The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-17
BURNS CONFIDENT
MARTIN IS ALIVE
AND IN LONDON
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that the reason for the sudden decision
on the part OF Napoleon Hill Martin
the missing mans brother, not to sail
for London after he had gene aboard
the liner in New York was that ne had
been notified that discrepancies amount
ing to a large sum had been discovered
in connection with certain bills of lad
ing covering shipments of raw cotton
through the Martin firm Ii was also
learned that Detective Burns cabled
Hill Martin that his presence in Lon
don was unnecessary. as his brother
would be found within n day or two.
Hns Told All He Knows.
j. Lockhart Anderson emphaticaliy
denied to-day that he knows more
concerning the disappearance of his
friend Martin than he has as yet dis
closed. He said:
Not only have told the authorities
investigating the disappearance every
thing | know in connection with the
case. but | have already spent nearly
$4,000 out of my own pocket in an en-
deavor to get Martin back He and !
were putting through n big cotton deal,
which. according to Martin, promised
| to net us something like $1,000. 600
Ga, 000) profit. Martins disappear
ance has upset the deal so you can
see how anxious am to find him"
Statements made by Mr. Anderson
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for Martin tonight are 10 the effect
that the missing cotton broker is be-
ing held by a gang of gamblers in an
attempt 10 levy bla ckmail II was also
stated that the woman way actively
connected with the DISAPPEARANCE of
Martin.
II -as been discovered that Martin
became intimate with number OF men
who were members of the best Lon
don clubs, and who masqueraded un-
der high sounding names but who
have turned out to be a gang of crook
cd gamblers. 1t Is felt that these are
the men who are holding him now.
Plea From His Mother
Especial TO The Times-Dispatch.
New York, April l..-It became
known to-day that the telegram which
caused y. Hill Martin instantly to
change his plans of going to London to
take charge of the search for his bro
thcr, Joseph Wilberforce Martin. the
Memphis millionaire who disappeared
April 3, was a simple plea from his
mother asking him to return home
Mr.. Martin received the message late
Tuesday night. and as he read the few
words It contained he turned TO his
friends with tears in his eyes.
This thing is breaking my mothers
heart" he said brokenly. I'm afraid
it's killing her. III have to go back
In ten minutes he had cancelled his
passage on the Cunard liner Campania
and. accompanied by ". Martin Duns-
comb, his nephew, went to the Penn
sylvania Station. where they left on
the Memphis Special which will ar
rive in Memphis at o'clock Tomorrow
morning.
According to n reliable source Mar
tin declared at the train that he feared
he was taking the wrong step: that he
! ought to go 10 London and investigate
the disappearance of his brother. On
the other hand, he said. he felt that
for his mothers sake he must return to
Memphis to aid in stragh tening out
the affairs of the Martin Phillips Com
pany.
According to an admission made by
Mr.. Martin shortly before he left, his
brothers firm was in serious straits
He said that the missing man had sue
cessfully closed a big land deal in Lon
don and had expected to wire his firm
n large sum of money to meet certain
obligations about 70 fall due. and which
he would be unable to meet.
meeting Of the creditors OF the
firm, aiming at n continuation of it's
business. would take place soon after
his arrival. he said.