The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-19
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perple in the city. who recall him dis
stinctly. with the impression that he was
an all round good fellow.
WOMAN WAS WITH HIM.
While he was here the blonde was fire. |
quent1y with him. and with the fellows
who knew Speyars most intimately. She
was known as .iis girl and not his
wife.
Their first appearance In Richmond
together was on April 18th. when Miss
Holland registered at Murphy's Hotel
and Speyers appeared upon the afternoon
of the same day, but did not register.
The woman, records show, remained
at the hotel until May Sth. when. with
Speyers. she left for Washington Dur
ing their stay here Speyers stopped at
Murphy's only one day. but the re-
mainder of the time had rooms at the
Hotel Lawrence. on Twelfth and Main
Streets. Here he is recalled by Mr.
Lawrence proprietor of the hotel VINO
got to know his guest intimately. and
Understood from him that the woman.
with whom he was often seen, was not
his wife. but girl with whom he was
enamored.
DISPATCHES from Charleston show Spey-
ers as his true self. a we'll known young
man of that city. who. because OF ms III
fatuation for Mamie Holland, the at
tractive blonde. deserted IS wife ana
child. 1t is not known tnat sps 80
mentioned to any one in Richmond that
he had a wife in Charleston. and the
General impression seems to have been
among those who knew him that he
was a single man. While here ne regis
tered as the travelling representative VI
the Harris Lithia Water Company ana
in that capacity he incidentally WORKED
the city. taking large orders ana SPOKE
frequently of business being gooa.
That he figured in his true capacity IS
proven by the fact that F. w. Scho1leld,
also a representative of the Lithia water
Company. until Tuesday night, had been
in the city hoping to locate SpeSetS'
whom he stated had been loose IN ms
dealings with the company for several
months, and was behind about soco IN
his settlements.
The fact that Speyers was In the least
EN- barrassed in his business relations was
not betrayed here, but from the lavish
| way in which he spent money with the
| boys" and when with the blonde, tor
| sarriages suppers, dinners. etc, the
| general impression was that he had
| bounteous income
He gave the greater part Of his time
| here to Miss Holland with whom he
! was evidently much infatuated. He made
! no secret of his attentions towards her.
! but paid all her Bills at the hotel and
| when leaving for Washington left on the
! address book at Murphy's. in his own
! handwriting. both their names and adj
dress as follows:
MISS MAMIE HOLLAND.
General Delivery.
| Washington. D. G.
MARC J. sPEYERS, General Delivery.
Washington. D. c..
! These addresses were given that any
| mail might be forwarded there.
LETTER TO THE BLONDE.
Last night at Murphy's Hotel the fol-
| lowing letter was secured. written on
| the stationery of the house. which had
been found in the room occupied by Miss
Holland just after her departure:
Richmond. Va, April &c. 1902.
| Mamie Holland: Your very amusing
| letter received, and I have laughed over.
| it with Mr. S., who is now here for
| day or So Your remarks are untrue
| in many instances, but I suppose the
| common class of men you went with
here were your informers, and their rea-
son for so doing was Jealousy II you
| knew how you were regarded by Marc
| you wouldn't be so much in love: he
| laughs at you 70. being such a fool as
| ever to think he could love YOU and has
| just said he doesn't care any thing for
| you and used you only as a passtime. and
| he also told me I could tell you this
| if I wished to- *s*
! There was no name signed, and no clue
| as to whom it could have been written
| by.
Miss Holland is not known to have been
acquainted with any woman in the city.
| STORY OF CRIME.
A special dispatch from New York
| tolls this story of the murder:
John Sarris. q travelling salesman, 50
wears Old and about whom little is
| known, died in New York hospital this
| morning Of morphine poisoning under
! mysterious circumstances. A woman,
! said to be his wife, with whom he lad
| been living at No 500 West Seventeenth
| Street, has disappeared right under the
noses of the police.
! Sarris and the pretty blonde appeared
| at the Seventeenth Street house on Deco
| ration-Day and rented room. The land
| lacy Mrs. Crawford. took them to be
| theatrical people. This morning Sarris
| was found in the street unconscious with
| his supposed wife bending over him. He
| was taken in an ambulance to a hospital
! and his wife was present when he died.
| 1t was discovered by the physicians that
! the man had been heavily dosed with
! morphine. AS soon as the sufferer was
dead and the policeman's back turned
| at the hospital, the woman QlSdppedieo
| and has not been seen since.
TRUNK PACKED.
! AT her room it was discovered that
the apartment was stripped of her be-
| long;ns and her trunks packed. The
] authorities found many torn letters and
| papers on the floor and in the fireplace.
| Evidently Ilasty attempt had been made
to burn them up. a bloody handker-
! chief with the initials "B. R, was found
| in the trunk, also bloodstained and torn
pieces of letter which contained the
words: Murder. hospital public
] ity arrest sarrls.
"Among the torn papers were made out
several addresses. One Of these was Miss
/ Name Holland, Murphy's Hotel: another
| to Mrs NJ C. Holland, Floyd Avenue.
! and another to Miss Holland. West End.
! all Richmond. Va. There was also a
| card in Miss Hollands name extending
! the courteses of the Elks' Club. At
laata Ga. Nothing is known about
Sarris here The police are intensely
| puzzled at the woman's sudden disap-
pearance, and suspect foul play. but
| have no clue whatsoever. The police
| n-il wait a day or so before enduring