The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-30
ODIL DEPOUSE,s UNCLE.
A Detectives Theory About the Missing Old
Helginn aud hts VI oney.

Odll Depouse, tho young Belgian who ar
rived on Wednesday, In tho steamer Scvthia
with his uncle Franz Voongoorn, and who has
since been left penniless and frlendlcss by tho
sudden. and thus far unaccountable disappear
anco OF his uncle. was ut the hotel Of tho Three
Brothers. 1870 Greenwich street. yesterday. dis
consulate and homesck. having received no
tldlngs OF his missing relative. Unlike his
uncle. he can talk n little German. and 80 De-
tective Groden. who can speak German was
interpreter Taking the boy apart. the dctcc-
tive questioned him closely. Young, Depouse
said that his uncle was n Roman Catholic. and
had always been accounted n good man. oboy-
ing rgidly tho rules Of his church and Lending
very correct life. He 1.-THE unclel had never
married. and never seemed to care for the so
ciety OF women. He never drank even beer.
and in all things lived a pure and quiet life;
esiato tbet Se had In inSeritsd the income from
which supported him. He was an invalid be-
ing in the last stages, OF CONSUMPTION, the
nenhew said, and when he started for America
he LEFT his property in the hands Of his sister
Odil's mother. tolling her that ifhe died she was
She gave uncle $1,000 francs for me-" said
Odil 10000 NJ which he placed In the breast
pocket Of his coat. together with 10000 OF his
valse. OF which he had the key. I saw this
money. and am certain II WINS there when wo
were on tho shin coming over. After we got to
this hotel. on Wednesday,. uncle said that no
did not feel well and would 40 out for n walk.
That Is the last haye seen Of him. don't be-
lievc he meant to rob mc."
Detective Groden worked on the case cnre-
fully. with four other detectives. All the ship
ping Offices were visited. general alarm was
sent out. md outgoing vessels were carefully
watched. No trace could be found Of Voon-
goorn. He was nearly 60 years OF age, tall and
thin. STOPPING and limping IA he walked. He
could speak only Flemish. The detective learn
ed that on the voyage there was an Italian, n
fellow stceragc passenger OF the two Bclgians.
who WIS returning to this city from visit to
his native lind. The Italian attached himeel
closely to tho BaRians, and. when they reach ed
this city. advised them TO 90 to tho Three
Brothers Hotel The Italian learned. IA did
other OF the STORAGE passengers. that the old
man had money II is thought strange that
Voongoorn could takc this money and get away
without being discovered. In the first place he
had plenty OF money, according to his nephew &
showing. lie had tho key to the valiso which
held the 3 600 francs. and which Odil now says
WIS broken open.
Ny theory Is this" said the detective, last
night. Tho old man was followed to the hotel
ly somebody who know that he had money.
think when the old man wont out To walk he was
enticed away and either murdered or hidden
away. He couldn't have gone n dozen blocks
himself without getting lost. and a man Of his
peculiar appearance, and speaking only Flem-
ish. would surely have been noticed by some
ono II he wandered alone around the streets.
No. he is not the thief. but he Ia the victim.
Nothing yet has been found Of Henry Depouse,
tho alleged brother Of DILL. supposed to be n
photographer in this city. He can't DO found
ANYWHERE