Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-13
STRONG SUICIDE motive
SHOWN IN GIRLS DEATH
MARYLAND Authorities Continue to
Probe Demise of Ella G.
Winter, However.
Feeling that D. Meredith Reese, Jr.,
Is Withholding Information
Concerning Her Movements.

BALTIMORE Md. June 13.-In the alb
sence of a motive for murder of Ella u.
Winter the young stenographer whose
body was found in Curtis creek last Mon
day, the failure of the second autopsy 10
reveal any marks of violence that could
rause death and the failure of state S
Attorney Greene of Anne Arundel county
to obtain any conclusive Information OF
possible murder. the case has resoi'eo
itself into one of two theories mat the
Girl iurnned overheard in an effort to end
her life or that she fell overheard. Inc
statements made yesterday by persons
who knew Miss Winter tending to prove
a strong motive for suicide are not oe
terring States Attorney Greene and Snerih
Potee of Anne Arundel county IN their
work They intimated that there may De
important developments during the Gay.
D Meredith Reese, jr., the last person
known TO have seen the girl ailVe, eN
messed the belief that she COMMITTED SUI
III Two woman friends of Miss Winter
also made statements in support OF the
suicide theory s so,er.1
times that he knew OF no reason W W.
MEG Winter should take her Ire les
tarday however he said that sne more
than once had threatened 10 COMM III
suicide His desire 10 pfotec. 'G 70
and her family, he SAID; caused mn ,haor,
refrain from advancing the sui'iue
before.
Tells of Attempted Suicide.
Miss Ruth Herald. an intimate frieho
of Miss Winter yesterday SAID thae
,hi,a Miss Winter had lived at the
Herald home she had told OF trying 10
-. ,o;.on to end her life some time
before coming there.
..sb. has told me a great many times
she wished she was dead sau LIT
Herald I'm fact. awhile before she iele
our house she said to me: Don a.ad
surprised II you near OF Eiio '.e
Mrs Julia Cornet, wife of Frank Cor
1T Ieener of the Corinthian facht Ciuu,
told of the Winter girl 1oho,less Let
, fseS,, tbat she would kill herself II
Reese did not stop paying attention 10
another girl. .o,ressed ac-
cordine TO Mrs Cornet, when she learheu
that Reese's parents We're soNe ~
aboard his houseboat In JUNE
Think Reese Knows More.
The notice express the belief that Reese
no. withheld some of the circumstances
surrounding the girls movements on 'ne
night she last was seen allFe- lheii
view is that while Reese may be free OF
any legal responsibility in connection
with her death, he can clear the mystery
of whether she fell overheard )ompeo
overheard in an attempt at sulcide' or II
third party was concerneu III 'ie 60
disappearance.
states Attorney Green yesterday exam
med AT ANNAPOLIS Lee Miller, boat tend
er at the resort where Reese Claims 70
have landed the Young woman on .ns
night of her death. He also examined
William D. Bell, bartender In saloon
where Reese and Miss Winter are saio
70 have been served with drinks. Miner.
who has been quoted as SAVING tna. ~, .iis
pair could not have landed without nus
Knowledge Yesterday admitted to the
states attorney that he was away from
the pier for time while 1t was raining
on the night in question
D. Meredith Reese. jr-, Miss WINTER
intimate friend and associate. who was
with her on the night of her disappear
ance has been placed under poiice sur
veillance
Following the publication Of police ex.
nressions that he had withheld some OF
the circumstances surrounding the young
womans movements on the night Oh hef
disappearance. Reese has made announcer
statement which he declared was an at
tempt to relate all he knows Of the case
No Recent Cause for Jealousy.
He said there was possible excuse for
Miss Winter being jealous of him a year
ago but not within the last year. Re
peating his previous stories of their move
ments on that night he said that he met
the young woman at a pier Of a Curtis
bay resort: that they went in his motor
boat straight up Curtis creek to another
resort. where they stayed about twenty
minutes and then went straight back to
their starting point.
II put Ella ashore at the float he said,
and 1 remember her waving and calling
Goodbye several times as / leaned over
in the launch to start the motor.
That was the last ] saw of her She
had not gone to the upper wharf. as 1
remember, but was still on the float as
drew away. 1 don't know whether she
jumped overheard or fell overheard I
jumped overheard or fell overheard" /