Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-01-15

MYSTERY ON MYSTERY.
The hundreds of columns of space
devoted by the New York morning
papers to the great event could have
been condensed into few para
graphs, so far as any true explanation
of the mystery was concerned.
Six men, whose combined wealth
was variously estimated at from
$500, 100000 to $780, 100000, had dis
appeared as suddenly and completely
as if the earth had opened and
swallowed them. Four of them
Messrs. Pence, Kent, Haven and Nor
fon-had been in the latters office
about four o'clock on Monday after
noon. MIR. Morton's secretary was
sure they held no conference at this
time, and said they soon left the
building. He thought they left to-
Gether and supposed they went away
fn carriages or in an automobile. 1t
was not uncommon for men distin-
guished in the world of affairs to
meet at Mr.. Morton's office. Mr.
Morton had arranged for an impor-
fant conference with some railroad
men at his office for the following
morning at IL o'cbIock. The corre-
spondence files showed that fact con-
cEusively. Mr.. Morton had telephoncd
to his residence that he would not
oe home to dinner This was not un-
usual. That was absolutely all that
was known of Mr. Morton's move
ments or plans.
John NJ. Rockwell was in his Office
from II o'clock until about two in
the afternoon. He transacted busi-
ness as usual and had planned to
start on a trip to Chicago the follow
ing day. His private car had been
ordered to the Pennsylvania depot.
Andrus Carmody was to accompany
him on this business Journey. Both
of these gentlemen had left word at
their residences that they would not
be home to dinner. Hiram Haven did
not leave his Office until nearly four
o'clock. This was about his usual
hour, and there was nothing in his
correspondence or instructions to in
dicate that he would fail to be on
hand at the regular hour on Tuesday
morning.
Mr.. Kent's failure to arrive at his
Office nearly drove his brokers dis
4racted. They admitted that he had
left them certain commissions to fill
on Tuesday morning, but the nature
of them or how they were executed
they declined to make public. lie
left his office about four o'clock Mon
day afternoon, but did not say where
he was going.
For the first time in 40 years Simon
Pence failed to come home. Only on
rare occasions did he remain away
from a home dinner. lie had stated
that business engagement would
keep him in the city during the even.
ing, but that he would be back at q
scasonable hour. The police officials
we're notified at midnight of his fail
,ure to return to his residence. Not
fully apprcciating the significance o1
this event they made no search fol
the missing man, and classed il
among the cases Of this kind so fa
miiiur to the hardened members oi
the night police force Of the metrop
oils.
This completes all that was lnowr
concerning the mystery.
That the panic was beyond eontro
7vas apparent long before the Stocl
Exchange opened Wednesday morn
ing. The governors met and solemn
~ discussed the udyisubility Of clos
ing the Stock Exchange until som,
light was thrown on the mystery
They dreaded to take This step, bat
che situation was Unprecedented. IL
ordinary emergencies the buulss
tru#t companies, life insurance com
nauira and other o.cntatives al
capital had been able fu meet 8n,
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