The evening world., 1908-12-24
OLD MILLIONAIRE
MISSING SINCE
LAST TUESDAY
Samuel Roebuck, of Brooklyn,
Has Been Eccentric for
Years.
HE OFTEN DISAPPEARED.
But Never for so Long a Time
Has Had Many Odd
Experiences.

Samuel Roebuck, reputed to be a mill
ionaire, who made his fortune manu-
featuring wire screens and weathe
strips, and retired from business abou
a year ago. when he was eighty year.
old, walked out of his handsome HON,
at No. us Seventeenth street. Brooklyn
at $50 o'clock in the evening last Tues
! day and has not been seen since.
Bccentricities have made MIR Roe.
buck well-known character in the
netghborhood, and, although his wife
VINO is only thirty-fve years old, refused
TO discuss the case in any way to-day
the police say that this is not the first
time it has pleased the old man to
wander out, and, like the man in the
story, watch his house covertly to see
how his disappearance was taken
Although Mr.. Roebuck did not return
home on Tuesday night and sent no
word as TO what had become Of him,
his family did not notify the police un-
I'll last night. This was explained by
Mrs. Roebuck formerly a maid of his
first wtfe's), who said that her husba nd
had been absent from home on several
occasions for fourteen and eighteen
hours. That, however. had been the
limit of his previous disappearance.
When Mr.. Roebuck walked out of his
home he wore black frock coat and
striped gray trousers under a dark
overcoat. His hat was black derby.
According to the police description in
the general alarm that has been sent
out he was about five feet eight in
height, had snowy white hair, heavy
eyebrows. blue eyes and false teeth.
Caused Disturbance in Newark.
The excursions Of the missing octo-
genarian into print have been numer-
GUS and somewhat sensational. In
August, 1906, the Newark, N. j., police
arrested him for causing a disturbance
at the home Of Mrs. Ella Lyons, No. IS
Rector street. Newark. II was brought
out at the court hearing at that time
that he wanted Mrs. Lyons to so with
him to Coney Island and keep house
for him in his cottage at Twenty-first
street and Surf avenue.
that Mr.. Roebuck had driven his wife
from the Coney Island cottage several
days before, and then, being lonely
had induced Mrs Lyon, an old friend
and. like himself. well on in years, to
become his housekeeper Mrs. Lyons
became alarmed at the eccentric old
mans actions when she got down to
the Island and returned to Newark.
Then Mr. Roebuck became so enrsged
that he went TO his Brooklyn home and
smashed lot OF furniture, Mrs. Roe
buck had him arrested, but no com
plainant appeared in court, so he went
free
The arrest in Newark was sensational.
Mr.. Roebuck, who despite his years is
stocky, stout and full of fight, threw
himself on the ground, screamed, bit
and scratched Ike wild cat, and finally
smashed the windows and door panels
in the witness room, in which, in con-
sderation of his years, he was confined.
He was examined as 10 sanity and was
declared competent.
Son Has Him Arrested.
/ \ short time after the Newark episode
his son, Harry, had Mr.. Roebuck ar
rested in Brooklyn and charged him
with being disorderly. Young Roebuck
said that he had been summoned to
Ravenhall's, at Coney Island, by tee-
phone, and was told that ii he didn't
hurry down there his father would
probably he arrested. He found his
parent paradng on the beach in a bright
vermlion bathing suit and a green
parrot perched on his left shoulder
The son said his father had spent hun
dreds Of dollars on freak bathing suits
MI Roebuck was discharged.
The last time he was arrested was
last winter when he was found
promenading on bitter cold day in a
white flannel suit with a blazing big
diamond in his shirt front He was
committed 10 Kings County Insane
Hospital for an examination az to his
sanity but was discharged
Last September Mr.. Roebuck inquired
once more On a police court, but tins
time az a benevolent witness Ml-
Roebuck had George Madsen, an avn
ng hanger. an est"d for irving 10 hul
her and Chuckiug her maid under III,
chin and calling her "a peach" Mr.
Rgehuck testified that his wife Wa.
very nervous and that at times she 90
angry even with him Madsen wa!
Anrd s., which he did not have.
"Tush tush," SAID the aged million
a!re, I'm pay that fine" Ana he drew
h.E roll peeled OF iii ana told III
clerk TO keep the change, Mr. KDebuci
and Madsen LEFT tie court together
MIR Rorbuok took another door
Two weeks ago II Is said MI Roe
buck gave mis- wife $1,000 as Christ
mas present He told her then that IN
was reserNing a few thousand more 10
some icWelry he thought she wOul
Ike,