The evening world., 1903-04-29
Or. Cate, of Disap-
pears in This City and His
Wallet, Which Had Contained
$2,500, Found Empty.
KNEW CITY THOROUGHLY.
BE Registered at Hotel as Usual,
y Walked Out, and the Empty
Poeketbook 10 Only Trace Of Him
Since.

+ On the theory that DR.. II. n. Cate. \
wealthy. owner of q Lakewood sanitar-
tum. who disappeared one week ago
while on q visit here, was murdered for
b S2.bop he is known to have carried.
Inspector McClusky to-day detailed q
big force Of detectives on the case.
While Attorney John F. Dillon. who
has charge Of q private search for the
missing doctor. and the police are in
elined to believe that Cate has boon
killed. the finding in Fifth avenue Mon
day OF a purse belonging to the missing
man has led some Of those interested
In the case to believe that DR.. Cate has
been kidnapped and thai he himself
threw the purse into the street from
some house or possibly from a carriage
In which he was a prisoner. The pocket
book will be placed In Inspector Nc
Clusky,.s hands to-day. With this clue
In view a special investigation VIII be
/. made in the neighborhood OF No. 16O
Fifth avenue. where the wallet was
found.
Game to City Often.
DR.. Cate succeeded to a good practice
astablished at Lakewood by his father.
For ten years he has been in the habit
4 coming to New York every two or
Iree weeks, and he always stopped at
o Hotel ALBERT, In Eleventh street.
Il one OF these trips he registered at
lie hotel Tuesday morning of last week.
70 said that he was going out to attend
some business and would return late
the afternoon.
Although search has now been made
Or him for a week. that Is the last
race Of his movements that has been
Sbtained, unless the pocketbook shall
,rove to be such a clue. No Indication
that he went to any OF his usual haunts
has been found. nor has inquiry OF the
men with whom he had business en-
gagements that day brought any re-
suit. It was for one OF these engage
ments that DR.. Cate brought 1850 In
bills with him. Another engagement ne
had was with a patient.
He did not return to the Hotel Albert.
the manager there finding the next
morning that the doctors bed was I'M
touched. Little was thought OF 1t at the
0rne. as 1t was supposed he had oeeh
SAlloQ PACK TO L~dkSWOou- = y, y
The Empty Wallet.
J The wallet, the finding Of which has.
complicated the case. was picked up
Monday afternoon by ]. J.. Newman
foreman Of q new building at No. 16O
Fifth avenue. In 1t were DR.. Gates
cards, the return coupon OF his excur-
non ticket from Lakewood and the card
OF. an insurance Arm with whom he
dealt. or the $500 no trace remained.
: DR.. Cate never drank. and 1t Is this
fact that makes his friends confident
that he has been the victim OF foul play
Of some. kind. He never associated
with persons of doubtful character. and
his friends are at a loss to account for
his being in q place where he could be
drugged or slain. unless 1t were that he
was lured there by persons who pre-
landed to have business with him..
While he dressed stylishly. he did not
wear expensive jewelry and was not a
mar robbers would be apt to pick for
their prey. He was. never known to
show his money. When last seen he
was dressed in a dark business suit. a
short light overcoat and a soft hat.
DR.. Cate Is a widower, forty-four
years old. with a son. who lives with
him. He is a member of several secret
societies.
DIR. Gates movements have been trac-
ID up to 9 o'clock on the evening OF the
aist. He called that evening or Mrs.
Barker at No. 40 West ifty-seventh
street. a former patient, Mrs. Barker
told the police a DIR. Cate complained
OF a headache, He remained about az
hour and went away. She does not know
where he went. and that Is the last the
police can learn of him.
DR.. Cate has relatives living at No. t66
Grand street, SewAurg; named Wiki
son. A detective was sent there, but
they refused TO do anything, They said,
according to McClusky, they preferred
not to take any steps in searching for
Inspector Mcciusky save out as his
opinion hat DR.. Cate had rome away
while possibly temporarily Insane. He
did not believe IN the foul-play theory,
The missing man Is described as
Uorty-tour years old, a widower, 1--WE
feet six inciles tall. weighing 100 pounds.
He Is OF slender build. with sharp
features and hin lips. He Is near
sighted and wears glasses. He has
grey eyes. dark mixed gray hair, sandy
mustache, closely trimmed and c.osely
cropped side wh!skeTs. He is a Mason.