The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-03
WHERE lSMR. MAXWELL
DISAPPEARED LAST TUESDAY IN
DEG Strange CIRCUMSTANCES.
Sent His Wife and Children to Louisville
Ten Days Ago-Has Been Acting Mys-
teriousiy for some Time.

The queer doingS or Mr.. George ,.
Maxwell. general manager OF the Mason
Telephone Company. IN this city, Tor me
past ten Gays. mas gwen rise TO any.
amount Of talk, and the whereabouts or
air. Maxwell are now a question OF much
interest 10 a hummer or MS friends ana
acquaintapceS In Richmond.
Mr.. Maxwell came here from LOUISVILLE.
KY, several months ago. lie had Deen
one OF the superintendents OF the Bell
Telephone Company IN LOUISVILLE, anu
was regarded as one OF the best electri-
clans In that city. lie brought with nm
letters of the highest recommendation
from leading business men In Louisville.
and II aid not take long for d number
of well-known business men In this city
TO recognize his ability. Showing beyond
a doubt his thorough acquaintance with
electrical matters, and with telephone
appliances in particular, he was secured
as the general manager OF the Mason
Telephone Company. lie was the inven-
tor OF the Mason telephone. lie was soon
recognized as a man of more than the
usual intelligence An interesting CONVEX
sationalist and well Informed on many
topics, he made a fine impression upon
the officers and stockholders of the COM
pany with which he was connected.
Mr.. Maxwell Is a married man. ne
brought with him TO this city his vile
OF age and the other some i've or SIX
years old. He and his family boarded at
the ST. Claire Hotel, where he paid ms
bills promptly. On last Thursday week
vile. and on IN. following Saturday bor-
rowed $50 from Mr.. Joseph N culiins-
worth. president of the company. and LETT
Richmond, IT Is presumed, for Washing
too.
MARRIAGE NOTICE..
The next morning The Times published
the following, the first paragraph OF
which was based upon a telegram from
Washington signed 'G: ;. Maxwell:
"A private telegram TO The Times from
Baltimore last night stated that Miss
Rosalie Gottlieb and Mr.. George :. Max
well were married yesterday IN the city
of Washington at the Catholic tnivcr-
sitv. Bishop j. J. keane officiating. and
that after the ceremony the young cou-
Pile left for bridal trip to New York and
Chicago.
MIR. Maxwell is well-known in this city.
being general manager of the Mason
Telephone Company and secretary and
general manager OF the Southern Electro
cal Construction Company. His bride Is
a popular young lady and resident or
Richmond"
Mr.. Maxwell returned TO the city on
last Monday and called at The Times
office to see about the marriage notice
published. He appeared to be somewhat
worried about II. and stated that the
groom was a cousin OF his by the same
name. He asked that correction he
made. and accordingly on last Tuesdaa
morning The Times published the follow
ing; ,r..
stated that a telegram from Baltimore
had rIven the Information OF the mar
rage OF MI George =; MaNweii ana MISS
articia aIeo stated Tho, NJ uaya.,t ,a
Tho mansger of The Nason r"Ienh~na
Comnanv 81 this civ Tbis last STATE.
meut was an error and vas ca,sed hv
two men who are ce,,Isins hearing tho
sane na,'o NJ fpaun,.,i .ho
Waso, TaInnhona conan, GU alroad',
married and II was lis co,isin aIso
named ceorae : Waxwa,j wbo 80 ~,
no m rfi u a y
-. no "''"''
LIFT THE CITY AGAIN.
On Tuesday Mr. Maxwell told the cler,<11
ar the ~ clafra uotel Thai he Was oo,nr
TO leave the city on business lie di3
nor saw where he was going or when ne
would return but disa1neared and has