Arizona republican., 1909-11-01
MYSTERY OF MONTHS IS CLEARING AWAY BEVERLY N. NEvisoN, WHO DIS- APPEARED LAST JANUARY
 IS HEARD FROM.
Writes to A. M. Harmer, of Tempe,
 from San Francisco.

A mystery that has held the people
 of Tempe in measure of suspense
 and doubt was solved. or partially
 so. last night when A. NJ. Harmer re- ceived a letter from Beverly N Nevi- son. dated at San Francisco. but giving no address except general delivery. and intimating that he was in reasona-
 bly, good health and spirits.
 Beverly N Nevison was employed
 Iast year as instrutor in the manual
 training department of the Tempe high school He was highly regarded
 by all and considered an exemplary young man, with no bad habits and no
 unusual troubles to worry about He
 mingled freely with the social circles of the town and never appeared to be Respondent or cast down. Great was the surprise of Tempe when after be-
 ing missed, day or so later, 1t was
 learned that he had disappeared on the night of January II. 1909. Every
 possible motive ascribed to cases Of di appearances. was suggested, ln- vestigated and cast aside as not an ex-
 plantation. Certain it was he had
 harmed no other person in any way and there was no reason to believe that
 he had sought self destruction His
 room Was found as he had left 1t on
 dressing for an evening visit some where in Tempe. His jewelry and val uables were scattered around the room and bis clothing was not disturbed and
 there was d cash balance due him for salary. d thing that would hardly be l s.. sh.a aaG nf n nlnnnah
 permanent departure. His room was at the home of Mir. Harmer.
 Nevison was a member of the E. r. c. E.. which order exhausted it's re- sources in trying to locate him. New ison's relatives in the east were ap-
 prised but knew nothing of his move
 ments and exhausted their resources in trying to discover a motive and in 1 trying to locate him. but all to no pur- pose There was no explanation of the mystery until the receipt of the letter last night by Mir Harmer when the facts here recorded were telephoned
 to the Republican by ite Tempe cores pendent.
 Mir. Nevison writes that from some time last winter. just before or after ! the nOnuaNS, unlll d SHOIi tiiiic dbO when he found himself aboard steamer. bound for Alaska. his mind
 has been a blank. He did not seem to
 know at the time of the writing, where he had been or what he had been doing
 during that period. He had returned to | San Francisco and it had but recent ! Iy recurred to him that he was in | Tempe last winter and left some per
 sonal property in his room at the home | of Mir. Harmer. whose initials he had | forgotten. He asked a number of questions and requested that his per
 sonal belongings be sent to him in 1 San Francisco. giving no address ex- cept the general delivery of the post office He also inquired if there were any debts against him and if so what | the amount is so he can settle.
 l In trying to explain or recall his de-
 parture from Tempe he says he cannot ! fix sthe event in his mind. He only knows it was sometime in midwinter
 and about the latest incident he re- calls was a picnic party which was
 composed of minister of Tempe, two
 young ladies and himself. He has no
 knowledge of how he left Tempe.
 where he went or what he did for a long time afterward.