The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-10
LINK DOCTOR,
POLITICIAN TO
GIRL MURDER
Starr Faithful, Beautiful
and Rich, Slain by Pair,
Officials Charge.
FRIEND SUPPLIES CLEW
Victims Partly Clad Body
Washed UP by Waves;
Arrests Are Near.

By United Press
LONG BEACH, N. Y, June TO-
Two men, one important politically
and the other prominent in medical
circles, were under suspicion today
in connection with the mysterious
death of beautiful Starr Faithful,
25-year-old stepdaughter of a
wealthy New York chemical man
ufacturer.
Developments in the investigation
OF the death of Miss Faithful, whose
partly-clad body was washed on the
beach here and found early Monday
by beachcomber, moved swiftly to-
day, with the announcement by Dis
trict Attorney Elvin N. Edwards of
Nassau county that he knew the
names Of the two men and expected
to take them into custody today.
Promises Disclosure
Immediately after making this
announcement, Edwards boarded
train for Boston, where it was be-
lieved he sought one of the two men.
The district attorney refused to re-
veal his purpose for going to Bos-
ton, other than to say that he
would have definite announcement
to make later.
Miss Faithful, Edwards con-
tended, was slain in New York City,
and her body placed in an automo-
bile and taken to Long Beach.
There, he charged, the two men
placed it in a boat, went some dis
lance out to sea, and then threw it
overheard.
Friend Is Questioned
A close friend OF Miss Faithful
revealed very valuable informa-
ton" here today concerning her
mysterious death, District Attorney
Edwards said, after he, Inspector
Harold r. King and Boston police
officials had questioned Francis P.
Hamlin of Dedham, a clerk en-
ployed by the Cunard steamship
line.
Edwards appeared pleased after
his interview with Hamlin, who,
authorities said, had lunch with
Miss Faithful on the day she dis
HE frankly told all he knew"
Edwards said.
The district attorney said the
information obtained from Miss
Faithfull's friend had every evil
dence Of being an excellent lead.
One Is New Yorker
: One Of the men suspected by
Edwards was said to be an i'm
portant politician in New York City.
He would not indicate whether the
other man resided here or in Mass
achusetts.
The men whose arrests are ex-
pected some time today, according
to Edwards. were seen in the COM
pany of Miss Faithful after she
left her Greenwich Village home.
three doors from the home of
Mayor James j. Walker, Friday
morning.
It was believed that Miss Faith
full may have met the man whom
Edwards is seeking, in Massa-
chusetts during her school days.
She attended Brookline high school
and later attended the Rogers Hall
school of Lowell, Mass, where she
was captain of the swimming team.
She recently had returned from her
eighth trip to Europe.
Frank w. Wylnan, well-to-do
Bostonian and father of the slain
woman, was in New York today to
aid police. Wynan is a Harvard
graduate and a director of the
Maine Lakes Corporation and other
concerns.
Police learned that on May 90
Miss Faithful had been put of the
Franconia in tnidstream. On that,
occasion it was explained she had
gone aboard to see friends of.
Police said that when she was taken
off by a tug, she exclaimed, xiii
me. Throw me overheard