New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-17

Tells of a Mysterious acquaintance
Of Drucker.
BELLEVUE IS ENUMERATED.

Adophus Drucker known to have a large
sum of money with him Il few days before his
death in Bellevue Hospital. How he suddenly
parted with this money is perplexing his friends
These friends. in their efforts to learn about the
last movements OF the former member of Parlia-
ment trying to find the whereabouts OF certain
mysterious associates of Drucker
If unknown Hollander who came over on
the steamer with Adolphus Drucker when he
landed here in November, could be found it is
possible that definite information might fol-
low to his death. Louis Attila, a physical cult
instructor and lifelong friend of Mr. Drucker.
attaches much significance TO the mysterious
stranger.
When Mr.. Drucker called on me in November"
said Mr.. Attila, there came with him a gentle
manly appearing stranger who. he said, had made
his acquaintance the steamer His was pc
culiar name, and L can't recall it. The man
fully six feet high weighed probably two
hundred pounds. and of the light complexion
common to Hollanders. He arranged to take
series of lessons with me. That is the last L saw
OF him. little later l received a postal saying
that he had gone to Grand Rapids Mich. to buy
lumber and would have to cancel his engagement"
The peculiar thing about it is that with the dis
appearance of, this Drucker's troubles seem
to have begun. When he came to see me on De-
cember he arranged with me to sell for him one
of the family castles at Stuttgart. 1 have now an
inventory describing the property. He seemed then
to have plenty of money. On one visit he showed
me a large roll Of bills. S1OO bills, some $50
that was all the money he had of his own. I'm
broke when haven't $4,000 with me- he said. He
told me that he had lost all the money he had in
his own name in a deal with Hooley the promoter
MUCH CHANGED IN APPEARANCE.
1.-The last time I him he was so changed that
I hardly knew him. and his appearance haunts me
yet He had always been faultless in appearance
This day he looked as though his clothes didn't
belong him. They didn't fit, and the buttons
were hanging by threads He seemed to have been
drinking heavily taking drugs. His eyes were
more protruding than usual. and he was nervous
and detected. lie said. 'Attila, I have Fremont
ton thai something is going to happen to me-
Now, I not a superstltious man, and you
may not believe what I'm going to tell you. but I,
too had q sort of day dream in which 1 saw Druck-
er's death an hour before I'd seen paper or
heard anything about it. 1 lay alone on my lounge
resting, when l began to think about DruCker and
his appearance when he last here. / seemed TO
on5 gCes n q hosnitaI he viii die there and m
one Viii believe his story of who he is 4 Iittio
while afJerward the paper brought in, and L
read of his death, just L seemed to see it in my
dream"
Mr.. Atda said he postlse that there was
woman acquaintance and seemed to nothing
for the
THINKS He WAS DRUGGED AND ROBBED.
81 think he drugged and robbed" said Mr.
Attila
Inspector McClusky has found no reason to be-
Neye that there in the case and
says that Drucker's body will not be exhumed at
District Attorney Jerome said that his office had
Just competed a thorough investigation and he
was satisfied that there nothing more to be
cerned Assistant District Attorney Garvan handed
q formal report to Mr. Jerome in which he said
that no evidence had been found 10 support the
Drucker was in Bellevue Hospital