Schley County GaArchives News.....J.B. Smith Missing  1914 August 29 1914
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The Atlanta Constitution  
J.B. SMITH MISSING; FRIENDS ARE ANXIOUS
Schley Tax Collector Left Wife Note Saying He Intended To Kill Self

Ellaville, the county seat of Schley county, is agitated over the strange 
disappearance of J.B. Smith, one of the town's best known citizens and tax 
collector for Schley county.

He left the town secretly Wednesday afternoon, leaving a note to his wife in 
which he announced that he intended committing suicide because of despondency 
and ill-health, and that his body would never be found.  He was traced to 
Atlanta, where he registered at the Terminal hotel Thursday morning, checking 
out that night.  No further track of him can be found.

Relatives and friends have appealed to the police of Atlanta, and detectives 
have been assigned to the case.

The missing man was one of the community's most respected men.  He had been a 
figure in politics for years, and had held office of tax collector for three 
years.

He is 40 years of age, clean shaven, dark haired, gray eyes and six feet 
tall.  The left hand is missing at the wrist.  He wore nose glasses.


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