New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-09
ACKLEY PROBABLY INSANE.
HE HAS BEEN MISSED AT TINES BEFORE
TWO DIFFERING ACCOUNTS OF HIS PECULIAl
BUSINESS TROUBLES


TWO DIFFERING ACCOUNTS OF HIS PECULIAl
BUSINESS TROUBLES.
| Nothing has been heard of Frederick G. AclSley,
the dealer in aqueduct supplies, an account OF
whose disappearance published in yesterdays
TRIBUNE. The missing left his home, on
the kingsbridge road. near One-hundrcd-and-
sixty-fourthst., on Saturday morning, went to
the store at One-hundred-and- -sixty-6fthst. and
Tenth-ave., left there about 10 o'clock and has
not been seen since.
Ackley has disappeared for day two
eral times previously the last time being on Oc-
tober 8 last. He LETT his home on that occasion
early in the morning and was found late at night
wandering aimlessly and rrationally about the
country some miles beyond his home. Mrs. Ack-
ley and the relatives and friends of
the lost suppose that he has had
another attack of temporary insanity,
and though they entertain the hope that
the end of the present will be happy
was that of the last they naturally solicitous
about him. The police have sent out a general
alarm for him. lie is thirty y-eight years DID, five
feet and eleven inches in height wellpropor-
toned and has black hair and mustache and gray
eyes He dark clothes, blue chinchilla
Overcoat and had gold watch pearl pin and
seal ring
BUSINESS TROUBLES DID IT EACH TIME.
| In each case of Aclxleys disappearance business
troubles were the and the present one seems
| to have been occasoned by the same reason. The
history Of the grocery which the missing man
| conducted is strange one. He was formerly the
cofec-man" in the establishment of Cornell Il
Carpenter, No. Al Jay-st, and in December, 1886.
was put in charge of the 1enth-ave. store. Soon
afterward he obtained control of the store by
buying out Mr.. Carpenter, who represented his
firms interest in the supply business Az the
saem time Acl<ley took into partnership Robert
BruntOn, whose son is the senior partner in the
firm of John Brunton & Co., aqucduct con-
tractors.
AS to what followed, Mrs Acl<ley made the fol-
lowing statement yesterday. She said:
Mr.. AcKiey made an arrangemen. with Robert Brun,
use his sons i.duence to obtain the OF the Aqis
duct laborers, This was done. and sysrything wsnt
Co. would pay their partly In cash and partly 10 the
the stor:er.rs to which the lae:rers are CDl'c,ng
and instead Of them the paid NJ.
sna s Inc Trouble
grew thicker all on account Of those notes and M
cded to sell out TO this the elder sscted and
| applied in court fer injunction. The latter was
Efrn''a' Efsy had iu' Sc. s.ia out John m ceyls.
lis Ryan, the money ed Of John Brunton Il Co.. to
replace the troublesome nstes by personal enes made BY
E .srs Te': o the II. n
Mr. Acklsy seemed happy, though the injunction OBJ
s .rsd rn@ @ ss @ he
has cerkng for John Coyle. whs bought the store
| STORY OF PECULIAR BUSINESS METHODS
| The story told by Robert Brunton of the arrange
ment is materially different from Mrs. Ackleys
and if true it exposes some of the most peculiar
| ways Of doing business on record. He was seen at
his apartment on One hundred and-twenty -hfth-
at. last evening and said:
Iwsnt iuts partnership with Carpenter OF Cornell
Carpenter, and f. c. Acklsy on December Z. 1856.
ter were to divide the other half They furnished
stock in trade aud capital consisted OF the influence
nf hrtnr ma fha fraHA anaffe
AckIey b:asht out Garp:9,s gSng e. him I'm two Of ASsg
aud Aekley the other half Everything went along
ssss Nd i%s sciey got held Of named
Ja.ss X Avsr 1vs poan Of Temple 70 Court Ta The
at time $1,000 They had been paySs US partly in
cash and partly in notes. Averl. advised Ackley to
S Gs o' 1
on October Ii. Acklsy and Averill came and in
formed me that Ackey had transferred his share in tho
the lawyer to undertake Ackeys obligation to Ger
Well didn't want the lawyer for partner, I asked
for time to think over the matter. Later Aekey and
with lawyer he hegan proceedings 20 annul the
contract on the grounds that be, Ackley, had beea
Averil $500 consider the transfer of This did not
suit the lawyer however, and his demand of $1,000 did
not suit us.
FROZEN OUT OF THE FIRM
| The next thing 1 heard was through notification
from Averil which he announced to me that he had
examined the books at the store and had found assets
equal liabilities, and surplus Therefore, he said,
since had not put any money into the concern had no
expect any of It, He had the arrogance 10
demand the KEYS OF the store from me- so was frozen
out A few days later heard that Aver, after had
been Oused had simply transferred the business back
again to Ackey Then ! made up ID, mind to get
justice There had been division of profits and
had received anything out Of the business bnt
my keep" went to Ackley and told him would
apply for an Injunction restraining him from disposing
of the assets and for the appointment of receiver
did 20 and the nction was granted on November ~
John Coye, representative OF Cornell n Carpenter
am now awaiting the appointment OF receiver to con-
Tie $4,000 in John Brrnton & Co.'S notes dis
posed OF follows: $1,000 arc in Ayeris safe now;
$4,000 held trust by Francis Leggett Co for the
creditors; 5000 were discounted ana taken up aod
these notes due December 3, 1857, hut were NOT
paid because they enionei All not disposed OF At
that time were replaced by Dennis Ryans personal
paper
| A HOyEYMOON MARRIED BY AN ANGRY BROTHER.
KANSAS CITY, JAN (SpectGb. facts in a romantic
secret marriage brought about through the medium OF
personal in an evening newspaper in which Charles A.
Brown, formerly OF Columbus Ohio, and Miss Annie
Craft young hoiress from los Angeles Cal who 10
visiting this city figure principals came to light 70.
the climax being the discovery OF the marriage By the
bsthSr and the taking away OF the bride from her nus
mercha disc brokers Office, person- in evening
paper from ysuag wo1an VINO desired TO form tne
acauaini iance OF an agreeable young gentleman. He
answered the advertisement and the result was clan
| destino marriage December 27 On Monday Mrs
Brown surprised her aunt with whom she was visiting
by telling her OF the marriage leaving her house and
going her husbands boarding house She was visteA
TO-DAY her brother who compellet her 20 pack her
things aud accompany his She expressed determine
ton to return to her husband as 5000 as possible
| DYING OFAy ALMOST FORGOTTEN WOUND
| PIrTsBURG. Jan. tspeciob.-Mrs f. Hook, OF sthis
city, is dying from gunshot wound received twenty
years ago Boys shooting at mark wounded her. The
doctors at that time found that bullet entered her
| Ir,ch ia hatw tha
probed for IL but and concluded thai
Il had entered the liver and the Woman was given up to