The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-10
DROWNING GIRL
SAVED; BROTHER
Sees FOUL PLAY
Jennie Ford, Employed in At-
lantic City Doctors Home,
Dragged from Verona Lake.
YOUNG WOMAN WILL
NOT ANSWER QUESTIONS
After Meeting His Sister Young
Ford Invokes Curse Upon
a Man.

Believing that Miss Jennie Ford, whit
was found drowning in Verona LAKE
last night, was thrown there by mar
who sought to kill her, the prosecutor
office summoned several witnesses and
started an investigation today.
The young womans brother, Charles
Ford, who is employed by Percy r
Pyne in Bernardsville, told the au-
thorities that he had evidence to prove
that his sister did not try to kill her.
self.
Fred Weimer, chief of the prose-
cutor's detectives, has instructed Re-
eerder Jacobus, of Verona, to enter a
charge of attempted suicide against the
young woman and have her held under
$500 bail to await the action of the
grand jury.
scouts Attempted Suicide Theory.
Charles Ford, the brother, was igno-
rant of his sisters plight until ap-
prised of the facts by an EVENING
STAR reporter early today.
He said that his sister was employed
by DR.. Scott, of 11Os Pacific avenue,
Atlantic City, and that she had left
there yesterday. saying that she was
going to Bernardsvile to visit her
brother. Ford said that he received a
telegram from the doctor last night.
saying that his (Ford's) sister was on
her way to see him, and that every
thing was all right. He said he could
not understand the telegram and that
in his belief his sister either met with
foul play before she started from At
lantic City, or on her way.
When asked IL he did not think his
sister had tried to take her life, Ford
threw his hands in the air, and clutch
ing the telegram he had received in his
hand, cursed man.
weeping Girl Won't Answer Questions.
As Ford entered the room where his
sister was early today she merely
lifted her eyes, and recognizing her
brother she began to cry, but refused
to answer any questions he 9sked her.
Fred Weimer sent detectives today to
the Mountainside Hospital to inyesti-
gate the story told by David .SlaybaclS,
director in the Verona Park COM
pany, who, with Peter Sinnirud, had
rescued the woman from the lake.
Slayback again questioned her, bat
she gave no response to his questions.
Slayback said that when they dragged
her from the lake she dropped her
pocketbook. and on opening 1t he found
$50 in cash, return ticket from Ber-
to Atlantic City, and a
crumpled piece OF paper on which was
written in lead pencil the following
message:
1.-THE bearer is Miss Jennie Ford,
who Is on her way to Bernardsville to
see her brother, Charles Ford, coach
man for Mr.. Pyne."
This note was the only clue to her
Identity. Slayback says that they took
the woman to a house nearby, where
she told the woman that she could not
tell who she was nor anything about
what had happened. II am wanted by
the police said she, 'and you must
keep this quiet"
When asked today IL what she had
told the woman was true, she would
make no response. and her inquisitors
were unable to elicit any information
from her. She seemed unconscious of
all that was going on arouNk her. and
whenever an important question was
asked remained mute.