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James Steward Davis
Circa 1926
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: April 15th, 1929
Location Last Seen: Baltimore, Maryland
Physical Description:
Date of Birth: October 11th, 1890
Age: 39
Race: Black / African
Gender: Male
Height: 6'
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Nickname/Alias: J. Steward Davis
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
Identifiers:
Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown
Clothing & Personal Items:
Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Details of Disappearance:
J. Steward Davis, political activist and one of the most sought after black trial lawyers in 1920's Baltimore, left his home at 1202 Madison Ave. on the morning of April 15, 1929. He was going to his office at 217 St. Paul Place but never arrived. His family initially concealed his absence, and the Afro-American Newspaper first mentioned his disappearance in mid- May. An investigation by the Monumental Bar Association revealed that he had bought a train ticket to New York City that day, and that he stayed at the 135th St. Y.M.C.A. that night. After he checked out in the morning, nobody saw him again.
Reasons for his disappearance abounded, but one persistent rumor was that he had misapplied money in an administration case, and left to avoid sanction. In a September 19, 1931, story, the Afro-American Newspaper reported that an executive meeting of the Monumental Bar Association settled the case quietly and swore everyone to secrecy, hoping to allow Davis to return to his practice, but no corroboration surfaced for this story. Although Baltimoreans wrote back claiming to have seen him in various cities in the United States or in France, his family never heard from him again.
Maryland State Archives:
J. Steward Davis, MSA SC 3520-14469
J. Steward Davis
Digital Harrisburg:
J. Steward Davis
Circa 1926
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: April 15th, 1929
Location Last Seen: Baltimore, Maryland
Physical Description:
Date of Birth: October 11th, 1890
Age: 39
Race: Black / African
Gender: Male
Height: 6'
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Nickname/Alias: J. Steward Davis
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
Identifiers:
Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown
Clothing & Personal Items:
Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Details of Disappearance:
J. Steward Davis, political activist and one of the most sought after black trial lawyers in 1920's Baltimore, left his home at 1202 Madison Ave. on the morning of April 15, 1929. He was going to his office at 217 St. Paul Place but never arrived. His family initially concealed his absence, and the Afro-American Newspaper first mentioned his disappearance in mid- May. An investigation by the Monumental Bar Association revealed that he had bought a train ticket to New York City that day, and that he stayed at the 135th St. Y.M.C.A. that night. After he checked out in the morning, nobody saw him again.
Reasons for his disappearance abounded, but one persistent rumor was that he had misapplied money in an administration case, and left to avoid sanction. In a September 19, 1931, story, the Afro-American Newspaper reported that an executive meeting of the Monumental Bar Association settled the case quietly and swore everyone to secrecy, hoping to allow Davis to return to his practice, but no corroboration surfaced for this story. Although Baltimoreans wrote back claiming to have seen him in various cities in the United States or in France, his family never heard from him again.
Maryland State Archives:
J. Steward Davis, MSA SC 3520-14469
J. Steward Davis
Digital Harrisburg:
J. Steward Davis
