The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-12-13
sA STRA.NGE So, J.
Moro M ystaly About the Dlsapsy'33
poaranoe Of Mise oropsey 2E|
A COUPLE AR |! REe / ] 4 TI'ER. 1 {. J.
At Wilson Whe Ars s VppSsadI
5 70 bo she miss 0ropssy l
.S.. ..... E'lzsbeth cl,y ard sS
B t. Durham. sSss5 81

All Of North Carolinais greatly agi-S
tated over the m y terious disap ppearel,cea
of siyoung lady from her homo in NliS ss
abeth Oity. A,speoial to The Observer
from Wilson, N. O., "Wednesday night
Gays: a. d l95 353 .Sls &5 59s
Mondsy, 4 couple giving thoir nnmeu ]
az Mr.. and Mira. & Maokay Durham
stopped ct Ward's boarding house here Il
ct midday. In the evening Durham
was found drunk and diHorderly on the 3
streots and looked up, and remained in h
the town guerd house tthroughons tho &
night. NosuspioioR rested on the par--EE
ties and Tuesday, whom Durhsm yTea B
sober, he vas roloased from ouatody
and he, with his supposed wife, left In &
. buggy for Ashoville, N. O. AT this
junoturo the authorities suspected the Il
couple tolbo the elisabeth City couple ,Ss
Mss Mellio Oropney and Mr.. DarhaIn,
who disappeared from that oity on /,
Wednesday night >of Nov 2 1. They /.
were psraued by two OF the city'B p o.,
lloo forco on oaoh road leading Sou of
Wilson on to K Turkey creek about IT,
miles north of here. Thoy were srrost-$
cd by Policemen FELTON, and B aad
Brought bsok. TO ttosn this nlorning &.
Mtas Tyer, who was q playmate Of
Miss Nallie Uropsey for four years, and y
who is now at school horo, identified
her, tostifying that for. four years ehe &
has no. seon hae, but tho gill In cuetos ~
|dy resembles Nsllie very muoh; that q
whom sho knsW nor her hair was longthy,Ss
that her features we're identioaliY the IS
sarno. Nov Miss Oropsy. has hair i.
gseas dosI nhortet and Miss I yer lid 81
not Of onoe rocognizs her, but was sure 81
It was Miss Cropsy in hor opinion,.3g rs
Before tho authorities this ovening ( Bhef5
said phe was q MiSs Kersey, and; raised s.!
on Q truck farm near Chattanooga,
Tonn., and says her mother has boon
married. the second time, nor beariag
the nsmo Of Mrs. Elizsboth4 CLARK &
Whether she is NJ isa Cropseyi or 4 not
cannot bo )oarned. But IL not i hor, she Is
oyidontiy dusiiTos 70 kSssir; Il Ai "a 500.
orot. She will be hold :in o1atody until3S
partioa arrive from elizabeth City. 5s
Tho alleged Misa Orppscy saga shc has
only beon married. a few daya, and aldo &
sho seems to be deepl y distressed shess
appears 60 be about 4 Z years old an 6S Id q.
indeed good looking and he's an intelli, "a
gent faos. 3s While being queationed BY
Mayor Harring she state nlany thinga 81
u 80 afsi a sat
SRo aSa a 81 81 s,i an, sss s
tanooga TEs onn gs Iis nv
ing been to speed 56r! 3 w aRhington but
states that they have been to- MeWbern,S Is
Plymouth knd Bath. It seeng Il hog
memory is very short, !, ag she docs not Il
romembe Der any nam oH5 of the places she s.
had recently visited n w hon she was 81
asked whether or not ahe know aS MIR.
Wilcox ahe stated that she did not, but
aftcr pauBipg for q moment ahe said che es
beloved she had heard Of him. Evi-
dontly this woman 10 Miss OropHey, Or
some ono who does not intend for any.
body to know any particulara concern-3;
Ing her affairs. Il B S$3
REPORT DTsOREDITED. ss}ss
a dispatch from Elizabeth C;9 says
tho noWs from Wilson, N. O. Z oe the de-
tentl0n there of q woman partially \
identified ea Miss Nellie Oropsoy has
oreated little interest here among tho /!
girls Yamily5or tho Off sialg Of the town. ~
1t is believed hero that this Same "
man and her oonpanion were exam Il
ined at Speed, N. q, by an Il D gen t. Of 1
Ohief of Polico Dawson several days
| ago and found not to- be Mias; Uropaey,
though resembling her in q general way. D
An export diver spent the day search -
ing the bottom Of the river above tho 4
pier near the OropSey house in hope of
finding che body, but discovered moth
ing No clue Of value has L yet been
found and tho strange cese ia In tho
Same position it was the day after the
girl disappeared. Chief Of Police DaW-8
son received . telegram from the chief,
Of Polico Of Wilson, N j Os giving d ds.5S
soription of the Durham woman. IT
does not at ell ansWor to Nellie Crop
soy'sl description.