New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-19
Condition of Valise Held
TO Disprove Theory of
Auto Wreck.
MOTHER THINKS SON
IS WANDERING, ILL
Fears Strain of Auto Trip Weak
ened His Mind-Wife Now
in Stamford.
lBT Telegraph TO The Tribune. ]

Stamford, Conn, Sept. l8.-"You can
quote me as saying tnat Henry S. Brad
ley was short in his accounts at the
Merchants National Bank, in New York
City. You can add that a detective is
now seeking him and that he will be
arrested if found. | will arrest him if
! can locate him. | am not in position
to state the amount of his shortage"
Chief of Police Brennan made this
statement early this evening at his Of
flee here. lie was in conference at
the time with the wife of the missing
bank teller and her brother. Earlier in
the day Chief Brennan had said that
while he expected some important re-
port from New York about the case, he
was not looking for Bradley.
The chief had made no attempt to-
day to drag the Cove Pond, at the edge
of which Bradley's abandoned touring
car was found late Thursday night. He
said he would search the pond tonight
He did not hesitate to say that he did
not believe there was much likelihood
of finding Bradley's body there.
Bradleys wife and her brother ar
rived here to-day. They went TO tho
house of Mrs. William Davis, Bradley's
mother Mrs. Bradley said her husband
was in fine spirits when he left his
home in Woodhaven. Long Island. on
Wednesday. He packed two suitcases
carefully, she said, but did not seem
particularly careful about them. Brad
ley is thirty-two years old and has
been working for the Merchants Ma
tional Bank about seven years. He was
supposed to be young man OF e1em-
plarv habits, devoted TO his wife and
family. He visited his mother. Mrs.
William Davis, here frequently. She
said to-day that when he left her house
IN West Avenue Thursday night she
knew nothing of his plans. His sister,
Miss Emma Bradley, who is employed
as librarian here and is the hancee OF
a physician in Stamford. said her
brother told her he had business en-
gagement in New Haven.
Police Find Clew.
Police have learned that Bradley's
automobile was seen at the edge OF
the Cove Pond as early as Q o'clock
Thursday evening and that shortly
before 9 a man who answered In
general way, the description OF Dtau,
lev, boarded a jitney bus In Weed
Avenue and went to Nor~aIk' Oohh'
in it. rL
Bradley had two suit cases. Inc
euit case found in the automobile
which is undamaged, indicating thas
II wont over the sea wall at a very
low rate of speed, contained Pan
anna hat. some tools and wearing ap-
narel Mrs. Bradley was informed by
Chief of Police Brennan, while in MS
oa;ca here. that her husband was short
in his accounts. Chief Brennan SAID
sbo bore the news bravely. 81 cannot
understand IT," she is quoted as say
inc "Harry was good husband
and. while he kept his business anairs
70 himself, | had no reason TO peileve
there was anything wrong with MN.
Ho was in fine spirits when ne ieIt
me and our daughter, Hazel, Wednes-
u"y Xrs BRADLEY told Chief Brennan that
hrsband finished his vacation last
,''ooL ond went TO work Monday. On
Wednesdav he took a day of TO 90 10
Now Haven to visit a friend. whose
no,ne she did not know. She said that
nr Thursday morning a Merchants Na-
tional Bank clerk, named AieNahuel'
who was on his vacation ana ciose
friend of her husband, called her pS
teIephone This was after the oIAin-
ford police told her about the discovery
~ the abandoned auto here. heh she
told Alexander about the disappeaiI
ance of her husband he siid ne w1uIu
90 TO Stamford and look him up. AleA-
ander did come here in his autom0olle.
lie visited the home OF Bradleys
ne aUd later left for Westfeld.
Ne with Bradley's young brother.
Mother Fears Illness.
Mrs William Davis. mother Of the
roissino bank teller. said tonight that
sbo Armly believes her sons dlsappeLr-
onca was due TO mental illness caused
~, worry over the death OF his son
Harold in an auto accident year ago.
ard bv EXPOSURE on the long auto trip
70 Vermont and back last week. she
denied that her son had finished his
vacation, saying that he was due TO re-
turn 10 work to-day.
Mrs Davis also denied that her
vonnrer son. William Davis. went 70
Wcsfseld. Mass, with Alexander, clerk
- the Merchants National Bank. The
how intended going to Massachusetts,
sbe .aid. but the idea was abandoned
when Bradley disappeared. -,
Harry never dropped a word while
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