Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-18
Police Seek Man Who Was
With Faith Davis.
WAS HEIR TO W. N. RICE
Cranduiece of Murdered Texan Found
Dead in Pond.
COUPLE WAS SEEN IN VICINITY
Young Stranger Walking With Vic
tim on Friendly Terms With
Her, Says Observer.

PALMER. Mass. August 1S.-That MISS
Faith Davis. the seventeen-year-old girl
whose body was found in the power pond
Sunday was a victim of violence is the
opinion in Palmer.
The tragedy has an added interest be-
cause Miss Davis, who is the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles III. Davis. was a
srandniece of William Marsh Rice, the
Texas millionaire for whose murder in
New York Albert T. Patrick. the lawyer.
stands convicted. Mrs. Davis had a large
property in her own right. but with her in
heritance there was seemingly transmitted
the evil luck which befell Millionaire Rice
while he was the possessor of the money.
No Evidence Of Foul Play.
District Attorney Taft said last night:
LAS yet there is no evidence of foul
play, but Of course / do not know what
may develop. In view of the many rumors
that have been circulated, it may be prop
er to state that the girl was not in trou-
ble The stomach is being analysed.
"In any event, the theory of accidental
drowning is entirely out of the question"
Miss Davis left her home Friday after
noon. Yesterday a witness was found
who saw her between 4:3O and D clock
Saturday afternoon. This was twenty
fou. hours after the girl left her home to
AXE a walk. as the note left by her stated,
and about eighteen hours before her body
was discovered in the pond. When last
seen she was accompanied by young
man. who is not at present known.
Mrs. Mary De Long, who lives in the
Warren road not far from the pond. saw
Miss Davis pass her home Saturday after
noon. She says: Il have seen the girl a
good many times, and know her by sight,
although had no acquaintance with her.
4m not mistaken as to her identity. i
nave seen her recently under conditions
which made me notice her especially Sat
urdaY. Is r..: e. --e.,t 4
1iss Davis Seen With Young Man.
"A week ago Saturday morning l. had
staxted to 90 over the bridge atsthe lower
End Of the pond to pick berries. They
grew just across the bridge. Miss Davis
and the same young man. who passed my
house. with her Saturday stood upon the
bridge. 1t was about O'Clock in the
morning. Miss Davis was wet to the
waist and / remarked to the person. with
me that she ought not to be standing
about In that condition. 1t seemed
peculiar circumstance to me, and when /
saw the same couple pass the house one
week later I spoke of it. 1 do not know
the young man, but would recognize him
should ! meet him. On both occasions
when saw him he was dressed the same
with outing shirt and a belt around his
waist. He was tall and slim, light COM
plexioned and I think had very small
mugtache.
Saturday afternoon the young man
and woman passed the house, going to-
ward Warren. but at the end Of my land
just beyond the house, they turned and
friendly. 50 much SO that ! commented
upon 1t. AS they were walking back
past the house the man put his arm
around the girls waist, and after taking
q few steps she did the same. They
walked on toward Blanchardville with
their arms about each other. AS they re-
passed the house said to Mr.. Roby:
There IL the same couple i saw on
the bridge last week. and he went to the
front door to see If he knew the man.
Stranger Seen by Others.
George B. Roby, who boards with
Mrs. Deland. corroborated her story He
saw the couple plainly. but did not know
the man. He said: when Mrs. Deland
called my attention to the couple l went
into the front hall to look out / did not
want to seem curious, but had a reason
for wanting to get good look at the
man. Mrs. Deland has given a good
description OF him. l have seen this
couple several times of late in the vicinity
Of the bridge near the electric plant.
have also seen them on the hillside near
the old Hancock house, which is at pres
emit unoccupied.'
This story was told to the police and a
part Of the search on which they have
been engaged has been for the man de-
scribed by Mrs. Deland and Mr.. Roby
The parents of the young woman will not
discuss the affair.
report was current tonight that no
water was found in Miss Davis lungs.
Medical Examiner Schneider would not
af1irm nor deny the story. The state police
are expected tomorrow