Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-11
SUSPICION Of MURDER
Mrs. Sarah r. YingIing's Death
Subject of Inquiry.
STORY TOLD THE POLICE
Robbery Suggested as the Motive of
the Crime.
LOSS OF MONEY AND JEWELS
Circumstances to Be Investigated
Small Grandchild Alone in
House With Corpse.
.oss OF MONEY AND JEWELS

Mrs. Nettie Gorum. who lives at Dos John
Marshall place. called at police headquar-
ters yesterday afternoon. told the police
about the death of her mother and asked
that they make an investigation. The
police were unable to comply with the
request. as the death occurred in Mary
land but they promised to do what they
could to assist her, should anything per-
tanning to the case develop in this city.
The young woman suggested that some
gold money and jewelry that disappeared
from her mothers house might reach here
and the police told her they would be
on the lookou. for 1t.
Mrs. Gorum is married. but does not
live with her husband. Their son, who Is
four years of age. lived with his grand
mother at Della. Frederick.s county, Md,
and was in the house at the time of her
death. The child remained In the house
| alone from Wednesday of last week until
Sunday. when the death of the grand
mother, Mrs. Sarah F. Yingling, was dis
covered. II is the belief OF Mrs Gorum
that her mother was murdered Wednes-
day night and the house robbed.
From that time until Sunday the child
was in the house with the corpse, and was
sick when his aunt, Mrs. Della 10y, whose
home is in Virginia. called there to see
| her mother, Mrs Gortrm told the po-
lice that her mother had gold watch
and chain, pair of earrings. eight rings
and breastpin, and that all the jewelry
had been taken from the house. Her
mother, she stated also had about $3.50 in
gold which she kept in glass jar hidden
beneath the floor in the pantry. The board
over the hole beneath the pantry floor,
she stated. had been removed and there
was every indication that the earth had
| been disturbed recently
Husband in Hospital
Della. the home of the Yingings Is
| about twelve miles from Frederick. John
| d. Yinglng, father of Mrs. Gorum, was
| taken to a hospital in Frederick few days
| before the death of his wife, and the latter
had made arrangements to leave Maryland
and come to this city. having written
message to this effect to Mrs. Gorum and
| mailed it short time before she was last
seen aliye. Mrs. 10y had learned that her
mother was coming TO this city TO live and
| she went to Della Sunday to see her. She
| found the house all locked. with the excep-
/ ton of window, and learned that her
| mother was dead and that the child was in
| there alone. The condition of the body,
| Mrs. Gorum says. indicated that death had
taken place days before Her statement to
the local police was that her mothers
tongue was protrudng much that she
| believed she had been choked to death.
Mr.. and Mrs. Yingling and the grandson
were the only occupants of the Seven-roOm
| house on the small farm twelve miles from
| Frederick and 1t was thought by persons
living in that section they had a large sum
| of money In their house. 1t was generally
| believed the amount was much larger than
| 1t really was Monday OF last week the
| husband was taken to the hospital and the
| wife thought she would leave the farm and
come here Wednesday afternoon she went
| to the house of neighbor and had the
| latter write a letter for her. This letter
! she mailed to her daughter in this city, and
| the latter was expecting her here. but
! dispatch announcing her death came in
stead. She went to Frederick county as
| soon as she received the message, but did
! not reach there In time for the funeral.
Believes Mother Was Murdered.
Mrs. Gorum told the police and a Star re-
porter that she thought her mother had
| been murdered and robbed of the Jewelry
and gold She thought Mrs. Yingling prob
ably had other money in the house bur
could not say about the amount. Her
mothers wedding ring among the arti-
cles OF jeweiry In the house. her daughter
said. and she thought there inscrip-
ton in II. The gold money, she stated, her
mother had had for a long time. She had
six one-doilar pieces, that were given her
by her mother, and she had often stated
that she would never surrender them to
anybody. The daughter said she anxi-
fully investigated, and said she would COM
municate with the authorities of Frederick
county.
Capt. Boardman and Detectives Berman,
Peck and Warren listened TO the story that
was told by Mrs. Gorum, and said they
would assist her If any of the alleged stolen
property appeared here.