New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-26
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE DISAPPEARING OF A. F. oAhEI.

THE DISAPPEARANCE f A. T. ~ ,,,on-
vr.ss That HE HAS COMMITTED
RIEp ABOUT DEBTS
..Io tr,ends of Alexander F. Oakley; arcnl-
SOME . % and art-writer who mysterlou'y III
tec., on SATURDAY. last. fear that, weary oyn
ptrnggle of money getting, he hds t thonoht
HE me n ne Uas always of cheerful dlsposltoD;;
oI OIL o1 I'D q clear. strong intellect. pu' unr cd
his liow artists. frencnsnah' " T"o Warren.
beside INN in,oe ia in East Forty-second-st, said
ihn' oatev mad often said to him: ,a 81 this
ii wish were dead; am 1h se way i've"
~ Ills FRI friend once said okingly ""hy d0n you
commit suicide, then ~ .,;ora 7 would but
"if i were all alone 1 believe ,I,M To think of
have a wife and children ana innSu n,athnd of
:. ,; c,Lav re,l,cd He theu told OF meSno s -
snicde a3onteo by friend of his, when, ne s,,,I
seemed like an easy aeahh II. nose n and placed bottle
of nboroform SO that it YOU gradually
the sponge and end his l'fe - uorren Fnller g.
u.key was emplo '{Ss a SS left them IN May
Ls la, One IF the employees of the hrm saio w u
TninpNE reporter Yesterday: -, -,t,. oocoble
- 10 was nm intelligent and Thoroughly ca lps
nc Sv mo-, conid easily command salary o. iron,
thrcc To five thousand dollars year. ne ieaS nt
Ia ause the work which he preferrsd was ING
,;tad tn our business which is that OF CecoI i
h, he is an architectural designer lie diu Iood i
work IN our lIne, however he was oli1 ~ cvcr
cpnversatlouasts and tho most geniddi; d not know
met His only defect was that nc t''u NV nn,,n-
nv IN take care OIL his money. lie was So oIt
ne,Iv in debt, and at times was much ~orrea ;th
If. spoke 10 hun once about tpe I,nd that he
winch he decorated his house. he repuiom ~ hat
Inny he spent great deaf Of money 9pon ~, o"e
tat he Fad to as he had Married I hto
Svsalthy family and his social position IeI,i;cn
him 10 90 to an expense for appearance sax my" ,a
he oonld hardly afford His family reldtlofso Nd
of the happIest He sincerely loved his WIG anu
idOllzed his two chlldrep;, H. mat Mr. Oakley
Another enplove said that he met Nj +hoa ,bgs
ahont a week before his disappearance ana t.t ne ~
isrter told hun that he believed he woaiu Dc tov y.
settle no al his debts, which were not more .h al
So 800 bv the hondays, and he would ,neii n1 a..
%Trgot, This Young man q 80 said that Mr: Oahey
was continually taking about Venice as inc Elriy
Paoev un w who has charge of the publishing
recruitment of Harper & brothers. ssiu tna'
NJ o. kev had done some artistic Work i.r .iIti,
and had written several articles on art subjects loI
fi,e mapdzloe Tho last work that he dd TOT tiieil
was an artlcle written about year ago on ne
Art of Life and The Life of Art, when was pn n
hsben IN the Franklin Square Library FROM us
writings and from the testimony OF MS 1rleIus, ~
a,nears chat Mr Oakey desired 10 study art Ior tS
avn sake rather than as mere source OF lhcoIho.
This he was enabled DO IN his early career as hls
father wasa man of wealth, and when ne mapIieu
the dauphter OF ex-senator Sprague OF bund,o;
ohont seven years ago, his wlies tather seltieo
unon her a generous aliowan 10 enaplc lin ="
follow his artistic tastes without worry