, 1879-01-24
MISSING.

Disappearance Of William CtendenninE. n
Well-Known A1ontreafar.
MONTREAL, Jan. 2o.-All. William Cienden-
ming, au iron-toundcr of this city, has departed,
taking with him 80 0oo In cash, which he accu
mulated by obtaining drafts from banks in New
York and then selling them to brokers In this
city. His liabilities will reach $500, 900. Ills
financial difficulties arose from large operations
in real estate, which the depression Of the last
year or two hns seriously affected. His prfncf-
pal creditors arc The Bank Of Montreal, Pco-
ple's Bank. md Exchange Bank. His assets
consist Of real estate aud an extensive Iron
foundry.
N<,o Yors Hor'd. Jan. a.
William Clendennfng was well known III
Justice OF Tho Peace anil ii, Alderman. lie Is
native Of Montreal and started In life - news
boy. Mr. John DouGall, who was then the
editor at The Montreal Ipifsess,, took a great
position in the iron foundry Of which he aftor-
wards became proprietor and made money
rapidly. The charitable Institutions Of Mon:
,tsamS,s 5.fss> e'Ygss.a' Ygsna .ss sS 4p cs
ienntng, rle was at tIrst > ,cooserva.
tive IN politics, but Of late years ho has been
Liberal. On aeyeral occasions he was nom
inate1 as candidate for Parliament for Mon
trcal West, one OF tho most important const!t-
ucncles In Canada. md which has been repre-.
sented by L. Il. Holton, William Workman, and
Frederick Mackenzie. sou OF the great Cana
dian dsy:eoods merchant. no always declined
suaded to run a. candidate for Alderman.
IIo waa elected, and ever since has retained
his seat. lie helped to overthrow tho
power OF Mayor peaaarY. Two years ago% % there M
July. Mayor Deaudry refused to increass the
police force OF to take any steps to protect the
city, but sr. Clendsnning, Mr. Nathan Mercer,
,,tan& n1,af xfho1n fni1fnrV
OF tho city, and thus prevented serious out
break. As II was ono lnan was killed und sev-
eral wounded. The bill Tor the payment Ut tho
volunteers for thcts services a On hat ocysson n,
opposition Of Mayor Beaudry and tho French
Mr. Ciendennlpg always had tho reputation
Of being wealthI; About thrcs r. ysafs sgo he
merchants, bought for $4,000 The ground on
| which the old Ut. Patrick'a Hall on Victoria
| Square Was built, ami put up on It au enormous
es: @ss ia s a Sung a '6 I'D " sssss
| ceul retail stores throughout the city. Ho also
had an cxtcnatve foundry on William street tn
tlrfIntown. Al one time llc owned a great
deal Of real estate, and ho was stockho'der q
rector In several. -.-. ......
11c was very religious nnn, and WAS mem.
| her Of the St. James Street Methodist Church.
lie sometimes atllrcsscd meetings And delivered
lie lived with Ills wtEo antl children in fashlon
nble part Of the city. lie was an lnttmate friend
| OF Alexander Mackenzie, tho late Prcmler. IN
gulrles wero made at police headquarters III this
ctiy Yesterday Us to whether mobilization Of Mr.
! CIcntlenning!a disappearance had been received
No tieAntc answer could be obtained.
MIR. GrlBwold, OF tho Bank OF Brlttsh Nortf
America, 4. .. Foster, Duncan MelntiFe, a
Lamariche, j. a. Roberts, and j. .. Robertson
Of Moptreal, have been 10 tic city during tn
pa&t few days, md left yesterday afternoon
They were all more or lcss intimate with Mr.
ClcndsnncZ. anl It il supposed that they wer
| hrta lonkinQ for him.