The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-18
A CHICAGO MYSTERY.
Strange Disappearance Of a Git
izen Of Los Angeles.
h. ], HanCh6tte, Manager Of the California
Orange Festival, Missing
Last Seen In Ticket Brokers' 0fiCe on
the 7th Inst. Suspicious Of
Foul Play.
Epecial TO THE MORNING CALr-

CHICAGO, May 17.-H. j. Hanchette, Sec
retary Of the Los Angeles Chamber of Com
meTce and Manager of the California Orange
Carnival, recently exhibited here, is said to
be missing in Chicago since the 7th inst.
The matter was reported TO the police, who
have been notified to look for the missing
man. G. ID. Hanchette. the missing mans
brother, who lives here, is of the opinion
that he has fallen victim of foul play. The
last seen of Hanchette was in Clark-street
eT-brOker'S Office about o'clock on the
night Of the 18th inst. At s o'clock he in
tended TO leave for Los Angeles over the
Santa Fe Railroad with the carnival
party. Earlier In the day he had carried
his luggage to the Dearborn Station and
left it with check-b0y. 1t has
been ascertained that man an
swering Hanchette's description claimed
the parcels at the station about $3.50 o'clock
the same evening and walked toward the
gate as though to take the train. His friends
in Chicago, L. c. Smith and his aunt, Mrs.
Murphy, and his grandfather Mr.. Griffths,
coneud ed that he had taken the later train
for home and waited a week before making
inquiry in this city. Saturday a telegram
was received from c. d. Willard. Han
chette's assistant, stating that no news had
been learned from him in nine days, and
that his wife is terrified.
The missing man is 80 years old aud
prominent citizen of Los Angeles He is a
member Of the Board of Education and
Director of the Public Library. He was
once the city editor of the Los Angeles
Herald and has been connected with various
San Francisco dailies. When last seen he
had about $500 with him. His friends say
that he had no bad habits. A full deScrip-
ton of the missing man has been furnished
the police, who will try to ascertain his
whereabouts.
Los ANGELES, May 17.-Telegrams re-
ceved in this city to-day fTom brother of
II. Jay Ha2chette at Chicago, to the effect
that Hanchette had mysteriously disap-
peared, created quite q sensation, as Hau-
chette is Secretary ot the Chamber Of Com
merce and widely known. The last heard
Of him by his wife was on the 5th inst.
when letter was received saying he would
leave for home and hurry as fast as possible.
There has been some uneaSlness at the
Chamber Of Commerce for the past three or
four daYs over Hanchette's failure 10 show
up, but it was supposed he had stopped over
en- route, and not until to-day, when tele-
grams from Chicago were received, did the
matter become public. So far as known
there is absolutely no cause Tor Hanchette'S
disappearance His family relations have
always been pleasant lie owns consider
able real estate here and his finances are in
good shape. The Chamber Of Commerce
owes him several months salary and his
Gcuunt5 are all straight.
SAN DIEGO, May 17.-R II. Ioung, one of
the San Diego delegates TO the Orange Car
nival at Chicago, >ays that when lie left
Chicago on the Oh inst. ii. j. Han
chette was preparing To return TO
over either the Northern Pacific or
the Canadian Pacific railroads. If he took
the latter route 1t is probable that Mr..
Hanchette may still be on the way to Los
Angeles, as twelve days is required to make
the trip on that line.