The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-18
ALEXIS MNULTY MISSING.
His Mysterious Disappearance in New
York City.

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He Was Called From His Home in
Rutherford, N. j., by kilograms to
Meet an Unknown Party in the
Stewart Building in New York-The
Room to Which He Was Directed
Vacant and No Clew to Him After
His Visit to the Building-Mr. Nc
Nulty Formerly of This City and
Well Known Here-His Disappear
ance a Sensation in New York.
The mysterious disappearance of
Alexis McNulty, formerly of this city,
now of Rutherford, N. j., while in New
York in answer to kilograms sent him by
unknown parties, and the theory that he
has been foully dealt with, have caused
sensation.
Mr.. McNulty is clerk of the board of
councilmen of Rutherford. The police of
New y ork are at work on the case, but
have obtained no clew that they believe
affords a solution to the mystery.
MIR. McNulty was summoned to New
York last Wednesday by telegram pur-
porting to have been sent by H. c.
White" asking McNulty to meet him at
room Is in the Stewart building Broad
way and Chambers street. The New
York World gives full account of the
disappearance, in which it says:
THE STRANGE TELEGRAM.
Aug - telegram was received at
Rutherford for McNulty while the latter
was at Middletown, n. Y, with his
family. The telegram was opened by MIR.
Milehan, partner of McNulty, and subse-
quently turned over to him when he re-
turned to Rutherford the following week
The message asked him to meet the
sender, H. G. White, at the Metropolitan
hotel, on a matter of Importance.
Mr.. McNulty could not think who
White was or what business he had with
him, so he dismissed the matter from his
mind. Two days later a second telegram
was received by McNulty worded in the
same way. Then he came to New York
and called at the Metropolitan hotel He
was told that Fl. c. White had been
there, but had gone away, and the hotel
people did not know what his business
was.
THE LAST SEEN OF HIM.
Last Wednesday McNulty received an
other telegram signed by the same name,
asking him TO meet the sender a. room Is,
in the Stewart building, on important
business. McNulty took the next train
at 10 80 o'clock a. m. for New York, and
that was the last seen of him by any of
his friends. That same day about 5
o'clock p. m. two kilograms were received
at Rutherford signed by McNulty. One
was addressed to his wife, saying: EWill
not be home till late train. Important
business Have met White" The other
message was to his partner, Milehan,
who is also councilman, and read thus:
Cant be back for meeting tonight.
Get minutes and employ another clerk
to attend meeting. You take charge of
Meeting
There was meeting of the Borough
council that night, and to this the tele-
gram referred.
MRS. M'NULTY's SEARCH.
It was expected by his wife that Nc
Nulty would take the late train from New
York, which leaves the foot of Chambers
street at II Is a. m, and she sat up until
alter the train had reached Rutherford.
Not hearing from him up to noon of
Thursday, Mrs. McNulty and her son
went to New York in the afternoon in
search Of the missing man. They went
TO the Stewart Building, but could find
no II. Q. White there Lawyer Henry
White has an Office in the building, but
he had neither known nor heard of Nc
Nulty, nor mad he any idea who his name
sake, with the middle initial G., could be.
Room No. Is was found vacant. and
the only furniture it contained was a
small table and couple of chairs.
Mrs. McNulty showed a photograph of
her husband to the watChman at the en-
trance. He remembered having seen the
original Wednesday. McNulty had asked
for Mr.. White and the Waterman saw
him later on leave the building with two
men.
Mrs. McNulty went to the Metropoli-
tan hotel, but could find no trace of her
husband there, and returned home pros
trated. She fears that her husband has
met with foul play He had not much
money with him when he left home, and
she cannot think what motive any one
could have in making way with him.
IN THE INSURANCE BUSINESS.
"NcNulty is a member of the Knights
of PYthiGs, and is in good standing in the
order, as well as in society. Besides his
ONCE as clerk OF the common council he
was engaged in the insurance business in
Rutherford, having a comfortable income
His domestic relations are said to have
been of the pleasantest, and there is not
the slightest known cause for his disap-
pearance.
McNulty is about feet inches tall, of
rather heavy build, of dark complexion,
/ irongray hair heavy moustache. and
side whiskers. His left ear has a con
genital malformation, there being no
opening leading TO the drum. He is a ma
tive of Georgia, and is said to be pos
sessed Of fiery temper, being easy TO
provoke into quarrel. He was mem
Der of the confederate army
Mr.. McNulty will be recalled by many
Savannahians. He was for twenty years
well known in business circles in this
city. He was for many years in the in
surance business, and for three years was
clerk in the MORNING NEWS Office,
which position he gave up to enter into
the newspaper business for himself as one
OF the proprietors Of the late Savannah
Evening Times. His venture in that di-
rection was not successful and shortly
after severing his connection with the
/ paper, he went TO New York McNulty's
first wife was Miss Copp of this city, and
his present wife is a daughter of the late
I 5. W. Gleason, who carried on machine
shop on Franklin square. MIR. McNulty
| is native Of Georgetown, 5. c., and
came to Savannah at the close of the war.
AT THE THEATER.
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