Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-09
Mrs. MAY GRII,FIN.

Does the dock or some other body OF
water in the vicinity of Richmond hold
the body Of Mrs. May Griffin?
mo young woman, who is said to
nave considerable money in a Raleigh
! y. T., bank, left the residence of Mrs
BESSIE l.. Carpenter 500 North Twelfth
Street. early Friday morning to spend
rev minutes with Miss Dora Lowe be-
fore she started for Raleigh Mrs Crif-
mn intimated that she would return to
hcr residence in a short time and failed
10 make any preparations for remain
ing on the street All OF her hest
clothes remain at Mrs Carpenter.s
house, but. since she left the place Fri
day morning about 10 o'clock, absolute
~ nothing has been heard from her.
Mrs. Carpenter. who knew Mrs. Grif-
fin well, became alarmed ut the CON
tlnued absence last night and Informed
Detective Sergeant Wiltshire Of the dis
! appearance. The detective visited her
ana learned all possible details as To
the disappearance and secured nm ex-
cci!ent description OF the missing
woman.
1t Is believed that Mrs. Griffin may
nave succumhed TO the call OF water and
may have drowned herself Several
times during the last few months she
has remarked to Mrs. Carpenter that
she constantly heard voices calling To
! her from bodies Of water. and that she
resisted the inclination to turnp in only
DN the greatest efforts
OF lat" Mrs. Griffin has been very
idrspondent. Detective Wiltshire learned
She underwent AN operation several
weeks ago and had failed to recover
hcr health completely. Her parents are
dead. She is said 20 have lost several
| rather large amounts OF money during
| recent months, and more than once She
mas remarked TO Mrs. Carpenter that
| lie held nothing further for her She
I Nat talked of SllfriIp Wit I'll
and I'll" matter seemed to weigh heavily
! upon her mind.
These facts. combined with tho dis
/ coN"rv that Mrs. Griffin made absolute
I ~ no preparations for leaving the city.
! that she had no friends here whom she
4 might lie visiting. and that she LEFT
( the house wearing only her oldest
/ clothes. lend color to the possibility
that she may have succurnbed TO the
imagined p'cadinEs of the watery
| voiccs ana may have drowned herself
! IN some place near the city
HAD MADE HER
HOME IN RALEIGH
Mrs. G:ihins maiden name was
! iowel Detective Wiltshire ascertained
| she was born in Rocky Mount. y. c..
! hut went 10 live In Raleigh after her
! marriage. She lived there several years.
/ during which time she lost her parcnts
( ana separated from her husband She
mas n cousin named Thorne. who Is an
attorney OF Raleigh and who is now
| conducting proceedings for her di-
Norce brother is said to live in
| Petersburg, but the police were unable
| 10 learn his initials. He Is said TO
be employed in a department store in
| that city.
Miss Dora Lowe is said TO be an old
friend of Mrs Griffin and has been Wis
| ting friends in Virginia. She spent
| some time with friends ut Clayville.
| VI fro Di,I,,
and talked with Mrs. Griffin from there
! by long distance telephone several days
! ago IT is said that Miss Lowe did not
have sufficient money with her at the
dence to take Mrs. Griffin TO Raleigh
with her. Nor did Mrs. Griffin have
! any money with her.
POLICE SECURE
EXCELLENT DESCRIPTION
Detective Sergeant Wiltshire secured
! the following description of Mrs. Grif-
fin: light complexion. with light brown
, ha1r ana gray eyes. about twenty-Rv
years old. weighing probably 10
/ pounds and standing about five feet
four inches In height. She was dressed
! III a long black coat. black hat, with
small yellow feather in it. black dress
! and low quarter patent leather shoes
| of No. size. She wore n diamond clus-
ter ring, an opal ring. pearl and a
; wedding ring on one hand and n signet
! ring on the other. 4 necklace, set with
! three diamonds was clasped about
/ her throat.
Mrs. Griffin HAD come to live with
| Mrs. Carpenter last November She
has no real home. Mrs. Carpenter said.
and was able financially to make her
home almost anywhere she desired
! However. Mrs. Carpenter was of the
| opinion that Mrs. Griffin had spent n
| considerable amount for medical treat
! ment during the last few months She
made application to a local millinery
! store for n position last week, and was
! to have gone to work yesterday morn
| Ing.
! Detective Wiltshire will make thor
: Ough investigation of the case this
morning in an effort to trace Mrs. Grif-
| lin after she left her residence Friday
! trace Mrs Griffin to the vicinity Of the
trace Mrs. Griffin to the vicinity of tho
dock or tho river ii ia thought prob
| nhlc that they Will he dra cfrnd Ii, ~,