New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-02
uorsToN,s PRECAUTIoNs.
A YOUNG Law STUDENT MISSING.
DID BARENT D. ANTHONY COMMIT SUICIDE OR WAS
lie A VICTIM or FOUL PLAY
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DID BARENT D. ANTHONY COMMIT SUICIDE OR WAS
HEA VICTIM or FOUL PLAY9
About daylight Friday morning, Office Fall
Ion. OF the Sixteenth Precinct, found a white
Derby hat, cane and Russian leather
wallet lying the edge of tho pier
at the foot OF West Twcn.yffthst. The lining OF the
bat had the name 'Barcut de Kyn Anthony "
written on IT, The officer took the articles
to the Twentieth Street stationhouse, where the wallet
was opened and found to contain sealed envelope
addressed to "Mss Millie Butler, care Of
David Huyler No. SGT Broadway" During the day
an old gentleman called ut the stationhOuse.
and identified the articles belongngt his Barent
d. Anthony, who had left his home at Lexngtonave.
and Ono-hundredand-twcnty- the night
before and had not returned. The father
stated that when his left home he bad his
SIG, money collected for Mr.. Yenyille n lawyer in
whose office. at No il John-st his employed az
"A clerk.
The young man. after eating his supper on Thursday
night told his family that he going TO the theatre
and would that night, but would spend the
night with friend. Irving Elliot, conductor the
Twenty-Ihird stceet car line. lie rode down town
with his brother as far Tmrtythrdst, where he lett
the He met Elliot and they went 10 the Theatre
Comque Just before tho performance closed he left the
theatre telling Elliot TO wait up for him until
haltpast o'clock; that he was going to
see Miss Butler home lie then went vent TO
young lady 10 wnom he was engaged. worked.
lie took leave Of her in his usual good
Just before going away he took out his ,pocketnook
and showing II to her remarked n any body strikes
She asked him how much money he had had;
He Sd m he Mr. had rn Th ven. n ne nag
o'clock. A driver % a Twenty -thrdst. found
who said that after midnight young man
and CARVING cane, cot into his ear at Twcntythrst
aud Flrsi-ayc and rode with him 10 Eleyeuth-aye.,
where left the the driver not noticing winch
he went
Detective William Cairns, OF the Sixteenth Precinct
near the foot Of West Twenty -fourth-st..
about a. M yesterday. One of the party
detective understood 20 be u drowning He drew
nearer 20 the and recognized the speaker as Charley
sands" man OF questionable character. sands seemed
TO be somewhat drunk and the detective ar
rested hun and took MIN 70 the iWcnuet
Friday morning he was Standing az IWehly-nllh-
A. and Tentaye, when he was approached by young
out the direction and the stranger with an
oath. told him he was llar ana turning
Sands said he followed the man. ana saw MN tahc on
his hat aud lay II aud the wallet ana cane down by Tue
side Of the pe ana g"ns mP ahs G throw HG 6In
SELF into the river sands was locked up ana taken yes
terday morning to Jefferson Market Police Court when
Justice Murray decided to hold nm Ia await the thhl
of the body. He remanded To captain Allhires
charge. Sands Is well known to the police, having
been before the courts several times Tor way
laying men. since his arrest the police have
theory Of sncidc Tue finding OF the body is awaited
with interest and II II bears marks OF YlOlehce, tey eel
confident they have the right man. -. iii. ar
have no knowledg OF his collecting any money for me
on day do not believe he committed suicide but
Miss Millio Butler to whom young Anthony was en-.
gagged to be married, Is in the employ o. Mr. David
Huyler at No. S67 Broadway. Miss Butler
saws there was no Misunderstanding between them,
and he left her about II o'clock Thursday night
saying he was going to stay over night win his iehd
Elliott.