The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-13
MISS WINTER FEARED
REESE, SAYS WOMAN
Victim Of Baltimore Bay Re-
ported to Have Been Afraid
of "0ther Girl Also.
ESCORT TRAILED BY POLICE
He Now Says He Believes Ste
nographer Killed Herself,
Having Made Threats.

BALTIMORE. June 12-As the result OF
a lead furnished by himself. d. Meredith
II csc, Jr., viii be closely watched by tn,
police until tn mystery surrounding the
death of Miss Ella q. Winter, Balti-
more stenographer. has been cleared up
Sheriff Poole Of Anne Arundel county has
put two deputies on Rees p trail.
woman who knew Miss Winter said
pressed fear of Reese and the "other
girl"
States Attorney Green said Tonight:
Il do not care what Mr.. Reese or any
one else may think. but I do not believe
Miss Winter committed suicide. will
not say what believe caused her death.
but II was not suicide.
A change WAS made by Reese In his
version OF the probable death Of the
stenographer soon after she had bsen his
guest during motor boat ride In Cur
tbs Bay. He had previously insisted that
Miss Winter had left him in good spirits
and that 30 far as he knew she had no
reason for committing suicide.
Reese had said ne believed that she
had accidentally fallen over board from
the float after he had put her ashore To-
day he gave 1t as his opinion that she
had committ,d suicide. To strengthen this
theory. II csc says that she had often
been respondent and had more than once
threatened to kill herself
REESE explained that he had told IN
first story to save the feelings OF Miss
Winters mother.
Mrs. Cornell and Miss Ruth Herald can
bear out this statement" said Re ise.
They will tell you that Miss Winter had
= veral times threatened to take her life
When thes women were approached TO
corroborate Reess's statement they did 30
Mrs Frank Cornell whose husband Is
janitor OF the Corinthian Yacht Club iioat.
where Reese's houseboat was moorsd In
the winter. said that Miss Winter hal
more than once expressed herself az I'M
willing TO live n any one came between
her and r csc.
Mrs Jennie Herald. with whom Miss
Winter once boarded, said that the girl
feared Reese and "another girl"
"She said she was afraid that Reese
and the other girl would kill her II
she visited the houseboat." Mrs. Herald
said. ~ asked her why she did not stay
away from the boat then" Mrs. Herald
continued. land her reply was, I can't
| can't"
few minutes later Miss Winter added.
according To Mrs Herald II will stay
away II he pays mo what he owes me"
This remark according 60 Mrs. Herald.
refers to some OF the furnishings Of the
boat for which Miss Winter IL said to
have paid.
Miss Winter said to me-" said Mrs.
Herald. referring to Mr.. Reese and the
woman she said was on the boat with
him. I'm afraid of both OF them. Who
the woman was or whether or not there
really was another woman on the house
boat l do not know"
Reese was asked to explain the state
ment made by Mis-. Herald that Miss Win
ter was afraid OF him and the other
girl
There was no other girl down there
to do her HARM" he replied. II can,
understand II. ! don't know what other
girl she means. | have had seve RAJ
, little parties on the boat and have gone
with a number OF girls recently, paying
no particular attention to any one OF
them"
fthu Miss w inter ever IH'uS Ni' sAhNt'
ment to you that she was afraid oil
YOU" he was asked.
mo. absolutely he answered. "Shs
wouldn't have been coming down to th'
boat for the last five years II she had
been"
The negro Price. who served rs cool
on the househoat, IL being held In jail a.
Annapolis. lie Is left alone until NOR,
facts are CLEANED which he may elab
orata