Brooklyn that Friday evening"
except u Memorandum Ia his so-callcd diary, when
certainly indicates that ne had engagement 10 VISIT
Brooklyn expressions to two friends
that he had an appointment in Brooklyn, But there
Is nothing TO prove toat Mr. Hall fulfilled that
engagement and actually went 10 Brooklyn that
snowy, stormy ard Indictment night II he did so II
Is strange that nobody saw him. either ~ the ferry or
In Brooklyn. The missing cz-Mayor Is probably bet
ter known IN Brooklyn than any ono Of It's own resi-
dents, except, possibly Henry Ward Bccchcr. Could
he have crossed tho Jerry and rausacked out oil the
localities without bcns Recognized by some one OF
| the thousands who known his iacey The
writer made dgcut inquiry yesterday at the ferries