The Detroit times., 1912-01-01
HUSBAND FOUND DEAD
WIFE TAKEN IN CUSTODY
Police Search For Young Man
Said To Be "Star Boarder"
in Their Home.

| CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-Convinced that
Charles V. Morrow. inventor and for
mer member OF the board OF trade,
whose frozen body was found on the
back porch OF his home with bull
let wound I'm the head and another
through the heart, was slain, the POI
lice. today. started TO search for a
Young automobile salesman, said 10
be the star boarder" at the Morrow
home on Prairie-ave. Mrs. Morrow,
the youthful and attractive widow OF
tho inventor. Is held by the police
and formal charge OF murder mas
been placed against her. she told
the police that her husband had com
mitted suicide and the coroners jury
accepted her statements.
An autopsy performed by Coroners
physician DR.. Joseph Springer at the
request OF Attorney Cuthbert ID. Potts.
friend OF Morrow, after the inquest,
startled the police by disclosing the
fact that the first wound through
the heart was fatal and that Morrow
could not possibly have fred the sec
ond shot. The physician also dis
covered that an interval OF at least
two minutes elapsed between the
two shots. Attorney Potts told the
police OF Morrow's unhappy life and
showed letters and papers contradict
ing the statements of Mrs. MORROW
that her husband suffered from mel
ancholy and had threatened his life.
The police arrested Mrs. Morrow,
holding her for investigation, later
lodging formal charge OF murder
According TO statements made ny
Potts TO Police Inspector Clancy, Mrs,
Morrow had secured from her hus-
band a deed TO his property and THIS
she refused TO return TO him. She
fitted up a boudoir for herself in the
front OF the house and gave her nus
band an unused kitchen for MS room.
A few days prior TO his death, ac-
cording 10 Potts, Morrow demanded
the deed from his wife. She chased
him from the house with a butcher
knife. threatening 10 kill him, accord
ing 10 a statement Morrow Is alleged
to have made 20 Potts
Mrs. Morrow protests her innocence
She was aroused by the police ana
placed under arrest at three o'clock
Yesterday morning. She showed no
surprise and did not protest wnen
the nv ~ -
accompany them.
Attorney Charles E. Erbstein, rep
resenting 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 TO-
day that she heard quarrel in the
backward of the Morrow home on the
night OF Morrow's death. A few min
utes later she heard two shots ana
then a man ran down me alley
The entire detective force is az
work TO clear up the case and TO l9
cate the automobile salesman VINO
Ia is believed by the police. canthroW
most light upon the tragedy
Mrs. Rene Morrow is Morrow's sec
ond wife. She gave his age as oil at
the inquest. She is 81 Morrow, &C
cording TO Potts. frequently stated
that he regretted his marriage TO
woman so much younger than MIN
self. He frequently said, Potts declar-
ed. that everything went we'll so long
as his fortune was intact but when
he lost his money and was forced
through bankruptcy, his wife tried TO
drive him away.
He told Potts he had given, his
wife a deed TO his property only 10
hold Il as homestead, and their
trouble began when she refused TO
| turn the deed back to him.