New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-12
Arrest of HOusebOat Cook
Fails to Produce
C!eW.
MOTHER WANTED
REESE TO MARRY
Boat Tender Disputes Latters
Story of Leaving Stenog-
.rapher at Float.

From staff Correspondent OF The Tribune. J
Baltimore, June 1.-THE mystery III
the death of Ella G. Winter, the pretty
stenographer whose body was found IN
the Patapsco River on Monday gre"
deeper tonight, despite the arrest OF
John Price, the negro cook on D. mere
ditb Reese's houseboat. who was heio
as a states witness.
Price was expected to at least iur
nish a clew on which the detectiVe'
could work, but he firmly insisted ti'a' ne
hD had not seen the girl on Thursday
n;cht when. It is believed, she d1sap
peared He had seen her the night De-
fore. he admitted but only long enough
to take her ashore from Reese's mousse
boat The police believe that the CIR
vas murdered.
II developed to-day that ID. Mereditn
Pecse. on whose houseboat the CIR
snept much of her time. and VINO was
,ha ,ast one TO see her, had anotnei
sveetheart that his mother was eager
that he marry.
she is a charming young girl sa,0
,.o r,otner to-day. "and while there IL
NO engagement, l hope he VIII mari
her"
Rcese protested that the last time he
hoa seen Ella Winter was on THURSDAY
night. when she stepped on the ho"'
at Curtis Bay Park She had oeeh
aboard the houseboat the night peiore
hc said about the same time. he sai'
their parting on Thursday night was
much different from preceding times.
"she waved her hand at me- ne saio
"and shouted 'Goodby! Goodby! nan
q dozen times. This seemed 10 me
hit oueer. as at other times when We
rortsd she would cry as II she hated te
leave me-"
Reese referred continually to the &C
cident." He said that his boat was io'
uo,. end that he was going to RiV'
nm the water because he did not wan
any more accidents like this TO happe'
to him."
Reeses assertion that he left the gir
n, tho float at Floods Park on Ihurs
dav night Is denied by Lee Miller '"'
hoat tender there. Miller says tnat i
is his Job to take care OF every %"
that lands there, and .,e is positive ina
Miss Winter was not there.
"On that night, at about the time
Reese says he landed Miss winter
vas drizzling. was in and out OK my
house. which is right at the land en'
Of the pier, and whenever any parties
would land there l would 60 down u
sea them" he said. 1T would have
been impossible for any power boat u
draw up there without me hearing IL.
Friday e, ,ening Mr.. Reese came u
,he soat In his boat and asked me i1
take A ride with him. asked MN
whore ,e wanted to 70 and ne sa'a
.Oh. up the creel' a ways. He ap'
neared nervous and restless. told
him that could not go. Before tha'
he had told me that MISS WINTER hao
not been seen since he had landed mel
At the Goat on Thursday night
Lived in New York.
1t developed this afternoon that Reese
and the Winters lived In New YORK
about three years ago. They were near
" a year there. Rees. however. re-
fused to talk about that.
Miss Winters mother is on the verge
Of a nervous breakdown and II now
guarded from visitors by q married
daughter. who refused to give her
name.
somebody is holding back informa-
ton that would clear up the mystery.
che said, but 1t Is bound to come out.
states Attorney Broening has evil
dence which seems to sustain the belief
Of the police that the girl was mur-
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