Evening star., 1915-12-07
AIDED IN MURDER
OF WOMAN, He SAYS
Mrs. F. T. Price Hurled Over
Cliff Is Alleged Confession
of C. D. Etchison.
DECLARES HER HUSBAND
PAID FOR ASSISTANCE
Story of Travelling Salesman, Ar
rested Here, Is Denied by Price
in Minnesota Cell.

CHICAGO, December AFTER con-
Tossing, according to George w. Arm
strong, county prosecutor or Henneplli
county, Mimi. that he aided Frederick
T Price of Minneapolis in hurting
Prices wife to her death over a cll1,
Charles d. Etchison. travelling sales
man of Washington, D. c., is due in
Minneapolis today to face legal action.
Mrs Price was killed November rs,
1914, one day after she had been given
s6o.oOo by her father. Mrs. Price was
a member of one of the oldest families
in Minnesota.
Etchison was arrested in Washington
Sunday by operatives of a private de-
,tective agency and was brought 10
Chicago last night Accompanying hlm
was Mr.. Armstrong, who announced the
prisoner had confessed.
Pushed Over Cliff, Is Claim.
Etchison. according to Armstrong,
said he and Price and Mrs. Price went
for an automobile ride. Price, the al
legged confession narrates, stopped the
car near high cliff and asked Mrs.
Price of she did not want to step out
and give her pet dog some exercise
When the woman stepped out, Etchison
and Price, according to the confession,
pitched her over the cliff and Price
threw the dog after her.
They then climbed down the embank-
ment, Etchison is reported to have said,
and found the woman STILL alive and
Price struck her head with a stone.
I'VE told everybody that she stepped
over the cliff to save her dog" the Of
ficials said Etchison confessed. Price
ca anceled my notes for $1,000 he held
and gave me $500 to boot
Price Denies Statement.
MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, December T.
Frederick T Price in his cell in the
county Jail here today said the confess
sion alleged to have been made by
Charles D. Etchison that he (Etchison)
and Price had murdered the latter's
wife was untrue
Il deny it ALL Price said. There
must be some mistake. Etchison and
j We're standing near my broken auto
mobile. twenty feet from the spot
where Mary fell to her DEATH do not
care to say anything further"
Etchison's Wife Stands by Him.
MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi. December T.
Etchison and his wife, in company with
George Armstrong. assistant county at.
torney, arrived here shortly before
noon. Armstrong said Mrs. Etchison
tainted when she heard of her hus-
bands confession. She said she would
stand by him.
Arrested on Minneapolis Charge.
Etchison was arrested in this city
last Wednesday night by Detectives
Hughlett and Springmann. Chief of
Police Oscar Martinson of Minneapolis
wired a request for his arrest on a
charge Of murder. giving an address on
L street as his place of residence. The
detectives learned that he had left the
street house some time ago and
that he had taken an apartment at the
Cavendish
1t was some time after IL O'Clock at
night when the detectives reached the
Cayendish, called at Etchison's apart
ment and informed the occupant that
they wanted to see him.
Come around in the morning." said
Etchison. starting to close the door.
is 1t the same old AFFAIR."" the wife
is said to have asked her husband
when she learned that the callers were
detectives
Etchison answered in the affirma-
tive.
Insists on Delay.
You can't come in here" was what
Etchison said to the detectives, when
they addressed him. Come around in
the morning and I'll talk to you.
We've got OF see you tonight" one
OF the sluths told him, land II you
don't open the door there'il be scene
here in about one second. This is a
matter of Importance"
What is it all about?" asked the
occupant Of the apartment from behind
the partly closed door.
We have telegram from the chief
o. police asking for your arrest on a
sharply. and We want you"
Etchiso2 opened the door and admit
ted the detectives. He asked permis-
sion to write a check for his wife.
which was granted. and a few minutes
later he was behind the bars a, the
first precinct police station When
questioned by the detectives. who had
not been told anything Of the circum-
stances OF the alleged murder, the
prisoner said he supposed the arrest
was in connection with the death of
Mrs. Price.
Alleged Statement to Police.
The police say that Etchison told
them that he and Mr.. and Mrs Price
went for an automobile ride during No
vember, 1914. and while on the trip ex-
pertenced tire trouble. According to
Etchison. he and Price got out Of the
machine TO nx the tire. and Mrs. Price
also got out to walk while they were
20 engaged When they finished their
search revealed that she had fallen
over an embankment He denied tina,
Mrs. Price was murdered. and told the
police that he had been IN Minneapolis
several times since the occurrence
without even being questioned by the
police.
The Minneapolis officers left here
Sunday afternoon with Etchison