Evening journal., 1895-03-08
WHERE IS JOHN BACHE7
His Friend, Dr.. Boyle, Cannot
Explain the Mystery.
He AwOKE TO FIND HIM VANISHED.
The Missing New York Insurance Manager
Has Not Been seen since He Left the
Boat at Fall River-His Accounts Were
All Right.

NEW YORK, March S.-The disappear
ance Of John Owen Bache, the New York
manager Of the Union Central Life Insur.
ance company, who loft this city week
ago yesterday ostensibly on business trip
in company with Dr. Henry n Boyle, Is
still as much a mystery as ever, no trace
Of him having been found since he boarded
train for Boston at Fall River
The two took the Fall River boat for
Boston, but when Dr. Boyle awoke on the
boats arrival at Fall River he was alone
his companion having gone ashore early
and, according TO the boat hands, taken
the first train for Boston. Dr. Boyle was
in about the same condition as he has
been for several days past and is unable to
give very clear account Of what happen
ed after the boat left New York.
Hestill sticks to the story about his be-
ing beaten By three men in Boston, and
as evidence displays a badly bruised face
and cut on the back Of the head.
That both he and Baehe had been drink
ing heavily on the boat is borne out by the
captain and also by the appearance that
the doctor presented when Boston was
reached
Did the Men Quarrel?
One theory advanced is that the two
men became involved in a quarrel. with
tho result that tho doctor received pretty
rough usage at the hands of Bache and
tho latter beeoming frightened over the
possible consequences, left the Plymouth
at the first opportunity that presented it.
stf. Whether or not the doctor looked as
if he had been engaged in a fight both the
captain and the colored porter Of the Ply
mouth refused TO state when seen Just be-
fore the boat sailed. but they both admit
ted that the two men had been drinking
heavily on board.
Charley Hynes, the colored porter on
the boat, was particularly nonoommuni-
cative, saying, amt going to say moth
ing that viii 'criminate nobody" He
knew Baehe very well by sight and had
always waited on him when he travelled
up and down to Boston, which he did fire.
quently. He carried Bache's vallse from
the boat to the train at Fall River and
saw il leave the depot for Boston. Since
that time nothing has been heard Of Bache.
The captain Of the Plymouth stated that
he received a telegram from Bache on the
day the boat was to sail requesting him
to reserve stateroom o, which he did
Some time later Baohe sent down his va
lise and ovorcoat, following later with DR.
Boyle
President John NJ. Pattison of the I'm
Ion life Insurance company is still unable
to throw any light on the disappearance
TIE said yesterday that he did not believe
that Bache lad run away but thought
that he was a victim Of foul play The
company had the utmost confidence in
him, and he had been connected with it
for about 30 years
His accounts had been carefully gone
over and found 70 be- perfectly correct,
with the exception Of the last report
which was unfinished. This amounts to
something less than $4,000, but that did
not worry them, as they were indebted to
Bache for at least that sum as premiums
on renewed policies. Regarding the notes
held by the Western National bank. aggre-
eating S3, 775, President Pattisun said
that such an Insignificant sum would not
cause Bache 20 run away, for had he want
ed it he could have got that sum. and
more, too from the company by simply
asking for it.
Trying to Trace Bache.
When asked what steps they were tax
ing to locate Baohe and if they had placed
the matter in the hands of the police Mr..
Pattison replied that they were trying to
trace him, but just how he declined to
say. Under no consideration did they de
sire him to be arrested, as there was really
no cause to take any such action. AS far
as the notes held by the bank were con
cerned, Mr. Pattison said that Bache
would undoubtedly settle that matter all
right when he was heard from.
1t is more than likely that Bache had
intended taking up the notes on the day
he departed for Boston and then suing for
the amounts afterward. Sometime before
he spoke to his counsel Lawyer Robert J.
liaire, about some notes that had not been
met and said that he would have to sue for
them. About noon on the Thursday that
Bache left the city Lawyer Haire met him
standing in front Of tho eompany's office,
Twenty third street and Madison avenue
He spoke to him about the notes, but
Bache said that be was just going out Of
town on business. At the same time he
pulled big roll Of bills Of large denomi-
nations and checks out Of his trousers pockl
cts.
In going through the missing man s
papers yesterday there was nothing found
except what referred to purely personal
matters.
a peculiar thing in connection with the
disappearance Of Baeho is the fact that a
well dressed, handsome young woman
called at the Garfield Safe Deposit com
pany's building Wednesday morning with
an order from Bache for a box belonging
to him. They declined to deliver it un-
less she produced the key, which she was
unable to do, and then left.
1t was ascertained at Bache's residence,
&C West Forty sixth street, that his house.
keeper went away on Wednesday, saying
that she was going out of town, but where
she declined TO tell Whether or not she
is the woman who called on the Safe De
posit company is not known.
Bache's wife keeps a boarding house at
the corner Of One Hundred and Twenty
fifth street and Madison avenue and has
not been living with her husband for sew
eral years past. He has supported her lib.
orally since that time
About three weeks ago Mrs Bleecker,
the mother of Mrs Baohe, died, and Bache
attended the funeral
1t was generally thought at that time
that reconciliation would be effected be
tween husband and wife, but the latter:
discovering his connection with another
woman precluded the possibility Of sucl
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