New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-04
A HAT MANS QUEER STORY
MIR. BREW. THE MISSING DANBCRY MANU-
FACTURER, HEARD FROM.
KNOCKED DOWN IN THIS CITY, ROBBED AND
TAKEN IN A FREIGHT CAR TO TEXAS
TEN DAYS WITHOUT FOOD.

TEN DAYS WITHOUT FOOD.
Danbury. Conn. Feb. 3.-DaEiol j. Brew'
a wcknown hat manufacturer of tins city, VINO
has been missing since December 6, IS a tramp
In some of the Western States where ne is trying
10 make his way from Texas, where he was
shipped in freght-car after being assaulted ana
robbed Of money and clothe, on a New-lork City
street. Brew, until two months ago, carried on
a prosperous business In Haweyvillc, where he
was the owner of large factory 1t WIS Ms
custom to 90 TO New-lork City every other sat
urday. collect the mo1ey due him from Iobbcrs IN
the city and return 10 Danbury to pay of MS en-
pioreS in the afternoon. lie left his home at No
Il Franknst. early in the morning of December
y, and took an express train for NewN ork lie
10 90 TO sec ore Of his customers. l.. Cowan
OF No. l27 Grcene-st, where $500 was due MN
for a shipment Of hats the day before, and lie IN
tended 10 catch the 2 o'clock train back to iiaw-
leyvic. That was the last seen of him in Dam
bury. and nothing heard from him until the
following Wednesday, when it was learned that a
strange had asked tie New-Iork police
to send out a general alarm for him. Brew's
friends then caused vigorous search to he in
si,utcd and all the hating districts in the coun-
try were thoroughly searched Brew was a
strong Temperance advocate and was never known
To touch liquor or tobacco, and after month
passed his relatives believing that he had met
with foul play. settled up hi, business and paid
his Indebtedness.
To-day letter was received from 81 " dated
at small town in the Southwest where he was
at work in coal yard He tells startling
story Of abduction and robbery in Ncw-Nork, and
OF the pryation which followed. When he rea"he
Ncw-Nork on December he went directly to
Greene-st., where he received n check for $2jO
He hurried to the Peoples Bank in Canal-St,
where IT, was cashcd. Tncn he started uptown
lie remembers placing the money in his pocket
and leaving the bank. How far he was from
Canal-st he does not know, when there was a
rush and a blow upon the head. and all became
a blank How long hc remained UNCONSCIOUS hc
docs not know, but he was awakened by iall
from what appeared 10 linn TO be tremendous
height. The height proved 70 be box oi
merchandise IN a freight ear lie was dressed III
o.d watcr-soakcd clothes ana ms own -o"d gar
mrnts lis money, watch and icwcliN were gone
He t!ed TO attract the attention OF the tf9nui'h
again and again. He WAS FAINT from hunger
and Thirst. and finally became too weak TO cry
out Then he became unconscious again, ana
when lc came 10 his senses hr was IN nous
i'm Houston. IcN.. where the people SAID ne n2d
been IN % car ten days without iood or water. me
people there thought him a tramp. ana rs soon
nS he rreaiucd his strength they Srnt MN away
lie earned a few dimes shovelng coal. un'li one
ddv about three weeks 2go ne Wis hho' ny Il
negro. who took him for a tramp. since 'hcH III
ha, been irving to make his way North