New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-09
NO TRACE YET OF Abel
rs SAID TO BE ERR4TIC.
disappeared Morning That Ander-
son Disclosures We're Made.

The police theory that the elusive j. Ogden
GOelet," who. # is alleged. impersonated one of
the Goelet family, forged the signature of the
vice-president OF the Western Union Telegraph
Company, and with false pretensions proposed
marriage TO Miss Eleanor Anderson. is James
Abeel, OF the Chateau apartments, at No. 239
Central Park West, received additional color
yesterday. 1t was learned by a Tribune reporter
that immediately after breakfast on Friday
morning when the facts of the misrepresenta-
ton first appeared in the New srk press AbeeI
took leave of his wife abruptly disappeared
from the apartments. and had not since been
seen The assumption that a man in Mr.
Abeels position would scarcely have committed
the acts attributed to the mysterious "tioelet"
was discounted by an important statement
made to the reporter by s Duncan Leverich Of
the New-York Stock Exchange. who declared.
from his acquaintance with the -l:ssing man.
that Abel was apparently erratic i'm mind and
addicted to the excessive use o. cigarettes
After denying the report that Mrs Abeel was
his niece, Mr. Leverich when seen at his home.
No. - Washington Square North, said:
! have known Mr. Abeel about eighteen months
in the course Of which I have him only three
Ny relations with him were practically altogether
OF business nature He came to my Office week
orrtHo ago and asked me TO do some thing for him
in a business way. He had been introduced 10
ton. on that occasion he invited me to dine with
a / MED is
invitation, and took dinner with him and his wife
a week ago. Abeel struck me as Giraffe and 1 no
ticed that he addicted excessive smoking of
crazy.
Mt. Leverich denied that Abeel's visit 10 him
had any bearing on the Anderson case. From
4 his remembrance Of Mr.. Abeel he doubted
whether his description tailed with that of the
mysterious "Goelet"
Mr. Leverch admitted. however, that de-
fyvac bod on, Eats
1T is my opinion" continued Mr.. Leverich
apparently contradicting himself, that Abeel
saw the pother the newspapers were raising in
the Anderson case and the publicity that was
being made. and cleared out"
Il was said yesterday that three sets Of de-
tectives working the case Detective
Sergeants Collins and Valley. of Police Head
quarters, on the charge of forging the signature
OF J. 3. Van Every, vice-presiGent Of the West
ern Union: detectives from tn Mooney & Bo-
land agency. employed by Robert Goelet. on
the charge OF the impo- sonation by 'Goelet' OF
member OF the Goelet family. and detectives
employed by W. G. Anderson and his son. on
the charge of misrepresentation
Abeel up TO a late hour last night had not
been arrested. Captain Langan at Police
Headquarters, earl in the evening admitted
that Valley and Collins were seeking to arrest
Abeel but so far without success He refused
10 Say WHO were pIeIeITiHB the Charges against
the disclose the nature of the
charges. "All want is the man. he said.
That the detectives still confident that the
discovery of Abeel VIII furnish a solution to
the identity Of j. O. Goeet" borne out
bv the fact that throughout the day members
Of their calling were seen to enter the Chateau
apartments. and were known to have talked
With Mrs Mary Good. the housekeeper. and
Mrs. Abeel Mrs Good declined to make any
statement yesterday regarding the case. De-
spite her denial 10 reporters. however that
the Abeels had ever lived at the Chateau IL
is known that Mrs. Abeel is still there and
that James Abeel left only in the latter part of
last week
Up TO late hour last night Mrs. Anderson
and Miss -Iderson had not returned to their
home. No. $50 West FTfty-first-st. Both w
c. Anderson, the girls father and her brother
William Anderson, Jr- were at their restaurant,
a. SiXth-aye. and Forty third-st.. usual
They denied themselves TO callers. however.
The secrecy thar is being observed by all
concerned ia the affair is considered to
strengthen yesterdays rurlor that, his ar
rest. the mysterious "CIoeet" will be confronted
with more serious charge than any that has
yet been made public
The house in Cooper-ave.. East Long Branch
At which Mrs. Anderson and her daughter are
said 20 be staying. apparently unoccupied
when visited early last evening. The blinds
We're drawn ana the house was in darkness
Repeated knocks on the door failed TO elicit any
response A Mrs Mackentosh. a relative of the
Andersons. declined TO admit deny that the
Andersons were at her house.