New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-14
TIE FUGITIVE EX- SECRETARY

NO TRACE OF G. A. w. STUART YET FOUND
REPORTS CURRENT IN BKooKLYE-No INQUIRIES
MADE ABOUT THE MISSING MAN AND HIS WIFE
UNTIL MONDAY MORNING-TIE EXAMINATIONS oE
ALDERMAN JONES
Apparently no trace of the missing ex-Secretarv
Stuart, was found yesterday in BROOKLYN II was
reported, however on the alleged authority of A..
the missing man showed that he had gone to Rc9d
ing. Penn, bnt, MIR. Backus denied Know
ing anything about this. Superut endent Of
Police Campbell said he had no know.
edge of where Mr.. Stuart had gone
1t came to light yesterday that Baker who drove
the carriage in which Mr.. and Mrs Stuart went to
Central Park Sunday, and who returned home
alone alter waiting for them at the EigfIfh-ovn
entrance Tor four hours merely informed his eu,
ployer, Alderman jones' on his return that Mr. AMI
Mrs Stuart were coming the cars II was NOT
until the next morning that any alarm ahont IT,
brother-in-law was shown 10y Mr.. Jones II !; iiS
garded as possible that Mr. Stuart left his wife Va ~
friends in this city before he went AVA ~" TN
theory that he sailed Tor Europe is generally ohon
dOned AS his appearance is peculiar and his arrest o
landing could be effected by using the ocean cable
While most persons secuted mprobable the
theory that suicide had been committed by the miss
ing ex-secretary and his wife, it sl maintained
by some Assistant DistTic-Attomey Backus thonpbf
1t was strongly probable, and said he would moi he
surprised If their bodies were found in one OF the
lakes OF Central Park. He based this opinion on
private attenuation he had received and which he
had confidence IN. Mrs. Stuart, he said
was delicate woman, and could be easily
Influenced by her husband TO any course of action
The general conclusion yesterday was that the
impending civil suit for the recovery OF 5000 900
feared by Mr.; stuart, caused HIM TO run awav MS
ii would be clearly impossible for him to secure hail
to a large amount and lie would have been put in
jail
The examination of the charge against Alderman
Jones, of aiding and abottng Mr stuart in stealing
$4,000, was set down for 1870 H. nm
Yesterday, IN the City Hall Police Cont
The accused Alderman appeared with a s,niIiu~
cOuntenancc and shook hands with many OF his
the case, said that six of the fraudulent warrants
had been traced from the Mechanics Bank where thc
money of the Board of Education was depositcd 10
the Atlantic City Bank, where they stood i'm tl,c
private account OF II. o. Jones. The testimony was
begun by Thomas IL. Wilson, Assistant Secretary ot
i'll which the Boards money came into Mr. Stunrrs
hands and Assistant City Treasurer A. d. Wheelock
described the method of drawing money ON HoarJ
OF Education warrants. The hearing was then all
journcd until this morning. IVA
About eighteen years ago Mr.. Stuart, the ey- Sccrc
tary OF the Board OF Education, became acquainted
with Miss Jones' OF the public school teachers of
brooklyn, who went to the office of the Board for
her modest salary, and he married her. He has
always shown great interest In her family and has
done much for her brothers, Alderman H. o. Jones
and Colonel }. }. Jones. They In partnership in
the real estate and insurance business, with offices
at Atlantic and Fourth-aves., and Atlantic-aye
near Hoyt-st. 1t is said that Mr. Stuart
was silent partner in this business
Runors were atoat III BROOKLYN Yesterday thai
other arrests would result from the Investigations
made in the Controllers Office but at late hour
yesterday nothing was done While il il known
that one at least of the members of the Board of
of the matter than he tells, the evidence was not
forthcoming yesterday. baselcss report was cir
cuaed yesterday that j. j. Jones, brother of the
Alderman, had been arrested.