The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-01
Mrs. Morrow Is Held by the Police on
Charge of Murder Since Au-
topsy Of the Dead
Man.
SOME SUSPICIOUS POINTS
Automobile Salesman is Being Sought
In the Murder Case Which
is Somewhat sensa-
tIona,.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service1
CHICAGO. Jan. 1.-Convinced that
Charles B. Morrow, inventor and for
mer member of the Board OF Trade
whose frozen body was found on tho
back porch Of his home with bullet
wound in his head and another
through the heart, was murdered, tho
police today started countrywide
search for the young automobile sales
man, said to be the star boarder" at
the Morrow home on Prairie avenue.
Mrs Morrow, the youthful and attrac-
tive widow OF the inventor, Is held by
the police and a formal charge Of
murder has been placed against her.
She had told the police that her hus-
band had committed suicide and the
coroner's jury had accepted the state
ment An autopsy performed by
Physician Joseph Springer at the re-
quest of Attorney Cuthbert D. Potts.
friend OF Morrow after the inquest,
startled the police by disclosing the
| fact that the first wound, that through
| the heart, was fatal and that Morrow
could not possibly have fired the sec
ond shot. The physicians also dis
covered that an interval Of at least
! two minutes elapsed between the two
shots.
Attorney Potts told the police OF
\ EMorrow's upbHppy home life and he
showed letters and papers contradict-
/ ing the statements OF Mrs. Morrow
/ that her husband suffered from melan-
choly and had threatened his life. The
police arrested Mrs. Morrow, holding
her for investigation. later lodging
formal charge Of murder.
1 According to statements made by
Potts to Police Inspector Clancy.
Mrs Morrow had secured from her
husband a deed to his property and
this she refused to return to him. She
fitted up boudoir for herself in the
front of the house and gave her hus-
band disued kitchen for his room. A
: few days prior to his death, according
to Potts. Morrow demanded the deed
from his wife. She chased him from
the house with butcher knife, threat
ening to kill him, according to a state
ment Morrow is alleged to have made
to Potts. According to information In
the hands of Inspector Clancy, MOI
T, row found his wife and the star
: boarder' in compromising position
in their home the day before his
l death. A violent quarrel followed ant
Morrow was again ordered out OF the
house.
< The following morning his body was
5 discovered on the back porch by Esth-
) ar Johnson, the maid, who was coming
q to work. Neighbors told the police
d they heard shots, but saw no one,
L Mrs. Morrow protests her innocence.
J. She was aroused by the police and
t placed under arrest at o'clock yes
n terday morning. She showed no sur
!. prise and did not protest when the
II officers ordered her to dress and ac-
company them.
y Attorney Charles E. Erbstein, repre-
. senting Mrs. Morrow, today stated
= that he would have no difficulty in
= clearing the woman He produced
. maid employed in neighboring house
= who told Inspector Clancy today tina,
she heard a quarrel in the back yarc
of the Morrow home on the night O
Morrows death. A few minutes latel
she heard two shots and then a mar
,.,,, joup tho pllay
Ly The entire detective force is a
h work to clear up the case and to 10
r cate, the automobile salesman, who
is believed by the police can throw
ss most light upon the tragedy
!, Mrs. Rene Morrow was Morrow
second wife. She gave her age as 5
O. at the inquest She is b. Morrow, ae
IS cording to Potts, frequently state
that he regretted his marriage to
woman SO much younger than fimsel
He frequently said, Potts declared
n that everything went well so long a
ar his fortune was intact, but when h
ar lost his money, and was force
4 through bankruptcy, his wife tried I
drive him away. He told Potts tina
he had given his wife deed to hi
property only TO hold it as hom.
stead and their trouble began whe
she refused to turn the deed back {
}. him. Morrow's body was found las
Thursday morning but the informi
or, ton of the police today leads theI
to believe the murder was committe
,,+ n. On tho ripbt before