Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-22
DARBY MURDER yI(Tn|
BURIED AS DETECTIVp
SCAN FUNERAL THRfV
Belief That Murderer Is n,.-
to Scene of Crime Cause
Close Watch on
Visitors
INQUEST NEXT wFs,

Mary Davis. housekeeper 70, ,
Coliinswood, of Darby, who was Du.,
while defending her employoy. Z.
was buried this afternoon. ~
Many detectives and official.
among the mourners, for tho mhra|
stiil held in police circles ihat e'H !
derer is often attracted bv son,o .ne .. MI
power to view the face Of hIs v,s,h's sash'sl
As the people filed by the com.@
lay In the undertaking estabIifS.aa.n =
coroner Drewes, every face was H Il
closely Many floral tributes Wa, .'a'''
Which showed the high esteem A. y. ",
the murdered woman was held Faal
Residents and storekeopers vsA.
her friends, acted as paliboaror. W.
ment was in Evergreen Cems,o,, w.
police now have no doubt that ,ba
was murdered, and as one NJ ~, 'esl
obtained leads to this city Cep,s,n !, ~
tectives Cameron has been asked " " =.
In running down the murderer
Among the witnesses who b,v. 4.
summoned to the inquest wbirb ~, !,
held carly next week is joseph Hs,,s.t
OF Chester, who, the police saw ws.
admirer of Mrs. Davis Harrtso, =.
widower and has ono daughter g..
time ago, according to the police M ~.
dcsirous of marrying Mrs. Davis w.
was a widow. but she refused him =.
eral other witnesses summoned we,o ~
acquainted with the murdered wop,s, y.
many years. ~ M
n further investigation TODAY =.
vinced the police that Mrs. Dayi, ~,
killed quickly and silently. No ons hs..,
screams or sounds of struggle /, /.
believed that the murdere., on bear,.
some one ascending the stairs 10 ths ~
ond floor. slipped quickly behind a Az,
When the woman entered the room, 1,
is contended, she was seized by the ,h,o,.
to prevent an outcry, and killed h4fs,.
she could realize what had hapnksss
The murderer then stole the monev -
jewelry. The fact that he knew M.
money was in the house and tust vhs,.
to get it has convinced the police ,h,,|
the crime was committed by man xp1|
acquainted with the family.
Mrs. Anna Meyers. of ll5 Fern aysns,
which is next to the Collinsgrove hons,
said that Mrs. Davis was i'll with sffo /,
few days ago. Mrs. Meyers called n
cheer her, and, during a conyersatns
Mrs. Davis expressed the hope that a.
would recover, as she did not want h,
die.
In the course of their talk Mrs. Meve,
mentioned the suicide of a man In "A.
some time ago. Mrs. Dayk
that he was a very foolish msr
to kill himself.
About 800 feet from the COllmsgrou
home is an old unoccupied house Il hss
the reputation Of being haunted, and tAs
police believe that the assassin hid In ths
house until the Collinsgrove children went
to school. When sure of no Interrupts
he entered the house, and was surprsa
by the housekeepcr while stealing Ii,
As Mrs. Meyers was washins
clothes in the yard all day "Wednesday.
Il Is believed that the murderer entera
the front door.
The man who was seen in n saloon after
The murder with large sum Of monsf
mas been exonerated by the police. So,
Dicion was attached to him because hs
face was covered with blood, but n
proved that this was due to a Aght wit
l man with whom he had been drlnkins
County Detectives O'Toole and Mel, T.
yether with Assistant District Attdrns
raylor, are on the trail of a manswm
nay be able to throw some light on ths
'rimc, 1t is said. .f
Since the murder the women OF DaroI
rave asked better police protection, and
many have armed themselves with r.
'olVers.