The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-28
INDICTED WOMAN
CANNOT Be FOUND
Chicago Society Woman Is
Charged With Murder Of
Her Husband.
NOW UNDER BOND OF $4,000
Friends Of Accused Widow Give
Defense Tea" on Her
Behalf.
Especial 10 Tho Timcs-Dispa,,l.

Especial To Tho Times dispatch
Chicago. III, January 3I.-Terriiicd
by tic thought OF being locked up over
Sunday in the county Jail, Mrs. Iienc Is.
NOTION. society woman and member of
half a dozen prominent South.idc clubs.
IS IN hiding tonight, and deputy shcr-
ms are searching for her to 'rcurrcst
hcE under an indictment returned by
the grand jury to-day charging her
with the murder of he: n!.band.
Charles B. Morrow, inventor ana for
n:er member of the Chicago Board OF
Trade.
Mrs. Morrow disappeared from. her
Mich!San Avenue home Il short time:
after she was notified that the indict-
inent had been returned In Judge Nc
klhic!'s court charging her with muir
der III the first degree. The widow Is
undo! bond Of si5.DUO to answer the
cnarGc. She was bound over TO The
grand jury by Municipal Judge Fake.
after hearing marked by many sen
sational Developments.
Alrs. Morrow Will DC present in Cour,
!londay morning." said Charles L. Erp-
stein. her lawyer. tonight. i do not
beiie'c the deputies Will ind her, und
90 not want her to be held in jail
uhtil Monday morning. I am positive
Judge Mckinley VIII continue her Drcs-
eht bond when he has heard my ;.rEu-
iacnt."
Before her disappearance Mrs Nor
| row made the following statement:
expected that l would be indicted
NJ news Is not u. shock TO me- Thcr.
| Is Il conspiracy against me, and I am
| INC victim OF strange set Of circun-
stances. My friends believe In my in
noccncc, and that is enough. Before
Hod anu man, L repeat to-day that 1 am
| Ruiiticss OF the murder vi my nus
! oanj."
| The murder OF Charles b. Morrow
| one oi the most cold Gioodcd crimes in
the criminal annals OF Chicago, ac-
| t ,"t,tii 70 the police; lI!s body was
and another over the heart \ cor
oner,s jury quickly decided 1t Il case
Of s iIis The widow tss,iiic, that
TO take his own life. Later tho in
ulicst Was reopencd, when physicians
sworc, that Morrow was murderer;
! fIictod the wounds upon Himself. Then
one sensational development followed
! another.
Frequent aunrrcIs.
| Investigation showed that the in
| Fcntor and his young wife had quar-
! reid frequently oyer money matters.
! wife for tho decd to their humc. Mrs
| Morrow. according TO testimony gwen
az the hearing. -iaviahcd her attentions
| VINO lodged In her housc, while hc!.
! husband was required to live in /,
| iittic back room under the garnet. ser
quarrel on the night Of Morrow
,ka, /, liGr seryamt told the police
| regarding this quarrel after Morrow's
bouy was found.
! During thc.rrcliminary hoaring Mrs
| MORROW was constantly surrounded in
| court by n score OF women friends and
fellow clubwomcn Even when Gil
| mcr testified that he had intimate re-
lations with her these women remained
steaarast in their defense OF Mrs. Nor
| row. y defense tea" was given in
Mrs. Morrow's nome one afternoon dur
| ing the hearing and these friends SUBJ
| scribed $1,000 10 aid in her defense.
her Sd man. a rI oS MoT him Of
always of his life failure. He fro
| pucnty said nc would Kill himself.
| out that ] could have slain him-why
and with ms own hand put an emu
| u the failure he made of life"
Morrow had many friends, and they
cumstantial evidence against his
| widow. Men who had known him in
business testified that he had great
that he had no idea of suicide, and
! that his wife had for several years
| been the cause OF MS unhappiness.
Attorney Frank J. Hogan tonight
announced that Il new witness mad
! been discovered, whose testimony may
| have an important bearing on Mrs.
| Morrow'S defense. This woman. whose
name is kept secret, says. according
To the lawyer. that on the night of the
| death she was passing the Morrow
| home when she heard TWO shots fired.
| y moment later man rushed ont OF
| the Morrow house and almost Knocked
! her down. She declares she could
! identify him If she saw him again.
| This mysterious witness is said TO he
! II wealthy woman residing near the
| Morrow home. Hogan has been her
| lawyer for years. nc said.