Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-06-21
Missing Man Located Near Bali
more in Bad Condition rhysl-
caIIy or Mentally.
HALF OF HIS MONEY GONE
Friends of Family Are Trying to Keep
Story From Public, But 1t Is Admit
ted That the Merchant is In Instltu.
tion Of Some kind-Mrs. Hannah
Leaves.

Arthur ]. Hannah, The young man
from this city who so mysteriouslydis-
appeared I'm Baltimore two weeks ago,
has been located by his friends. Where
the man is now, where he has been
since he landed in Baltimore two
weeks ago yesterday or the canse of
ms strange actions cannot he aScer-
tanned rs the friends and nc0uaint-
ances OF the family positively refuse to
discuss the subject or TO give out any
information further than the statement
that the missing man has iacn found.
III Would Keep It Dark.
Evidently there Is story behind the
affair that the friends of Hannah
propose to keep from the public If pos
slble. The idea that the man met with
foul play of some kind seems To have
no foundation and on the other hand
there appears 10 be every reason to
believe that he himself was responsible
Tor his remarkable actions.
Hannah, who is proprietor Of Ham
mans Racket store, on Twentythird
street near Jefferson avenue. left here
on the Merchants and Miners steamer
Tor Baltimore two weeks ngO yesterday.
He had about 800 in cash with him
anu was making The trip for the pur
pose of purchasing goods from the Bal
timore Bargain House. His young wife.
whom he left II charge Of the store.
Was told In expect her husband home
OIL the steamer arriving Saturday
morning, June 10.
Landed in Baltimore.
In Baltimore Tuesday morning. June
q, llnmmnn had breakfast with Mr..
Cleveland Sibley and another young
man from this city. He left his com
paniOns after breakfast. saying he was
going to the Baltimore Bargain House
Nothing more was heard Of him until
day or two ago.
When her husband did not return
home nj the appointed time, Mrs. Ham
man hecnme uneasy and communicated
with the Baltim0rc Bargain House. SHE
was Informed that her husband Ind
not heen to that establishment since
HIS arrlvnl In Baltimore
- Located After Search.
The case was put In the hands of the
Baltimore police department. and n
search for the missing man was insti.
tnted. For several days no trace of
him was found, but finally the search
WAS successful
a representative Of the baltimore
Bargain House arrived here week
ago Sunday and went over the hooks
or The Racket store lie found the
business to be in first class condition
The obligations amounted to only
about $500, while the stock of the store
was estimated to be worth several
thousand dollars.
When the news TINT her husband
had been found was received Mrs.
Hannah was too i'll to leave home, hut
Yesterday she started. presumably for
baltimore. Tho store was left in the
hands of the Baltimore Bargain House
representative.
He Is In Bad Condition.
II Is admitted that IJamman Is In an
institution OF some kind near Balti-
more, and that he is in had condition,
either physically or mentally, or both.
lit liz understood that at the time he
was found he had less than half of
The amount of money he carried away
with him. II is also reliably stated
that the man was not able to give. or
at lenst has not given, very clear
account Of his adventures.
lIamman Is a member of the Trinity
Lutheran church and has been highly
respected among many friends and ac-
qunintances during the several years
he has been resident of the city. He
is about SO years old.
The local police department has had
nothing TO do with this case, therefore
all information concerning ID has come
from the friends of fIamman.