The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-29
Mrs. Rene Morrow Turns Up Al
Right After Hiding From the
Officers All Day
Sunday.
HER ROSES AND THoRNs|
still Insists That She viii Have No
Trouble in Establishing Her
Innocence at the
Trial.

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CHICAGO, Jan. 29.- Mrs. Rene b..
Morrow, accused of the murder of
her husband, Inventor Charles B..
Morrow, was surrendered by her at
torney, Chas. Erbstein, at the sheriffs
Office at II a. m. today After al
brief delay, the woman was taken to
cell and locked up under the indict-
ment returned Saturday afternoon,
charging first degree murder
A few minutes later Attorney Erb-
stein appeared before Judge Fenimore
Cooper OF the superior court and se-
cured a writ of habeas corpus for the
production OF Mrs. Morrow before the
court at 2 o'clock Erbstein declares
Mrs. Morrow's constitutional rights
have been violated in the re-openilig
Of the inquest after verdict of sui
eide had been returned after the
probe OF her husbands death.
Before being taken to a cell in the
county Jail, Mrs. Morrow, who was
accompanied to the sheriff's Office by
three women friends and fellow club
lHGllUeiS, Sdlu +cuS ll0a SPGAL ShA0oy
in retirement in the city.
4 am innocent and | think we will
prove il at the trial. she declared
And could see no reason why I
should spend my time in Jail. There
is no danger Of my running away, 50
Just decided not to rapport 10 the
officers until this morning. I feel
that am victim OF unfortunate. cir
cumstances and the police have no
right to lock me up
With her friends still accompanying
her, Mrs. Morrow was taken to the
Jail There the women departed after
affectionately embracing the fair pris-
oner and declaring their everlast,r.
belief in her innocence.
Attorney Erbstein, after he had Sc
cured the preliminary writ of habeas
corpus said: "My client is perfectly
willing to go to trial on this charge
and have the whole matter thoroughly
explained and investigated. BY suing
X out this writ we arc not trying to es.
cape trial. We are simply trying to
Morrow should not be placed in. a
cell. We arc prepared to offer bonds
in any sum up to $4,000 and there is
no reason why the c. .'rt should not
accept bail. Mrs. MorrUT is no more
guilty. TO-DAY than she was two weeks
ago when she was admitted to bail in
the sum of $4,000 and we ask that
that bail be continued"
Erbstein then declared that he had
defense which would show the
charge OF Cne state as being prepos
terous. He said that Mrs. Morrow's S
Standing in society III Chicago is such
as to preclude any ordinary person
from believing that she could even
conceive such crime as the murder
OF her husband
Mrs. Morrow was not depressed
nor did she weep when she was
placed in a cell. She looked as stun
hing as though she were about to
s JON in some club affair with hel
friends. Life has not been all roses
with me- she remarked. Il guess tht
thorns will continue to grow but
am happy in the friendships | have
made. The men and women Of Chica
30 whs know me know that am ar
innocent. prosecuted woman and
Snail gladly spend my entire fortune
70 show them that their trust and con
ndence has not been misplaced
The surrender of Mrs. Morrow ter
mlnted an extraordinary search b!
aeputy sheriffs. Early yesterday thu
oincers broke into the Morrow hom,
On Michigan avenue believing tina
'hey might find some clue as to he
whereabouts. They called upol
scores OF club women, but every
Wnere the officers were greeted witt
cold indifference. Several friend
.oid the deputies that it was useles
ior them to search as Mrs. Morroy
would not be found until she volur
'ar,iy walked into the sheriff's office
Witnout the service Of papers