Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-17
SOUGHT
To UNRAvEL
MYSTERY
Carl Davis Borrowed Revolver to
End Life Just After Leav-
ing Her.

Search was Instituted Monday for
the stylishly gowned and attractive
young woman who was with Carl J.
Davis, A., B. and A. agent, just before
he sent a bullet through his brain
Sunday night on a train speeding to-
ward Atlanta.
She is believed to possess the key
to the mystery of the tragic suicide.
She was talking and laughing with
him only a few moments before he
walked from the day coach into the
baggage car and there discharged q
revolver into his right temple
No one knows the mysterious young
woman's identity. Conductor T. j. d.
Lamar, in charge of the train, re-
called the woman, as he was i'm
pressed by her fashionable appear
ance. He never had seen her before,
but said after the tragedy that lie
would know her again If he should
meet he.
Davis was q years old, and agent
for the A., 3. and A. at HARRISON, Ga
He boarded the train at Gay, one sta
ton south of HARRISON, Sunday night
The young woman was with him.
Conductor Lamar thought little of the
circumstance at the moment. but was
surprised a few minutes later when
Davis did not leave the train at Har-
alison, his home.
Passed Home Station.
Lamar paused to chat moment
Aren't you going to leave the train
here?" he asked.
Davis smiled and said: mo; I'm
going on to Senoia."
At Senoia the young woman left
the train and vanished. No one has
seen her since, so far as those who
are investigating the mystery are
aware. Davis seemed to be cheer
full and untroubed at the time, ac-
cordins to Lamar. The conductor
went on to the rear OF the train and
Davis went to the baggage car.
He went at once to the negro por-
ter
Have you got gun: ! want to
kill a man." he asked the colored
man. The porter was scared and pre-
pared to depart.
Where does the conductor keep
his gum" Davis continued. The ne
gro, now thoroughly terrified. merely
pointed at a grip sitting on the floor
and fed to alarm the rest of the
train crew.
An instant later shot rang out
and Lamar and the porter rushed
back to find Davis lying on the bag
gage car floor, hole torn through
his right temple.
~ knew right away 1t was sui
eide" said Lamar. Il caught him by
the shoulder and lifted his body. try
Ing to get him to talk and tell me
the reason for his act. but he closed
his lips firmly. A moment later ne
lapsed into Inconsistencies and all
hope OF solving the mystery was gone.
Companion Was Pretty.
THE woman Judged to be no
more than 20 years old. She was we'll
dressed and pretty, noticed them
particularly when they passed Har-
alison, for had expected Davis to get
off there. / asked him about 1t and
he said he was going on to Senoia.
Instead OF that the woman got off at
Senoia and Davis, who had been sit
ting with her all the way. stayed on
the train. forgot all about the
matter until about Ave minutes later
when the porter came rushing to me
shouting that a man had killed him
self up in the baggage car"
Young Davis is the son OF 7. J.
Davis, of Prattsburg. Ga. and is
married man His body was taken
to the II. M. Patterson undertaking
rooms to be held awaiting the in
vestigation.