The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-10-15
Missing Civ Treasurer.

On the 2lst of September, John M. Car
roll, Treasurer for the City Of stanton.
and one Of our best known citizens, took
the ears for Richmond, expecting to be
absent five or six days. His intention, as
stated by those acquainted with his plans,
ness, visit Old Point and perhaps Cherry
stone. and then return. He arrived in
Richmond Thursday evening and stopped
at Fold's Hotel Next day before tea he
paid his bill for one full day and for omni.
bus fares going and coming. Whether he
| went off that night on one of the trains OF
the Chesapeake and Ohio railway. or on
the Washington train. or indeed left the
city at all. is not known The omnibus
porter does not remember that he was
among his passengers. The last seen of
him was wben-he paid his bill. He had
with him only Il small satchel, which, it is
supposed, he took off with him from the
hotel.
His protracted and unexplained absence
| alarmed his lends here, and, after con-
sultation. Chief-of Police b. III. Waters.
q brother-in l.w of Mr.. Carroll, proceeded
to Richmond on Wednesday of last week,
with the purpose of tracing Mr.. Carroll up,
| if possible. After exhausting all of his
resources for information in Richmond,
Washington and Baltimore, Capt Waters
telegraphed to friends the failure of his
mission. On the receipt of the telegram,
Capt. J Z. Marquis, apersonal friend of
Mr.. Carroll, also went to Richmond. But
up to this writing all their efforts have
proven fruitless. Capt. Waters returned
Monday evening, without the least infor-
nation throwing light on the whereabouts
OF fate of the missing man.
The friends of Mr. Carroll are absolutely
confident that his official matters are all
right. His personal bank account is COM
Portable, and his official account. it is be-
lieved, is in equally IS safe a condition.
The safe in the Treasurer 5 Office has not
been opened since he left, as no one else
has the combination, but this is not
deemed important, until it is known
whether Mr.. Carroll is alive or dead.
Mr.. Carroll was born and raised in Staur-
ton, is about As years of age, and held in
high esteem in this community and
wherever known. He has held the posi-
tion of Treasurer Of the city for num-
Der of years, and enjoyed the implicit con-
fidence of all classes Of our citizens. Of
course great solicitude is manifested for
his fate, some believing that he has been
foully,, dealt with, and Others expressing
the opinion that he will turn up all right
There is a mystery about the affair, and
until some definite and satisfactory clue is
discovered to solve it, the popular mind
will remain in disturbed and anxious
condition.
Since the above was in type we learn
that Capt. Waters says that Mr.. Carroll
did not call upon the Auditor, as that
officer informed him. We also understand
that a lady of Stanton saw Mr.. Carroll
on the day he is said to have left the
Hotel, after settling his bill. He was
walking up Seventh street, with a rough
looking man +; and she spoke to him. AS
she returned again, she saw him coming
out of a Restaurant, with the same msn,
and that he did not then recognize or
sneak to her