The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-21

49, IS eAaA NAAub nv heA 'Nt
them. After some hours had passed and no
word was received from Mr.. Long. a bank em-
ployee was sent to his home to inquire for him.
When the messenger returned with word that
he had not been seen at his homo since Satur-
day morning, and that no word had been re-
ceived from him. tho bank authorities were
thunderstruck The thought flashed upon all
Of them at the Same time that he had met with
an accident.
A search Of tho hospitals was begun and the
aid Of the police was called in. All of this was
done secretly. No word Of II was allowed to
become public out OF regard for Mr.. Longs feel
ings and also out Of regard for the bank. The
search for him was carefully made, and the
bank officers soon learned of his meeting with
Mr.. Hendrix. That was the last trace Of him
they could find, nor have they been able since
his temperance to learn whore he spent his
time. The detectives who we're at work on the
case could not find q trace OF him.
When tho bank directors were fully convinced
that Mr.. Long had disappeared they made up
their minds that they had q duty to perform.
None OF them believed that the missing clerk
had tempered with the banks papers. but they
felt It their duty to examine all of his accounts
and all OF the papers with which he had to do.
Mr.. Longs accounts were found to DO correct,
as all the directors expected. Then the safe
| makers were sent for. They were asked to open
tho security vault. They said they could open
1t In only one way. That way. they said, was to
hack tho door to bits.
Tho vault 10 the innermost OF all In the bank
building and two mon were set to work at It.
They had to work In narrow quarters and at an
unhandy angle. and they Clipped away at the
hardened mass Of steel patiently, gradually
working their way into It until. on Sunday
afternoon. they. were able to get the door open.
Then the bank officers drew out the neatly
stacked papers and went over them. Not one
Between 4 and and = o %ioe pf last Sunday esvenipg
Mr.. Long went to his house. He was mentally
iiy., He was Induced TO enter the house and
to take Off some Of his clothing. While he
w yont to aoiRh iEs p shis T sol 81 Rosor TSSs r%Isson ws 81
1T South Elliott place. Brooklyn; When DR..
ormlston got to Mr.. Longs his patient did not
br. Ormiston induced Mr.. Long to 60 to bis
complained that he had been badly treated. He
said that they" meaning his wife and daughter,
s RSe ou a9hs Wren he's f Inc so sw to lis sn ROOM %0h he . nGi IT, TIE IL
wanted a si1slse, room; net a double room: p;
best in the house, and with some difficulty got
%MT: Long appeared to be dszed SAID DR.:
OF the details Of his weeks experience. He re-
membercd seeing Mr.. Hendrix. At the time he
He said that he determined 10 90 home. and IN
order tohe sure that he should get there hedecided
to watch "a Mr.. Hendrix. He could see his friends d
formance. he said. he watched Mr.. Hendrix's
head eaar.,a But b in , some ,i wSSy II that t,m he ,n cannot mot
n nop1 able to III lind '0 him saga again 1' He Hts'' said aRp that that
he waited In the theatre until every one
not remember much, else. He stopped at two
New York hotels. Then he went to New Jersey,
times. During a part Of the tino he realized
that he was not in possession of all Of his facul-
"Mr: Long complains that persons misdirected
him. think his sense Of direction may haye
been perverted. and that. instead Of going as he
but p 5Rs1H ie'I he Is In = about %H' Bis normal
s sSns IL had t sui II sTiae %our asa% mt a Ris eiotS'
ing shows the marks Of continued wear. He told
rest res Of Of his clothing was not changed.
"2n Sunday afternoon he got into New 7, YORK:
cesi ty ana "p" New saSf"s so oi .n' W 3Sheie' he Sst got to '' New
York on SUNDAY he saw the entrance
p sss Brooklyn II STATED saG d tho fSF erl a,s h so sst on A .
SaHs9' Ss " set off. car I tS ShH f tSst N Sr cf longs 'I mfed
was slightly overbalnnced by the hard work
t to na he h hSin 1ee the aS,n + f snv, miny y ysrIeu pa ia hi l
condition; but 1t is impossible for me to MAKE
any positive statemsnt in regard to that now
during Mt. Longs absence from the bank die
any one suspect him of having committed an,
dishonest act.
NJ Long has always enjoyed the confidence
of all the officers OF the bank" he said. "ant
we opened the vault because we felt that oul
official duties demanded that we should. Ever
had we been inclined to doubt Mr.. Longs hon
csty, tho fact that the cooperation OF four o
us is necessary to the opening Of the safe would
the Seeuritios. Of the $50. 900. 600 in the vault
less than 81 900, 600, l think. could BIO used. b!
any person except the banks officers. We hat
to get the vault open anyway. in order to clil
Off the coupons that fall due on Jan. l."
1t was said al Mr.. Longs. homo last evening
that his condition was much improved.