The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-05
MURDER IS SUSPECTED.
,WaN CALLING HIMSELF HARRIS,
SUDDENLY DISAPPEARS.
relieved 20 Have Been Pitched ON the
Tredegar Bridge by His pal Who Has
Skipped for Parts Unknown.

A mysterious case Of what may prove
20 be accidental drowning or something
Of gravcr nature was put into the
hands OF Sergeant Han for solution yes
terday morning Meantime the efforts OF
two men 70 recover the body Of young
white man by dragging the river near
the Trcdcsar bridge, were fruitless.
There IS a pal" in the case. and he
is the man whom Sergeant Hall would
like TO run across just az present
such IS the story. I'm brief. Of the mys-
te.lous disappearance OF the man VINO
claimed TO be barkeeper from rem
usylvauia- The suspicious circumsl ah.eS
in the matter have created the DeAet
that he has been the victim oil Io~'
play. ,,- -o,,o
Last August a man giving ms haiile
as Harris applied at the ooardinb ~.
Of Mrs Trice. ON Sixth and CanA Su 49,, .'
for lodging. lie stated thal ms "ol"l E,.
in Baltimore and De was "a ""l" -,
trade. Tie left soon Afterwards, "-N ,,,tu
Trice saw nothing more OF i'' l-.,,-,ed
last Friday afternoon. when ne l'tu1 -
90. .... ,.j..r mon. one OF whom gave
bie rs-ro as 1I1lI.gan. The name OF inc
ttt-8 mon De- unknown. except ne went
'' .....,rrau of Mike Harris, as
81 hos known 20 Mrs. ITlce, sad ne
-t.5 20 engage board for himself and
companions. but that DE had no money.
IN was agreed that Mike should have
room at the boarding house, and Harris
lclt some clothing at the house. The
three men. who were at the time under
me influence OF liquor, left about 3
o'clock ln tHc afternoon. About IL o'clock
that night the man Muligan returned and
sr.ut tine night Ite left the house at
o'clock yesterday morning stating That
fa was going 90 the Trcdegar Works,
where he had secured employment. lie
returned for breakfast and reported that
Harris and his unknown companion hdd
slept iu the Tredegar bridge. ana mat
.he former IN his sleep had fallen INTO
the river and was drowned. lie IuIlheI
stated that the man who was with mar
Ills had suddenly disappeared and could
not be found.
The Case Reported.
Mrs Trice Immediately had the case re-
.--t.8 10 police headquarters, and Ser
,.art Hall began a search for the missing
man THE fellow had evidently left the
r-r however. for no clue 20 his where
aH.u,s could De discovered,
nr. Waterman at the Tredegar bridge
stated that when he relieved the nisht
Waterman yesterday morning, the latter
said that man. who seemed considerably
...tatsl. told him that a man had fallen
..m the bridge about o'clock I'm the
morning. and was drowned.
The three men were in Bernsteins res
.arant and bar. on Cary street, several
times Friday and got supper there Mr..
Bernstein says that Morris introduced
himself as vs.. H. Simpson. He exhibited
. paper. which recommended NV. IA.
Simpson" as "a good bartender, and was
signed "E. H. Church, York, Pennsylya-
fa." The unknown man who went by the
name OF Mike" called at Bernsteins
yee.erday morning, and told the proprietor
that he had heard from a Waterman from
The Tredegar Company that he had seen
rvl men crossing the bridge about IL
o'clock Friday night, and that one Of
them had come to him che watchman)
and said that ne feared something had
happened 10 "Mr Simpson" his compan-
Jon. as they had both gone 10 sleep on
the bridge. and that hc was aroused by a
noise and a splash I'm the water below
and could see nothing of his friend. He
was sure his companion had fallen into
fhe river
After telling this story the man, mike"
LEFT Bernsteins, and has not been seen |
since.
Tho place where the man is supposed |
to- have fallen from the bridge. or been |
pushed or, is about ten feet from the |
h8uk on the Richmond side. The sleepers |
are covered with planks for some forty |
feet from the end.
The man. Alike whom the authori- /
tics are seeking ifs about p years old. /
live feet ten inches high, dark complex |
SON and mousache. and when last seen |
wore dark coat and trousers and a /
black derby hat.