The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-06-15
TOO SENSITIVE SON
Young Tweed Has Been Missing for
Several Days,
NUMBER or THEORIES
II is Thought He Worried over His
Fathers Disgrace, Which Is
Not Forgotten, Though
He Died In 1878.

New York. June ti--Gc1rgc Young
Tweed. a son II the notorious boss ~
New York. has been missing from tho
place where h. lived, al No go Wcst
iiih street, Tor n days tie dislp-
pearod in 4 strange manner. llr len
behind m intimltion as tn his inten-
ton. wont with only the clothes he
wore. and had httlr &c any money
with him. Search in his accustomed
haunts and ~ the m1rsuc has been
fruitless No report, however has yet
hCcn made Ia the police NJ the dIsap-
pclrancr
M go West iiih street Is boarding
house of superior grade. conducted
by Miss NJ Harmon Tweed, who Is
q years old went thcr" on Apul 80.
Before then he had been living IN the
family ot q married sister. Mrs. w, 7,
Douglas. az No. lil West llSth street.
Another older son NJ Guss Tw'cd also
lived with the puuEl3sos. Recently
tho family went Ia Ashurv Park u
spend the summer, The elder brother,
too. LETT Mrs. Douglas. and Is now at
now address.
Tweed was NJ y morusc disposition
and drank considerably, He was es-
pccially melancholy when IN his cups
rh" most likely explanation f,r his
failing Is the everlasting malplor of HIS
fathers name porpDuatod and kept
constantly alive by the newspapers for
more than % years Another story
says that about four years ago hc had
love affair, which tragically ter
minated In the death ~ his brtrnthcd.
At any rate, hr has not worked for
his own support since thon lils elder
brother, II Is md 'rstpud. paid his liy-
/ Ing expenses AMI allowed him a small
weekly sum Whom he d.d work h.
was recorded a. capable, and earned
n good salary The young man had an
excellent education. lie Wls brought
up ana educated In Paris. staying
there for ~ years H.. spok" three
languages nucntly Although At one
time b" dnhblcd IN ort, be never be-
came an especially proficient painter.
rnul he reached hia majority he was
under the car" ~ guardian. who was
] appointed To- look afirr tho Tweed chill
/ dren when the father dtsd iE the early
'10s.
{ Tweed was not Inclined 10 talk much
/ of his past life during his stay at the
/ iith street boarding house, he re-
/ mained In HIS room 4 large part ~ the
/ day. He was an invotcrate reader. but
novels and newspapers formed his
/ principal mental diet. He frrducntcd
/ certain saloons and Brr.idwly cafes
though he was rarely out late At night
( DESPITE his liquor habit hls fellow
lodGers say h. behaved like gentle
man iic was never boisirous under
the influence OF drink. indeed. the chief
effect Of liquor was 10 Increase his mo-
roscurss.
The day after ho went to the house
he was badly intoxicated. and. morti-
fl,d that some ~ the women folk had
seen him in that condition. he declared
hr would Kill himself. That was the
only time hr threatened suicide On
the night before Decoration day Tweed
went out with companions and visited
several drinking places When h. re-
turned about ~ o'clock he was not vis-
ibly intoxicated. His mood was the
same rs usual. iIc went M 10 his
room and has not been seen since
Evidently he slept in the house that
night and slipped awny early that day.
His bed showed that 1t had been occu-
pied. There was a litter of clothing
on the chairs and llJOr and his trunk
was open. Nothing was thought of the
disorder and The fact that the young
man didn't appear at breakfast II
was believed that perhaps he was go-
ing to spend the day with friends.
When three days had passed and
Tweed was still absent there was some
alarm But h. had spoken ~ going
10 DryrHrld Mass. To live on a farm.
"rha city is pu place f1r me-" h. once
Elld. ~ have too many irionds here.
- nothing wa done Immediately. and
either h. hims'lf ur htJrr WAS *
pcctrd any moment.
FINALLY tho ailrss NJ the Older
brother Wa obtained with somr dlGi-
Guilty and word was sent tp him. llg
went 10 Tho boarding huus' with thT
former guardian on Fridty and learn
90 ~" circumstances VI hla brother,
digaprD1rJnrr 7'Eo twn WHl went o.
an IA" piaces freouorta1 hy young
Tweed, hut they could lind NJ trace ni
faur.ne r might have kllm Nms1N H.
The s.lrchyrs returned o. luc huus.
on saturday ASH looked through
Twcols effects Thay found h. had
lcft almost everything he owned. tax
ing possibly only suIl NJ underwel,
and few tri1ys ilr could have hat
httlr money with him
Tweed. when h. disappeared va,
dressed in o black sack coat dlri
trousers and black derby hat; ne wor,
common lace shoes; h. had no jewelry
lic was about six feet tall fairly stou
and was stoup-shouldcrcd His com
plpxl0n was medium between llgh; ans
Gprk. his eyes were blue. and his hat
Was dark brown aud he had fain
/. mustacEv
JUDGE ROSS DECLINES.