The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-07

ho ulyoGcry SURROUNDING inc QlSap-
pearence of Charles Cameron is still I'M
solved. Cameron came to Roanoke last
Thursday morning week ago, riding
his mothers mule. He met Mr.. flames
Furrow, his friend, about IL o'clock and
purchased the farm where he has re-
sided for some time from him. Mr..
Furrow was with Cameron a largo part
of the day, and says that Cameron was
pretty full by 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
Cameron, Furrow, and Morgan Smith,
Camerons uncle, were at Lawsons bar
room, on the corner of Commerce street
and Salem avenue, at different times.
Cameron was able to mount his mule
and ride away. Shortly after O'Clock,
when he left the saloon, Mr.. Furrow
went with him as far as his residence
on Center street just beyond tho Dia-
mond Ice Company. A short distance
beyond Mr.. Burrows is Aleck Ailiff's
stable, and as Cameron passed Ailifr
proposed to trade Cameron horse for
mule. Finally the trade was made and
Cameron Started home.
lie soon returned and wanted to can
Gel tho trade, and Ailiff agreed to let
him take his mule, but Cameron at last
decided to keep the horse and again
started on his way home, having been
directed to the right road. lie returned
again and came down town, but soon
after passed out Center street. When
he passed Mr.. Burrows residence the
girth of the saddle was unfastened.
Cameron has not since been seen. The
wblto horse he traded from Ailiff was
seen near the river west of the city next
morning early by several people, and
Ailiff, learning that the horse and rider
were separated, went for the horse and
carried him back to Mr.. Burrows.
Mrs. Cameron came to Roanoke
Wednesday in search of her son, going
to Judge Williams for advice for the re,
covery of her mule. Following the ad-
vice given she went to Mr.. Ailir's place
to state her case. Mr.. Ailif was not at
home, but his representative told Mrs.
Cameron that he thought that Ailif
would return the mule when he heard
the circumstances. Mr.. Ailiff returned
the next day and sent the mule to Mr..
burrows and got his horse. The mule
is still at Mr.. Burrows, waiting to be
claimed by Mrs. Cameron, Mr. Smith,
the uncle OF Cameron, having promised
to come after the animal Thursday.
a number of the friends of the miss
ing man were in Roanoke Sunday and
with MIR. Burrows made q thorough
search OF the vicinity in which the horse
was seen, but no trace of him was found.
Mr.. burrows says that he does not
think Cameron had much money. lie
saw him have one note changed, but
did not notice tho amount Cameron,
he said, was rather reckless and fussy
when drinking, and scuflled with Ailiff
inc of hat IL, l~,,+ A 1T
stood his condition and was not mad.
When the horse was returned he was
almost covered with black mud, and
the opinion is that the horse did not
go far beyond the city. Mr. Burrows
thinks that Cameron fell from the horse
and froze to death, or that the horse
went into the river with him and left
him there to drown.
The latter conclusion seems most prob
able. About the time of the occurrences
above related gentleman of Roanoke
found saddle on the bank of the river
on Riverside boulevard About the foot
of K street.
There were appearance about the river
bank Of horse having slid down the
bank and finally gone into the
stream as if he had been forced to go
unwillingly. Later in the day the same
gentleman saw large bay horse on the
other side of the river with bride on,
but without saddle.
The gentleman has the saddle in his
possession, and if it can he identified as
Cameron's saddle an important clew to
the whereabouts OF the missing man
will have been established.
The saddle IS Muley- Morton with
ont steel stirrup and one wooden stirrup
q 10 lnr
frayed and minus buckle. 1t was fast
ened on one side with leatherstring.
Bridge-TTevellian.
Miss Annie V. Trevellian, of Roanoke
county, Va, was married TO Mr.. Chris