Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-02
NEWARK MAN
MISSING FROM
BOSTON BOAT
Frank E. Alden, of Ridge ST,
Disappears from Stateroom.
Foul Play or Suicide.

The family Of Frank Eaton Alden,
of 465 Ridge street, this city, are very
much concerned over a report which
came from Fall River this morning
that may mean some accident to Mr.
Alden, who was supposed TO have been
a passenger on the Fall River line
boat Plymouth. This report is to the
effect that the stateroom which Is
supposed to have been occupied by
Mr.. Alden last night was found va
cant this morning, but with blood
stains about the room and on num-
Der of personal effects said to be the
property of Mr. Alden.
Mr. Alden left this city yesterday
afternoon with Boston as his point of
destination, and he had engaged room
IL on the Fall River boat for the
passage down. Efforts to arouse the
occupant of room IL this morning
by a boat steward proved unavailing,
and the door was opened with a pass
key. There was no person in tho
room, but there were blood stains
about the bed clothing. This led the
boat people to believe that the man
had probably cut his throat with 9
razor and then, leaving the room,
Jumped overheard, while the boat was
moving.
Suicide Theory First Advanced.
The theory of suicide was at once
advanced, but Mrs. Alden thought
that perhaps there had been foul
play. or that Mr.. Alden had changed
his mind at the last moment and
gone to Boston by train. The fnd-
ing of the personal effects, however,
would tend to establish the fact that
he went on the boat.
The foul play theory is adhered to
by the Alden family. II Mr.. Alden
should prove to be missing, from the
fact that he took 5000 with him on
the trip. He was In the stock brok
erage business in New York. but he
had planned to embark in new en-
terprise in Boston and had taken the
$500 along as a payment on the busi-
ness.
1t was explained at his residence
today that there was no special rea-
son why he should want TO do him
self bodily harm. He was in good
health and had no cause to worry
over conditions at home, although he
had suffered some financial reverse
because of the conditions of busi-
ness.
Son Had Premonition.
There was an incident in the family
recently which may or may not count
for much in the present situation.
Leslie Alden, the missing mans eld-
est son, had a premonition of trouble
with regard to his father He told
the other members of the household
of it, but it was soon forgotten.
Mrs Alden was quite i'll during the
winter, but has recovered and has
been enjoying good health lately.
Several years ago Mr.. Alden was
identified with a business concern
in South America, and in the course
of his duty Travelled considerably in
the hot tropical suns. and suffered
much from heat.
There are two adult sons in the
family. One, Leslie. is q Columbia
University graduate, while the other,
John W., is a student at the Univer-
sity of Michigan at Ann Arbor.
The Aldens had no information with
regard to the matter only what was
contained in press dispatches.
FALL RIVER, Mass. April 1.-The
probable suicide of Frank Eaton
Alden, of 465 Ridge street, Newark,
N. J., a passenger on the Fall River
Line steamer Plymouth, was reported
on the arrival OF the steamer from
New York today.
Bloodstains on the wall of the
stateroom indicated that Alden had
Continued on Pare 3, ccluusn ~.