Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-11-27
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FOR MALLORY
MISSING MAN
Prominent Baltimore Man, Sup
posed to Have Been Drowned,
Phones Friend.
LATTER, AT SHORT HILLS.
HURRlES ON TO THIS CITY
Fails to Find MaIlory-ReIa-
tiyes Are Here from
Maryland.

Every policeman in Newark is on the
watch today for Dwight F. Mallory,
the missing Baltimore cluhFnan, whose
wife with Mallory's sister and other
friends is in the Continental Hotel
Minute description Of the man was
read to the patrolmen in every pre-
cinct this morning and repeated to
other platoons later.
Detective Sergeant Frank Brex. of
police headquarters, under the direc-
ton of Acting Captain Joseph Ebert,
is trying to trace mysterious teie-
phone calls last night which gave the
relatives and friends of the missing
man their first intimation that he
might be in Newark.
The records of the New York Tele-
phone Company show that call was
sent from the Holland House, at 1853
Market street, this city, to Baltimore,
but call from the same place to
Short Hills, has not yet been definitely
traced. The records do not always
show calls from a pay station, it was
explained, but the call to Baltimore
attracted attention through request
to reverse the charge.
Charles J. Symington, a business
associate of Mr.. Mallory's. who has
offices at 80 Church street, New York,
is lending all his efforts today to the
police in hunting down every possible
clue. He has home at Short Hills
and last night talked from there with
person whom he believes was Mr..
Mallory.
Mr. Symington is certain the man
talking to him over the telephone last
night was Mallory, but the police are
not certain he was talking from the
Holland House, at 1853 Market street.
where is located a pay station with
the number given by the man who
said he was Mallory. Sergeant Brex
is giving his entire attention today
to the sending end of the telephone
calls. No other message has been re-
celved since the one sent Symington
last night.
Mr.. Mallory also telephoned from
mere to Baltimore last night. He said
he was at the Holland House. He
| first called up the T. I'll. Symingtoa
Company at It's Baltimore Office. This
was Just before Mr. Mallory called up
Mr.. Symington at the latter's Short
Hills residence. The Baltimore call
was answered by William g. Hoffman.
ir., treasurer OF the, Symington firm.
Mr.. Hoffman Immediately recognized
the voice, though the man at the
other end Of the wire said he was
"Dr. Smith, OF Newark The man
in Newark tried to tell Mr.. Hoffman
that he (Smith) had Mallory In
charge Mr. Hoffman was unable to
get any coherent explanation from
his caller. After the conversation
the Baltimore man got into touch
with the members Of the Mallory
family. They at once started for
Newark.
MaIlory's Disappearance
Mallory disappeared on Friday OF
last week. He left. on motor-scow to
go duck hunting on the Susquehanna
river fats near Havre de Grace, Md,
and was last seen off shore in the
Magothy river In the boat with him
were his two dogs, which were found
dead last Wednesday by party OF
searchers.
When last seen by persons living
near the waterfront Mr.. Mallory was
flying an inprovised distress signal
from a mast that had been stepped in
the boat. When nothing was heard
from him Sunday his wife and friends
became anxious and starred a search.
On Monday, after news OF the storm
he had encountered reached his
friends Arthur d. Foster, son-in-law
of United States Senator John Wal
ter Smith, and T. c. de Rossett, both
close personal friends of Mr.. Mallory.
started in boats to search the bay
and it's tributaries. Nothing was
found on the first day out.
Life Preserver Found.
On Tuesday ife-preserver from the
boat of Mr.. Mallory and the gasoline
tank was found around Pooles Island,
washed ashore. This caused the
searchers to increase their efforts in
the search, and in Worthens creek the
boat was found submerged. Day and
night the searchers, their numbers
constantly increasing, combed the
bay and its tributaries in the hopes
of finding a trace of Mr.. Mallory, who
was at first believed to have Deen ex-
hausted from the exposure and been
taken ashore by some native:
On Tuesday a reward OF $500 was
offered for information of his fate.
The Maryland Oyster Navy and a
government patrol boat Joined in the
search which has been indefatlgabie:
Mr.. Mallory is the crack shot of
Maryland. He is one OF the directors
of the Baltimore Federal League
Baseball Club and is a close friend OF
Wilbert Robinson, captain OF the Ia
mous Baltimore Orioles. He is a son
of the late ]. d. Mallory, a, wealthy
machine manufacturer, and nephew
OF. d. D. Mallory, the Baltimore cap
italist. His wife was Miss Lelie Bart
lett, of a wealthy Baltimore family.
He is member of the Maryland