The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-25
HUNT FOR MISSING
DOCTOR GROWS WARM
Former Lieutenant, Said to he Hus-
hand of Dead Womnn Found I'm
River, Believed to be In Texas.
POLICE CLOSING IN.
Authorities OF Other States Aid In
Fzze141S. ss4ay fs1c--e2 ,Esss r. W"%ed
rs Hero In conncctfs8 with suspected
Murder.

DEVELOPMENTS in the case or the
mysterious dead woman of the river
await the arrest of Lieutenant w. a.
Hadley. who was reported ye S, 49,
to have been loca cd in snaii 70" II
In Texas, He is believed to be wlthl''
the clutch of the law, ana MS afres'
lis expected at any hour. -
Police of Richmond and of othef
states are continuing the search ioF
the former lieutenant re olsdp
peared from Richmond Decemoer o.
after being discharged at his own re-
ouest from the service of the govern
won't n, westhampton debarkation
hospital s.
II was stated yesterday that nurse
AZ tho hosnital had received letter
from tho missing doctor written from
a small town in Harris county. Texah'
ahout two hundred miles from Mexico.
Authorities at this place have oeen
notified to look for the man
The cause OF the woman's de%'h
continues to puzzle the authorities.
and n is believed that the NEST i'm
portant factor in the solution OF me
r,vsterv will be in determining
whether or not she was murdered or
took her own life. The condition OF
her body when found, having lain in
the water for possibly several weeks,
rrecluded the possibility OF doctors
discovering the presence OF any poison
that might have caused her deatn'
The theory OF suicide is still held IN
SOME circles nv persons in touch with
the case.
Lips Are Scaled.
A. TIRE home Of Mrs. f.. G.. Clarke.
s1cs West Grace street, where 'ne
dead woman. who was tdenfited oy
Mrs. Clarke as Mrs Had'cv' ma"
apartments IN to several weeks ago.
nothing further could be learned
Yesterday in regard to the HE anu
habits OF the river victim.
yrs Clarke stated To visrin'an
representative that the police mad
cautioned her against making com
rnent on the situation, as they wish
the details of the affair under investi .
cation to be kept as quiet as pcSS'ote
untu some moro tangible develop
ments arise.
II was learned from friends OF me
dead woman that her relations WIZ
her husband had been apparently the
r,os, serene. She Is said TO have re-
marked, often with regret that her
husbands official duties were such
that forbade his Reeing her oftener
iran once a week. He came TO the
APARTMENT weekly. It Is said and often
dined with his wife there, sometimes
SPENDING the night
Woman of Refinement
Mrs. Hadley, whose descripuon we
police are convinced Is Identical WIN
that Of the woman who was found IN
the river. was said by her friends 10
have been a young woman OF culture
and refinement. and OF marked ac-
com phshments. She was an excep-
tional musician, II is said. and had
good education, and was very popu-
lar among a group Of friends ACQUIRED
during her short stay In this city.
The trained nurse. with whom Had
ley is alleged to have become involved
al Some time during his stay at the
westhamton hospital, has not been
located so far as is known, the po-
ice are working quietly on this phase
Of the case. and ii is understood they
are in possession OF valuable infor-
nation that may lead TO an early so
irt4an Of the mystery.