The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-06
Mrs. Mu||stt Says tho Dead
Appeared TO Her ON tho Street.
HE DISAPPEARED MONDAY.
Found Murdered In the XIII voon KulI-Shs
Was Drawn to the Place by
Presentlmsnt.

New York. June 6.-Presentiments OF
her missing husbands sate which have
come to Mrs. Frank j. Mullett with re-
markable persistence for the last two
days led her to Staten Island yesterday.
where she identified the body of a man
found In the XIII Won Kun at New
Brighton. Wednesday as that Of her hus-
band.
Several markings which she described
to the coroner at Stapleton before view
Ing the body made the Identification COM
plete. Mrs. Mullett furnished informa- :
ton to the authorities which leads them
TO believe that Mullett was waylaid and
robbed Of diamond jewelry and money and
his body cast into East river. whence
II was carried by the tides to Staten
Islapd.
MAllett was 5s years old and up to a
few months before his disappearance had
been employed by the National Biscuit
Co. for nearly 20 years. He lived with
his wife and son Leo aged ~, at No 1877
Congress street, Troy. N. Y. On Sun
day. Oct. 10. his wife accompanied him
TO the Hudson river pier at Troy. where
he took boat for New York Monday
she received a postal from him on which
he wrote: Dear Wife and Son-Arrived
all o. X. but as usual am not happy
away from home. Hoping this will find
you all well. with ell my love and a
kiss, Frank"
This was the last Mrs. Mulictt heard
from him. When a week hati passed
she made inquiries and learned that he
had disappeared In New York Monday
night. He had charge Of a store for s.
B. Clark a Co, on Grand street near
Sheriff street. He was at the store Mon
day and that night Harry Clarke. a
member OF the firm. at whose home he
had been staying. told him the house
was closed and suggested that he 60 for
the night to the Hatfield hotel, on Ridge
street.
The hotel book showed that he regis
tered there Monday night but in the
morning he had disappeared. When last
seen he wore a diamond ring. a dia-
mond pin. a locket set with a diamond.
a watch and gold chain. and carried
nearly 800 In money. None OF these was
found on his body Wednesday. Owing to
the action Of the water on the body the
coroner says II will be difhcult to deter
mine absolutely the cause OF death.
Mrs. Mullett believes that when ne
hired the room In the Hatfield hotel her
husband displayed a roll Of bills. and
that he was lured into the street and
sadbagged. She came to this city and
Joined in the search. In February she
moved her houSehold enectS mere ana
rented n fat at No 55 Downing street
Il never gave UP hope that my hus-
band would return until two days ago"
said Mrs. Mullet yesterday.
"Al, day Wednesday I seemed at in
tervals TO hear his voice calling me.
had secured work In a laundry and as
looked at my blistered hands something
seemed to tell me. It's no use. Your
husband IL dead Wednesday evening I
was too nervous to stay In the house and
Leo and I went for a walk. Some fnnu-
ence impelled me to glance down at
paper lying In the street For an instant
my husbands face appeared to me, just
as In life. ! told Leo to pick up the pa
per and he took II home. II was lying on
the table an hour later. haf-forgotten;
when a fiveline notice. inconspicious on
the crowded page. attracted me. 1t told
OF the finding OF a mans body near Stat
en- Island.
THAT Is your papa, Leo I said TO my
son. donned a mourning dress this
morning. persuaded by some mysterious
force that I should find my husbands
BODY