Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-27
MISSING LAWYERS
FRIENDS ORGANIZE
| FOR WIDE SEARCH
Wealthy MontcIair Men Divide
Work in Hunt for Elliott
! Marshall.

Twenty-Five of his friends, many
of them widely known in financial
circles, held meeting yesterday in
the Wilde Memorial Chapel, Mont
clair, and began an organized effort
to find Elliott Marshall, lawyer at
4S Wall street New York, and 800
Bloomfield avenue, Montclair, who
disappeared Thursday at noon after
taking luncheon with w. Leslie Wal
ker, architect. Mr.. Walker immedi-
ately afterward started on an auto
mobile trip. ana there is a faint
hope that Mr.. Marshall accompanied
him, although his wife is mystified
over his failure to inform her of his
whereabouts.
Among those present at the meet
Ing yesterday were Walter, e. Hamp-
ton, Starr j. Murphy, John r. Brad
lee, Charles Whiting Baker, Charles
9. West, John McGhie, w G. Frost.
Fred S. Gage, e. M. Chamberlain, T..
Irving Crowell, Binnie Morrison and
Thomas H. Taylor. Mr.. Hampton
was made chairman of the committee.
Each was assigned to some particu-
I'll WIN W1llCD II is HOpeQ may IlnQ
the missing lawyer. One committee
will inspect the hospitals in New
York city; another. hospitals in this
State. A committee will work with
Sthe police department and another go
To the various morgues. One of the
most important is the publicity COM
mittee. 1t will mail. to all parts Of
the United States and Canada por-
traits of the missing attorney and
ask police officials to keep a sharp
lookout for any one answering his
description. He is described as FIVE
feet seven inches in height, weight
1875 pounds, from gray hair, smooth
shaver except for a closely cropped
mustache and forty-four years old.
r. Wife and Sister Hopeful.
Mr.. Marshalrs wife and Miss Alice
Marshall, his sister, who arrived from
a European trip yesterday, are bear
ing up nobly under the continued
strain. Neither of them has given up
hope of the husband and brothers
return. Miss Marshall said today
that no doubt her brother has been
overcome by some sudden illness
which may have injured his mind
and that on his slightest recovery his
first thought will be of home.
At the union services of the First
Congregational and First Baptist
churches, held in the latter church
yesterday morning, prayers were Off
cred for the safe return of Mr.. Mar
shall to his family.
Mr.. Marshall is held in high esteem
socially and professionally. During
his residence of twenty years in Mont
clair he has been prominent in church
and social work and was interested in
every movement for the betterment of
tie town. He is a member of the
committee of twenty-five which has
in charge the serection of a new
church edifice for the First Congre-
gational Church, to replace the one
destroyed by fire last March, and is
a member of the subcommittee of
eight Of that committee to secure
plans for the new church. He is a
.EStea violinist and gives his services
10 the choir of the church free of
charge He is director of the Bank
OF Montclair and a director and vice.
president of the Montclair Art As
sociation, which has charge of the
Art Museum.
Had Engagement for Thursday.
He is a graduate of Yale Univer-
sity. class of 1892. At the last meet
ing of the Montclair Town Council,
Mr. Marshall appeared in the inter-
ests of a number of clients to object
to the assessments for the paving of
Bloomfield avenue, Montclair, with
granite blocks. He pointed out what
he considered discrepancies in the re-
htrt of the assessors. and asked for
4 hearing on the matter The request
Eas granted and next Thursday night
Ewas set as the time when he should
zappear before the council and present
his objections.
On May IL, last, Mr.. Marshall pre-
scented to the council an amendment
that he had prepared to the excise
ordinance, and requested it's adoption
by the council. The amendment pro-
vides for the placing of all saloons
and hotels where liquors are sold
under the control and regulation of
the local Board of Health The mat
terrier was referred to the excise COM
mittee for report, which has not yet
been made.
HIS bankers and law partner, H. L.
Panghorn, have made a careful in
%estigation Of his financial affairs,
and report that everything is in per-
feet order. He is wealthy, and his
hobby was building houses for
worthy workingmen and their fam
lilies. He was a trustee for the Whit
tier House, Jersey City, a social set
tiement associated. with the Mont
clair Childrens Home. Mr.. Marshall
was interested in banking and en-
gagged extensively in real estate OPP
erations in the State and fruit farm
ing in Washington.
Mr.. Panghorn believes his associ-
ate soon will be heard from.
Word was received from Asbury
Park today that he was supposed>-to
be there. He has been at the resort
several times, and, it is said. made
Abe remark that he would like to
Jake vacation then if his business
would permit
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