The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04
SEWARDS %ODDADvENTURE
LEFT HIs REsTAURANT AT . a. n.
TO TAKE n WALK.

The Hext ThinE ne Kuew ne was Waoh-
ing 1T the Veins or l1is wrist with . Pen.
knirs In q snew-Cevered Fieid Near mia.
dlstewn, n. T.-Tws Gashes In His wrist.
The friends Of John Seward and the patrons
OF his restaurant at 594 Third avenue were
much alarmed yesterday at his Disappearance
carly In tho morning. Their feelings wore re-
lioved late last night when he returned.
Seward IL about 55 years old. The hotel no
keeps wss bought by him three days ago. He
occupies a room on tho second floor. over tho
restaurant. Seward went to bed quite carly
Wednesday evening. At 2 O'Clock yesterday
morning John Mack, who lives at the hotel,
was preparing to cat something in the restau.
rant before going to bed when he saw Seward
come downstairs.
I'm going out q minute" Seward said TO
Mack. and asked him to take charge Of the res
taurant until no came back. Mack agreed and
started to eat his supper. He finally finished,
but Seward did not como back. Mack was afraid
to leave the restaurant after promising to look
out for IL, so continued to await the return Of the
proprietor. When 2 o'clock came Mack was
Disguised. Tho policeman on the beat said he
had not seen Seward, but he guessed he was all
right. So Mack continued to wait. not at all
relishing tho responsibility.
When evening came Thomas Hart. who keeps
a Ivory stable at Thirty.ffth street and Third
avenue. came in. He is a friend Of Seward. and
Mack told him he was tired Of watching tho
place and was going to give It up. Hart decided to
report the case to the police Of the Thirty.hfth
street station. The Sergeant advised him to
walt until Seward had been missing twenty
Hart left a description offtSSe missing man, say:
ing no would wait q few hours longer before
taking further action.
Mack refused 70 stay any longer In charge OF
the restaurant. being completely worn out, so
he left the place in charge Of a waiter. About IL
walk in the door. lie went up to his room with
out saying anything. Lster Hart called. After
seeing Seward he went away, shaking his head.
found Mr.. Seward in his room preparing to go
tS bed o,i n is apps. S5ppetarSe,a ed very much worn IN out out;
that when he left the restaurant he hadintended
takinG q short walk up Third avenue, as ho
could not get to sleep.
Forty.second street. Then 1 felt queer. and
says%ins i more Snt!i I Ioand myself IL al she
snow, and I found myself Geokins my left
s wTlsI G Sasp ea %S pF son n WITCH I the had blood aofliG Sss
running in streams. My head felt queer, and I
had q sinking feeling as i'll had tainted.
i Goana M ia %s %Tas' Z I four found d It i 0G %aS ' 1s T o'eiocf
noon, and what I had done from 2 in the morn
ing till noon 1 have not the slightest recollection
fearing that they would think I had attempted
suicide. l came down on the first train this
There were two bad sashes TO bear out his
story. and his shoes and clothing were covered
with mud. He still acted as If confused and
evidently found it hard to collect his thoughts.
he said, and hope. II It OCCURS again, / win
wake up somewhere nearer home
His friends are inclined to believe il was due to
somnambulism.