The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-09-06
Ths DI.nppearancs of arrs. marYax.

NO NEWS OF THE MISSING LADY-FoUL PLAY
NOW SUSPECTED - Mr.. EDWARD sLATEH
PARTED WITH HEa AT THE PERRY, AND TINS
PERRYMAN SAYS SHE CERTAINLY WENT TO
WEST POINT.
The mysterious disappearance, or rather
absence, Of Mrs. Harvey from her home, IN
James City county, continues TO excite tbe
deepest interest bere; in fact the interest
has grown into feeling Of alarm on the
part 0f her relatives and friends residing In
the city. The conclusion has been arrived
at by them that she has been fouliy dealt
with. Theory upon theory has been adj
yaDced in explanation Of the mysterious
affair, only to be abandoned as quickly as
offered. For time IL was thought probable
that Mrs. Harvey bad changed her mind
after leaving bone and had gone to
Ashland, KY, UiI Baltimore, instead
OF coming to Richmond. but the telegram
from the marshal OF Ashland, in response
10 en- inquiry from this Office, established
the falsiiy Of that suppositiou. Besides,
why should Mrs. HatYey 90 TO Kentucky
at sli Where an act is done. or a step
taken by a party, some motive or reason
for 1t generally exists. There. was abso-
lutely nothing TO take her to Kentucky.
She knew the exact condition OF her hus-
bands affairs, and she also knew that Rich
mond was the proper place for herto come
to look after the interest OF her children in
her husbands estate.
MOTIVES FoR COMING TO RICHMOND.
In fact. Mrs. Harvey was in correspon-
dence With a lawyer OF this city in regard
20 Mr.. HarYey's interest in certain real
estate. lie had PREPARED deeds which she
was to sign.
She wanted to come 10 Richmond 10 see
her daughter; she wanted to come here TO
qualify az guardian for her children, 10
realize certain money coming 10 Them, 10
buy her fall goods. and TO collect her hus-
bands life insurance.; and, so far as is
known or can be imagined by her friends,
there was no earthly motive for her going
elsewhere. II she has been murdered, 1t
has been for The sake Of the money she bad
on her person, and which she proposed TO
spend here in goods for her store.
LATEST FROM WEST POINT.
The following special telegram TO this
paper from West PoiDt gives the latest in
formation Oblainable concerning Mrs. Har-
Vey: .......
WEST PoIST, Va, September "a dill
gent investigation here ehcils nothing 10
explain the mysterious disappearance Of
Mrs Harvey.
The colored ferryman between here and
the Brick House says be certainty landed
her at West Point, but no one remembers
seeing anything Of her afterwards. The
ferryman says she was too late for the pas
senger train and said she would take the
freight tralu, leaving at 1890 a. NJ.
Tue conductor Of this train remembers
nothing about her, but she might have gone
on his train. as he had good number OF
passengers that day.
The ferryman says he brought one OF her
brothers over before her, and probably he
took the passenger train FOR Richmond that
day.
MR. SLATER PARTED WITH MRS. HARVEY At
THE FERRY.
When Mrs. Baylor went TO James City
county TO learn something OF her mother,
Mr.. Edward Slater, the young gentleman
who went with Mrs. Harvey TO the Brick
Elouse ferry, made, in substance, the fol-
lowing statement TO her: That he went
with Mrs. Harvey 10 the Brick House, and
not to West Point, as has been reported; !;
that Just as they arrived at the ferry he saw
the passenger train move of on ITS way TO
Richmond; that when the. boat was ready
to start Mrs. Harvey refused 10 90 in il,
and that tue boat was started, leaving them
standing on the shore, and had gotten some
little distance ont when she changed her
mind and said she would 20. The boat
was then put back and she got on board.
There were on the boat at The time, says
Mr.. Slater, one white man aud about Il half
dozen negroes. ........