Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-23

The Search for the Missing MOmtgOm.
cry County Miller.

THE HAvILAND MYSTERY.
The Search for the Missing Montsom.
cry County Miller.
WHY HIS NEIGHBoRs THINK HE WAS MUIR
DERED AND THAT HE HAS NOT RUN AWAY
HIS MONEY NATTERS-THEORIES AS TO HOW
THE CRIME WAS COMMITTED, &C.
The search for Philip H. Haviland of Mum
casters mills, Montgomery county, Md. who
mysteriously disappeared last Thursday night,
while on his way home from this city, has been
continued ever since, new search parties being
formed every day. 1t Is proposed to keep 1t up
until some light is thrown upon this mystery.
AS farmer told STAR reporter last evening:
1--WE want to know who is wicked enough in
our county to be guilty of such an act as we fear
has taken place, and to rid ourselves of such a
person.
Yesterday. a large party formed ON the
main road this side of Wheaton, filed into the
stretching about mile, and proceeded south,
ward, keeping on parallel with the road, TAX
Ing In hills and bottoms, swamps, gulleys and
be found. They proceeded nearly aft the way
to Silver Springs, but found nothing suggesting
even clue to Haviland's fate. The tracks OF
two men across a ploughed field, described in
yesterdays STAR, were traced from the road to
the edge of Hardings woods.
THE FOOTPRINTS
appear to be about the distance apart that two
men bearing a burden would walk. One of the
boots of one of the men seems to have had
look as If made by half-soled boots. It was
between these tracks that the stone on which
was small spot of blood was found. The the
murderers had carried their victim through the
woods to Sligo branch, back of the woods.
The footprints were fully investigated by the
hppfu yarn fSr1ol ofoA
for the present. The blood-spotted stone was
taken possession of by Sheriff Miller, who
for analysis of the blood mark, to determine
whether it is human blood. Another circum-
stance was the finding of a loose rag on the line
OF this trail, as If 1t had been snagged from a
coat or pants. This was in a field on Harding's
farm, about two miles from Sligo. Messrs A.
L. and c; Graeves, at whose store Haviland
Thursday night, and who have taken much
interest and an active part in these searches,
said TO STAR reporter last evening that TIE
party had agreed to-day to make more thor
ough search OF the west side of the 7th street
road, between Sligo and Wheaton. The coun-
Try Is generally more rugged and uneven in this
d'rectlon, and affords more hiding places than
further eastward. eff" said Mr. Graeyes.
there has been foul play, nothing will be left
undone to discover it,"
TALK WITH MR.. MUNCAsTER.
Mr.. W. E. Muncaster, of Norbeck, proprietor
of the mill which Haviland rented, said to
STAR reporter to-day that the coat of Havi-
land, which was found in the road, was not
found hanging on the fence, as reported, but
found In the pines, about ten feet from the
fence and twenty feet from the spot where the
wagon was seen standing by some ladies Thurs
day night.
There was not particle of blood-stain on
tne coat, SAID MIR. Muncaster, land nothing
about 1t to indicate violence. Havilands nit
tens were found in one pocket and the crackers
ne had bought at Graeves were found in the
other The reports made by a Washington po-
lice officer that there were indications of a
struggle where the wagon was seen and the coat
was found are not correct. l was there soon
after the coat was found, and could not see the
ieast sign OIL struggle Since then, of course,
the bushes may have been beaten down by
persons searching over the ground
HAvILAND's MONEY MATTERS
"The statement that Haviland was involved
In debt to such an extent as to make it probable
that he would leave the country without no
tice," continued Mr.. Muneaster, sis erroneous"
rs 1t true that you had notified him to leave
the mill on January 12' asked the reporter.
~ eSY but there was no unpleasantness ab1nt
1t. notified him last July. He did not have
capital enough to run the mill to its full power
told Kim he could not run it, and he agreed
with me. There was nothing unpleasant be-
tween us. think he owed only $3.50, and that
he owed to me; He had paid me $40 during
wagon. mill-fixtures, beehives and pretty near
enough in sight TO cover all his Indebtedness,
and besides bills on his books for considerable
amount, which he would have collected Janu-
airy i. An injustice has been done to Mr.. Havi-
lands brother by the published statement that
ne appeared indifferent, and that he was quietly
party 70 some raad His broe as seems s to be
very respectable gentleman. He told me- in
the presence OF Tom Bean and others. that he
wanted me to take the horses and cows at a
reasonable valuation and apply it to the arrears
OF rent, or to sell them and take the money.
Mrs. Haviland, he said, was anxious that every
thing should be settled in full"
HIS VISIT TO WASHINGTON.
"Haviland's movements in Washington have
been traced to some extent" said Mr. Mum
caster. "His business in Washington was to
get mill spindle repaired. He got it repaired
at cost of SO or 81, and waited in the city till
found in his wagon, and had been repaired. It
is now in my mill. If the suggestion that he
purposeiy has left the country is true it seems
that way for my benefit. Thursday morning
while waiting in the city he visited Tenney's
a roller mill and wanted to see it. He talked
with the foreman for some time. and an
peared to be very cheerful He remarked that
some corn there to grind. Ii a man were going
to run away added Mr.. Muncaster, referring
to suggestions that Mr.. Haviland had levanted,
would throw his overcOat away"
-. :" Do the people in the neighborhood have any
theS by about Sn;t his is running away"
believed that he was waylaid and murdered.
so far nothing satisfactory in the way of clues
HAS Uceu discovered, except The wagon and
coat. The place where the coat was found and
where the stone with the spot OF blood on it
was found are more than a mile apart The
people pay little attention to that bIOod-mark.
1t might have been a drop of blood from a rab-
pit which some one was carrying across the
field. 1t was very little spot. There was also
a small spot of blood on the wagon bar"
"What is your theory"
81 think" said Mr.. Muncaster "there were
two or more men, and they captured Haviland
near DR.. Harding's, where the road goes down
to Linden. and he was taken in the direction of
Linden. Then one of the party was sent up the
road towards Wheaton to take the wagon and
throw the coat in the pines in order to mislead
people,"
WHAT MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY THINK
MIR. Haviiand, of Baltimore, half brother of
the missing man, has spent much of his time at
Muncaster's mills since Sunday assisting Mrs
Muncaster in settling her affairs Hayiland,s
son-ln-laW from Charles county is also there
Mr.. aavfland, of Baltimore, told q STAR re-
porter that the family had no idea other than
that bis brother was dead. "He was not the man
70 lNQaWay," he said. He was well advanced
IN Year, and his character was we'll known"
HRS Haviland says that she had a presenti.
ment Thursday night, when her husband did
not return nome, that something terrible had
Friday for Identification she burst into tears
ana since then She has been greatly distressed.
THEORIES AS TO THE CASE.
The suggestion that Haviland was not muir
dered or spirited away, but ran away on his
own account, meets with little favor among his
neighbors. He was, 1t is stated, extremely fond
OF his family. Mrs. Haviland says that for
thirty years he never remained away from
home over night without writing or send
Ing her word. The brother says
he never drank anything in his life.
It is believed nv Soma that Ia Voc Tolio,,,ori