The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-08
DID WARD FEAR ARREST I?
Brother-in-Law Marshall Tells a
Queer Story.
Says the Missing Man Asked Him to
Look After His Store.

The whereabouts OF Newspaper Dealer
John II. Ward. of 5S5 Amsterdam ave
nue. who disappeared from his store late
| Tuesday night, is still an unsolved mys-
terry.
Ward Detective Robert Watts, OF the
West one Hundredth street station, has
the case In hand to-day. and is making
thorough Investigation.
Those who probably can tell where
Ward Is are George Marshall. OF iO7 East
Sevcnty-second street. who claims TO he
Wards brother-in-law, and Miss Fanny
Ward OF 81 East Seventy-frst street,
Wards sister.
Marshall had tried to get possession OF
Wards store. but Charles Moeller. who
leases rooms in the rear OF the missing
mans place OF business. refuses to al
| low the alleged brother-in-law to enter
the premises.
this morning. He could get no trace
there OF Ward. Sergt. Harley told him to
get permission from the Department OF
| Charities and Correction to search the
Marshall told the reporter that he did
not know where Ward was. He stayed
at Marshall's house Monday night. pre-
vious to his disappearance Tuesday
night. ,.
Sunday to borrow some money. said ne.
"He loaned me, 81. At that time he
asked me to call and pay some bills the
next day. which did
Towards evening on Monday he asked
me If / would take charge OF his store
| for few days while he took n rest He
gave me the store rent receipt for De;
| cember, and some bills that he wanted
me to collect. He offered me the store
key and also gave me the he KEY TO
tanned about $40 In pennies. This money
he said, l could use for change In the
store.
"He told me to pay some bills for
tobacco, but gave me no money with
which to do II. The tobacco bill amount:
ed to about 500. Ward did give me 81
with which to pay the American News New
street That bin | have paid.
II asked Ward what he wanted &c
leave the city for: He looked worried
his store. and he was afraid he was goine
to be arrested He said his sister Fan
ny had sent the detectives after him.
MY wife, who IL Wards sister. has
since seen Fanny, and she declared sh,
had not consulted the police about hel
brother in any, way. .-..
II told Ward that he'd better see my
wife. and he did 80, staying at my house
all Monday night. Tuesday morning h,
went back to his store. That's the last
we saw OF him Before he went, how
i
receipted bills, but unfortunately ne
elected to give him the rent, receipt,
81 was told to call Tuesday at hi:
store. but II stormed, and ! did not
that he had disappeared. ] then tried
to take possession Of the store ms pei
agreement. but MIR. ,Moeller. who hae
the key. would not allow me to. APP
piled to the police, but they. said thai
they could not assist me IN the matter
"Wednesday, I went to Fanny Ward.
house and told her that her brothers
store was closed. but before ! could say
more she slammed the door In my face
in-law, I believe. A Mr.. George, who
lives on the first floor of the house where
l live. told me that n man who answers
Wards des, ription. knocked on his win
dow about II o'clock Tuesday night anC
asked II George was in. This man ex
plained that he wanted to see George
Marshall.
HE was directed upstairs. and Mr.
George says he heard him come down
soon afterwards. / did not see him.
have not seen him since"
| Marshall claims to have no occupa
ton. He Is out of work now, and has
no means of supporting his family.