St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-18
WILL DRAG THE LAKE.
The Sudden and Mysterious
Disappearance of George
w. Gish.
A Prominent Business Man
Supposed to Have
Drowned Himself.
Outlook for the Future
Along the Line Of
the Omaha.
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The unexplained absence since Sun
day of George w. Gish, manager of the
Hall Safe and Lock company at $50
Jackson street, and his singular con-
duet for several days previous
to his disappearance, are causes
of grave concern among his many
personal friends and business associates.
He was last seen at his office about s
o'clock Saturday evening, but it is re-
ported that he was at his residence on
Iglehart street until early Sunday
morning. He arose and departed from
the house, leaving a note to friend
stating that his room rent was paid until
November S, and that he was going
away for few days. The note also
requested his friend to pay the next
months rent in case he did not return
before it became due. Since leaving
the house that morning nothing has been
married man, about thirty years of age,
and of a jovial, hearty temperament,
but for the past week his friends were
surprised by his assuming
MOROSE AND SCRI4Y DISPOSITION.
OF late, while in his office, he was
much occupied in writing letters which
were apparently not of a business nat
ure and which he Immediately covered
with papers on any one approaching
his desk. Of the many letters
written by him but two besides the
one mentioned have been heard from.
The first of these was received by Mr..
Brooks, his assistant manager, Monday
morning, stating that he was going to
Saltwater for several days and desired
instructions concerning business mat
tiers. The letter also requested him to
telephone o. A. Cayan, state agent of
the company at Minneapolis. on Monday
morning, as Mr.. Cavan, he said, would
have something to tell him.
A letter posted in st. Paul at o'clock
Saturday night was received by Mr..
Cavan Monday morning. which I'M
dOubtedly contained the information
concerning which Mr.. Brooks was re-
quested to telephone. This letter begun
with the words Dear God" and from
its peculiar wording could hardly be
conceived in the mind of other than an
insane man. The letter concluded with
the statement that the waters of the
Mississippi would within a few days
probably give up his worthless body;
that they need not do anything with it
unless they wanted to, but if they saw
fit it
MIGHT BE DECENTLY INFERRED.
1t is aScertained that he departed with
very little money and with no clothing
other than that worn, and all indica-
tons point toward suicide,
Concerning the reason for his diSap-
pearance or possible Self-deStructiOn his
friends are completely at sea. His
domestic relations are reported of the
happleSt, and his wife and two bright
little children are visiting with relatives
in Illinois, where they have been for
the past two months, Mr.. Gish
in the meantime boarding on lyle
hart street. His business affairs
so far as known are also in order, and
the only plausible solution of the mys-
terry is that of suicide from dependency
caused by i'll health, as he has been
seriously troubled with dyspepsia. This
theory seems to be generally accepted
by the friends of the missing man.
In confirmation of the suicide theory
it is reported that man was drowned
in Powder Horn lake, near Minneapolis,
Monday morning. The police of Min
neapolis have been notified by Mr..
Cavan. and Powder Horn lake will
probably be dragged to-day for the body.
If the mystery is not thus explained, it
is possible that more light may be
soon thrown upon the matter when
others of the many letters recently
written bV Mr. (IiSl are heard from.