The Detroit times., 1910-09-23
YATES INQUEST Is
ON IN CLEVELAND



cident tallies with the date neigh
bors say she attempted suicide at
Singers doorstep.
A. Erb, another Auto Livery Co.
chauffeur. corroborated Hinckley's
story OF frequent calls for taxicabs.
Erb said he had taken Mrs. Singer
and her husband from the Euclid no
tel for q drive through the parks
week ago Monday. He heard nothing
OF their conversation.
Coroner Boesger questioned Mrs.
Singer at Lakewood hospital, Friday,
but she refused to disclose either her
relations with Yates or her husband.
IL don't even know his name" she
said OF Yates.
Mrs. Singer said this morning At
torney Frank Billman has instruct
ed her to speak to no one. She was
apparently suffering little pain, and
showed no nervousness.
Had you been to Sllverthorn's ho-
tel with Yates before the shooting?
Boesger asked.
IL don't know whose hotel we were
at. 1t was the little one across the
street from where the shooting &C.
Cured.
The place she indicated Is Silver
thorn's hotel.
Richard Morton. proprietor OF the
hotel, said two strangers came In an
auto about 10 D. m. Wednesday. His
description tailed with that Of Yates
and Mrs. Singer.
They ordered two bottles OF beer.
and then inquired about rooms and
breakfast. I assigned them to a room
on the second floor. They registered
as A. c. Gresham and wife. Toronto.
I noticed nothing unusual In their ap-
pearance. but they had disappeared In
the morning"
A. Erb, chauffeur. said he had taken
Yates and Mrs. Singer to Loveman's
road house. Superior-ave., Wednesday
afternoon.
"They remained there until late in
the evening. Then took them to
Silverthorn's Rocky River road house.
II was about 10 when we arrived.
Yates told me to walt, as they In
tended to 60 back to town. saw
them drinking in the grillroom and
afterwards 60 to room. After q
while, Yates came down. fully dressed.
and walked nervously up and dowa
the porch. He was slightly fntoxi-
Gated, but plainly much worried about
something.
After a time he told me could go,
because the lady was sleeping and
would not 20 back to town that night.
He told me to come out for them at
6 in the morning"
Mrs. Singer became friendly with
the chauffeurs after the first week and
often conversed with them.
Marshall Roy Martin, OF Rocky
River. told Coroner Boesger. Friday,
that Yates told him after the arrest
he had bought the revolver with the
purpose Of killing Mrs. Singer.
II love the woman" he said, land
you know the rest
Mrs. Singer admitted last night
that she was secretly married in
Battle Creek two and a half years
ago. She first met Singer in that city
while he was travelling for collar
and cuff house. The Singers removed
to Detroit soon after their wedding.
living there one and half years.
The couple separated there, Singer
coming to Cleveland to take a posi-
ton with Euclid-ave. house his
wife remained in Detroit. 1t was
there that she met Yates.
Singer would not go to the hospital
yesterday to visit his wife. whose re-
covery il predicted by the physicians.
He did not deny that he intended
starting action for divorce two weeks
ago.
The woman known as Mrs. Fred
Singer, shot and seriously wounded in
Cleveland by B. w. Yates, wealthy
Detroiter, who afterwards hanged him.
self in his CELL has been recognized az
a woman of the under world In De-
troit.
Arthur Yates, the elder son. Is now
in Cleveland. where he made arrange
ments for the shipping OF the remains
TO Brantford, Ont. Mrs. Yates is still
hinder a doctors care in her home.
INSURGENCY IN MONROE.