The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-14
Prominent Little Rock, Ark, Poll
tician Disappeared From South
ern Hotel on Last Wednesday.
WROTE TO WIFE AND FRIENDS.
Told Them He Intended to Drown
Himself-His Wife Came Here
He Lost Heavily on
the Races.

George NJ Street, a prominent planter
and politician OF Little Rock, Ark. disap-
peared mysteriously from the Southern Ho-
tel in this city on last Wednesday. He ar
rived in st. Louis on August from his
home, registered at the hotel and remain ID
there until noon on Wednc=da Since
that time no trace of him has been discov
cred.
Dispatches from Little Rock say that he
wrote to a business friend there saying
that he was deeply In debt and dill not
hope to remedy the condition Of his
finances. and requesting this friend to take
charge Of his affairs and do all that WAS
possible for his family and creditors. In
this letter he declared that gambling had
ruined him.
At the Southern Hotel nothing was
thought of Mr. Streets absence until last
Saturday, when his wife arrived In tEis
city. She went at cree to the hotel in
search of her husband. She had letter.
written by Mr.. Street, in which he said
that when his wife received the missive lie
would be resting at the bottom of the Mis-
siss!ppi River. Similar letters were received
by other relatives and friends OF the miss
ing man.
The police were notified and reward of
slOO for news of Mr.. Street if alive. or his
body, If dead. was offered. Mrs. Street said
that she feared her husbands mind was
affected by worry and business cares and
that he had taken his life. Mrs. Street left
st. Louis Sunday morning for her summer
home, which is at Argenta, just opposite
Little Rock, Ark
The hotel people say that during Mr..
Streets stay in ST. Louis he appeared per,
fectly rational. He went out every day. and
was seen several times at the race track
On the day of his disappearance he con-
- r1in
clerks. shortly before he was seen fcr the
last time He never spoke to any one here
of his affairs, and he was generally sup
posed to be a man of considerable means.
Mr.. Street was AZ years old. about feet
tall and weighed in the neighborhood of 15'
pounds, He wore heavy full black beard
appearance he had on blue sack coat
black shoes. brown derby hat and DARK
trousers The only jeWelry h,, he was kno"n
His family consists of wife and two
daughters, The Misses Street live with their
grandmother at Corinth Miss. Mrs. Street
Ark. She comes of one of the oldest and
most arstocratic families in Arkansas. Her
maiden name was Ida NJ Taylor Her
ship with Mr.. Street. 1t was to him and
another brother-in-law, living in Corinth,
Miss. that Street addressed letters saying
Mississippi.
LOST HEAVILY ON THE RACES.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Little Rock, Ark, Aug. 13.-George NJ.
Street was chairman of the Pulaski little
Rock) County Democratic Central Commit
tee and one of the city's most prominent
business men. 1t is believed by his family
and friends that he has committed suicide.
He went to St. Louis several weeks ago. ac-
companied by his wife. who was on her way
to Dalton, Ga. to visit relatives He regis
tered at the Southern Hotel and remained
there until last Wednesday, when he disap-
peared. Mrs. Street received a letter from
her husband last Thursday, in which he
said that he would commit suicide. She
hastened to st. Louis and found his effects
In his room at the Southern, but could find
no trace of her husband. She came to Lit
friends here. Later in the day Judge Mills
appointed her Administrative of the estate
1t was learned this afternoon that Street
had written to several other persons say
ing that he contemplated suicide by drown
ing himself in the Mississippi River. He
said he was heavily involved and could not
again face his friends. He requested James
II. Harrod, the Little Rock 'attorney, to
take charge of his affairs and do the best
he could by his family and creditors Mr.
Harrod said he was hopelessly in debt. He
played the races extensively in the last
four years and is known to have lost heav-
lily this season. Gambling had ruined him
financially and left him head over heels in
debt.
1t was learned tonight that Street was a
partner Of Paul ]. Miles. the noted turf
man. and in addition to his heavy losses on
the track had suffered larger losses in the
handling of the stables of his firm.