The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-10
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AN TACT RIVER MVSTEPV
hN LAOl ltA A1IG uL ~ IIAL A .
WAS MR. HUPERT DROWNED OR MUIR
DERED ron ms MONEY?

The Strange circumstances Attending the sud.
den Disappearance Of Young Germnn
Mechanic from His BoardIuw House.
Two Germans, ono mlddlo-agcd and tho
other fifteen or twenty years younger. hired
three rooms in the tenement at 4j4 West Fifty
seventh street. last summer. for $3.50 a month.
Neither could speak more than fcw words OF
English. and the eldest appeared TO have no oc-
cupation. He actod as housekeeper. cleaning
the rooms in preparation for tho few articles Of
plain now furniture that were soon moved in.
and doing the cooking. His companion went
out regularly TO work in the morning. and ro-
turned nt night. and the door was always
locked. except when opened TO admit him or
allow him to pass out These two men lived al
most exclusively in each others society. making
no friends and avoiding all approaches by their
neghbors. No one came to see them. and ap-
parently they went to see no one So secluded
was the older man that not evon n general de-
scription OF him can now be obtained. Mrs.
Brady. the Janitrcss docs not remember 10 have
seen him since the furniture was moved in.
Tho finances were in the hands OF the younger.
who was known as Mr.. Huport. and moro was
seen Of him. IA he paid the rent regularly on the
first Of every month At the second payment no
said to Mrs. Brady thnt his companion had loft
him, She attempted 20 get further particulars,
she could not Interpret his broken English.
The missing man mover entered the house
again. SO far MS Is known. Hupert retained the
rooms. paying his rent and gliding in and out
as quietly as before He was neatly dressed,
had II pleasing. easy manner. and always bowed
politely on meeting any one In the hallway. but
held no conversations.
One morning in tho first weck OF December
the janitress saw that the key WIS left In tho
lock outside Of his door, and il was there for a
week before she smoke Of II to her husband. Ho
laughed nnI saih there was SO lliile @ IN t9e room
| whether tho door was locked or not. When tho
real estate agent who has charge OF the house
| came around ten days later. no entered the
| room. There was nothing inside to indicate a
premeditnted departure; Tho simple furniture
| tho workmcn in Jncob News six factory. in
Fify-ifth street where Hupert had boon om-
ployed, but he had not been seen Ct tho factory
| Police Officer Swain discovered the body OF q
man floating in the East River at Fifty-flrst
Morguc. II had been in the water number OF
weeks. TWAS neatly dressed, and in the, pock::
for 1865 worth OF furniture bought OF NJ op-
penheimer Bro. OF 679 Ninth avenue. made
70 %os M AIs5 qsv tn9 @se e sno
454 West Fifty-s0c0nd street" the only clue to
the mans identity, Mr.. Oppenheimer looked
bought in his store The bin was OF his max
ing. and had been paid, except few cents.
There Is no reason to doubt that the body was
MgspeTt. Or nuPpsr won tho hearts Of AIua Mrsa
Tdnng mar MAN yer sbe saa vcsteIday Sviet
| and polite Ho never mudo anybody trouble,
| and II there was more like him in the world II
would be better indeed. The dear boy. hope
he will turn up somewhere. cant believe he's
dcnd."
Jacob New. the proprietor OF tho silk works.
remembers well when Hupcrt applied TO him
| for work last summer Hupcrt satd TINT he
| had come to New York from Germany for en-
| ployment. but could not get II. although first
| grade workman. and was obliged to hire him
| self out ms q farm hand In the country. His
| manner pleased Mr. New. who Immediately
| gave him a LOOM and promised him perma-
nent employment in c,lse he proved to be M
skilful as he represented himself to be. Farm
ing had roughened his hands so that he could
not do the finest work but he gHvo sntisiacti ion.
| His Industry. retiring why's. and economic hab-
its wore remarkable. Few OF the workmcn
even knew his name. ana mono OF them had
moro than mere speaking acquaintance with
him. He never missed day. and soon earned
"a high wages rs any OF the employees, making
the bnrrooms in the neiGhhorhOod. Mr.. New is
sure he must huye saved "a considerable sum OF
| money during The six months that he WIS there.
! Ia December probably about tho time he WAS
missed from Fiity- second street. his loom had
| To De act for u now picco Ot work. This re-
| Quirrd two or three DAYS. and no one was SUR
| pr.scd that he did not como there then. Ills
fools are still whore he left them. Mr.. New feels
sure that the man was murdrred II tho body
taken from the river is his. he says, whore Is
| the money! His expenses were less than hall
his earnings. and nothing Of value hut silver
watch WIS found with MIN. Thcre r. one man
| that mast have known all nhout his affairs. and
| that man ought 30 be sought after