The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-04
THEMYSTERY UNSOLVED
THE HARRISON MURDER STILL a
xNoTTY PR0BLEN.
The Woman Companion Did Not Return -
Look Up the 100000 Alleged to Have
Been Los,-Body win Tell the rsis.

NORFOLK, VA, July 3.-Speciai.-
The woman who accompanied Cicero
Harrison from Norfolk to New York.
and who represented herself in this city
10 be his wife, and In New York to be MS
daughter, has not returned TO Norfolk
to hunt up the 100000 said to have
been lost, as stated In the New York
papers. She left New York Sunday al
ternoon. Every train and boat reaching
the city was watched by detectives. who
were ready to place her under arrest II
she appeared.
This course was decided upon as the
best which could be pursued. In view OF
the fact that several circumstances can
be explained by the woman which might
throw some light on the mysterious DIS
appearance Of the old mafh inasmuch
as she did not arrive here, the police
seem inclined to believe that she Is an
adventures.
While in this city last Thursday she
was known 20 have conyersed for some
time with an unknown man while on
her way from the steamship Essex, on
which she arrived from Boston. to the
Gladstone Hotel. Her failure to appear
Pennsylvania train, which connects at
Baltimore with the Bay Line steamer.
is taken as evidence by the police au-
thorities that she Is trying TO cvade ar
rest.
Captain Walker. OF the Guyandotte,
was amazed when Informed she had not
returned. and accepted the theory OF
the police that there Is n great crime
shrouded I'm all these mysterious circum-
stances. He says that the woman told
him that she had "A brother In Washing
ton. and II Is possible that she stopped
there TO consult him before coming 90
Norfolk. This il not looked upon az
probable by those who have been in
vestigating the case.
The police have learned that the young
man who went TO the Gladstone With the
woman was Mr.. Evans. driver for Lillis-
tons express. who transferred the bag
gage from the Boston wharf to the Old
Dominion steampship wharf. He posi-
lively states that no little black bag
figured IN Norfolk to his knowledge The
woman certainly did not have T.. Mr..
King watchman nj the Boston wharf.
and the men OF the Essex state aa posi-
lively that no such bag came ashore with
the passengers. Telegraphic inquiries
show that no such man ~ Cicero Har-
IlNOn Is hfoWn III Jh'kNpn, filH.t tlin'f
as carriage manufactures or citizen. This
explodes the young man theory. the black
bag and the Cicero Harrison business.
Now. what remalns7 The old
ma was small person: he
| had big roll OF cash on hts
| person. The two probably came 10 Nor
folk on a junket. lie got sick Of her here
and left her. She followed him. lie
bought single ticket for New York and
went aboard. She followed hirn. aud, un-
able to shake her OF. lie gave her money
TO buy n ticket. His ticket was No. 81
on the list; hers No. 81. showing that sh'
was close behind him. During the night
an interview evidently took place Oh the
boat between them. She was q powerful
woman. She knew he had big roll OF
cash. He had shown n carelessly several
times in Norfolk, and may have attempt
ed to buy her off with present. Posi-
bly,, I'm the course Of the affair he got
too near the rail- The roll and his post
tion were a big temptation. The rest Il
n mystery. The body may noat ashore
on the coast OF Virginia or Maryland
and the papers on his person may show
who he was. The woman has gone. anf
until she IL caught the whole story will
| probably never come out