The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-04
MIR. DALY STILL MISSING.
Probably sudden Ab~rration-How n Fortune
OF Nearly "a Minion was Made.


Probably sudden Ab-r-ation-Uow n Fortune
OF Nearly "a Million was Made.
The mystery surrounding the disappear
ancc Of Mr.. John r. DAILY was not cleared up by
the Efforts Of the police and Of Mr. Days fri ,nds
yesterday. The detectives thus far have been
unable TO obtain any clew upon which to work.
Tn" impression among the friends Of the mis-
sing man IL that he has left the city probably
under temporary alteration Of mind. Few tn ink
that he has committed suicide. and the murder
theory is weakened bv the discovery that the
papers which he is supposed to have carried.
however valuable to himself would not have
been Of any use to robbers. They are said to
bc non-negotiable. relating 10 the bonds held
against the Windsor Hotel property. Mrs DAILY.
however. is reported very much alarmed.
Mr.. T.. A. Vanderhoof Jr.. the business part
ner Of the miss ng mans only son. says:
We have been over Mr.. Days accounts" he
said. and we find as we supposed that he is
all right financially. There is no embarrass-
ment that could have troubled his mind. My
idea IL that Mr.. Daily has wandered OIL some
whore while his mind was affected. not by pres
cnt troubles, hut 10y the reaction caused by his
coming out successfully from tho troubles
which oppressed him some three years ago.
He recently settled "a large portion Of the bonds
on the hotel. aud no may have met some
man and arranged for final settlement; then
the coming out Of all his dim 'ultes and the re-
moyal Of the burden may have temporarily un-
s,itl his mind. Such cases have occurred be-
fore. and think in short time he Will como
hark all right"
The amount Of the bonds on the hotel proper
ty which Mr. DAILY has not yet taken up Mr..
Vauderhooi said. IS about $4,000. H. WAS ia
fair way go wipe them all out in a short time.
A. to the suit by the lawyer W. Il. Martin. for
100000 counsel fees. Mr. vanderhoof thought
that could not have been n cause Of much I'M
ensinrss Ia Mr.. DAILY nee the preliminary de-
ciSion. hy win. the suit WIS to be tried before
Jury Instead ot before referee was IN his favor.
Mr. Tyson. the own"r,oi n, mnrket in Forty
second street where Mr.. DAILY was last seen on
Tuesday. caunot tx with precision the time Of
eyer that II must have been between 10 and
10 O'Clock I'm m" morning. because Il was IN
the height of the day business. Mr.. paly gave
MIN small rh" X for the week supply Qt veg
"tuhlr- and mcut. and ordered articles for the
next lay. II" seemed i'm very good spirits Mr..
Tyson did not notice in which direction he
Mr.. John H. Sherwood who was intimately
arquinted with Mr.. DAILY. gives this account Of
relatives are his wife, his brother William ii.
paly his son Ihomas " ppay and .,, one
auushtrr' thG WE al t"L ose'Isener0uGh;
England under Minister S.henck. John I.
Dnly. VINO came from Buralo to this city. was
one of the first to appreciatr the Importance OF
the discovery Of gold IN California; he is now
Treasurer of the American Mining Board. Be-
side INVESTING in mines he began shipping
population witch poured mo the gold wall
Tvs. H. continued IN tbs business until
sjOuO0O 10 ssOO.O0O. Then he began 10
invest in real estate IT, 1871 or 1872
flock b tween Fifth and Madison avenues and
Foriy-siNth and Forty-sovrnth streets, for
,w.niy one years at an annual rent Of 5000
eastern part " the block bee suhlet TO several
persons for an, aggregate rent Of s3l 900. The
payin-. $4,000 rent for IT, In 1871 he began the
motel. which WAS finished in 1873. II cost him
WINS leased. unfurnished. by Messrs. Hawk &
rye rent Of .l26'ooo a year Thus lar
Mr.. DAILY had done very well. But in
,pd T. .saifc,go.a sssversyi H. Ea% run "a deJi
V'r' large amounts 10 h. paid on finished con-
trt IS. some OF his creditors pressed him;
ON. rr.opsriy upon ne sale Of which he had
. WIS left about s2On0oo or $500 900 short
ihe i2ilowsiag winter; Mr. Dalyy organized. un-
'iis WIFI. his son, and his daughter became
me, pginclpL stocSh2dcrs beside him
TINT hy is sale Mr.. Oily might be-
enabled to pay of the incumhrancos He has
since issued bonds and by other settlements has
u.Ary lduidated the whole amount. About
$4,000 remain. to be oco bought in M DAILY
ng mortgage 10 that amount on the hotel.
The bonds were held principally by creditors If
Mr. DAILY. from whom he has been buying them
n. Al the time Of his disappearance all prom
sed well for him. His condition was such that
ia" rent of the hotel would nave paid the ground
rent. the taxes. tho mortgage. and all claims
against the company before the expiration Of
The .'se held 10y the present proprietors leav.
with more than 100000 in cash
Mr.. Sherwood adds that Mr. DAILY ia Of n
nervous temperament ami that he has been
restless at night. suffering from some trouble in
MS head. for week or two past. He has been
adv sod To tnhc "A rest and To pay visit 10 Cali
torniu or Europe. Possibly he may have had
SOM" interest 20 pay. perhaps $4,000 or 500 600
and could not Immediately put his hand on the
money, or he may have borrowed few thou
sand more than he could conveniently pay 10
buy IN the bonds. Mr.. Sherwood's theory il
that Mr.. DAILY Is suffering from some slight
mental d"rangemcnt. caused by sleeplessness
and anxiety, aud that while in that condition he
has taken IA steamer for Europe or train for
California. whore he went years ago. and where
he is interested in new steam drill.