The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-27
ANOTHER MAN IN THE Case
One fitzsimmOns Also Loved Annie
NcGrath.
STRANGE TALE OF DUPLlCITi
The Murdered Girl said to Have Had Two
Men ut Her feet--A Jeweler
from West Chester Fur
nished Diamonds.

Philadelphia, March a6.--Another fea-
ture in the ease of Annie McGrath
cropped out today. 1t appears that.
while practically living upon the boun-
ty of one man, she was playing fast and
loose with another. She passed as the
niece of one and the promised wife of
the other She was not averse to tiirta-
tion. and 1t was through her propensity
forsth his that she met the man to whom
she was engaged to be married
This man was not Langdon. His
name Is f'itzsimmons. and he is u jew
eler i'm West Chester. Pa. How the two
met is best told by Coroner AshbridSc.
The latter was seen today by a reporter.
and. this is what he said:
The girl had known Langdon for
some time, and last summer she made
some sort of an excuse to her parents
and went to Atlantic City. There she
met l.angdon. and they went to a cot
tage in one of the fashionable and eN-
elusive portions of the island. There
they apparently occupied Separa tie
rooms, and We're known as uncle and
niece.
They were quiet. modest i'm their
manner. and made some few friends in
the select circle in which they moved;
but after awhile the gentlemen about
the place began tn hint that the couple
were not what.they represented them
selves to be. There was certain sort
of culdness evinced toward them. and
finally they left the house. ostcnsibly
on their way to Philadelphia
"The two enjoyed themselves In the
usual fashion In vogue at the seaside:
they went out sailing, took ocean trips
and were seen together often. 1t was
while the girl was on the board walk
at Atlantic city that her propensity for
flirting resulted in her capture of Fitz-
simmons, the West Chester jeweler.
FITZsIMMONS PROPOSED.
Within week after she met him Fitz-
simmons had proposed marriage to her.
was accepted, gave her u diamond ring
as evidence OF the betrothal, and when
she left the city with her uncle bade
her an afYectlonate farewell. but not
IN the presence OF the aforesaid uncle
For some reason there was an estrange-
ment between the two and the engage
ment was broken off. Shortly after
wards however reconciliation Oc-
CURED. and at the girls suggestion
FitZsimmons took the engagement ring
ana had the diamond placed in another
setting. A that time the date for their
marriage was fixed for June 90 next"
Coroner Ashbridge did not know
what mad caused the trouble between
the girl and Fitzsimmons. but from
other sources Il is said that the latter
be"3m" aware of her. true relations
with l.angdon. He unbraided her for
her duplicity and left her in anger.
Afterwards the girl wrote to him and
effected the reconciliation. The ring
was changed to suit her taste and all
tne time fitZSmmOnS and LangdOn
We're both being fooled. Langdon
thought the girl was true to him and
50 did FitZsimmons I.angdon evil
IDENTIFY learned how the girl was acting
ana to this knowledge is ascribed the
cause of the quarrels in the corridor of
the DreXel building.
The ring which F'itZsmmCns gave
the girl was found in Langdon's pocket
when he was arrested. Whether ne
took II from the dead body of the girl
or she gave 1t to him before shielded.
has not yet been determin-d-at Iesat
neither the police nor the coroner will
talk on the subject.
FitzsimmOns is said to he jeweler
in West Chester in very well-to-do cir
cumstances. He had been married
twice before he met Ami" McGrath
1t has been ascertained that when the
physicians made the autopsy on the
body they found two blood clots near
the heart. When Coroner Ashbridse
was asked about this he laughed heart
lily. "'There is nothing whatever to in
dicate that the girl died from heart
disease. That organ was perfectly
normal. ] can say this because | know
what am talking about. You report
ers and Others have your suppositions.
So have !. but ] cannot say anything
as to the cause of death. simply be-
cause ! know nothing about it. We
will not know until DR.. Lehman makes
known all that he has learned by his
chemical analysis of the different pOr-
tions Of the body which have been sub
mitted to him for examination
LANGDON CONSrLTS LAWYERS.
Langdon was taken from his cell
again this afternoon and escorted DOWN
stairs to CAPTAIN NIiller's room. There
he was closeted with Lawyer Barlow
and Captain Miller. The conference
lasted nearly two hours. and at its
conclusion Langdon was sent back to
his cell. DR.. 5. ID. Mcdowell. Lang
don's family physician. visited the priS-
oner and found him suffering with n
severe cold, which was contracted since
his arrest.
Otherwise LangdOn was i'm excellent
health and has not apparently worried
over the grave charge that has been
made against him. DR.. Mcdowell. pre-
scribed for the prisoner and then re-
questcd that Langdon be placed i'm an
other cell and provided with certain
comforts that are not usually given to
prisoners.
DR.. Andrews will have a cell fitted up
with IL bed and other furniture this
evening and tonight Iangdon will rest
as comfortably as he could at the hotel.
Attorney Arthur Moore. who repre-
sents I.angdon, and Coroner Ashbridge
had a long conference this afternoon
about the case. No steps We're taken
by I.angdons counsel towards securing
the release of their client on bail
At present Langdon Is held merely
upon suspicion. but should the coroner
delay the inquest an unreasona bl.
length of time IL writ of habeas corpus
viii be applied for to have Langdon
released. or a case made out against
him.
Mrs. Langdon arrived here today
from Pittsburg and was I'm private con
versation this afternoon with Assistant
District Attorney Barlow The reason
for Mrs. Langdon's coming or the sub
ject of her conversation with Mr. Bar
low could not be learned. nor is it
known where she Is stopping
INSANE BOY WITH A GUN.