Evening star., 1909-06-19
NO CLUE TO MARYLANDER
Dropped Out Of Sight Completely
Last Thursday.
BORE EXCELLENT REPUTATION
Believed Postmaster Wandered OF
While Suffering From Attack
Of Walking Typhoid.
Special Dispatch TO Tho Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd. June ia large
party will be formed tomorrow at Belts
vile to make q systematic search for
Charles Albert Fox. the missing postnas-
ter. Searching parties have been beating
the woods and fields between Beltsville
and Laurel and searching along the banks
OF the Patuxent river. the headwaters Of
which run close to Beltsville. but nothing
has resulted TO reward their efforts.
A weird dream. the product Of q dis
ordered Imagination and resulting from
an attack OF illness, is now believed by
the family Of Mr.. Charles Albert Fox, jr..
the young postmaster OF Beltsville. Prince
George county. to have been primarily re-
sponsible for the mysterious disappear
ance Of the young man one week ago.
when he dropped as completely out OF
sight Of the community OF Beltsville and
Laurel, and under as strange circum-
stances, as II tho earth had opened and
swallowed him
With only the circumstances indicating
illness as an explanation Of his disap-
pearance, the hamlet OF Beltsville Is In
tensely stirred over the young mans fate.
and the family Of his father. DR.. Charles
A. Fox. prominent physician Of the sec
tion. is suffering great distress at the ina
biify to md any trace Of him.
At Loss for q Motive.
Every possible explanation that might
logically account for Mr.. Foxs absence
has been thoroughly sifted, but the
only idea given credence is that the young
man wandered away while suffering from
an attack Of walking typhoid fever. No
other reason or motive has been offered
which will satisfy the case. The menu
bers Of the family have frankly told all
they know in regard to the matter and
have given every assistance to the news
papers and the police Of Baltimore,
Washington and Philadelphia.
The fact that examination has been
made OF Mr.. Fox's accounts as post
master, and everything found correct, IL
said by his father to allay any question
OF his having rum away. Moreover, he
morning week ago, when he disap-
peared, the sum of $293 belonging to the
post office and the store which Mr.. Fox
runs In partnership with Mr.. Kennedy
Simms of Beltsville. Young Fox was a
man OF good habits and popular through
out the community. having an excellent
reputation. It Is not supposed that when
he left home to go to Laurel. q distance
of seven miles, he had more than s.
or $6 in his pockets, hence his family
away for any length of time
Only Light on Mystery.
The only lacts which throw any light
upon the mystery are the dream Of Mr..
Fox. of which he told his mother Thurs
day morning: a remark which he made
Wednesday, indicating disordered mind,
and his general condition tending to show
an incipient case of typhoid.
Thursday morning young Fox told his
mother he had dreamed of angels rap
ping and that he must go to Laurel to
see the priest. She tried to persuade him
that Sunday would be the proper time for
going to church. but he insisted on going
to Laurel. although he was accustomed TO
go to church at Ammendale. On the same
morning, at previous hour his father
said today. the young man arose and
went to the stable. insisting upon doing
the chores. as he said 'he had been un
able to sleep much that night.
HE did not tell me about the dream,
said DIR. Fox. "as he probably thought
would laugh at it. Albert had injured
his hand some time ago playing ball. and
erysipelas had set In on the back OF the
hand. He was In generally rundown
condition, and had fallen off considerably
Of late. SO Monday he stayed at home. as
he said, TO rest.
Had High Fever Wednesday.
"On Wednesday he had a fever which
went to 104, and at one time during the
day he told his mother he was going
to Washington to a funeral of an uncle
who he had heard, was to be operated
upon. Why. your uncle is not dead, AL
bert said his mother but he made the
remark again
albert went to Laurel on the
o'clock car. and from that time until
now he has not been seen by anybody.
as far as we can learn. except two school
girls, Misses Eva Kicks of Beltsville
and Rachel Scaggs of Branchville. Miss
Kicks saw him on one of the principal
streets of Laurel at S:45 that morning
she was going to school, and about
! o'clock the same day Miss scaggs saw
him on road outside of Laurel between
Laurel and Beltsvillc. He was then
walking toward Beltsville.
"Of all the people who knew him in
Laurel and throughout the community
no one besides thee two girls saw him
In Laurel or outside of it that morning.
Where he disappeared TO in broad day
light l cannot conceive, and / cannot un-
derStand why one else saw him in
Laurel. We have made a full investi-
cation in regard TO this point"
Not the Slightest Clue.
Relying upon the theory that the young
man was i'll. the family have brought
their efforts principally toward learning
whether he-could have met with foul play
or made away with himself. but there
has been nothing discovered to give the
slightest clue. These theories are given
no very serious regard, because the man
hardly had enough money to attempt
any one to kill him and his naturally
cheerful dispos ton is thought to have
precluded any disposition to take his own
life. However, in order to establish the
fact definitely. whether he has met with
any mischance on the roads or In the
fields. search tomorrow will be very thor
ough.
Young Fox has been postmaster o.
Beltsville since last November The po-
sition pays about SO per month. his
father said today. The young man is a
member of the Berwyn base ball nine and
fills the position of catcher, being one of
the best ball players in that section. Dr.
Fox, the father. is one of the most promi-
nent men in the Laurel section. having
formerly been director of the Maryland
house Of correction under Cows. Nc
Lane, Lloyd and Jackson and a member
of the democratic state central commit
tee for sixteen Years. He has been prac-
ticing in the neighborhoOd of Beltsville
for forty years. He is a native of Fair
fax county. Va, and during the civil war
served with Mosby's rangers. His wife
Of