Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-17
ACCIDENT SEEMS PLAUSIBLE
II Girl Was Struck by Automobile
Chauffeur, FearPm of Being Arrest
ed, May Have Taken Body to Pond
and Thrown It in to Give Color to
Suicide Theory.
Try Associated Press).

lhO1. ~. :, July io' h'' AA
Drew came to her death as Il result
of an automobile accident instead
OF being the victim of foul ana
deliberate murder is one of the Inc
cries put forth tonight as possible
solution of the Teal pond mystery.
After five days of careful inrcStl-
CATION in which many theories have
been advanced a motive for the muir
der Is lacking. Nothing has been
!eared that would warrant the All
thorities in making an arrest. This
being the case, the accident theory
is advanced.
Nav Have Been Run Down.
The macadam road between Troy
and Averill Park is popular with au'
tomobilists. A reckless chauffeur
speeding along at night may have
struck the girl with his car, causing
her death. Rather than face the con-
sequences, and knowing the countr'
well, it would have been compaf-
atively easy matter to have taken the
girl in the car up the lonely road
toward Taborton and to have thrown
her body into the mill pond. TO
give color to a suicide theory the
hat and gloves were left on the
bank.
Through a postal card received at
the Drew home from New Carlisle.
Ohio. on the day of HaZels funeral.
addressed to the dead girl and sign
ed Carrie Weaver. it was learned to-
day that Hazel and Carrie were good
friends, and that they went 10 New
York together to spend memorial
day.
Weaver Girl Her Friend.
Miss Weaver is employed in the
household Of A. NJ. Green. n professor
in the Rensselaer, Polytechnic Insti-
tute Professor and Mrs. Green came
here from Springfield, Ohio. and they
know Carrie Weaver. who was EN-
ployed in New Carlisle.
Last September they engaged her
and she came East. The Greens live
on Hawthorne avenue. near the home
OF Professor Carr. where Hazel was
employed. and Mrs. Green and Mrs.
Carr are friends. Mrs. Green told
Mrs Carr that Miss Weaver was uE-
acquainted in Troy and they arranged
to Introduce her TO Hazel.
The girls became warm fri nis and
frequently spent their afternoons an.
evenings together. At Hazcrs sug-
gestion the trip to New York was
planned Mrs. Green arranged for \
room FOR them through the Young
women's Christian Association in
New York. and the girls left Troy on
the New York boat the night before
Memorial Day. While in New York
they went to the beach and amused
themselves ny riding about The city
on eIcvted and surface cars. So far
as known they had no male compan-
ions during the trip.
Mad No Mer Callers.
About two weeks b"fore the girls
visited New York Hazcl had hc"n
on a trip to New York. fsosion and
Providence She sent hsr friend Car
RE postal from each city. stating
that she vas having good time.
Miss Weaver Icf, Troy on the even
ing Of July 6. the Night ON which
the Officials ara unable 10 locate Ha-
zsrs ~kcrcabouts. for a visit to her
former employers homo IN Ohio. Ha
zei vas not At the station when sh''
left. according 10 Professor and Mrs..
Green. Who went with Miss Weaver
TO 500 her safely aboard thu train.
Miss Weaver Is EXPECTED To return
abDr, Angus, !.
Both Professor AMI Mrs. Grrrn
speak highly of Nsys Waiver and NJ
HszI a. well. They say the girls
we're not known tn hate had 'unE
men callers. hut spcat utich "f thctr
time in each others company
The sheriff today sent, broadcasI
the notices offering loco ward for
the srrcs, and conviction ri tho mur
dercr and several were possyd aioag
the TsboYtpB road