The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-04-28
MAKING SEARCH
FOR THE MISSING
SMACK CAPTAIN
TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT
HAS NOT BEEN AELE TO SOLVE
MYSTERY Of sKlPPER's pIsAP.
PEARANcE.

II lie issue o. Monday. the Tampa
Morning Times printed the foilowing
Diugent search is being made
throughout the city Tor Captain Sal
vador Mont OF the schooper Seminole
u Pensacola, which came here last
Tuesday 20 unload . cargo o. hsh.
Captain Mont went ashore wsdESs-
day after The schooner had provis-
toned FOR another fishing trip and left
orders that the vessel wouId san the
next morning Since that time he has
not been seer The captain had about
$3.50 IN his pockets when be went
ashore and & Is feared he was at
tackled and robbed but there IL mys-
terry ia what has become Of him or his
body.
Menti Was Fully Trusted.
Captain Mont sailed cut Of Pensa-
cola for Warren Fish Company whose
general manager. J. r. Taylor came
70 Tampa yesterday and L. conducting
search for bis captain. He says
Captain Monu bad been a their en-
ploy for eight years and was one Of
the most trusted captains in Their feet
There vas no reason for his diaap-
pearing with the money Mr Taylor
says. because ne could have gotten
much more. he therefore scouts the
! idea that Mouu has ahsconded
This morning Mr. Taylor and De-
teutive Fred Wooweaver IN the pres
ence 81 Times man interviewed the
various members 81 the crew AL OF
( whom gave their captain a line char
acter They say he was a man who
drank but seldom Aboard ne drank
nothing. Not a single member az the
crew has any idea where he went
when ae left the ship Wednesday
night lie was seen but once after
THAT time on Franklin street outside ,
saloon a. the corner q whiting street
Reports also had Il that he was later
seen on Twenty street near
Seventh avenue but he man who
made this statement said this morn
ing he was not certain Il was Captain
Monti whom he saw.
The captain IL about 5 feet 9 inches
tail. Of olive complexion and stockily
built When he isft the vessel he
had on a black soft hat and q light
gray suit of clothes He wore tan
shoes with rubber soles and heels but
across the toe % each shoe and at
tached % the rubber soles were strips
! 81 leather.
Do Net Thipk He Fell Overheard.
. The theory that he may have fallen
] overheard IL secuted from the fact
that he was = magnificent swimmer
! and as much az home In the water -
on ship. Another reason FOR dismiss
, ing this theory i that the captain
! disappeared on Wednesday night when
! lie intended % sail early THURSDAY
. morning Il q argued that II he fell
overheard while attempting 70 return
J 70 tho Seminole or was assaulted and
thrown into the water bis body would
nave aOated by this time.
There g only one theory on whlcf
TIE detective department can wors
and that j. that be got into a rouef
district and was attacked and robbed
II this proves true then the body OF
the injured man must have been hid.
den away
Captain Monti has been In this nor
but once before but has many friendi
here among the shipping men and mer
81 the fishing schooners He IL vel
, known 70 Captain James FoRg VII,
! has sailed in and out of this port 10
years and who frequently came across
, him in his fishing business Thos,
who knew him give him the reputa
ton n being = steady man and a goo,
! | captain.