The Washington herald., 1911-06-04


Robert Oliver Williams, the young
Baltimorean who was killed in an
automobile accident at Autoville,
Md, on the night of May 13, at
which time his companion, Miss
Helen Griffith, also of that city,
was severely injured, was stripped
of nearly $4OO worth of jewelry by
ghouls, his relatives have called
upon the Washington police to CO.
operate with them in locating the
missing articles, consisting of a
handsome three-stone diamond ring,
valued at $500, and a pair of dia-
mond cuff buttons valued at about
$50.
SEARCHING PAwNSHOPs.
There is a bare chance the valuables
were lost In the terrific smash-up that
wrecked the machine and killed a horse.
besides sending young Williams to his
death and the girl to the Casualty Hos
pital of Washington. Mrs. E. Calvin
Williams and her daughters, however, be.
sides several friends who noticed that Mr..
Williams wore the ring on the day Of the
fatal accident, are convinced otherwise,
and are conducting a vigilant search. The
pawnshops Of this city have been secured
-. 49, although the
police and detectives are not working on
the theory that any Of the persons who
offered aid to the dead and injured are
in any way connected with the mysteri-
Gus disappearance Of the articles.
A fine gold watch, a signet ring, and
several bills Of small denomination were
the only articles found on the body by
Coroner Richard e. Beall, Of Berwyn, who
took charge Of the body, and sent 1t to
the undertaking establishment Of Joy &
Son, Of that town.. Mr.. Beall said last
night he examined the corpse minutely.
and II there had been . diamond ring
of the above description It would not have
escaped his notice.
DR.. A. o. Etienne, of Berwyn, who was
the first physician called to give aid,
stated positively to representative OF
The Washington Herald that the ring
was not on the finger Of young WILL
Jams when he examined the body for
signs Of life.
II can say positively" said DR..
| Etienne, that such a piece Of jewelry
was not on the hand Of the unfortunate
man.
Persons at the Wreck.
| The only possibleS explanation, the po-
lice say, always remembering the fact
| that dozens Of persons surrounded the
wreck and any one could have robbed
the body in the resulting confusion and
horror, is that in some way the gold
circle was torn from the hand when he
was pinned under the machine, which
turned turtle.
| I'll. theory is borne out strongly by
the fact that q plain gold signet ring
bearing the initials Of E. H. G.. which
are presumably those Of Miss Griffith,
was found on the pike several hours later
by a boy. 1t was turned over to the
| coroner and sent, with the other valu-
ables, to relatives.
| The mysterious part Of the whole stu
alton lies in the complete disappearance
| of the cuff buttons. In no reasonable
| way could they have been lost or tori
| from the sleeves by the accident a.
the shirt was not noticeably rent ex
| cept on the shoulders.
| Undertaken Joy did not examine tht
body minutely, merely taking 1t into thu
| establishment for several hours, when Il
was sent to Undertaken Gasch. o.
Hyattsville, few miles away. to avail
instructions from Baltimore. Mr.. Gascf
said last night he had not noticed jewel
~ of any description on the body,
having been taken in charge by Coronel
Beall He said he had the bedraggiet
clothing at his ofice, and although 1
had been searched thoroughly. nothint
had been found.
II the body was not robbed during tn
time between the arrival Of the doctor
and the coroner. the police say. and tax
ing into consideration how unlikely