Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-06-16
MYSTERY SOLVED.

ter, OF Good Ground, i. l., and Miss
Sarah Ray Lawrence, of Freeporf,
whose bodies were washed ashore In
Tiana Bay Saturday morning, came
Yesterday when William Walton, q
youpg D ,inter OF Good Ground, told
for the first time 3 story OF fierce fight
on t1e bssch 10 front OF the TeInell
House some time between 2 and
o'cock Tuesday morriog between Eos
{ sr and Louis Disbrow, the swet theaIt OF
MISS L,WreDce, and VINO hts BEEN mlsa-
ing since Tuesday sfterDoon last, and
who is admittedly the one man who
can tell the full story Of the events lead
log up to the death OF the young couple.
Mad with rage and jealousy, il ap'
Desrs, Disbrow attacked Foster IN the
presencs OF Miss Lawrence, whose OBJ
Vions foDdnfss for Foster, married
man, over her old lover, had infuriated
him. There was short struggle, which
ended 10 the triumph for Foster, the
athlete. He threw Dsbrow to the
ground and choked him until he was
almost black In the face, letting him up
only when he made slgos that he bad
bad enough and promised to withdraw
from apy further claim TO t1e coDsld-
erstion OF the young woman.
Miss Lawrence, it is said, watched
the couf ct Of the lovers with calm
,tolidlty, not interfering in any way
until it was ell oyer, when she TOOK
her stand beside the victor, mskiog It
plain to the var pushed Disbfow that
he was q beaten man in every wsy.
Toe fact TAFT the fight between two
Jealous men preceded tne drowning OF
the Young couple In the fog and t1al
Disbrow, the oDe mao who ca1 tsll
ANYTHING Of what occurred alter the
q kbt, has run away and cannot be
found, has strent t lenod the theory oil
murder which all the people OF the
| village who knew the peculiar rels-
too in which the three stood to one
another have held since the dissp'
pearaDce OF Disbrow.
There were a number OF minor devel'
opments yttt.rdsy, each OF sui
| fciert importance In the minds
of Good Ground people to warrant
some sort of 90 invest'patior
| 1t seems that Coroner Nugep'
made absolutely no examination ti
Fosters body after It wss brought
ashore, the man being buried in the
very clothes he wore when taken oul
OF the bay.
It developed that Foster bad $50 ii
money and large number OF paper
with MIN when ne started out wit
D ,sbrow and Miss Lawrence. Ne.t1e
money nor papers were found on hin
when bis body was recoverec.s
Waltob's knowledge OF the fight OF
the beach came from Disbrow himself
When Disbrow left Good Ground ht
took Wa t)n with him, and the young
painter was the last person who can b
found who saw the missing maD. Wa!
ton ssys that be Kept his story t? him
self because he got 1t from Disbrov
while he was living on D.sbrow's boun
ty.
Yesterday he became worried abou
the ma ter and after coDsu tition will
his father he made q statement +
Coroner NUgsnt and aitsrwRrd swor
lt)it.
Walton says that he and DisbroV
vent to Qaogue, where they had
uumber OF drinks together. Then the!
went to boarding house, where Dis
brow cashed a check for $40. With
part of his money he hired carriage
and he and Walton drove to E4stporI
1 All of this time, according to Walton
his compsnion seemed nervous aud ex
cited. Walton asked him several time
why be did not take the train to Eist
poi t instead of driving, but Disbrow'
only reply was thst he preferred t
drive.
At Eastpoit tle two men went TO
ssloop, remaining there until about
o'clock, when they went TO boarding
house for dinner. They went ID bed q
10 O'Clock, Disbrow leaving word to b
called at 7 o'clock, as he wal ted to &c
an early Train ID New York During sl
of this time, according TO Walton, Dis
brow had made no reference to eithe
Foster or Miss Lawrence. Walton ba
not asked him sbJut thGm, az he dit
not know they were missing.
Alb O'Clock in the morning Walto
said be was aroused by Disbrow walk
ing up and down the room. The ma
wss wil1.eyed and has gard, be says
aud pulled necessarily OF his pine
We N asked him what was the matt ,
and Dlsbrow replied:
Pm besrtbroken. Dimp shook N
for Foster and they've gone ell to
getber."
For a time after this Dlsbrow sal
nothing, only walking the floor aD
puffing iuriously at bis pipe. Suddenl
be stopped 10 front ofthe bed and sait
"All three of us were out together
J have q good time. Early in the mort
iue we wert over to TernelPs, On
Dimp and Foster came up into M
room. We made some noise an
Ternell came up and rsised cain soor
bringing the girl up iD the room. DIN
! went downstairs, and Clarence ana
: had q row.
Then Clarence vert downstilr
and was going to bed. But tne
called to me from below to come COW
| and say aood.hv "a fhaV were ROin