"“Abraham Oakey Hall, He Mysteriously Disappears.”." The New York Times. New York Times, March 21, 1877. (1877-3-21).
Abstract
Belief that he has either gone to Europe or Committed Suicide-Nothing seen or heard of him since last friday-unavailing efforts to trace his movements-his last appearance in court-he announces that he will never again appear in a homicide case-his irregular habits-evidence of mental derangement-anxiety of his friends.