Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-28
LOOKING FOR HAVILAND.
A Fruitless Search Saturday and Y ester.
Nay-Examining an Old Well.

Inc large party of men who met at Graeves'
store at Sligo Saturday morning to search for
the body of Philip Haviland explored the en-
tire bottoms of Sligo branch and the country
about for one mile east of it, including the
woods and hOlows. They spent almost the en-
tire day in the search, coming out at the cross
roads. They discovered no trace of the missing
man. The party then returned to Sligo, but be-
fore dispensing agreed to meet Sunday morning
at the same place and go to Rock creek. This
plan was carried out yesterday, but the search
was fruitless Tracks had been discovered in
the sand, as 1.-two men had passed along the
shore OF the creek at point where there is a
very deep pool: The tracks turned up to a
oank where three large stones had been re-
moved and dragged to the creek. The shspi-
cion was that those stone were used as weights.
and possibly had been made fast to the body of
the missing man to sink him in the pool. The
searchers yesterday procured poles and erdeav-
Ored to examine the bottom, but the poles were
too short, and the attempt was Abandoned for
the time being. Arrangements were afterwards
made to investigate this place further to-day
with grappling.irons.
SUSPICION ATTACHED TO A WELL.
The search party returned late in the day to
Sligo, where they were informed that q messen-
ger had come down from Admiral Sands farm,
on the Wheatland road, stating that an aban-
doned well on that farm bore marks as if the
timbers ana coverings had been tempered with,
and that on displacing some of the coverings a
very foul odOr came out. The searchers immedi-
ately started for that place. About Z O'Clock
last night messenger arrived at Sligo stating
that the party were Investigating the well with
some hooks attached to long poles; that they had
hooked up rabbit skin, and afterwards what
they believed was some human hair, when, as
until morning before investigating further
bonfire was kindled and most of the party took
lodgings for the night around the camp fire to
keep watch. This circumstance caused con-
siderable excitement in the neighborhood. Sew
eral warrants were taken out by Sheriff Miller.
ofRockville, several days ago. but had not been
yesterday that the citizens had been very per-
sistent in the search, having kept parties out
almost constantly since the disappearance Of
Haviland.
RESUMING THE SEARCH TODAY
At Sligo this morning word was received that
so far as investigation had been made nothing
had been found in the well, but as it was very
deep more fixtures had to be obtained in order
to thoroughly explore the bottom. Should this
examination result in finding nothing the same
party that was out Saturday will resume the
line laid out Saturday on the west side OF the
9TH ST. eet pike extending to Rock creek valley
The suggestion has been made to a STAR re-
porter that all farmers and Others living on the
road along which Mr.. Haviland passed search
their corn fodder shocks on their premises and
hay stacks. There are hundreds, IL not thou.
sands of these shocks in the fields on the read
sides.
MRS. HAvILAND PREPARING TO LEAVE.
Mr.. Haviland's brother was at Muncaster's
Mills yesterday arranging for the removal of
Mrs. Haviland and her effects to her old home
in Charles county. The removal will take
place Tuesday.
ANDERSON CHARGED WITH vAGRANCY.
Dan. Anderson, the colored boy arrested in
connection with the Haviland mystery, was be.
fore Judge Smell in the Police Court to-day,
charged with vagrancy. He pleaded guilty,
and was given three months on the farm.
The Moses.TaylOr Conspiracy Case.
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ABSENCE OF DETEcT1EE M'DEvITT-A BENCH
WARRANT.
To-day the case of w. B. Moses C. C. Cole and
James A. McDevitt, indicted in May, 1884, for
conspiracy in arreSting George Taylor and
starting to take him to New Orleans, was on
the calendar for trial In the Criminal Court.
Messrs. Moses and Cole were present, but Mr..
McDevitt was reported to be out OF the city.
Messrs. w: A; Cook and Jere. Wilson appeared
for the defendants.
The district attorney said it was remarkable
that Mr.. McDevitt was absent
MIR. Cook stated that Mr.. McDevitt had left
town ON important business on Friday with
the expectation Of returning yesterday.
Mr. wha for Mr. Cole
that McDevitt would be here before the termi-
nation of the trial.
The district attorney declined to proceed with
out Mr.. McDevitts presence, and Thought that
he would ask forfeiture of the recOgnizance
and bench warrant
1uc COuEL bAl9 NIL NACDcSItt COuOUCL lOOKe0
like trifling with the court and 1t appeared that
he had, after all business had been set aside to
try the case, LEFT the city deliberately. A dis
tinguished example should be made, and he
should forfeit the recognizance and issue q
bench warrant.
Mr.. Wilson suggested that Mr.. McDevitt
would be here to-day, and the court answered
that that might be SO, bit he could view no
such trifling with indifference, and directed a
forfeiture and the issue Of a bench warrant, and
then adjourned the court till tomorrow.
Civil service Examination.