Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-03-21
A. oAKKY HALL.

~. Ahk HAIL.
In our tslsgrsPhie columns viii Be
found . full and very interesting Nara
tive Of the mysterious disappsar,nos Of
A. Oakley Hall. formerly Mayor Of New
York city during the reign Of he In
famous Tweed Ring. Mr.. Hall has not
been seen. either In court or In any Of
his iavorits ~rs<orts. since last Friday,
and his family and intimate friends are
seriously alarmed for his safety. many
believing that in . a. Of temporary
insanity be has committed suicide. and
Others that he has bssn murdered.
These theories. however. are only held
by his devoted admirers. with which
New York city svsrms, and Who OF
course cling iondly 70 any explanation
Of his dissppsaranos which viii save his
reputation - an honest man. The
great public. however. believe that the
return Of Peter B. Sweeney frightened
Hall. and that he has fed TO Europe to
avoid . new trial for completely in the
Ring frauds.
II the latter theory shaii prove 10 Be
true, Il will at once Hasten upon q.
Mayor Hall . crime Of which the great
majority Of the citizens Of New York
have up to this time held him guiltlsss.
He vas Mayor Of the city at the time
when Tweed and Sweeney and the other
Ring thieves psrps,raisd their trsmsnd-
Gus robberiss Of the treasury. Without
his signature TO the warrants which
they drew. the money never could have
been drawn from the banks. Had he
been . careful. cautious ofncial. hs
would have protected the treasury from
their raids. But nobody yet ever &C
cussd A. Oakley Hall Of caution. He
was. or Is. . man Of brilliant talents,
with NO frmusss Of will or stsadiRsss Of
purpose to balance his srratic mind.
Scrupuleusly honest. himself. he BE-
loved all man To b like him. and signed
IN. warrants. presented BY Tweed and
his fellow thieves. without the least o..
fort to verify them By . personal exam
instion Of their items. He was simply q
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Ba, tho strain upon his mind which
m. .,no.urs a, tb. yill.iuiss In which
Ia ,ook . pa.sivs II NOT an active part.
involved. In. blow To his reputation
which nh. two trials for a criminal Of
fence struek. unsettled his brain, and
aver since his friends have feared for his
sanity. He went back 10 tie practice Of
Law, but his cases we're few. and hs was
not particularly suecessful In m Of
them. The fact that he had occupi. d
the high position OF Mayor Of New York,
i,s...d of provin, an advertisement.
"a. ,,umblino block In hi. way. II.
h,1 NO, com. forth from N. cares Of
omc;.i liz. nth milliou. Of -prop,rty.
liz. Tweed. and the smirch upou his
nam. vhieb nj. connection with that
Arch ,hi.f had left. mad. \, dia,cul, for
him N Gain .ysp . livelihood. according
10 M. h;,b ~no,iops Of living. Hs had
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