The Washington times., 1914-02-08
MANNING IN CELL,
WEEPS ALL NIGHT
Man for Love of Whom Hazel
Herdman Killed His Wife
and Self Is Haggard.
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to police headquarters in Newark at
10 o'clock on Friday night, five hours
after she had fired three bullets into
Mrs. Manning, they were questioned for
two hours by Chief of Detectives Tuitc,
! with no helpful result 20 the authort-
ties.
Mrs. Mary Reilly, sister Of Mrs. Man
ming, who admitted Miss Hardman to
the home of Mrs. Harriet Cobb, mother
of Mrs. Manning and Mrs. Reilly, at
219 Warren street, Newark, had been
brought in to look at Miss HaTdman
to see If she could identify the girl.
Miss Herdman wore no hat, and this,
Mrs. Reilly said, made Il impossible for
her to say whether she was the woman
with the veil.
The girl and Manning were turned oN
together at midnight and went to the
back room of a saloon ut Ward and
Mechanic streets, Newark, where they
sat drinking and talking until 4 O'clock
yesterday morning. A detective watched
them, but did not get close enough to
bear what they said. Neither Manning
nor the girl seemed nervous, and 1t ap-
pears at this time that Miss Herdman
did not reveal 60 her companion that
she was the slayer.
Went to Aunt's House.
They took a streetcar then and went
TO Bloomfield, where Manning left the
girl to spend the night at the home of
her aunt. Manning then went on to
Verona. He is proprietor of a garage
there and lives near his place.
About o'clock yesterday morning
Manning went in his automobile to the
home of Miss Herdman's aunt to get the
girl.
Jump in and we'll run down to New
ark he said.
Manning's story is that she said she
didn't care to go then, for she wanted
to stop at the home of a woman friend
TO see the friends paby, a few days
old"
Promised to Take Trip.
The friends baby" the police say,
was her own, and she wanted to see it
before she ended her life. Manning. said
he told her he would go with her, and
on this agreement she promised to go
with him later on to Newark.
Reaching Newark Manning brought
his automobile to a halt in front of Null
lens morgue. The girl looked at Man
ming in half surprise, half fear, when
she realized the nature of the place he
had chosen as his destination
why here?" she asked.
'Harriet's body has been taken here, "
said Manning, ''and I want to go In and
look at it Come on in"
The girl shuddered.
No! Mo- she exclaimed. Il can
20 in there. ] don't want to look at 1t.
l can't stand the sightsof dead per-
son. Don't ask me-
That explanation satisfied Manning,
m RI
did not remain many minutes. Then
they started back to Bloomfield, Miss
Herdman silent and moody. So she re-
manned until they had passed out OF
the city limits. Then she changed in
mood suddenly. She was composed and
lively in her talk. There was nothing
to disclose what her mind contained.
AS they neared Bloomfield the girl
asked Manning to stop at Bloomfield
Center.
Where do you want me TO drop you
OFF," he asked.
"Anywhere-near the stores
They got to Broad street, Bloomheld
Centre, at 10 o'clock.
He assisted her TO alight, and when
she was on the sidewalk she turned 10
him fondly and said:
"Goodby, dearie. until see you again.
And that will be soon
so Ions" he replied. and drove off.
She went into Woods drug store at
% Broad street and asked the clerk for
talcum powder ana Il bottle OF bichloride
of mercury tablets.
Bought Poison Tablets.
q want the blue tablets" she said
II have used them before, and 1 ind
them better than the white ones"
With her purchases she walked down
10 "A Broad street, q candy store run by
Frank S. AQuillina. There she sat at
the soda fountain and asked for d glass
Of water. She said she felt faint. The
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