Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-12
WIDOW EVADES
ARREST;QUITS
THE CITY
Mrs. Crawford, Sought Under
Warrant for Murder, Eyades
Arrest.

MIS-. Mary Belle era wfor3 had dis
appeared Saturday afternoon when
officers went to arrest her on a war
rant charging her with the murder IF
her husband. Joshua p. Crawford, In
1909.
Constabies r F. Mauldln and ".
". Rogers went Immediately 10 Mrs.
Crawford's home az West Peachtree
and Fourteenth streets when the
warrant was sworn out They were
informed that she had left the city for
Carrollton. To verify this statement.
the officers made a thorough search
about the city. failing 20 find the
woman. II IS not known whether she
left before or after she learned that
the warrant had been issued
The warrant was sworn out BY =
2 Crawford. a nephew and beneh-
ciary under the $3.50. 900 vii Of Joshua
Crawford. before Justice Of the Peace
G.. n Girardeau. The action was taken
following close upon a decision by
Superior Court Justice Pendleto1
that a warrant signed by the Coroner
Of Carroll County was not enforce
able In Fulton County. II arrested,
Mrs Crawford was to be brought be-
fore Justice Girardeau for commit
ment trial
The first warrant charging Mrs.
Crawfod with murder was signed by
Coroner O.. w Baukin, Of Carroll
County. who had disinterred the body
Of Joshua r Crawford and found
evidence Of poison. Crawford died IN
Fulton county March o. 1909
Hearing May Be Delayed.
The warrant reached Atlanta Fri
day. and Sheriff Mangum notified
Mrs. Crawford to appear before Jus
tice OF the Peace D. K. Johnson Sat
urday morning, when hearing would
be rsIg as 10 the authority Of the
sheriff 10 serve the warrant in Fulton
County.
1T Is not really the Crawford heirs
who are fighting me, said Mrs Craw-
ford but the rather distant rela-
tiveg who were not mentioned in any
will settled with the real heirs &C
cording 10 the Will left by Mr.. Craw-
fords FIRST wife. Every one was
satisfied
II gave Charlie Crawford more than
he was even entitled to by the will
that was made before I even knew
the man later married He thanked
me FOR the generosity by later letting
the very distant relatives prevail
upon him 10 fight me. He decided
them an interest In his share Of the
property and filed suit. Since then
he has fought me. The closer rela-
tives have never been anything but
my best friends"
Widows Side Of Case.
Attorney Arnold, for Mrs. Crawford.
issued the following statement Sat
urday:
-Four years after Crawford's death
some Of the collateral kinpeopIe Of J
p Crawford and his first wife. who
are seeking TO recover this estate.
worth perhaps sl00,O 900. from the wild
ow and Iegatees under Crawford's
viii. went to Carroll County with
their lawyer. J. S. James, and Or
n f. Harris, and on some kind ~
showing which we know nothing OF
persuaded the Coroner 10 exhume the
body and allow the doctor employed
by these relatives 10 make a post
norton examination. Neither the Wild
ow nor any Of the other legatees who
are defendants had any notice and
We're not present
Claims Lungs ShriVeled.
THE doctor for these people took
various parts Of the body Of Craw-
ford and made a test for morphine
He claims 10 have found a trace OF
morphine by applying the color test
He would not swear 10 any quantity
Of morphine or meConic aciC and
could not swear as 70 any quantity
which the deceased took in his life
time
This doctor also looked at the
lungs Of j. B. Crawford and swore
that they had shriveled up about one
third Of their size.
THE presence Of the morphine and
meconic acid, Dr. Harris twho was
employed by these collateral kim
said, indicated that a large quantity
had been taken by the deceased IN
his life. but how much he could
not say Harris could not swear that
be found more than one-hfteth Of a