New-York tribune., 1905-08-10
LOST FORTUNE-MISSING
Ufe Says Husband Often Threat
ened to Commit Suicide.

Cornelius Van Wyngarten of Don Court, No
21o West 103th-st is missing. and his family,
who formerly occupied apartments there, are
now living in destitute condition In the cellar
of the apartment house. of which he was once
superintendent.
Van wyngarten was last, seen on July 81,
when he met his son, Sherwood. in the hall or
Don Court.
"Goodby. Sherwood" he said; kiss papa, for
you will never see him again"
Bending he kissed the boy. who ran
crying to his mother and told her of her
fathers remarks. Miss Van wyngarten ran out
but her husband gone. Since then she has
not heard of him. and it is her belief that he
has committed suicide
The missing man is the only son. and the eld-
est of three children OF DR. Cornelius Van
Wyngarten. who according to Mrs. Van wyn-
garten, until his death, five years ago, physi-
clan in waiting to the Royal House of the Meth
erlands. When DR.. Van Wyngarten died he left
fortune to his children in trust with one of his
daughters, who lives in Breda, Holland. An
other sister is married and lives in the East In
dies
In view of the prominence of the missing man.
according TO his wife, the Netherlands consul at
this port has taken an interest in the affair and
written that he would call on her this morning.
he SAID IN a note, Mrs. van WYngarten AYERS,
that he had placed the matter before the police
and had asked that search be made of the
hospitals morgues and city Institutions in the
hope of getting some trace of Van Wyngarten
Another who has become interested in the case
is Judge Van Wyk, of Hoboken He called at
the home of Mrs. Van Wyngarten last night and
offered to do what he could for her Judge Van
Wyk says he is old friend of the missing
man, and that he has handled thousands of
dollars for him.
AS result of the disappearance, the wife is
in a critical condition Her eldest son, Sher-
wood, also is i'll. William, nine years old, and
Cornelius two years old. we'll the younger
being cared for by a friend.
According TO Mrs. Van Wyngarten, her hus-
band had just returned from eleven weeks
tour of Europe. in the interests of the South
Carolina immigration Bureau. giving lectures
on the State as a farming country for immi-
grants.
In the last year he has made three trips to
Europe, she says, and received $4,000 as part
of his share of his fathers estate. This, accord
ing TO Mrs Van Wyngarten. he squandered at
horse races and in an unfortunate theatrical
venture.
She says that her husband often talked OF
suicide Once she says, she prevented him from
killing himself. He had arisen in the middle OF
the night and when she found him had written
her letter in red ink, in which he bid her
farewell The letter was signed with skull and
crossbones She dissuaded him then, but she
says he has often talked of killing himself since
She says that in addition to spending his IN
heritance her husband has pawned all of her
jewelry and she exhibited pawn tickets showing
that over $4,000 worth of articles of various
sorts had been pledged.
Mrs Van Wyngarten alleges that her hus-
band had invested 81 $50 in some security com
pany She has communicated with the office
of the District Attorney, she says, and ne has
taken steps to recover it for her.
The day that Mr.. Van Wyngarten disappeared
she says. he received three letters and a tele-
gram. These caused him much uneasiness and
apparent worry. He left the house that day al
II o'clock in the morning.
He dressed in a blue serge suit straw
hat black shoes and stockings. He is six feet
| tall weighs about two hundred pounds and has
gray hair and sandy mustache. There Is an
anchor tattooed on his left