New-York tribune., 1884-01-11
MISSING MR.. DELMONICO.
is HE IN THE CANAL IN NEWARK
SOME OF HIS FRIENDS SAY HE is ALIVE IN THE

SOME OF HIS FRIENDS SAY HE Is ALIVE IN THE
CITY-THE LATEST CLEw.
Yesterday was a busy day for the friends
Charles Delmonico. Messrs. Hocy, Mora and
Dinsmore accompanied by two of Pinkerton's de
tectiyes went to Newark to investigate thoroughly
the clew afforded by the discovery of the torn frag
ments of the letter discovered by reporter OF IHE
TRIBUNE. Last night Messrs. Mora and Hoey, to-
gether with Lorenzo Crist, were IN tho twenty
sixth-st. restaurant talking of the result.
Other fragments supplying the missing portions
of the letter were found on the dumping grounds.
About two hundred yards from the spot is the
creek, and from pier near by Mr. Mora believed
that Mr.. Delmonico had fallen. The
contractor who built the canal was
found and stated that at that point, it was about
eight feet deep and twenty-five feet wide. Boats
were procured and partial dragging of the creek
was begun. Nothing however, was found, ana IL
was decided that early this morning four boats
should be employed, and thorough search OF the
canal be made with drag-nets. net was stretched
in the meantime at the mouth of the creek where
it enters the bay The supposition is that the BODY
is in a species of eddy which has formed short
distance below the pier.
The views of other members Of the family and
people engaged in the search aredfferent however,
Mr. Bangs, of Pinkerton's agency, is convinced
that the torn fragments of the letter
| could not have been out in Tuesday
| nights storm. Police Captain Williams on being
shown them last night by Mr.. Crist said that he
was sure that they had been placed where found on
Wednesday morning A member of the family
stated to TRIBUNE reporter his positive opinion
that Mr.. DelmOnico was in New-York at the time
he spoke. 81 believe" said he, that
| those bits OF the letter were put there out
of set purpose and design, and l am
equally convinced that Mr.: Delmonco knows
nothing of the matter if he is alive ! belieye-ln
fact know-that he had no idea at all that he was
going to be placed in an asylum He chated at ne
| restraints put upon him, and no doubt Eed' WIN
the intention of getting away from his friends; but
| | think that by this time his mind is perfect
| blank, and that he does not even know his own
name" .,, - =,
This was the state of affairs mp till 10 o'clock at
night. Letters, kilograms and personal statements
were constantly arriving at tne my
restaurant. In the majority OF cases they proven
to be of no value whatever. 1t was positively
| stated for instance, that Mr. DelmOnico had been
found in Philadelphia in state OF acute mama Dut
| none of the family friends placed any credence
in this story and it is difficult to see how 1t could
have been sta started ,on.a There IN was wasf n4
Fouteenth-st to answerinquircrs except the sister
of the missing man, who SAID that she was Ignorant
| of anv of the movements OF her nepheWs or What
| had been found out up to that time ChaIles CIIst
said earlier in the day: 81 am of the opinion that
| nv uncle is in New-Yorlz and | have endcavOred
TO impress the detectives with the fact that he has
so altered i'm appearance during the last six months
that his friends c0uld scarcely recognize hlln
much less his acquaintances.' ~
| IL WAS about 10 o'clock in the evening when Ar
| Hoey received telegram from IlornclSyllle, y; :,
| stating that man answering closely to MI, Del
| monicos description had been found wandering
| about in that village. The lnfonnatlOn was vague
but there were reasons which induced Mr. lloeY to
| imag CINE that the clew one worth following up
| He did not hesitate long. Some food was hastily
| prepared at the restaurant, a special tram was
telegraphed for, and in half an hour MeSsrs. Hoey
and Mora had their bags packed and steppgd psa
into coupe to drive to the ferry and thence to the
| depot. They were about to take a journey OF ITO
| miles after hard and fatgulng days work IN
order that they might not miss the slightest chance
| of recovering their lost friend. MIR. Moras last
words as he stepped into the carriage were:
| lid goose chase, fear"
| PHILADELPHIA Jan. 10.--PinkertOn's detectives
| in this city are working on a clew which they hope
may lead to the discovery of the missing CharleS
Delmonico through letter dropped into postal
| boX at some station between Philadelphla
and jersey City. which was afterward gathered and
distributed in the mail of the ST. Louis Express.
Captain Linden was absent from the city tins even
| ing it is surmsed on business connected WIN the
search for the missing man. The clew Is not be-
| leyed to be promising