The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-12
Tells Its
 Side of Case
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 who claimed to have been one oi the New York girls closest friends while she was in London, said that in his opinion she was murdered because she was the principle wit ness in a $25,000 settlement out of court, which would have been sen sational if revealed. M <, Captain Irving, continuing his de- scription of Miss Faithfull's visit to the liner, said that she apparently was in "a very jovial mood"
 T had the impression that she was just one of the usual passen- gers to say farewell"
 There might have been a party on the ship before it sailed, the off, cer remarked, but he did not know of one.
 If there was, am sure it was not on big scale" he said.
 It was Captain Irving's impress sion that Hamlin. who had been re- ported on the ship, was en route back to Boston when the ship de- parted. (Hamlin, in Boston sl disy patches, was said to have admitted being on the ship). .s
 Efforts were being made to-day to locate pr G. Jameson Carr. the F'ranconia's surgeon, who was uh- derstood to have seen him just be- fore she was taken ashore. The surgeon, a bachelor, lives in a hotel other officers just now, while the Franconia is being remodeled.
 A steward on the Franconia, who said he previously had known Miss Faithful, told the correspondent he saw her walking among the first cabin passengers as the ship was leaving.
 T knew she had no intention of going to England" the steward said. "so spoke to her. She ap- peared somewhat hysterical and said she had come aboard because she liked to look oyer steamers. ''As far as I knew, she was alone and I do not think she had any friends on board. I told an officer she was on board and she was put off.
 Nobody on board could possibly throw any light on her death. think. I have not been questioned by detectives"
 The senior officer on the Fran conia said that he had never heard the theory that Miss Faithful boarded the ship to keep "lovers tryst."
 q cannot think of any officer she was in love with" he said. 1T cer- tainly had not met her on previous voyages. It also is certain that she had not participated in any party before she was discovered. She wat put ashore between p. m. and z p. m., which is not considered the hour for parties, even at sea" The Evening News published ar l interview with an unnamed peers son." describing the Faithful fam. | ily's last visit to London last year The interview said:
 "On several occasions I was com. pelled to assist Mrs Faithful ant Sylvia (the sister, financially. I ac' tually had to buy them food, al though Starr seemed always to have | plenty of money and was alwayi extremely well dressed while hei mother and sister literally were "She was always a mystery ever to her mother and sister. They dit not even know where she was liv ing in London. Mrs Faithful wa terribly worried about her. She dit
 not assist them in any way.'
 The "peer's son" said that las November, upon Sylvia's request h. cabled Mir Faithful in New Yorl for money. saying Mrs Faithful
 was dangerously m.
 1.-TWO days later" the interview said. ''l discovered that Mrs Faith | fulf waa not m. but that sb,000 hAs 1, been sent Co her in care of Wes
 End banker in response to thu rahle." | 1he mystery of starr'e dSath ! with fhe subsequent London Cavei. onmrniH. have aroused intenre in' ltefeat in ths s'ranss case here