The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-13
R VANS TRUSTED
MAN IS MISSING
His Sister Believes That Hc IL
Victim Of Foul
Play.

New York, February Ia Ihomap
Fortune Ryan authorized tho an
nouncement yesterday that tor SIN
weeks his confidential man, Mlchaei
Gilloolcy, has been missing and that
private detectives have valnlS tried TO
find n clue TO his whereabouts
The distinct intlmaton Is made Wy
Mr.. Ryan and Mrs Horne sister or
Mi. Gillooley. that the missing man
may be the victim of foul play.
He disappeared Christmas Eve with
practically no money, leaving upon
tho dresser OF his room check for
$1,000 from Mr.. Ryan that had beell
given him for his Christmas. lie was
IN good health and spirits just before
his disappearance, when he left his
room In Mr.. Ryan's home, SIS Fifth
Avenue.
Mr.. Gillooloy had obtained d.
vorce from his wife o little moro than
one month before his disappearance.
The case was unusual for its secrecy
and for the fact that priest was
named In the papers In White Plains
Mr.. Gillooley had property that came
from his father partly and that was
partly purchased with his own money,
valued at $4,000. This he had decided
to hta wife before the divorce, but
according to his friends he had insist.
Cd upon counter agreement that
would enable him to recover the title
to the property IL he wished
His wife resisted his claim to re.
coVery of the property and there is
| pending suit for the property that
| Is on the court calendar for a hearing
next month.
Mr.. Gillooley has been In Mr.. Ryan's
employ for seventeen years, and for
the last ten years he has been Mr.
Ryans confidential man.
Mr.. RyRn's Statement.
MI Ryans statement regarding
Gillooleys disappearance was given to
the World through Mr.. McGlone, Mr..
Ryan's secretary. and is as follows:
Mr.. Ryan is deeply concerned at
the strange disappearance OF Mr.
Gillooley, and is taking every possible
! means to find what has become OF
j him. II seems that there is some
thing more than mere possibility
| that the man has met with foul play
! Since obtaining a divorce from his
i wife. Mr.. Giilooley had occupied u
room in Mr.. Ryans residence In Fifth
| Avenue. On the afternoon before
| Christmas Mr.. Ryan gave Mr.. Gillooley
several commissions to execute with
business men and then left for tho
| country, where he passed the holiday.
Mr.. Gillooley had asked to have
! Christmas off to pass the day with one
| of his sisters. Before Mr. Ryan left
the house lie gave Mr., Giilooley u
check for $1,000, wished him merry
Christmas and arranged that he should
| join him In the country the day after
! Christmas.
1t was about 2 O'Clock in the af-
ternoon of December - when Mr.. Gill
1fN 1nst If- .,,,ts-
out the business matters intrusted ia
him. He returned at 6 O'Clock and
was told that dinner had been served
early. and that his was waiting for
him.
HE told the cook that he was too
| busy to eat and that he would get
dinner downtown after finishing his
business. He Went to telephone in
| tile house and called up Mr.. McGlone
and explained that he would be un-
able to do something that the secre.
tary had asked him to do If possible
Then hc left the house and has not
| been seen since by Mr.. Ryan or any
| members of his family. He left his
| heavy overcoat in his room the check
| upon the dresser; he left several pieces
| of iewelry of considerable value. and
/ his bank book showed that nothing had
| been withdrawn recently
| 1T Is believed that he did not have
! more than $50 or $50 with him when
| he left Mr.. Ryan's house. He did not
appear at the residence of either of his
sisters.
after one week had passed Mr.. Ryan
4 employed private detectives, but they
have been unable to make any head
way"
At the time of the divorce, or Just be-
4 fore. Mr.. Gillooley was living with his
wife at 1Ql West One Hundred and
Fourth Street. Mrs. Gillooley's name
still appears there as an occupant OF a
fiat in the top story OF the building.
but she could not be found there last
evening, although it was said that she
had been there earlier In the day