Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-24

IMPORTANT cLuI-A GIRL WHO GOT OFF TIE
TRAIN AT ouAxrIco-LAsr sxEN GOING TO
WARD TEE RIVER.
The Whereabouts of Belle Browns father was
- much OF mystery this morning - the fate
OF the missing girl Detectives McDevitt
and Flinders know no more about the father
than they do about the daughter. Mr.. Brown
had an engagement to meet Mr.. McDevitt at
1880 O'Clock Tuesday, but when he failed to
keep the appointment nothing was thought Of
It Is 1t was supposed that he would appear
later in the day.
The detectives had not the slightest idea that
ne would leave the city without first telling
them where he was going and what clue he
mad obtained. All along Mr.. Brown had
SIMPLY refused to entertain any suspicion
that his daughter had eloped or that
she had gone to Virginia, but when he
dld not appear to keep the appointment
and then did not show himself yesterday it was
inferred that he had received Information that
Belle had gone TO Virginia and that he had
gone TO see whether there was any truth in the
rumor or not. Nothing definite could, how
ever, be learned of his movements, his family
even protesting ignorance of his Intentions
As heretofore published in The STAR, Belle
spent her vacation near Rectortown, which is
on the Manassas branch Of the Virginia Mid
land railroad, about the thirty miles from
Alexandria. It was naturally supposed to some
persons that the father bad gone there as there
was probability that she had made friends
with some young farmers whom she had proba-
bly, eloped
Hs. BROWN FIRST WENT TO ALEXANDRIA,
This morning STAR reporter received relia-
BILE information that Mr.. Brown had gone to
Alexandria, and from there il was thought he
went in the direction Of Rectortown. Several
n N 81 H. "a.
land station remembered seeing such a man
ct the station Tuesday afternoon, but they did
not know where he went. They thought, how
ever, that he went away on the Manassas
Branch road. The ticket agent, Mr. Morse did
not remember seeing such a person at the de-
pot, but did remember selling several ticket Is
Tor Rectortown on the afternoon train.
AN IMPORTANT CLUE
This afternoon STAR reporter came in pos
session Of what may prove to be an important
clue. W. E Newman, conductor on the Alex-
andria train, and Brakeman O. Klinger. tell of
passenger on their train who went to Quantico
1T was on Friday, the 18th instant" said the
conductor to The STAR reporter. THE train
left here at 7:45 o'clock in the morning. Among
the passengers was a young lady about
blonde. When she got on the train she
had two or three small bundles and presented
ticket for Quantico. II is an unusual thing
to have such passengers tn that point and for
that reason the young lady attracted nv at
tention. She did not look like she lived in the
country and for the reason that she was a
stranger particularly noticed her."
What kind OF clothing did she wear?" asked
the reporter.
81 do not know for sure" be replied, "but
l think she wore a dark cloak of some sort"
Did You notice which way she went after
she got of the train?" queried the reporter.
Yes. he replied. "the brakeman helped her
on the train and she went in the direction of
the river. thought she was going to Mrs.
Kings house, but asked Mrs King abou. it
her."
DO You know how many houses there are in
that vicinity?'
Il think there is only house between Mrs.
Kings and the river and colored occupy that. Z"
Mr.. Newman said that he had spoken to Mr.
Brown, but that he did not then think of the
girl
THE BRAKENAN's STORY
was full confederation Of what Mr.. Newman
said He was positive as to the appearance of
the girl. He remembered that she wore a long
dark cloak, and also had black veil tied about
FER head that nearly covered her face.
REcToRTowN PEOPLE KNOW NOTHING
There were several passengers on the vir-
ginia Midland train that arrived here today
who came directly from Rectortown. but
none of them seemed to know any,
thing Of Belle Browns disappearance.
One man said that he remembered a
strange young lady who was visiting near there
last summer. but he did not know who she was.
nor did he know with whom she stopped.
None of them remembered having seen a
man answering Mr.. Browns DESCRIPTION near
the town this week.
Nothing had been heard up to 2:sO p. m. at
the Brown residence on l4th street of either
Mr.. Brown or the missing girl. The family at
that house still expressed themselves as en-
tirely ignorant of the whereabouts of either
Mr. Brown Relia