The New York herald., 1877-03-23
MIR. HALLS DISAPPEARANCE.

THE Ex-MAYoR STILL MIssING-AN UNFouNDED
RUMoR FROM IsLIP-THE POLICE GIVE UP
THE sEARcH-A FORMER DISAPPEARANCE.
The continued absence of ex.Mayor Hall yesterday
caused much more OF the general talk and gossip
which so largely prevailed Wednesday, and as before,
all sorts OF theories were launched account for his
absence This uneasness gave way to pleasurable
feeling OF relief in she afternoon, when dispatches
received announcing that Mr.. Hall was found trout
fishing ut Islip, L. l. Subsequent dispatches, which
were posted up in front of the evening newspaper
Offices intimated doubt In the authenticity Of tho
story, and then the public conundrum was changed
from swhere is Oakley Hallg" into .Is he at lslIps"
But even boore these dispatches from islD arrived
few OF those who had known the ex-Mayor found
who did not believe that Mr.. Hall would turn up
day two well and hearty ever Of course, the
people who will perpotrate joke at all times and
at all hazards seized upon tho event AMI
gave free vent TO their fancy. "What have you
done with Oakley Hall ?" or s'Whero have you spirited
Oakley Hall tor" iacetous queries very COM
monty asked, and such as 81 heard that YOU
have been hiding him all along" "Now you know
where he s-tell the truth &c, were equally commoa
retors. Mr. Hall has undoubtedly to answer for the
preparation OF great many stale jokes.
EURoPE
Mr. James Niemann, the young clerk at Mr. Halls
oilce who had told the remarkable story about Mr.
Hall changing his money into English bank notes and
had also given his opinion that he sailed In the White
Star steamer Germanic Saturday morning, gave
reasons yesterday for believing that his statemen.
erroneous He said that no had discovered that Mr.
Hall did not keep the bank notes, but
sent them TO client OF his IN Franco
in settlement OF some legal business He
could not believe that the statement OF the parties ut
I, TIolto Sat-
urday morning, true, for nobody olse had seen
him after Friday evening They must have been mis-
taken in the day, Mr. Niemann thought. which not
Saturday but Friday AS to the theory that Mr.. Hall
had gone Europe, he thought that was disposed of
by tho Of Detective Jones, who watched tho
steamer Gcrmanic and who positive that Mr. Hall
did not Sail in her. and also by the fact that he had
only live hundred to seven hundred dollars on his
person. He had checks cashed on Thursday and
FRIDAY last, tor $500 and tho other Tor $500, and
these amounts wero manestly insufficient for a Eu-
sTt is inconccivable again. " said the young man.
"that Mr. Hall should go away IN TINS manner and
leave important business engagements unattended 10
without leaving word either with me or mis- family.
He Is always very punctual and mehodca in his busi
ness Affairs ana never misses appointment without
leaving word to that effect l am now afraid that
something has happened to him-wha cannot Of
course, surmise."
II the stories OF The parties ut tho Tombs about
ing Mr.. Hall on Saturday morning, about elovon
moro perplexing, Tor ;hen the question arises. What
was he doing on Friday night and Saturday morninsg
on Friday evening think these parties are MIS-
taken about the day but does that dispose
visited the iombs yesterday and found not less than
SIX persons who had either seen Mr. Hall call upon
Thomas the alleged forger, Saturday morning, or
who remembered the circumstance and tho day from
Thomas statements 10 chem
Thomas himself remembered the day from the fact
that MS wife him all day on Friday, and It
ce tanly not Thursday II must have been Satur-
day MIR. Hall came to him and simply acquainted
him with the fact tnat no had been engaged by
Thomas friends Thomas counsel. Thomas ex-
pressed the convicurn that Mr. Hall wound turn up
and safe IN day or TWO anu meanwhile ne would
engage other counsel
Keeper Kennedy, who has charge OF the tior on
which Thomas cell Is situated. remembered letting
Thomas out when h6 went to the counsel room to see
Mr. Hall. He remembered the circumstance moro
particularly from tho Keeper Mr. Fallon,
who. with nm had charge OF the tier, was away to
the ST. tatrcks parade, SO that must have been
Saturday which was ST. Pairick's Day.
Keeper Lynch, who took Faon's place on the tier
day. remembered seeing Thomas go out TO the
counsel room.
bcred letting Thomas on Saurd ~ to see Mr.. Hall.
O'Kcec, the alleged homicide, who shares Thomas
cell with HIM, also remembered that the latter
went TO the room, and told him his
that he had seen Oakley Hall. who would become hts
In direct contradiction to these statements arc those
OF tho Warden and Assistant Warden who both think
called upon Thomas. Who Is right
HALLS ACCOUNTS ALL RIGHT.
Mr.. Everett OF the Broadway National Bank,
stated yesterday that Mr. Hall had been depositing
with his bank for nearly twenty-five years. lie did
not believe that Mr. Halls financial affairs
barrasscd. Ho had looked into missing mans
accounts, and found everything regular and
nothing to indicate resolution OF either
leaving Tor Europe breaking the usual of
his business Mr. Hall was in the receipt OF a very
large and had still balance to his credit in the
bank.
Superinte ndcn Walltng yesterday said that the de-
tccvcs had gwen up Their search ior Mr. Hall, as they
all nf rfutn ela tn hlS
whereabouts and would do nothing iurther than 10
await Developments Tnc search was begun on Mon
have here the spectacle of the finest police orce In tho
world giving up the search for a missing cx-Mayor
after Two days! Alas, poor New York!
MR. HALL SEEN SATURDAY EVENING.
Confusion seemed TO grow worse conlounded when
respectable mechanic called upon me superintendent,
yesterday afternoon and positively stated that he had
Mr. Hall IN u Third avenue car on Saturday even.
ing, Mr. Hall getting IN When the car started from tho
Cy Hail, about O'Clock. He wore his gray ulster,
and left at Fourteenth street, This mechanic
claimed to have been familiar with Mr. Hall's appear
years, and the superintendent and Inspector
1hornc seemed to believe nm, but his story Is con-
iucd by the fact that Mr. Hall left his ulster ut
his olicc Friday evening that, to believe this
mechanics narrative he have got another OF the
same color on the next day, which appears slightly
Improbable, TO say the least
THE HALL RESIDENCE
Mrs Hall received many visits from condoIing
friends yesterday. Until tho lshp dispatches were
communicated to her, which somewhat reassurod the
family, they seemed deeply distressed, ana Mrs. Hall
also greatly annoyed by the reports IN some the
newspapers about some alleged differences between
her ana her husband. Sho cmphatcaly denied these
statements TO her friends aud declared that their
home IiIe had always been one OF unaoyed happiness.
The rigorous search at his home ana Office has not
revealed anything indicating Mr.. Halls departure Tor
other parts. All his satches, his linen &C., are in-
tact, aud, with the exception of the hand-glass and
medicine bottle, mentioned yesterday absolutely noh-
ing Is missing As 10 tho latter, Mr.. Hall was In tho
habit OF carrying medicine his person, that this
circumstance does necessarily imply preparation
for leaving the city.
| POLICE HEADQUARTERS.
Several rumors were aloat ut Headquarters ycstefs
day afternoon and evening concerning the whereabouts
OF cx.Mayor Hall. Tho superintendent OF Ponce
said that no knew nothing about him. and
stated that he longer had man upon
tho case. Ono gentleman called and told him that
Mayor Hall had got into car with him noar tho
| Tribune Building on Saturday evening, about ten
O'clock and had ridden up Fourteenth street, where
he alghtcd. Another said a friend OF his had seen