New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-08

deep as before Whether he had regained the train
and proceeded toward Philadelphia or was still at
Newark, unconscious of his position was OF course
not known The uncertainty only added to the
anxiety of his friends, who hoped, nevertheless
that tidings of him would be received at any mo-
ment.
TALK WITH JOHN HoEY.
Last summer Mr.. Delmonico spent several months
at Long Branch. occupying a cottage which had
been offered to him by his intimate friend, John
Hoey Mr.. Hoey came up from Long Branch yes
terday and at joined the search for his missing
friend. To TRIBUNE reporter he said
MIR. Delmonico did not reach Long Branch, but
the suppOSitiOn that he may have started 10 go
there, think is very reasonable one WINE me ne
was there last summer, no was as gay as lark me
cottage was pleasant one aud well turnlShed; ne
had good cook aud an excellent attendant lie
used to enjoy the relaxation from business cares
greatly and would wander about the grounds and
park as free and glad a child. The rest dld MIN
a great deal of good In every way.
a. have telegTaphed To every station on the
PENNSYLVANIA road as far Philadelphia, and on
the Jersey Central road far 1t is reasonable to
suppose that he would go, description OF Mr.. Del
monioO and request to trainlnen and station
men to keep careful watch for MN:
/ have sent dispatch also to the Chief of
Police of Philadelphia, whom | know well, 70
make a thorough search there. Ii is not impossible
that i'll his daLed condition he may have gone TO
Philadelphia. and perhaps, beyond there. healwayS
went TO Long Branch by the Pennsylvania route
Il think the watch on him, which was Kept up
at home strict that 1T had become irksoIne
and 10 return to the freedom of his life
at Long Branch | am told that when he lett ms
house nc sand to his sister, who tred to dissnade
him from going out, that he was going and dId not
wish be- followed. Before his sister Could can MS
usual attendant he had passed out intO the street.
and when the attendant reached the door ne was
out of sight an inclined 70 believe IN the theOy
of Other friends of his, since he has Oecn Traced as
far as COrtlandt-st that he had planned 10 return
TO Long Branch"
A TELEGRAPH BOOK FOUND IN NEWARK
1t was IN consequence of Mr.. Hoeys dispatches.
that he received in the afternoon the information
that Western Union telegraph book, issued to Mr..
Delmonico had been found at Newark. The book
was handed TO Jabez Fearey, the superintendent OF
the Domestic Telegraph Company, of that city. by
O boy who said that it had been given to him by
George Sherer a boy living at Spruce and Broome
sts, Newark. MIR. Fearey, who is manager
of the Western Union Ofice in Newark,
sent for ScheTer and questioned him. Inc OOy
stated that he found the book on saturday alter
noon on tho dumping grounds on the meadows IN
the lower section of the city, and between the
Pennsy lvania Railroad track aud the Freliughuy-
sen-aye. baseball grounds lie had gone to the
place TO pick coal. and while walking about sa a
small heap of torn letter paper and an envelope.
Looking closer, he the telegraph hook. IL
looked to him If some person lad empted his
pockets on the ground. g.,
represented the family of Mr. Delmonico Visited
Mr.. FeaTey aud at his request the book was gwen
to him. No notice of the disappearance or Mr.:
DelmonicO was received by the Newark Chief Of
Police from the New-Iork police authorities, and
no desc riptOn of him ObtaiuaOle. Orders were
issued in the morning, however, to the police
squads to look out for him, and olncers III tne lower
section of the city received special Instructions;
The dumping grounds In a lonely nelghbOr-
hood little travelled at night but tramps Journey
ing To aud fro every day. The BOuleya q
Hotel is in FTcliughuysen-ave. opposite the Ddll
grounds Inquiries were made thefe ~ ino eve.iu9
by TRIBUNE reporter, but he was informed that
nobody answering the description "l Ihe nissrS
man had been seen III the nelghbOihoOd search
of the dumping grounds failed to reveal anything
The heaps of ashes and refuse on the Jumping
grounds partly covered with snow Here ana
there are fresh heaps deposited by the city carts
that visit the grounds every day. The space COW
sSb frozen Seve oSer dSfes he grounds from
the railroad track, bat there are no holes IN the
near vicinity III which a body could be hidden.
The book was found short distance fIOh Lhe trdcN
and if thrown from a car window was too heavy to
be blown by the wind TO the place where II lay ne
presumption is, Therefore, that either the missing
mon passed across the grounds ana uIoPp5I Vi
threw away the book OF that II was thrown where
found by some person who had taken 1t IRON nun.
There is clearly defined tDQt-pdtn across tl6
grounds from point Oh the railroad to the snuth
eud of the ball grounds and thence to frelng-
Leuysen-ave. This avenue leads directly to Euza-
beth. There are several places on the side 81 the
road near Waverley that have BAD re-
pute. One of these places in an old barn which is
volunteer party started FROM the boulevard
Hotel to visit the barn and MAKE
an examination of the woods and bitches. II was
said at the hotel that man might ial or TIE thrown
into ditch, lie in the wood, aud remain there
q week without being Seen. There Is a way station
of the syvania Railroad within three blocks
of the dumping grounds a person getting
Off at this station could walk along
the track or elnbaukmcnt and cross the
grounds in tho rear of the ball grounds 10 reach
FrelnghuySeu-ave. If at night he might pass TINS
way and traverse the avenue rs far as WaVerly
without meeting nybOdy or being seen by any one.
In this vicinity, ON the avenue several men
have been stopped aad robbed by tramps.
The telegraph cOupOn-book was issued for the
wear 1854 and none of the coupons had been used
Ii was bent in the middle and had been
carried in the envelope which was found lying
to be blown by the wind and he did not think that
ii could have been thrown from window. 1t
was stated in Newark that the fragments of paper
lying with the pass book had been secured 10y a
Pinkcrt0n detective.
Chief of Police Medium of Newark said TO Tue
TIunUNE reporter that il his belief that the
book had been thrown OF dropped from the window
of a railroad train aud been blown over the ash
hon, l,.t ind