MISSING MAN.

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 153, 29 June 1914, Page 7

MISSING MAN.

. . exystekious affair. j SUPPOSED TRAGEDY. I The mysterious dbappearance -of Thomas Webb, a wcll-tkno'wn mar. I bet gardener, residing \ n Hose- | hank Road. Avondnle, i,- causing l OT'.ive fears ill the mind- of his brother I and friend-, the unusual circumstances ! of tbe ease pointing to a probable trag- ; edy. Eic fact that "U Thursday be sent for his brother .fames, oi IVmsunby. and : to jd him thai lie hid nr.ide hi, will, and : ■ ttl ,d settled his allai-ls ill the event of anything happening, 1.-n 1- colour to the' theory thai It,, ha.l cither foreseen some, j thing vv.l- about to lainpen or .•!-•,.. for; Hume unoqdaiuo.l reason, he intended doing away with himself. Ip to the time, of going to pre-,-, though a diligent . .-car' Ii ha- been mad, no trace has : been di-covcrcd. | Webb, win, is a single man. aged f.."i i yen-, sent ,111 urgent uie.-vago to his 'iiruihcr on 'J "#irsda.t, stating thai he j had an importani niatter to -peak about i After a long conversation hi- told him that iie would leave h ; - keys in an out- , house. rci|iiostirtg hi- brother to pay him another .-a!; on Saturday. Al 4.:'.u -the' .-.ime afternoon two boys -aw him. but. after then he completely disappeared. I Calling again on Saturday ),"> brother j found the lions,, locked, and. with, the! assistance . f Constable Reed they opened i the doors and entered, only to iin.l 'that the man was missing. Nothing was i found indicating where in- ha.l crone, i but some money and legal papers were j discovered in a box. Yesterday •ad'tei- I noon a search was made by the police, j boy scouts an.l other citizens, 'out. with- ! out avail. A search was made of the well- in the district, and otlie,. probable places. lut 'absolutely to, trace of hint Iras been discovered. The description of tlie missing man. who is an old s-ftler. - as follows: — Height, -".ft. llin.: very hew black moustache, tinged with grey: right foot deformed, lie wj- last scon wearing hi- i working oloihc.- and a heavy pair of j V.ueher boots.