The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-11-25
Myst stcra0Rs Disappearance Of Ken.
tucky Merchant i'm New York.


[From tho Louisville Courier-Journal, Nov. 20
Mr.. George n. Peay, well-known citizen
Of this city, brother Of Esquire j. Speed
Peay, and connected with some of our best
families, recently disappeared under circum-
stances that excite serious apprehenSions
among his friends and relatives, and connect
him with some very tnfhvorable circum-
stances that render the alternative of their
fears almost as unpleasant as their realization.
Rumors concerning the affair have been in
circulation for some days, but it was the
wish Of his friends that nothing should be
said about it until further effort should be
made 10 discover the whereabouts OF the
missing man and clear up the mystery. The
facts in the case are as follnWs'
On the 2Sth Of last month Mr.. Peay went
to New York city on business for other par
ties, and it is known that ne was attending
to that business up to the first Of last week.
The transactions in which he was engaged
involved the use of considerable money; and
= draft for the sum Of S4,G0n was seit to
him, which he mnst have received on Tues
day week ago. The draft was on the First
National Bank Of New York, and the par
ties who sent it, not bearing from it or from
MIR. Peay for day or two, grew uneasy. and
tSitSiullllet( I'LL SOItNNt ii.,t- W Cuc
First National Bank. The draft had not
been heard Of there, and the uneasiness was
Increased. Other inquiries were ihtmedi-
ately set on foot, but nothing could be heard
of the missing man. and last Friday night
Esquire J. Speed Peay and City Attorney
Laf. Joseph started to New York to investi-
gate the affair.
On Saturday the draft was presented at
Ia cf tho E{rsf National Ennl- in
New York for payment, when that bank
tcleSraphed here for instructions, and was
told not to pay it, as it was probable that
there had been foul play somewhere. The
payment of the draft was therefore refused,
and it was regularly protested. 1t appears
from the best information the friends of Mr..
Peay can gather that on Tuesday. or, at the
latest, Wednesday, he got the draft cashed at
the Nassau Bank, and that hank held it un-
til Saturday, when it sent it in for collection.
Since that time nothing has been heard of
hr. Peay, and dispatch was received on
Sunday from the parties who went on to
search for him that no clue could be obtained
to his whereabouts. Yesterday further
dispatch was received asking that Detective
Blight be sent on, and that officer will pro-
bably be able to unravel the mystery.
a strong apprehension prevails among
Mr.. Peay's friends and relations that he has
been murdered and robbed Of the $1,000,
and his body made way with. They cannot
conceive of his violating the trust reposed in
him, and the small amount Of the draft in
his hands would add strength to the disbelief
in such theory of his disappearance. The
only other alternative suggested is that lie
has suffered violence. We earnestly hope
that both hypothesis may prove incorrect
and that the mystery be cleared up so as to
leave Mr. Peay unharmed, both in name and
person. In the mean time his friends and
family are enduring the agony Of suspense,
and natural anxiety exists amongst all con-
ccrncd in the matter.