New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-18
FEAR LUYT|ES IS DEAD S. 0. WITNESSES DEFIANT
SearChers Can't Explain Dis.
appearance on Other Ground.
NO LIGHT FROM WOMEN
Too Well Known to Escape OBJ
servation if on Jollification
-Aphasia Possible.

-Aphasia Possible.
searchers who arc trying to find Henry
Luyties. the tWenty-thrce- year-old pro-
prietor Of the Dab's Cigarette Company,
at No SO Fifth avenue. who disappeared
from New York. on September s, are not
quite certain whether their efforts are go
ing to bring forth spree. a scandal or a
crime. They arc beginning TO fear the
last
Information was received Yesterday
which filled in q small portion Of the
blank which existed from the time Luyties
left the house of his friend Edward Sey-
bel, at No. 3l9 West sgd street
Seybel said that Luyties had come 10
his house in a yellow taXicab. and had
left il in the same machine. The yellow
taxicab company succeeded Yesterday in
discovering the man who drove Luyties.
He Is chauffeur No. 440 James Car
rick, of No. Az West i3d street
varrick said that Seybel came oct Of
the honse with Luyties and walked with
him toward Riverside Drive. which is only
n short distance away, while he trslled
along behind in the machine. Seybol Dor
rowed 81 from his friend, who pulled out
big roll Of yellow backed bills.
Luyties then got into the cab and told
Varrick To drive him TO the Pennsylvania
station. When half way down the drive
way into the station he called TO the
driver 10 stop, and got out and paid
him off.
The drivers story has strengthened
William Schmittberger, sor OF Chief In
spector Max y. Schmittberger, in HE
theory OF the case. Schmittberger. who
runs a private detective agency at No.
l545 Broadway, was called into the case
soon after Luyties's disappearance.
Looks Up Women Friends.
He went about his investigation, after
the manner Of detectives. trying 10 ascer-
tain what women friends the missing man
had. and learned that he had frequently
man Luyties, the divorced wife Of a
cousin.
On the day LUyties disappeared Mrs
Luyties left Monroe and came 10 New
York. She called him up on he telephone
at his Office and learned that n was
not in She then went 10 Washington.
Scbmittberger does not try TO conceal
has gone to see Mrs. Luytiss. He pointed
out yesterday that Luytiess action In
stopping the taxicab While half way
down the drive into the station might
indicate that he wished Ia meet some one
whom he did not want the driver 10 see.
Otto Luyties. brother of Henry. har no
faith In the theory of schml,,bergcr lie
simply an old friend OF the family. and
that there was no reason why his brother
should have run away To tee her. He
also said that he had received a telegram
from her asking whether Luyt'es had
been found. and that on the day after
his brothers disappesrance q letter from
her WAS received, which he finally oyened.
In which she wrote TO Henry 10 s1y that
she was sorry not 10 have sen him while
she was IN town
Mr. Luyties did think Il worth while.
however 10 send cable message to Lon
don 10 the mother OF a young woman 70
whom his brother had been attentive
asking II he had been seen there lie re-
ceiyed reply that up 10 Sunday noon,
London time, he had not oeen seen.
No Reason for Secret Trip.
Mr.. Luyties explained that there was
no reason on earth why his brother
should have suddenly rushed away secret
ly TO see the young woman. and that he
had merely sent the message as forlorn
hope.
Abandoning the theory that Henry went
away 10 see come woman, his brother
and his closest friend, Robert 4. Walton,
with whom he had luncheon OIL the day
OF his disappearance, entertained for
time the theory that no had gone away
on a protracted spree.
They admitted that he had done so in
the past, but said that IL had never been
a matter OF more than a day or two.
They Go not hold much hope in such a
theory now. for they say that Luyties
was we'll known In all the restaurants Of
New York, as well as the principal re-
sort. OF nearby cities, and that the pub
licity given to his disappearance would
surely nave fOuUO some one VINO nbu seen
him since his disappearance II he had
indeed merely been out on a Publication.
Moreover, they both said that no had
not been prone 10 such trips since no
settled down to business.
A telegram from Chicago that NJ. Luy-
ties was stopping there was investigated
but yielded nothing, and likewise a report
that he had been taken TO ct. Vincent's
Hospital. Luyties's friends now fear that
he Is suffering from aphasia, or has been
murdered. They do not believe that he
has committed suicide.
He had a large amount OF money when
he disappeared, having drawn $3.50 from
the Hartman Bank, at Nth street and
Fifth avenue. on the previous day.
lie carried two suitcases, but Detectives
Schmittberger says he had clothes enough
to last him for only a few days. His
brother Otto was not associated with him
In his cigarette business. and as he was
the sole manager. to whom many things
had TO DO referred. his friends believe his
disappearance is not a voluntary one.
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