Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-26
THE SEARCH FOR HAvrLAND.
A Large Party Engaged I'm Hunting
Tor the Missing Mantle Mystery
Still UnsOlvetl.


Nothing, as yet, has been developed to clear
up the mystery surrounding the disappeafuDss
OF Philip Haviland, OF Montgomery county,
ma The search has been almost continuously
Kept up now for week. Yesterday party was
organized at the grocery store Of the Messrs.
Graeves, Sligo, Nd, and started towards Rock
creek, intending to search in the valley of that
creek further south than heretofore. The whole
OF the afternoon was spent in the search, but
without result. At the close Of the day q con-
sultation was held at Mr.. Graeves' store, and it
was deemed best to have more general search
Today on the westof the 7th street road, taking
IN the whole OF the country from Brightwood to
the cross roads, a distance of four or Ave miles
NJ Ma length, and extending to Rock creek; The
hessrs. Graeves afterwards proceeded to Bright
wood to invite the cooperation of the citi-
z .t in that neighberhood and those living on
that hundred and fifty men would assemble
at Sligo and take part in the search. While at
brightwood, the Messrs. Graeves communicated,
oy telegraph, with Major Dye, of this city, who
agreed to make detail OF detectives and
county police to assist in the search to-day. It
s Is proposed to make a. more thorough
ray woods and the valley of Rock
creek, and the gulches connected with and
a iea1uing to 1T. This county is very rugged and
being made on the theory that Haviiand was
murdered by the six negroes who drove the
two-horse wagon load of Christmas evergreens
THE BLOOD SPOTS ON THE STONE.
District Chemist De Schmedt sent to Major
Dye to-day report of his analysis Of the sup
posed blood spots on the stone, and reports
them to be blood spots, but is unable to say
whether they are spots OF human blood or not.
surveillance by citizens and officers, although
no evidence has been abduced. Two colored
men who were seen in Rockville Wednesday,
and seemed to be abundantly supplied With
oney, have been suspected Of completely in
the supposed murder and robbery. They left
ON train for this city.
WHAT LIEUT.. swINDELLs SAYS.
Detective Block, Sergeant Slattery and Off
GERS Fifeld and White are engaged in the
search to-day. Lieut.. Swindells, in charge of
the detective corps, said to-day that to-day's
search was, as he understood it, to be thorough
and final. If nothing was found the search in
seen Void be- "a d no was fbi ast
that failure to find any traces Of the missing
man would necessarily indicate that there had
been no murder, as the body might have been
hauled away a long distance in a wagon, and
thrown into the Potomac or some other stream.
HELD ON SUSPICION.
very black cOlored boy, about 10 years of
age, having rustic appearance, applied at the
third precinct police station, West w ASKING.
ton, last night for lodging, which was given
actions were strange, and as he answered the
absorption given in a dispatch sent over from
LHe secOnu precinct relative TO q man supposed
TO have some connection with the disappear
ance OF Haviland, he was detained by Station
Keeper Boss and turned over to Officer Fifeld
of the second precinct. He positively denied
any knowledge of the disappearance of Philip
Haviland.
WHAT ANDERSON SAYS.
The boy Anderson, taken into custody at the
third precinct station, spent to-day in cell at
the second precinct station. He was wanted
because he was known to have been in Beams
store, near Sligo, on the night of the disappear
ance of Haviland.
He bought a handkerchief there and after
wards, 1t is said, joined a party of colored men
who had a wagon. Anderson told STAR re-
porter to-day that he lived near Rockville and
walked to this city in search of work. He was
very much confused in his dates He
sld he knew nothing of Mr. Haviland, but had
heard about the case in the store Of Norbeck.
That, he said. was on Tuesday of last week. 1t
was on Wednesday that, according to his
statement, that he bought the hand
kerchief at Beams store. He denied
that he had joined any other colored
men, but said he came on to this city alone.
When asked why it took him so long to travel
over the few miles to this city, he said he had
stopped on the way to inquire for work.