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WASN'T MURDERED.
HIS PLAN TO INDUCE THE RELIEF
THAT HE had MET FOUL PLAY
\ Spurious Letter. Ists Dropped hat and Gloves
ana - Disguise RIeurrd In His scheme.
Which worked Benutiruiiy I'M tho Real

a Spurious Letter, Ists dropped Hat and Gloves,
ana - Disguise Figured IN His Schene'
Which Worked Beautifully 1fh the Real
Facts In HIa ChncLered Life Came Out.
MONTREAL, Nov. a5.-The facts In connection
with the sensational disappearance OF a citizen
OF Montreal came to light to-day. For days the
local newspapers have contained columns de-
scribing how Albert l.. Lewis. n real estate man,
had been murdered or kidnapped at n lonely
spot on tho outskirts Of Montreal. His hat
md gloves, and evidence Of q struggle were
found near the place. Lewis was last seen on
Saturday evening while he was at dinner with
his family. About : o'clock u letter was handed
to him asking him to call upon q resident OF ST.
Louis dc Mile End, who. It, was said, wished to
see him on business. Lewis, after dinner. kissed
his wife and started out to see the man. saying
that lie would af.erward attend a public meet
ing OF the residents of the municipality, In which
he had largo land interests.
When he reached the house Of the man who.
IL was supposed. had sent the letter. the latter
denied that he had ever sent It. and after n few
words Lewis left. as he said. to NO to the meet
ing. That was the last seen of him by his
friends, and when he did not return home by
the next morning his family became alarmed
and tho theory was that he had been either kid
mapped or murdered,
1t is now discovered that the sending of the
letter and tho subsequent finding Of the hal and
gloves were all part Of n skilfully arranged plan
concocted by LOWS himself TO deceive his fam
lily and tho public and lead them to suppose that
he had been done away with. Lewis had a car
riage in waiting near tho spot where he was
last seen. into which he got, and after carefully
Disgusting himself he took one OF the outgoing
trains.
The reasons for his going are now plain.
Lewis, who was tho son OF u leading Montrcaler
anu ABOUT 10 years old. was In his early youth y
WNuuCrCr ana bohemian. He had travelled all
over the West, been q cowboy in Oregon
f mswa, Wa'4 isIsnas, M Sns had Ss ni yi' isslo,. he he
had met a woman of inferior station and
lived with her for some time, when. toey
met and, married Miss Helen Bagg, one
family, are the largest landowners in the
and around Msontreal, and the wealth
Mrs. Lewis had n large amount OF money. be-
sides a great deal of land in her own right. and
the real estate business on an extensive scale.
He also specialized heavily, and. assisted by his
wife, mnde u good deal of money.
While apparently a model husband and most
devoted to his wife. he had many affairs with
fast women; The old skeleton in his closet was
drown his cares With drink All tho time he led
2 DIR. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde existence, Not
Sppesarod on the scene: When Lewis
WOulu nOU meet ner uenlanQB Tor money
any longer. she threatened to expose him. To
add 10 his trouble, his intrigue with q married
woman had been discovered by her husband,
who threatened to shoot him. A few months
ago Lewis decided to go TO England with his
wife for the Jubilee festivities; thipkine that
when he returned a few weeks ago the trouble
was resumed.
When he found things becoming too hot for
him he decided to skip out, and arranged tho
plan to lead people to suppose that he had been
murdered. The plan might have worked very
well. only II leaked out that previous to his de.
partnrel Lewis had transferred. big blocks of
stock held by him.. that he had borrowed
money from members OF his wife's fam
ily., and that during. his trip to Eng.
land he had placed a large amount
to his credit In q London bank. He is believed
to have gone to New York, where he will be
Joined, by, one Of his Montreal women. and it Is
thought he will then make for South Africa.
for which no has often expressed his liking. He
owns a large amount OF real estate here. but he
has no doubt authorized friends to act for him
and his interests. Mrs. Lewis is Frustrated by
her husbands disappearance and the terrible
scandal connected with his name.