The evening world., 1893-12-08
DID WARD FEAR ARREST ?
Brother-in-Law Marshall Tells a
Queer Story.
Says the Missing Man Asked Him to
Look After His Store.

The whe-eabouts OF Newspaper Dealer
John ii. Ward. OF SIS 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 +C7 East
Seventy-second street. who claims to be
Wards brother-!n-lsw, and Miss Fanny
Ward. OF 37l East seventy-first street.
Wards sister.
Marshall had tried 10 get possession OF
wsrl's store, but Charles Moeller VINO
leases rooms In the rear OF the missing
mans place OF business. refuses to al
low the alleged brother-n-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. lie stayed
AT Marshall's house Monday night, pre-
vlous to his disappearance Tuesday
night.
Sunday to borro" some money. SAID ne.
asked me to call and pay come bills the
n-at day. which did.
Towards evening on Monday he asked
me II ! would take charge OF his store
for IA few days while he took rest. He
gave me the store rent receipt Tor De,
cembpr. ana some bills that he wanted
IN. to collect. He offered me the store
key. and also gave me the key to "A
trunk in his store which he said con-
tained about so In pennies. This money
he said. 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 IT, The tobacco bill amount
ed to about s2s Ward did give me as
Company, Broadway and rhrty-third
u asked Ward what he wanted tt, to
n .a ,he s Sy Stecvss G nsi caed
his store, and he was afraid Ia Was going
! TO be arrested. lie said his sister Fan
NJ hsd sent the dsteStiveS a.i i.i. MN ha,
since seen Fanny. and she declared she
had not consulted the police about her
brother In any way.
ali Monday night. Tuesday morning he
went back TO his store. That's the last
We saw OF him. Before he went, how
ever, gave him the trunk key and some
ieceiptei bills but unfortunately ne
| elected TO give him the rent receipt.
Il was told to call Tuesday at his
store, but 1t stormed, and ] did not;
Wednesday morning did 60 and learned
that he had disappeared then tried
to take possession OF the store rs per
agreement, but MIR. MOeiler. who had
! the key, would not allow me TO. ! APP
piled to the police. but they. said that
| they could not assist me IN the matter
"Wednesday, I went to Funny, Wards
house and told her that her brother =
store was closed. but before ! could say
more she slammed the door in my face.
Il have found II trace OF my brother
! in-law. ! believe. A Mr. George. who
/ lives on the first foor OF the house where
! ! live. told me- that IA man who answers
| Wards dee, ription. knock ID on his via.
! dow about II o'clock Tuesday night and
asked II George WAS In. This man -S-
planned that he wanted to See George
| Marshall
"ie was directed upstairs. md Mr.
George says he heard him come down
soon afterwards. l did not See him.
have not seen him since"
Marshall claims to have no occupa-
ton. He Ia out Of work now. and has
no means Of supporting his family.