The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-04

Evidence gathered by Detective
Sergeant Keiiam and members OF me
county police force. Sheriff Neoo
Sydnor and John II. Shoemaker indi-
cate that the unfortunate woman rode
In an automobile on the night OF De-
ccuaber i. to within a few minutes
walk of the place of the tragedy in
company with AN army officer, who
returned shortly alone.
Chauffeur Tells Story.
The chauffeur who drove them
there. has given Detective-Ssrgeant
Eeliam detailed account of the trip.
The officer secured the car for the
purpose OF driving to house near
the srot where the body was found
last Monday. Later 1t was noaceo
thar there was no house anywhere In
that vicinity.
Rain was falling that night and the
rp..da were muddy. The car stuck on
I = sifrt ROAD al NN@Sthafnpton, the
driver being unable 70 proceed fur
fher. The officer stated that his des-
tinatfon was only a short distance fur-
fher on and that they would walk.
With the woman he alighted from the
car and walked un the road. In 4
short time he returned alone ana
without HIS raincoat, which the
chauffeur said he had placed about
the woman when they left the car.
He drove the man back to Richmond
and he left the sar al RroNd street
# This evidence WAS obtained before
the identity of the dead woman IN
Nelson's morgue in Fulton, was maze
known. Dozens of persons had view
ed the body In an effort to identity Il
as that of some missing 1riehd OF
relative, but the mystery OF The wo-
man only deepened until a man named
Ilpscomh. who came from Bedford,
thought ii might he his ia aE hteFr
who had been missing for some time.
Can't Identify Daughter.
He looked at the body, but declared
he could no, say IL was his daughter.
He told the police story of an aUair
between his daughter and lieutenant
from Camp Lee The daughter was
engaged To he married TO the soldier,
Re said. but that the date for the we'd
ding had passed before the body of
the woman was found in James river
Suspicious of the authorities We're
aroused when he refused to identity
the body in the morgue. as he was
apparently making an effort TO hush
up the affair.
Two women from Hopcwell posi-
lively identified the body last night.
nlorgue since Monday The father OF
the dead girl viewed the body and de-
clared he could, not identify 1t. The
fact that he had not seen his daugh-
tar for a year, and also he seemed
anxious to hush up the AFFAIR as
quickly as possible. account for his
failure to ciavn the body of his child.
Il Ii thought.
trunk. full Of her clothes was
brought up from the Dupont city The
two women, who had boarded with
her there. described In minute detail
s4he clothes she ware at the time of
hcr death and their descriptions tall
He'd IN every respect with the~ciothes
found on the dead woman.
Was MnnitiOn Worker.
Hattie Lipscomb worked in the r,u-
nltiOns plant at Hopeweil unui the
oigning OF the armjstice placed her
from her home in Bedford county.
where her father is farmer. While
1t Hopewell she is said to have met
III II 'Kftffy offiter' from Carwu Eeet with
whom she was frequently seen. &C :
cordinG to the women who lived with
her IN the powder city.
After losing her position at Hope
well, Hattie Lipscomb' came to Rich
/ n1ond and worked for one day--De-
ESInU<sF4 l0--lu u i't'Ho-StsNNN t'Ni..AN
Ment store Learning that the officer
with ~ ,icm she had become entanglcd
was about to be mustered out OF the
neryfce. she telephoned him that she
would come to camp to see him the
nNxt ~day Instead. he came to Rich
FnOnd TO sec her. They were seen to-
esther that day. ana at night attended
u }he last performance at the Lyric
ltheaterA from there starting on the
ride 10 W3sthampton.
Artist Duneneck Dies.