The evening world., 1892-09-29
MISSING Or. JOHN KERTELL.
He Is Supposed to Have Had
$4,000 with Him.
Disappeared from HobolScn After
Release from Quarantine.

The Police Department OF Hoboken is in n
quandary to account for the peculiar aud
sudden disappearance OF Or. John kerteii. n
German ply stefan OF some note, who landed
IN that city on the afternoon OF sept. 10.
The missing man was a first catin pssscn-
ger on the steamship Rugia, the third of the
Hamburg American Packet neet TO bring
cholera into this port.
No exception to the stringent quarantine
rules As made IN The case OF kcrtell, and he
was obliged to remain with other cabin pas
sengers IN quarantine for two week..
According TO his own story, as related to
several acVuantances while In his cups
aboard ship, he was graduate OF Heidelberg
University, Germany, aud the posse ssCr OF Il
considerable fortune lett by his father, who
was wealthy Bavarian landowner.
A few years ago he took an American girl,
who was touring through Germany, for his
second wife. The honeymoon was scarcely
over Le:oie he discovered that his wife was
not oi u cong NAL nature and that the hopes
he had entertained OF marital happiness
could never bt realized.
About two months ago, Kertell determined
to come to America TO invest part Of hts
fortune IN the West and Incidentally to visit
his mother.iL-law who resides IN Seattle.
Washington.
His most Intimate friends, both OF whom lie
met for the first time while on board the
Rugia, we're QUO Drcetze, Who Is now stop
I'm, at n Doarding-hous lOs Hudson strt ct,
HoUoken, and Carl SchepLucb, who lives ut
l3O West Twenty second street, this cry.
10 the former he stated that he had in his
Eosse,s!OI $4,000 which he proposed tu
spend fla u tour vi America.
have plenty of money he often said TO
Dreet.c,"ani mean TO make more By invest
ing IN undeveloped enterprises In America.
MY iatn,r wa rich ana he lett Inc well on"
Kcrte!l, on being landed IN Hoboken utter
his release from Quarantine, went 10 Nae.
gei's Hotel, corner OF Third ard hudson
Streets ana was assigned to u room.
lie had no baggage, but he was not required
to pay III advance. upon assuring he proprle-
tor tLut lie was good for all bulls he might
coatracL
Young Mr.. Nacgeli, son OF the proprietor,
seemed to strike the fancy or ktrteil who
made a conidante or the young man. On one
OCCASION, according TO oung Nacgeli, kerttil
counted out 5000 and, tapping his breast,
said: -! have more mere
lie celebrated his ireeoom at Naeytlis by
drin ,ing heavily and spending his money
freely.
Last Thursday morning after Il nights de-
DaLch he came Downstairs, and without
stating his destination TO any one, 40 iar a. Is
known, ie,t the hotel lie has not 0eeh seen
since
Last Tuesday morning MT. schenDach ac-
cording to appointment, called at Naegell s
u SEE Mr. Kertell. ON being told that
kertel had been drinking TO excess,
and that he had not Ccen seen
since Thursday, Schenbach became alarmed.
aud accom- anitd Uy young Saegell ne " ent
to cher or Police Donovan and stated lll the
Circ. instances
! Chirr Donovan thought somei hin, was
wrong and AT Cncc nOrined lnsl ecior steers
OF ihis city and sul ernieDuent snitD, OF the
Jersey City police to look ont Tor
kerfcll whom he described as
man my wears Oll y ftct
Z inches tall weight 100 ID, wtl.-rouDded
physique, heavy ur0wn mus, ache, spiiakied
wnh gray dressed In back alpaca coat,
white vest, brown CHI ckcd trousers and straw
hat, With bluc ribbon.
cher Donovan detailed Detective Gallagher
To work up the case, out UP to hooa tC-ua, no
tldings OF the missing man had been received.
although the Jails ana hospitals OF AL three
ciIies, and BrOOhlyn too, have been SEARCHED.