The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-24
WOMAN s BODY
/. IS FOUND FLOATING
MYSTERY SURROUNDS DROWN.
ING OF MRS. WHITE AND
MRS. SHORES All AN
NAPOLIS.

ANNAPOLIS, ND. April 24.--The
discovery Sunday morning in spa
Creek Oh the body OF Mrs. Dora White,
who. with her sister, Miss Alice Shores,
disappeared on April last. has
tabiisned the tact that the women met
their death at u point near where
they were last seen in Annapolis. but
the n1ar ks on the body OF Mrs. White,
having The appearance OF bruises,
have made 1t uncertain whether the
Death was due to suicide. TO an acct
dent. or to foul play.
That the authorities are not willing
to eliminate the possibility OF the
sisters having come To their end
through violence is Indicated by the
fact that the coroner's Jury. which
WAS summoned by Justice John n.
Davis, and OF which Mayor James f.
Strange Is foreman. declined to rem
der q verdict upon the Information
before II, but adjourned until Tuesday.
that County Physician Walton H..
Hopkins should make an examination
and give his opinion as to whether
the marks were received before or
after Mrs White came into the water,
and whether death was due to drown
Ing or to some other cause-pr-H Hop
kins has begun his examination. but.
under Instructions of states Attor-
/ ney Green. he Garnet make IL state
ment before he gives his evidence.
The body was found by A. l.. Duvall
and Robert Butler. the latter colored
youth MIR. Duvall lives on the banks
/ OF Sja Creek and was rowing across
! the stream when the body was dis
! covered by the colored boy. The
/ corpse was secured and taken to
| Boucher's boathouse
Find Body Floating.
| The body was found floating face
downward about $50 yards from the
end of Southgate avenue, In the Muir
ray Hill section of Annapolis, near
where the sisters were last seen alive.
1t was found that large portion OF
teh head and upper body of Mrs
White was discolored. as If by bruises
! In some places the skin was broken
There was a large discoloration on
! the forehead, and another under the
left eye.
Opinion is divided as TO the cause
of death. The most widely accepted
Theory seems to be that Mrs. White
whose mind had become affected. ano
who had spoken of suicide previously
had jumped overheard. and that Miss
Shores had lost her life In an effor,
to save her. 1t is believed that the
marks may have been received dur
ing the struggle by striking agains
the hulkhead In the fall. or even al
ter the body was In the water, bl
being struck by the oyster-tugs or 9th
er implements used in the search
There are others, however, who ex
press, the opinion. that the marks HAY
ing the appearance of bruises coult
only have been inflicted during life
Upon this point, however. the .jur!
VIII have exper, testimony on Tues
day.
Finders Entitled To Reward.
The finders of the body of Mrs
White are entitled 40 q reward %
$3.50, in whole or part or this 500
was offered by John H. White. th'
husband of Mrs, Dora White. and tn
remaining $50 by Thomas Kelly an,
r. Kelly. relatives OF the two women
Upon the iinding OF the body o
AIRS, White, .etfarts. 10 adiacogeE tn
body of Miss Shores were retiouhled
The creek was cpt'ered by a fleet o
small vessels using seiues. grapplinI
lines and oyster tong. At one tim
thirty-five boats were counted within
a small area near where Mrs. White
body was found. Dynamite also wa
4 exploded in the vicinity in the hop
,of bringing the body to the surface.
1t is believed likely that Mis-
shores body will reach the surfac
tonight, and "a watch for IL will b
kept