New-York tribune., 1885-07-04
DIsAPPEARANCE or A FRENCHMAN

FORMERLY WEALTHY MANUFACTURER-HIS
MIND AFFECrED-DEvOTIoS OF HIS WIFE.
Omer Guttard is Frenchmsn, and he and
his pretty wife have lived for about Two in the
humble apartments the cigar store Mt No. 100 West
Tenth-st They were married years ago In San
Francisco. They lived there for three
years afterward and then moved to this
city. Guittard had patent for making particular
style OF kid glove, and went into the manufacture OF
gloves large scale. The business was successful
and he rapidly accommodating wealth and extending
the sale OF his gloves all the country until about
two years ago, when he began to show signs OF an
unbalanced mind. He lost his memory and all
knowledge of his affairs and compelled to give up
business at time when to do sacrificed nearly all
the wealth he had gained What he had after settling
up with his creditors spent for doctors bills,
and his faithful wife after giving up their comfortable
home in Sixthave., and moving where they now live
opened a French dressmaking establishment,
and went to work to support herself and
husband. She went away from her home early every
day aud he worried continually while she was gone
Several times he shovel disposition to become violent
hut was always easily controlled until about six weeks
ago when he sezea her by the throat aud would have
cRoked her to death. but for the timely interference OF
the neighbors She had him removed to Bellevue Hos
pilal but finding that she could him there but
half an hour daily and that the authorities were going
to send her husband the asylum Blackwes Island,
she had him removed TO the Hospce Francas In Four
eenhst He became so violent there that the doctors
advised his removal asylum. His wife would not
let him be taken away, but had him removed to her
home and hired a nurse recommended by the French
Hospital superintendent to take care OF him. The
doctors who have treated Mr. Guittard have diagnosed
his differently. but the physicians WHO saw MN
of late pronounced 1t or sOtenlng OF the brain
and ncuabe. His wife could ut believe that he could
not be cured and he seemed after the nurse began his
duties improve and the early part OF this week he was
bre hter 'han he had been for the last six months
on Wednesday Mrs. Guittard left her husband about
$3.50 o. NJ and he particularly cheerful. Tue
nurse, as usual took him out for walk at 0 Clock
They walked the Of Bleecker-st. and south
Fifti-ave and Mr. Guittard took fancy to suit OF
clothes that shown In shop window. They went
into the store and while the Nurse was talking 10 tue
shopkeepcr Mr. Guittard silently slipped out ana when
the discovered that he had gone ana ran quickly
into the street he could Lot be liquor store pro-
pretor In the neighborhood says that he saw Mr.
tiuitfard hnrrying IN the direction OF Washington
Square about the time that he left the clothing store anu
that was the last time he seen and recognized lie
was hurryng then bat too weak to run Inc ponce
were informed, AID description OF Mr. Guittard was
sent out to all the stations and hospitals bnt no trace OF
HIM has been found lie had nc money with hini Du, y
had Oh "A gold watch marked with the monogram u u.
and a heavy fancy patterned gold chain. lie was Dve
feet and ten nches high OF dark complexion. wore
musache and small goatee, and had on dark cotnes OF
fine material. The disease had affected his power OF
speech and lie could not make himself UNDERSTOOD Dy
stranger.