The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-20
Chambermaid Sheltered the
Alleged Murderer, Orange
Police Say.
MRS. EARL CAUGHT IN LIE
She Had Been Telephoned to by
Wilson Day Before Crime-De.
tanned Without Bail as
Material Witness..Detec-
tiveS Hard at Work.

Mrs Leora Earl young negress
chamber1naid in the Park Hotel,
Orange, boarding at 151 Lakeside ave-
nue., that city. who was arrested last
night by Policeman Eugene Finneran,
of Orange, as a material witness" in
the Romer murder case, was held with
out bail today in the Orange police
court for the action Of the Grand Jury.
George Wilson, or williams, the for
mer negro bellboy in the hotel, who is
being held in Philadelphia for extra
diton to this State charged with the
murder, was friendly with Mrs. Earl.
She is alleged to have sheltered him
after the crime The Orange police
are trying to find Just what part the
negress had in the tragedy, IL any.
They are working hard to weave the
net Of evidence around Wilson. There
may be other arrests.
The complaint against Mrs. Earl was
sworn to by Chief of Police George p.
Washer, of Orange, before Police Judge
Joseph b. Bray. of that city. The
woman is being subjected to a rigorous
examination to learn what she knows
about the murder of the Orange un-
dertaker just one week ago today in
his room in the Park Hotel.
In order to expedite extradition pro-
ceedings, Prosecutor Henry Young said
today that he would lay the matter
before the Grand Jury at It's next ses-
SON and secure the necessary indict-
,tf3SsiT. THAT will-be next Monday SITTER
noon.
The switching Of the police energies
to the house at 151 Lakeside ayenne fol-
lowed the publication yesterday In the
EVENING STAR of the new phase of
the case which connected Mrs. Earl
with the affair. AS stated yesterday.
Police Chief Washer called at the
house of Samuel Brown. at the Lake
side avenue number, and quizzed Mrs.
Brown as to the movements of Mrs.
Earl, but Mrs. Brown gave little in
formation of value.
a reporter for the EVENING STAR
learned that Wilson had telephoned
TO the Park Hotel on Wednesday of
last,o ..ek, the day before the mur-
d : Cd, armed with this inforna-
. 9 q he chief. late In the afternoon
weT Snto the case more thoroughly,
According to a man who heard Will
son telephone, he asked for the Cham
bermaid on the third loor,' and this
message was taken TO the Earl woman.
When she answered the telephone in
the Park Hotel the most important
question asked her was:
Us there anything a-doing?
Wilson, in putting the query.
aroused the attention nf bysLancer,
and the information was later given
to the chief and Detective John Dra-
bell by the EVENING STAR man.
Searching the home at 151 Lakeside
avenue, where both Wilson and Mrs.
Earl, the latter with ner husband,
lived Chief Washer got little Of value
Yesterday, lie was accompanied by
two reporters, and the Earl woman
was submitted to grueling cross
examination.
When the facts concerning the newest
development were placed before Detective
Drabell /; /. went out after the Earl woman.
Armed with information that she had re-
ceived at the Park Hotel on Tuesday of
this week a letter from Wilson which the
latter had mailed from Philadelphia, he
soon had the woman confused, and when
he left her home and had a talk with
Chief Washer and compared notes It WIS
shown the woman had made several, con-
Trajectory statements. Drabell then or
dered Mrs Earis arrest. and this was
accomplished and she was put in a cell
for the nignf.
The letter from Wilson which was sent
In Mrs. Earl had a special delivery stamp
placed ON the envelope, and, Of course,
the delivery az 1t to Mrs. Earl on Tues
,iay was soon established. After her ar
rest Mrs Ea-l finally admitted she had
lied to Chief Washer and that she had
received the letter.