The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-04
Money and Checks for Large Amount in His Pockets When He Left His Board ing Place Missing Since Last Wednesday.
Last Information Authori- ties Have of Him Is That He Displayed Huge Roll of Bills in Newspaper Store Where He Made Small Purchase.

291 South avenue,. with S9,OOO in money and checks in his pocket left his home last We'd nesday morning about 8:3O stating that he intended to cash the checks at a bank, and has not been seen or heard from since, although the police have searched every hospital and ex- hausted every known means of finding some trace of him.
 Cornell, who several weeks ago, suf- fered a stroke of apoplexy. told Mrs. Charles R. Pierre; with whom he boarded, that he would return to the house in half hour just as soon as 1T cash these checks The next seen of him he visited a periodical store. at Main street and South avenue. hav- ing evidently been to bank and ex- changed the paper for money
 Here he purchased several news papers, which he intended to read on arriving home and pulled from his pocket an immense rolls of bills. Un- able to find one of small denomina- ton. and having no change in his pos- session he told the storekeeper he would owe him for the papers.
 Here all trace of him has been lost Whether he met with foul play, was robbed and then killed, or in a fit of despondency took his own life is a mystery, which the police are bending every effort to solve.
 The missing man was of quiet de- meanor and good habits. He has lived with the Pierre family since last July, previous to which he roomed in Broad street. He was employed in the shell department of the Reming- ton Arms Co.,, having sold out a hab- erdashery business in New Haven, where his sister, MT. Henrietta An drew, now lives, for employment in the munition plant.
 Owing to sickness he worked but little during the summer and sustain ed a stroke recently which caused him to walk lame, his left side being paralyzed. Last Sunday he appeareu melancholy and stated his intention of settling up his affairs and his fear that "I will become burden to my friends"
 He had in his possession, leaving home a check representing the pro- ceeds of paid-up endowment policy, chck payable to him on the Build ing and Loan association and cash, which tota1ed $9,000.
 Of this fact his only close friend, with the exception of the Pierre fam fly. in this city, Ralph L. Gould, ot <0I,n gineer, had knowledge, and fearing Cornell had met with robbery and foul play, he immediately notified the police.
 The belief that he has taken his life his friends discountenance, point Ing to the fact that Gould had stated his intention of settling up his affairs and having them in ship-shape fash ion in case he suffered another stroke and died.
 He would not have killed himself with the money on his person in their opinion, but would have first provided for its disposition among his relatives
 Efforts to locate Cornell in New Ha- ven, at the home of his sister, whose husband is manager of the/American Supply Go. in that city, have failed AcCOTQlnS 10 MrS. Pierre, WnO mas nursed the missing man through his Hines, he appeared deeply grateful for her kindness and she feels certain that he would not leave her home without first telling her of his inten- ton, and that inasmuch as he did not return in the half hours time he stat ed, something must have happened to him.
 Owing to his lameness Cornell left his home walking with a cane and umbrella He is described as a man about feet inches in height of stocky build, weighing 150 pounds, full face, wearing a small grey moustache. He was attired in a blue suit and overcoat. when last seen, black shoes and stockings.
 The police are making search of saloons in the vicinity of his home to ascertain if he had visited any of them on his way home. They believe 1t possible that owing to his physical condition he might possibly have be- come weakened by his walk and step ped into liquor store to obtain drink of brandy, displaying his money, when making the purchase.