The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-26
LAWYER VANISHES;;
LAST SEEN AT BANK
Elliott Marshall. Wealthy Resi-
dent Of Montclair. Missing
/, Since Last Thursday.
POLICE SEARCH Is BEGUN
Was Married a Year AGO to Miss
Floyd-Jones Of st. Louis
Friends Mystified.
POLICE SEARCH Is BEGUN

Elliott Marshall a lawyer. who has an
extensive practice in this city and in New
Jersey. has been missing since O'Clock
Thursday afternoon. At that time he gave
an order for n stock transaction which
was executed on the New York Stock
Exchange at 2 :o2 and left the office OF
Spencer Trask & Co. apparently to 40
home. He did not arrive there
Mr.. Marshall. who has a law Office at
IS Wall street and who lives at "a Porter
place, Montclair. was In rather poor
health for the last several weeks and had
been under physicians care. It is
thought that the intense heat Of Thursday
afternoon may have affected him and
caused him to wander away. The pos.
sibiltles Of attack by robbers. of sudden
illness or injury also have been con
sidered by his wifi and friends
former partner and long time in
innate friend Of Mr.. Marshall is II l..
Pangborn. who has an Office with him and
who was his school and class mate in
Yale. MIR Pangborn. who on Friday
started a search for his friend, has been
unremtting In his efforts and has I'M
ployed detectives to continue the work,
while the police in this city and in Mont.
clair were asked TO send out general
alarm
Every thinkable thing was done by the
searchers TO get clue. Hospitals have
been searched. Visits have been made to
the morgue Hotels have bsen hunted.
The railroad stations have been visited
and the agents and detectives questioned
IN regard to a man OF Mr. Marshalrs
description but no trace was obtained.
MIR. Marshall was In his office on Thurs
day morning He went to lunch with W.
Leslie Walker. an architect MIR. Walker
is out ot the city and no word as to
what the two men discussed could he oh
tanned last night Leaving Nr Walker
MIR Marshall went to the office Of Spencer
| Trask q Co, where he talked with the
manager about financial conditions. gave
an order and went away The manager
/ said yesterday that Mr. Marshall gave no
I indication OF being perturbed or III.
Mr. Pangborn said last night that Mr..
Marshall apparently d!d not have more
than $50 in his pocket and wore little
/ tewelry to attract robbers. The convic-
/ tom OF his friends Is that he did not have
any money with which to start on long
| trip.
( on Thursday Mr. Marshall had been
working on some paper connected with
/ Investments in Oregon lands and II was
/ limited that he might have gone there,
He however. mover made any such sug
gestion to his family or to anybody else
about such trip.
Mr. Marshall Is said to he worth more
than $4,000. lie was born in New Jersey,
attended the Hasbrouck Institute and
was valelictorian Of his class AT gradua-
ton. He went TO Yale, from which he
was graduated in 1899 and then studied
law. He is director OF several banks
ia Montclar.
lie married Miss Helen Floyd-Jones Of
St Louis about a year ago Since then
ne and his wife have entertained much
and have been popular in Jersey socoty.
He is an accomplished musician and has
. appcared frequently In amateur enter
tauments In Montrair anH New York.
The missing lawyer is ~ years old. is
described AS being feet inches
tall. weighing about 1873 pounds, with iron
gray hair. smooth shaven. except for "A
closely cropped musrachc. When last seen
he wore gray trousers and blue coat.