Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-04
FRIENDS CERTAIN \
BODY is THAT OF
HATTIE L|PSCOMB
Sheriff Swears Out Warrant
Charging Officer With
Staying Bedford Girl.
GOES TO CANTONMENT #
TO BRING BACK SOLDIER
Accompanied by City Police, and
Later Decides Not to Take
Accused in Custody.
CHAUFFEUR'S STORY GIVES CLUE
Interesting Facts Presented Authori-s
ties Lead to Sensational
Turn OF Events.
STORY GIVES CLUE
Interesting Facts Presented Authori-s
ties Lead to Sensational
Turn OF Events.

Two women last night identified the
oody OF the woman found on the banks Il
OF the James River, near Westham
as that of Hattie Lipscomb. OF Aioriva,
Bedford County. with whom they work.
cd last year at Hopewell. afe
Acting upon this information and
the report from a taxicab driver here
that he had carried an officer and
oman to the spot where the body
was found during the middle OF Decein-9 &
Der. authorities from Richmond ana
Hcnrico County secured a warrant for 3
The arrest of an officer at Camp Lee. Y
The warrant charged first degree 2mur-
der. 81 fF ~ Q 7i.flI7 u st
Upon their arrival at Camp Lee the
formation which caused them TO With
hold the warrant. and they returned
to Richmond without their prisoner
GO FOR OFFICER, BUT 'sR
FAIL TO MAKE ARREST
"DevelopmentS at Petersburg when
we arrived there were such that III
could not arrest the man named in
| nor; Certain obstacles preYe ca stiiSS;
a,Gt9nT;s s,S IN ! dc. not. m ArlSt to-
9 any % Way; fe IA isutfnsa.t'sS fast.
vas belsseas fssea at Mas SIS nSse!Ss oe9osk last
the girls death and the manne r Y If, I I
Which hIt.i, she had died had been explained.
left Richmond expecting to return
Such ne rles Web bHsFSsEsT os Evidence had been
wound about the man within n period
terpnnn o. mait ,ba dozen hours yesterday az
hctently convinced he was guilty 70
swear yea 20 out warrant for the officer.
Hattie Llpscomb appeared Mt Police
body Of the woman found last Monday
fn1 Int r. 10, Il -
had disappeared from Richmond where
she worked for one day. about the 4
stated. :. e'g,,e ,S
;. Although he viewed the body. the
father refused to say definitely whether
or not it was that of his daughter
NAME ON RAINCOAT
DECIPIERED by POLICE
But yesterday police officers de-
by tho woman when found, which Is
said to be the same as that of the Off
Ger to which the girl was said to be
officer had L wife In another State. ssS
Camp Lee authorities came to Rich
Captain Wright ana Tsn Sheriff. hs Sahe VIII
had driven an officer sand a womansto t
found about December is. This Was
the day after the Lipscomb girl had
had worked here.
TOLD FRIENDS SHE HAD
TO MEET ARMY FRIEND
~ was learned that the Lipscomb
girl had told coworkers at the store
at noon the day she left and expected
eorG,nll 70 Tsturn to Petersburg with him. Ac-
a couple after the last performancee
at 4; local theater and took them to
the Westham Station, then a short dis
Unable to progress farther with ths
machine. the Chauffeur informed the
passengers. who descended Fi5
Nithin short time the officer Ia
sa,a sa 10 have returned. telling the chauf-
reur he had taken the girl TO her home.
some distance down the road.
with this information I'm their.
hands, police and county authoriiies
were practically convinced they were
the Identity of the. body had NOT hesfs
definitely established. : Ss
DEFORMED ANKLE LEADS 49,
TO POSITIVE IDk:NTIFIcATIoN
Shortly after o'clock two girls who
had worked at Hopewell with sHattis
Liinse9m6, Is.S n, viewed her body. They de-
eIared the ed, without hesitation. according to
OF the Lipscomb girl. They pointeS
out among other things. that the Lins-
o formed irbs bs,1a 1eft 4, ankle was slightly ds
This fact Is true of the corpse fonnJ
In M the James River.
The strongest link in the chain OF
identification BY the women was thei,.
assertion ass that the Lipscomb girl had.
mad two front teeth pivoted durtne. !. the
year she worked at Hopeweii. IRIS is
true OF the dead girls teeth
In Identifying the clothing. thev
stated positively that the green
sweater found on the woman was 'thc
same as that worn by Hattie Lius.
comb. Other articles OF apparel also
WARRANT SWORN OUT
BIZ SHERIFF. sYDSOR
AS soon as the body waa identified
rs that OF the Lipscomb girl, ShcrifY
sganor swore out warrant against an q
EVERY indication was that the case q
had been solved, until tho authorities &
returned to Richmond after mIdntebt.
They refused TO state why the ofJ{cer Z
In question had not been arrested Tor 81
whether he was still under suspicion.
Sherin Sydnor last night would NOT Z
state what further develop IN tss n, fhs II
case could be .cxpScte d i 10 -day. @ Ic sala s'
that the Investigation would ba cnIi- Z ;31
hands. " S4f 4{5 y ~ ~ ~
Il 1T is expected that the char I'd cur yel,s
reported the couple he carried 10 yiI1s
WesthaIn Bridge road Viii ,lb1 s. ene ~ sE
tflnnAd % " I'D y.1lyTls