The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-09-13
SEARCHING FOR LECHNER.
His Family Anxious About the Missing
Tjmmonsville Cashier,

Tjmm0nsville Cashier.
A letter received here from Tim
monsvillo says that tho family of Mr..
Frank O. Lochner, tho missing bank
cashier, believe that his whereabouts
are unknown 10 thom through no do.
siro Of his own" Sposkipg Of tho
strange case tho Savannah Morning
News SAYS:
e 0. Leohncr, wealthy banker Of
Timmonsyillc, 8. O, and owner Of a
valuable vineyard and grocery store at
Griffin, Ga. has boen missing sinoo
Aug. 10, and the police havo boon ask:
cd TO t,y and ltcsto him. On that date
Lschner WAS in Savannah, on his way
to Griffin, and he has disappeared as
mysteriously as if tho Garth had swal-
lowed him up.
Ho may have beon foully dealt with,
but as far as known he did not have
vory largo amount Of money on his
porson at that timo.
Mr.. Leohner's family have exhausted
ovory means Of finding him and have
almost givon up all hope. Mrs. Leoh
nor and her daughter were at Griffin
whom tho banker and merohant disap.
poared. Ho had writton thom that hc
would ]oavo Timmonsvillo for Griffin
on Sunday, 18th, and did so. He has
boon traood as far as this city, but
whore he wont from here cannot be
atoertainod.
Mrs. l. ohner and her daughter wait
cd patiently for his arrival in Grifiil
and upon his failure to put in an ap
poarauoo presumed that ho lad boon
detained at Timmonsyillo Thoy ro<
turaed to their South Carolina home,
and wsro amazed to ind that nothing
had been hoard Of him since his dopart.
ure for Griffin The other tfliuers in
tho bank woro equally as SURPRISED to
learn that no mover reached Giiffin. IS
A letter was wtitten to Superlntond-
ent Reilly asking him to try and To-.
cato Lsohnor, but tho detectives were
unable to learn anything of his who're.
abouts. Nothing was said about the
missing mans position in the financial
world, and the informatio that he
could not be found was forwarded to
Mrs. Loohner. The letter was filed at
headauartors and no further thouoht
was given to si1o oaso. stf'' % - -
Yesterday morning Can't M. Ed. viii.
son. who ia friend of Tho familv y "a.
coivad a telegram fran m;ss Rnrtb. Ia
r. I,aohner. tho m;sa;ng - hanktr.s :
u"ugn'ers ASKING that he lake up tho
Mr.. Loohnor had Sean l.at haard frnsa "s
in this oity on the 10Th and ] ssrad II tSa.
the hospi,als be aearohad ! fiant WI
son visited the hosnitaIa hue' fann5 ~
Carolina man. Hs was ,Inahle N, aatj
any further information and 4w;ssdi
asking OF full partioulars III mail /, ,SfsS ' n
Mr. Wilson alao & 8 alled !. .ass nnl;aa
head quarters and IA sga f,nn fSra !, sS
GWith SD i. Il Z
Miss Goohnor was bho wn foS t "a 81 q Il sS
intendent, but ho WaiI gsnnsble i y sd !,
vance any plausihla thaorw to { !, g, ,,i
for the diaannoaranoe, Snot IL s;,,M
said chat he would do avarwth;ns MI IL
his power to asaiat in loast;na Az -
missing man. but with tho lim;tad IN IN
formation in his possession tho task ia
a Difficult. ono. Tho dotoct;uea T hsao, -
been furnished a doaorintion of Lam
nor. but have never rnn acroaa bin s,
thoir travels, Ia nav ba that ho has
hocomo temporarily dernpood and haa
wandered in some out Of. tho wnu
plaoo. Ho IS q German and anaaIs