The Washington times., 1913-06-29
GOVERNOR MAY ACT
N DEATH MYSTERY
WIN Be Asked to Aid Local
Authorities in Clearing Up
Wainwright Case.

SALISBURY, Md, June 2s.-Governor
Goldsborough viii be called upon to aid
the local authorities In their effort to
clear the mystery surrounding the death
Of Florence Wainwright. the young
bookkeeper of the Home Gas Company.
Who was found dead In the company's
offfce on June 90
George w. Bell. States attorney. said
Of coroner's jury would render verdict
duplicating any particular person CT
persons sIl being responsible for the
young woman's death. Bell admitted
r. Leonard Wallis. attorney for the gas
company. conducted the examination be-
IRE the coroner's jury.
There 10 much pressure, political and
otherwise. being brought to bear TO
hush up" the case. according to ciu-
sens. some Of whom are seeing that the
governor is Informed or the facts as
hey develop.
Discrepancy In Time.
Testimony at the inquest was that on
the morning of June 20 Harold Smith.
the gas company's ofrice manager. went
to Delmar to look after the business at
the branch office there. SIX miles away.
He did not return until shortly after
dinner dime. and from then until e:ls
o'clock. when he says he started for
home. he is known to have been IN the
Office.
According to the testimony Of two
Witnesses. however. there is discrep-
ancy In time. as yet not accounted for,
and this may prove to be a factor in
the case. DR.. John n. Toulson. a drug
gist Of Salisbury. and Leroy Lane,
manager Of the jackson & weisbach
Company. testified they were playing
dominoes In the rear of Touison's store
on the evening Of Miss wainwright's
death
At $50 O'Clock Mr.. Lane left the store.
aftsr looking ut his watch and remark
ing the time. He said he would be late
for supper and started home In his au-
tonobile. He said he passed Harold
Smith-who was on his way to supper,
according to his own testimony-near
the Camden bridge. This bride Is only
ave minutes walk from the gas Office.
Say Friendship Existed.
: Had Mr.. smith left the office at Sis
O'Clock. II was said, he could easily
have covered the distance between
the office and his home before Mr..
Lane looked at his watch at Toul-
sons store.
Several witnesses said a close
friendship existed between Harold
Smith and Miss Wainwright. An en-
pioye Of the company said the friend
ship had existed for months. This
witness testified that at frequent in
tervals he had found evidence upon
entering the gas company's office
early In the morning that meals hai
been prepared in the office the night
before.
He also testified that on one occa-
sion he found Q flask OF whisky In a
drawer in one of the office desks
These things, he said. aroused his sus-
picions, and to satisfy his curiosity he
made 1t his business to learn all he
could.
Pair Alone In Office.
With this in view, he returned to the
office at night after supper, and, ac-
cording to his testimony. he found Mr..
Smith and Miss Wainwright alone In he
office frequently. He said they always
told him they were busy working on
they could not keep up with the work
unless they worked at night.
The witness. according to his own as
sertton, felt there might be a time when
this information would be requested by
the directors of the company. He be-
fieved II his employers knew Miss
Wainwright and Mr. Smith were spend
ing their evenings In the office they
would object
According to this witness, he took
q friend into his confideace, for the pur-
pose Of being In a position to SUBJ
stantiate his own observations. 1t is
believed 1t was 50 another person could
get Q view Of the interior Of the gas
Office that holes were bored through the
wall separating the office from the club
rooms Of a social organization.
The coroner's jury will reconvene to-
morrow morning. 1t Is believed Gov
ernor Goldsboroush viii then order
public inquest