Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-05-01
Where's Old Hutch ?
The Famous Chicago Grain
Spectator, b. P. Hutchinsn
ras Mysteriously Disappeared
Some Think his Mind is De-
mented, Others that he is only
Taking Vacation.
cold dutch" Missing.

CHICAGO, April 29.-B. =. Hutchin-
son, the multi-millionaire grain sps Gu
lator known nearly the world over ~
"Old Hutch, f" il mysteriOusly missing.
IL 10 supposed he IL demented and his
business a financial wreck. Hutchin-
son, whose tall. aged, yet erect figure,
has for years been one OF the most pic
tutesque sights on the Chicago boOrd
OF trade. left she city about midnight
last nighi' taking with him . small
sAtchel and n ticket 10 Pensacola, Fla.
None Of his friends or relatives ApIear
to have known be was going. The
J veteran operator, however, never was
much Of man for conhdants. How
1 be occupied his last hours In Chicago
| has not been discovered except that he
paid q lengthy visit to two OF his favor
ite drinking resorts. ana at each place
told the bartender in leaving not to
expect 20 see him again. IL has been
a matter Of common rumOr on the
board that business misfortunss bad
un balanced "Oid Hulch's" mind. His
always eccentric conduct seemed in
creasingly errAtic. For weeks at .
time his abode day and night has
qesn bis little Office adjoining the ex-
change. When some time ago II y
said his sons In view Of their fathers
reported heavy losses following reck-
less trades. btgan 20 c0nsider the
appointment Of conservation To take
charge Of hi- afiair-. the old man wss
furiorsly angry. More than ever he
isolated himself and on the board APP
psared To speculate for revenge rather
than gain. TIE dislike which he was
said To have entertained for certain
members Of the board seemed TO settle
into Systematic hatred. No one but
"OId Hutch kreW or for that matter
vet knows, the exact condition Of HE
finances. II wss practically certain, J.,
according to all indications, that he
had lost OF late heavily and steadily
This morning when the news OF his
. queer departure became nolsed about
almost the fret question was: How
muen did he leave - ltvss answered
by the announcement Of his relatives
> that the missing mans out
standingtrades Of 100000 busheli
A could be settled up wiihou
b loss TO anyone. Wheihe
any pCrtion ofthe spsculator's fortunes
remained they did not cay. The mo
ment II was definitely known tha
u Hutchinson hsd really disappears
from the city, operators who had deal
with him began calling on bis repre-
sentativcs for margins. Shorty afteI
}, w. Hutchinson, youngest son
the tsi-sing speculAtor, formally an
nounced the fact that his father wa
missing and that neither his famil
nor business associates knew the oil
mans whereabouts. This was coup
led with the information that ~ r.
sult, the house could not nut up an
margins. For time the Announc'
ment caused the widest excitemer
on the floor, and the market sharpl
declined. 1t was stated that "Ol
Hatch was insolvent and that bis liI
Utilities would be IS. .OOO, 900 in excess
hts assets. On the other hand w
Hutc hinsoD, while saying, 81 thin
fathers mind is unbalanced and thi
q he has wondered away" added: 81
not believe he is insolvent. When v
can end how his affairs stand a
confident that everything will be pa
\ in full, dollar for dollar" Accordir
/ 10 the best in formation that could
in gathered from all sources tonight, d
missing speculat-r is ''long" on Ju
and short on May wheat in lar
quantities. He s"loDg" on lar
line Of July and May corn. The
trades, 1t is said. are being carried
CaIdwin & Fsrnum, Elmendorff
Waffle, Boyden & Co, George Pa
IN ker, Rosenbaum Bros, and Russell
Bsrret, all Of whom IL is claimed "
lose heavily should 1t prove th
Hutchinson is lnsolvent. Alm6
every broker in Chicago has Gn ih'
r. vidual thory to account for his diss
j pearance. Not the least plaus BILE
- one that "Old Hutch" has simI
gone on his long talked Of vacati'
- and will pretend the greatest surpr
coI when he hears that sensation
Teen made on his going away. IL
u asserted he has taken but one '
cation Lefore in 20 years.
x SEEN AT EVANSVILLE.
sesl INDIANAPoIIs April ga sPe'