Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-10-16

II, Missing Treasurer,

MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF JOHN
n. CARROLL, CITY TREASURER OF
SrAUNToN-HIs ACCOUNTS ALL RIGHT
HISTORY OF THE SEARCH FOR HIM
NO CLUE TO HIS WHEREABOUTS.
sc, &C., sc.
For many DAYS past, the most intense
anxiety has pervaded all classes of our
people in -Staunton regarding the fate of
our City Treasurer, John M. Carroll Mr..
Carroll has been, and is, if still alive, one
of the most thoroughly and generally
popular men that Stanton ever bad He
is a native of this place, 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 Insurance Co. When
he left this city. on the 24th of Septem-
Der. he left SIS .4c8 IS to the credit of the
city in the National Valley Bank, 81, 900
to his individual credit in the Augusta
National Bank, and was the owner of two
beautiful residences on New street, worth
Sc COO, and goodly quantity of Augusta
National Bank stock and Stanton Life
stock.
Ga Thursday afternoon, Sept. "a. on til Q
e., Il 0. express he left the city saying that
he was going to Richmond for a few days.
He only took sufficient Undertaking with
him to last him until the following Tues
day by which day he expected to be back.
He gave Mr.. Taylor Bissell directions as
to how to discharge some of his (Carroll's)
duties connected with the Agricultural
fair during his absence. On the morning
of the day be left he paid visit to young
lady Of the city to whom he was to have
beer married on Tuesday, the 295h of Sep.
TENDER, and babe her goodbye, telling
her his destination, and that he would be
back by the first of the coming week. AT
the depot he wrote her an affectionate
note and sent it by messenger. He took
the key of the large safe in the Treasurer's
office with him, and in all things acted as
man who expected to be back IN few
days. He arrived at Ford's Hotel in Rich
mond that night and staid there until the
and walked out of the hotel. It is not
known that he took the hotel omnibus for
any Of the departing trains, nor has he
ever been seen by any one who knows
him, since the moment be left the hotel.
LONG AND FRUITLEss SEARCH.
Last Friday, Chief of 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, staid until Friday
evening at O'Clock paid his bill of So
and an additional twenty-five cents for
outgoing omnibus fare. and walked out Of
the hotel. The clerk said be saw nothing
unusual in his manner and that he was per-
fectly cool. Though he bought The out
going omnibus ticket the porter could not
reeollect his having gotten aboard of either
the bus for the G. & o. train or that for
the Washington train, both of which start
about that hour. Capt. Waters saw Chief
of Police Poe who kiadly gave MIN every
visited in search Of him but without avail.
The only trace of him in Richmond was
that given by Stanton lady who was
yisitingin that cityand who met Mr.. Car
roll Oh Broad street near 9Th, just as he
came out of a saloon. He spoke to her
very pleasantly and after casual remark
passed Oh. He was in company with a
rather 'cOarsely dressed man. Capt. W.
visited this saloon, which is house of
first-class standing, but tie proprietor
could not indemnity the photograph as
having seen the face before. From Rich
mond Capt. W. went on to Washington. On
the train be showed the picture of Mr. G.
TO the conductor, who thought he might
have seen him at the supper house of the
road some Is miles out of Richmond, but
could not Identify him. In Washington
Capt. Waters received every assistance
from the police and then went to Balti
more and made thorough search. In
the latter city Mr.. Carroll has many &C
quaintances but none of them had seen
him or even heard of his disappearance.
From Washington, Capt. W. returned to
Richmond and then went to Old Point.
The detective at the Hygeia Hotel gave
him every assistance but could not identi-
fly the picture as one of which he had seen
the original. Ga Tuesday night, Capt.
Waters returned from his long and faith
full but fruitless search. Capt. J. q. Mar
gus also went to Richmond but could get
no tidings of the missing man.
CITY TREAsURER's ACCOUNT.
Mr.. Carroll left all the money matters
with which he had any connection in this
city, in perfect condition. At the last
meeting of the Council Sept. LIST, his
monthly report showed his receipts as
City Treasurer for the mon tn to have been
Sl6, 1927 and disbursements 81 OO8 81.
leaving balance of $12,77S.46 duo the
city. The balance to the credit of the
city in the National Valley Bank Sept.
An, the day of his departure was S15s-
D40.S3. The excess of nearly $4,000 was
made up of taxes collected by him between
the LIST and 24sh OF that month.
TIE SINKING FUND.
TIE Sinking Fund of the city is not in
'he hands OF the City Treasurer, but is
in special box of the National
valley Bank safe, and is uuder the con-
'rol OF the Sinking Fund Commissioners.
IN Wednesday, two of these commission
'rs-Dr. N. Wayt, Chairman of the Audit
ng Committee, and Robert W. Burke.
Esq, Chairman of the Finance Commit
&c. In order to put at rest the rumors
Vhlch had gotten afioat among people who