Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-10-18
THE MISSING MAN.
MIR. JOHN N. CARROLL.

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Richment.
The stanton rindieator says: For
msny days past the most intense anxle-
~ reryaded oil classes Of our peo.
n,s IN staunton regarding the fate OF
our city treasurer, John NJ. Carroi,;
Mr. Carroll has been. and is, II SUI,
s,;v. one of the most thoroughly ana
generally popular men that stanton
aver had. lie is native OF TINS
Mace. about fifty years OF age
reared here, and beloved by all,
He was prominent member OF
the Methodist Church, treasurer OF
the Augusta County Fair, and treasurer
of the Stanton Life-lnsurance COM
nanv. When he left this city on the
24th Of September, he left slS, 4oo.o5
70 the credit Of the city in the National
valley Bank, sl,O00 to his individual
credit in the Augusta National BANK,
and was the owner Of two beautiful
residences on New street, worth 6,o0o'
and goodly quantity Of Augusta ma
tionsl Bank stock and Stanton Lille
stock.
On Thursday afternoon, September
oath, on the Chesapeake and OHIO e1-
press, he left the city, saying that ne was
going to Richmond for few days. he
only took sufficient undertaking with
him to last him until the following
Tuesday. by which day he expected to be
back. lie gave Mr.. Taylor Bissell oil,
rec,ions as to how to discharge some oil
his (Carroll's) duties connected with the
Agricultural Fair during his absence.
On the morning Of the day he left he
paid visit to a young lady Of the city
to whom he was to have been married
on Tuesday the Goth Of September,
and babe her good-by, telling her
his destination, and that he would be
back by the first of the coming week
At the depot he wrote her an affection
ate note and sent it by messenger. lie
took the key OF the large safe in the
tressurer's office with him, and in all
things acted as a man who expected to
be back in a few days. lie arrived at
Ford's Hotel in Richmond that night
and STAYED there until the next afternoon,
when he settled his bill and walked out
of the hotel. 1t is not known that he
took the hotel omnibus for any of the
departing trains, nor has he ever been
seen bv any one who knows him since
the moment he left the hotel.
A LONG AND FRUITLEss SEARCH.
Last Friday Chiefof-Police Waters,
who is a connection of Mr.. Carroll, left
for Richmond to investigate the matter,
and took along with him a photograph
of the missing man. At Ford's Hotel
he could only learn that Mr.. Carroll
arrived there Thursday night, stayed
until Friday evening at I O'Clock, paid
his bill of % and an additional twenty
five cents for outgoing omnibus fare,
and walked out Of the hotel. The
clerk said he saw nothing unusual
in his manner, and that he was per-
fectly cool. Though he bought the
outgoing omnibus-tlcket, the porter
could not recollect his having got
ten aboard of either the bus for the
Chesapeake and Ohio train or that for
the Washington train, both of which
start about that hour. Captain Waters
saw Chief-of- Police Poe. who kindly
gave him every assistance, and every
part of the city was visited in search
of him, but without avail. The only
trace of him in Richmond was that
given by a Staunton lady who was Wis
ting in that city, and who met Mr..
Carroll on Broad street near Sixth,
lust as he came out Of a saloon. lie
spoke to her very pleasantly, and
after q casual remark passed on.
lie was in company with rather
coarsely- dressed man. Captain Waters
visited this saloon, which is house OF
frst-class standing, but the proprietor
could not identify the photograph as
having seen the face before. From
Richmond Captain Waters went on to
Washington. On the train he showed
the picture Of Mr.. Carroll to the con-
ductor, who thought he might have seer
him at the supper-house OF the road
some twenty-five miles out of Richmond
but could not identify him. In Wash
ington Captain Waters received every
assistance from the police, and ther
went to Baltimore and made
thorough search. In the lattel
city Mr.. Carroll has many ac
ouaintances, but none Of them had seer
him or even heard of his disappearance
From Washington Captain Waters re
turned to Richmond and then went t.
Old Point. The detective at the llygei;
Hotel gave him every assistance, bu
could not identify the picture as one 0
which he had seen the original. Oh
Tuesday night Captain Waters returned
from his long and faithful but fruitles
search. Captain j. G. Marquis ais,
went to Richmond, but could get NJ
tidings Of the missing man.
CITY TREAsuRER's ACCOUNT.
Mr.. Carroll left all the money mat
ters with which he had any connection
in this city in perfect condition. At tn
last meeting OF the Council, Septembe
LIST, his monthly report showed his re
ceipts as city treasurer for the month t
have been sl6,7S2.27 and disburs'
ments s4,00S.Sl, leaving a balance
$l2,773.46 due the city. The balanc
to the credit of the city in the Nstion'
, Valley Bank September oath, the ds
: of his departure, was sl5,O4S.S3. III
; | excess Of nearly $4,000 was made u
of taxes collected by him between Il
, LIST and oath Of that month.
i. THE SINKING FUND.
s The sinking fund Of the city is not
# the hands of the city treasurer, but
II deposited in 8 special box of the N
If tional Valley Bank safe, and is und
IS the control of the sinking-fund commi
l. sioners. On Wednesday, two Of the
commissioners n. Wayt, chai
l. man of the Auditing Committee, al
of Robert W. Burke, Esq, chairman Of t
3. Finance Committee--in order to put
rest the rumors which had gotten aho
NJ among people who supposed the bon
were in the hands Of the city treasure
of opened the special box and counted t
fund. They found it right to a Ger
d. consisting of s5l,S0O in bonds Al
d. s3,S93.25 in cash.