The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-29
MURDER JURY
IS DEADLOCKED
Little Hope Of Verdict in Sal
isbury Mystery, Admits
Member.
TO PROBE THOROUGHLY
States Attorney Says He viii Call in
Detectives and Garry Case to
Grand Jury.
Special to Ths Washington Herald.

sa,,.hrr,, Ma Jur. osAccordine to
statsr,.n, rnads tonight nv member
=, ~. oororar.s tnry INVESTIGATING the
So 90 EInsancs Wa,nwright there is
,t,,Ia ,,L.,ihnoS ~ the Jury agreeing
uno, ysrdIct From the same sourc
aor,as ,ba snnouncament that instead CT
~ t,,r,, s,andine ten for the holding Of
: n-o,,i,ar. - for the siIJ's death and
two for a blanket verdict. they stood Just
90. 80, TN. iurv will assemble Mon
-. ,sarrt,o - n o,cIocI
&c., A,,orn.y George w. Bell said
49, a,ha,ayar tho verdict NJ the cor
go. i,,r,, Whom a, reconyenes he will
si,h.r sst Gov Goldsborough 10 supply
sa,..,iyas 20 sIf, the mysterious death of
~ ,,o,,ne woman ar insist that the coun-
~ .onomissioners empower him to employ
nrivata agencies
Even n the Jury exonerates every per-
,o,, snsnacted Mr. Rel declared, he win
take the evidence before the grand jury
at the next term of court
Citizens Are Aroused.
rr;. s,a,srapt ~ Mr.. Bell comes upon
-. h.aIs 81 y,ioorous criticism of the
.na,nar in which the case has been ham
aisd The causes for complaint are that
r Iaonard wales. attorney for the
uo,,. cas- company. by which Miss
Wainwr,pht was employed at the time
of her death. was given the appointment
Of assistant States attorney at the hear
ing that Mr.. WALES. rather than the
states attorney, questioned nearly all
of the witnesses. and that powerful in
fuence is being brought TO bear TO hush
up the matter as far as is possible.
The community is aroused over the ac-
ton of officials in making secret the in
quest.
The indignant citizens are getting up
petition to Gov. scarborough for aid IN
fixing the responsibility for the crime.
The Governor will be asked 10 senn IN
vestigators and counsel 10 Work on inc
case The cororer's jury lnvestgatIns
the strange death wransied all night, ne
star chamber hearing mat mas peeh
going on ana getting ho"here' 'ne' "
journed until Monday.
Inc coroner ana t"o VI tNe - .
voted mat the sessions oi w. a,.,,os
open 10 the. press ou' zen 'uioIo
Witnesses sworn !"
Witnesses examined have been sworn
to secrecy. as though they were goins
before a grand jury. instead of twelve
men called together to fix the RESPONSE
bility OF the death Of the young woman
bookkeeper Of the Home. Gas company
whose oody was iouhu at neI un
death was due to criminal practice.
Every effort is being made to keep the
facts from becoming public.
Miss Wainwright. who had worked as
bookkeeper fer the company about five
years and who was very pretty, was
found dead in the office by her brother
in-law. Melvin Ellis, on Friday evening
a week ago. She was situng AT her
desk, and before her was ooA Oh tao-
lets. marked Guinine.
1t was soon evident that the giri uiu
not ole IN 'he once pele,eu 80
occurred IN Ine Saro IN 'he ieaI VI t"e
company ohiSe' anu III"
rieo INTO 'he oliCe siia
chair, "nere was I,S a. ~
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