The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-06
MOLYNHUI'S ADVENTURE
He Doesn't Know How His
Fingers Came to be Worn
Off at the Ends.

Investigation by NEWS reporter has
developed but little Ia the strange ad-
venture of George Molyneux, of No. 20
Bleeker street, the story of whose dis
covery, destitute, in the woods near
Lordville, N. Y, was told 10 THE JERSEY
CITY NEWS of yesterday. The whole
story seems enveloped in mystery and
the man processes to know as little about
the case as any one else. The reporter
called at the house where Molyneux
lives yesterday afternoon, and was at
first told by Iolyneux's father thai the
son was not in. Upon the reporters >
assurance, however. that he would not
harm George, the senior Molyueux al
lowed the reporter admission. ana sald
that he would hunt for George. Wnen
the reporter stated to George the object
of his visit, the latter declined to utter
word on the subject. He said:-
II don't want to say anything about
the affair. Whatever was .pnt IN the
newspapers was not true. Ii l went away
and got to Lordville, l don't see what IS
strange about that"
"Bnr you must have had some interest
ing adventures up IN that part Oh the
countryp' suggested the reporter.
81 won't say what did. didn't have
any adventures anyhow. I'm home
again. and that's all I'll say about 1t. !"
He would not inform his questioner
how his fingers were chewed on, or worn
off. whichever it was. The nngers, TOUR
on the right hand and two on the left,
were dressed and Ewere doctored With
some Kind of liriment. He afterward
said ne would not deny the newspaper
report. Mt.
Molyneux is of medium stature, light
complexion, with light brown mustache
and dark hair. He appears to be some
where near twenty-six years o. age.
WHAT MEYER KNOWS.
The reporter left Molyneux and called
Molyneux, and Keeps satnon at Con
press street and Central avenue. meyer
told the reporter all he knew OF the ad-
venture. He said:-
"The last l saw of Molyneux was on
Friday, April 81, two weeks ago. ne
came into the saloon when was tendlng
bar. 1t was about niue O'clock. ana very
few were in the saloon at the time lie
walked up to the bar and asked me to
hang him up for drink OF whlskey, l
told him didn't do business on that plan.
but asked him TO have one on me-. He
accepted the offer and drank couple or
glasses. He was sober when he lett nere,
which was about ten O'Clock. he dlone
say where he was going. M
w AS w I'LL Ohhopilos
t.He was DIR essed in suit that looked
new and had nice derby on. didn't
notice anything that would indicate that
he intended going away anywhere, Tor ne
often came around in new clothes, and L
thought nothing of It. He had no valise.
QUICK DISAPPEARANCE.
81 didu.J see anything OF him for a
week until he came into the saloon again
on Friday night last. That WAS April
28. He called me aside and said that
he'd been away. l noticed that his nm
gers were done up in rags and asked him
what he'd been doing. He had on an old
suit and soft hat this time, and looked
as if he'd been on tear. He SAID he haa
been somewhere, bnt couldn't say wnere
it was. asked him how he got to the
place. wherever it was. and he said he
didn't know. l asked him what he'd
been doing, and he gave the same an
.FinalIy he said that he'd got
up in Lordville in some way, and
that the aidn't know then
where he was. Then what happened was was
TO recall anything he said that his clothes
were gone and his pocketbook was stsffed
with straw, and all the money had dis
appeared, Where he was he didn't
know. He was weak from hunger, and
must have been there for four or i've
days.
were scouting through the woods for
something, and he told them who he was
and where he lived. He had only his
underclothes on. They sent word to his
father, who forwarded money to send
him home. 81
HIS QUEER INJURIES.
Molyneux's fingers were torn away at
the ends, l think IL while he was in
the woods that some wild animals must
have tackled him for food. The ends
were terribly lacerated. My opinion is
that Molyneaux was induced by gang
to 90 to that place, and was drugged on
the way, think that he was carried to
the woods and robbed. It's wonder he
didn't die from the cold"
The story told by Meyer came direct
from Molyneux.
The people in the neighborhood near
Molyneux are Ignorant as TO how he got
TO Lordville or came home in such a con-
dition, and Molyneux .wili say nothing.
It is possible that he does not know him
self what he did.
George Molyneux is brother of the
clergyman, the Rev. Thomas Moiyneux,
who is q member OF the Methodist Con-
ference