Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-03-30
MISSING FROM HOME
Unexplained Absence OF
an Everett Man.
BELIEF THAT HE IS INSANE.
Left His Office in Boston on Saturday
to Attend to a Job in Cambridge.

EVERETT. Mass, March so-The family
and friends Of Herman X. French OF this
city are much perplexsd as to what has
beoo me of him. He has not been seen at
hi home since last Saturday morning, at
which time he left for his offie, "a Corn
hill, Boston, apparently In tbs best Of
spirits.
Inquiry at all the hospitals and other
institutions In and about the city, where
he might have been taken II injured or
suddenly bsreft of his senses. has failed to
reveal the slightest trace Of him.
The missing mans home is an sttrao'
tive and comfortable one. and his family
relations, so Mrs. French told q reporter,
are without thing to mar their tranquil
ity. Neither was Mr.. French in any fnan-
oial difficulty, so far as his wife knows,
nor could IL be learned that there Is any
woman who might be in any way respon-
sible for his disappearance.
Mr.. French Is clock repairsr, and of
late has been assisted at his place of bust
ness by his youngest son, boy IL years Of
age. Ordinarily he and this boy have
gone home together after the days work,
but Saturday night he told the boy, when
closing-up time came. that he
HAD To 20 Co Gam mbrtdgo
to repair a clock and would come home
through Somervills So his ron left him
at the little office on Cornhill and went
home
That Mr. French started out TO do some
work is indicated by the fact that he
took little black hand trunk with him
when he went away, in which were the
tools he ordinarily used. He also took his
order book, In which the addresses of his
patrons were kept, 20 that IL is impossible,
so far, to learn where he started for In
Cambridge.
The only unusual thing about this part
of the affair Is his having started out to
do work of this kind at so late an hour.
Even this was accounted for by Mr..
French, who told his son that ''ths work
would only take little while"
Early Sunday morning the search was
begun, but not the slightest trace of him
has been found, though the Boston and
Cambridge police were at once notified.
His family believe that
His Mind Is Affected
and report him as having "acted queer"
for several days, or ever since a severe at
tack of the grip.
He was also subject to severe attacks of
fever and ague, which he contracted in
the army, and which have been unusually
severe since he was sick with the grip.
An Everett police officer, who is long
time acquaintance of Mr.. French's, limited
to reporter that he had reason to believe
there was a woman In the case" but
with the reticence peculiar to men of his
cloth, could not be made to say on what
ground he based this belief.
Mr.. French has just passed his 54th
birthday He is of medium height, and
dark of hair and complexion. His mus
tachs 10 heavy and gray and his head is
partially bald In front He had no
marks on his body by which he could be
identified.
When he went away he wore dark
trousers, a brown coat ond vest, dark
overcoat, derby hat and low shoes and
CATERS. He carried a gold watch, open
face. of Elgin manufacture, across a
shield on the back of which was his full
name H. r. French. In his pockets were
papers by which he could also easily be