The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-29
A TALE OF MYSTERY
TWO DEATHS AND A MARRIAGE
THAT CAN'T BE SUBsTANTIATED.
REPORTED IN ATLANTA.
AND RELATED WITH DETAILS BY
TWO SAVANNAHIANs.

Hayward Said to Have Been Killed
in Runaway on Wednesday-Miss
Mamie DeCris of Savannah and
Mrs. George w. williams Alleged
10 Have Been Injured-siiss DeCrts
Had shoulder and Arm Broken.
Bodies of Dead Alleged to Have
Been Sent to Washington Last
Night, But Atlanta Undertakers.
Police md Coroner Know Nothing
of the Denths-A Wedding That
Can't BE Tracked.
A tale of tragedy and mystery comes
from Atlanta. through Mrs. George
Williams. who signs herself in a letter
to the Morning News, as of this city
Her story, in brief is to the effect that
a party of friends and relatives while
driving Wednesday neutrality-suspicious.
in or near Atlanta is not stated-met
with an accident through the running
away of the horses. and two people in
the vehicle were killed, one Mrs. II. n.
Hayward of Washington and the other
described by Mrs. Williams" as lone
of the most prominent young physi-
clans of the Capital City"
Mrs. Williams says she herself re-
ceived several painful bruises while
Miss Mamie DeCris of Savannah. said
to have been one of the party. receiv-
ed a broken shoulder and
fracture of one arm,
above the elbow. Corroboratiive
details are not lacking, for it is told
that Mrs. Hayward met death instant
ly and that DIR. Hayward was much
mangled through being caught in the
wheels of the vehicle and dragged
some distance.
Mrs Hayward is reported as having
been "a years old, and her son 80. The
further information is conveyed that
DIR. Hayward was to have been mar
ried to Miss DeCris, Jan. IA. THE bod
les the letter continues, will be TAX
en- to Washington Friday night"
Nothing Heard of 1t in Atlanta.
So much for the tragedy of the story:
No report of the accident has appear
ed in any one of the Atlanta papers,
nor could a confirmation of any one
of the incidents be secured from At
lanta last night.
Not only was the story written and
Williams" but Miss DeCris has written
friends in Savannah and told them
practically the same story. She also
gave out similar information by tele-
graph, and telephone.
The day before the accident is said
to have occurred the Morning News re-
ceived another letter from Mrs. Will
Jams" of which the following is prac-
tically the text and is self explana-
tory:
The Kimball House, Atlanta, Ga,
Nov "a, 1902-Society Editor, Morning
News:-Dear Sir: l write to-day so
you will get this for Wednesday morn
| ing's paper. My niece, Miss Lucy Cobb,
| will be married at noon Tuesday to DR..
| H. l. Mitchell of this city. The bride
will wear a travelling dress of blue
lady's cloth and hat to match She
is the only daughter of DR.. w. N.
| Cobb"
The letter then gives a list of some
| twelve "out of town" guests many or
| them said to be from Savannah, but,
| with the exception of one, the names
of none are fund in the directory, then
| goes on to describe further details or
the wedding:
Her presents were numerous
and beautiful. Among them was a
chest of silver from her aunt, Mrs. H.
| N. Hayward of Washington. then
check for $4,000 from her father, broth
| err. and a handsome home from her
| father and mother, furnished through
| out" AS in the case of the reported
accident the Atlanta papers have been
| silent where so elaborate a wedding
had taken place.
| Names Not in Medical Register.
| Folks Medical Register for 1902. ac-
| cepted as the standard work of it's
| kind, fails to include in it's lists the
names of either the prominent young
| physician of Washington" DR.. H. n.
| Hayward the happy benedict. DIR. II.
l. Mitchell of Atlanta, who received the
handsome wedding present, nor vet
that of DR.. w. N. Cobb, who gave
| them.
Miss DeCris has notified friends in
Savannah that she will return Mon
| day afternoon. Her coming will be
| awaited with interest, for as she was
both at the wedding and in the acct
dent. she probably will be able to clear
| up the matter.
No one could be found in Savannah
who knows Mrs George W.
Williams though several people,
friends of Miss DeCris, said they had
| heard of Mrs. Williams through her.
| The Savannah lady who was men,
| toned among the guests of the we'd
ding knew of none of the people men
toned, except Miss DeCris, knew her
only slightly and had never attended
any social function at which she had
| been present.
Miss DeCris formerly lived at No.
| 220 West Broad street, but within the
last several months has been living
with Mr.. and Mrs. (. c. Thonessen, on
York street, west. Miss DeCris has
written them an account of the acct
dent similar to that sent by Mrs.
Williams"
The story From Atlanta.
The following Atlanta dispaeht
to the Morning News, re-
ceived last night gives sub
stantially the same story as that
told by Mrs. Williams, but fails to
throw much Tight on the affair:
Atlanta, Nov. 2S.--Miss Mamie De
Girls, who lives with Mrs George w
Williams on CASTOR street in Savan-
nah, and who is stopping at the Kim
ball House, told in substance, the fol-
lowing story tonight:
ton, d. c.. and his mother, Mrs Hey
ward. were almost instantly killed in
a runaway accident i'm the Western
part of the city Wednesday morning,
and Miss Mamie De Girls had her arm
and collar bone broken. Mrs. Williams
was badly bruised. but was able to ac-
company the bodies of DR.. Hayward and
his mohter to Washington tonight
The saddest feature of the accident is
that DR.. Hayward and Miss De Girls
were TO have been married on Jan. a.
All OF the parties came here to attend