The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-20
HAZEL DREW'S
HISTORY
She Intended to go to New
York on the 9th
HER DENTIST FRIEND
Miss Drew Told a Friend She Could
Marry Him at Any Time She
Wanted to-Name Not
Given.
HER DENTIST FRIEND


Drew, the victim OF the Teal pond muir
der mystery, intended TO 60 to New
York on Monday, the 9th, but evidently
was dissuaded by someone whom she
met in Albany, developed Saturday. If
she went to New York she must have
returned early the following day. The
probabilities are she stayed over night
in Albany and returned to Troy Tues.
day on a trolley car. On that day
Peter Gpherly, farmer, thinks he saw
her in company with young man on a
car which left Abba for Averill park at
3 p. m. The young man with her was
apparently between Is and 20 years
old, Of dark complexion, with smooth
face and peculiar features, when Cipher.
ly says he could pick out in a crowd
at any time. Ciphcrly left the car at
Snyder's Corners, and the couple con.
tinued on toward Averill park.
Mrs. Il. G. Cary, by whom Hazel was
employed until a few days before her
death, remembers that several weeks
ago Hazel told her that she had an APP
pointment with dentist and asked to
be allowed to go to visit him. Hazel
mentioned the dentists name, but Mrs.
Cary said Saturday that she did not
remember who it was. As ii was after
supper and an unusual hour to visit
dentists Office, Mrs. Cary refused to
visit dentists office, Mrs. Cary said
she refused Hazers request. 1t was
learned Saturday that DR.. Edward j.
knauii, a reputable dentist with an Of
flee at 40 Third street, did some work
for Hazel several months ago. When
told that Mrs. Nina Jones OF Water.
vile, Me, had said that Miss Drew
told her that she had had proposal
from a dentist, in Troy, DIR. Knauf
smiled and said that as far as he was
concerned he was a married man with
a family. In reply to telegram asking
for the name OF the dentist Tor whom
Hazel is said to have had the proposal,
the following was received from Mrs.
Jones Saturday: Don't know name;
Hazel would not tell; she said she had
a proposal"
Hazel Drew was the victim of two
attempts at assault in Troy some time
ago, according TO statement made on
Saturday by Mrs. Jones. The assailant,
the same person in both instances, was
described by Miss Drew as an Armenian
or an Italian, and on both occasions was
beaten off by the young woman. After
Mrs. Jones left Troy, she says, Miss
Drew wrote that the fellow still both
cred her. Mrs. Jones, whose husband
Friday night revealed the fact that she
had Intimately known Miss Drew, her.
self told Saturday some of the details |
If her acquaintance with the Drew girl, |
both while living in Troy about three
years ago and subsequently Mrs. Jones
said that Hazel often made reference |
to friend who worked in dentists |
office in Troy, but never mentioned ais
name. Mrs. Jones said one day she |
asked the girl, who is your fellow?" |
She replied that she could get married |
my time she desired, as there was a
elbow that she could get married to in
lentist's office, who would have her.
Mrs. Jones, referring to the attempt
ID assault, said Hazel told her an Ar
nenian or Italian had attempted to as
ault her at night, and she had hit him
,ver the head with an umbrella. A
hort time after this attempt Mrs. Jones
ays she was told by Hazel that the
anne person passed her at lonely
place, proceeded to the front of the
louse where she was employed, and
here, according to Mrs. Jones, made a
econd attempt to assault her. She was
again in beating him off. In
etters received after she left Troy,
,iiss Drew indicated that the fellow mad
bothered her several times afterward.
'irs. Jones was unable to produce any
etters referring either to the dentist
IT the foreigner, saying that they were
when she moved from Provi-
ence to Waterville last spring. Both
Ir. and Mrs. Jones speak in unqualified
raise of the Drew girls character, as
hey knew it through three years ac-