The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-15
SLAIN GIRLS LOVE
LETTERS ARE FOUND
Private Warm Insists That He is In.
nocent of Guilt in Muir
der Case,

ST. ALBANS, Aug. Is. - State s At
torney w. r. McFeeters continued yes
terday the secret inquest in the death
of Jennie, 14-yearold daughter of Henry
Hemingway, whose dead body was
found in a cornfeld Monday morning.
Mr. McFeeters was accompanied to
Ft Ethan Allen by members Of the local
police force and Deputy Sheriff L. p.
Martin.
Although no official report had yet
been made ON the autopsy Mr. McFeet-
ers says he Will proceed with the in
vestigation on the supposition that the
girl was victim of foul play. The
inquest will be resumed in this city to-
| day.
Private Robert Farm of the 18th
| L. S. Cavalry, who is held pending the
investigation, sticks to his original story
that he and the girl were chased bv
soldiers and became separated. When
asked if he knew why he was being
held, replied that he didn t know exact
! ly, but supposed that it was thought
that he was responsible for the death
or knew something about it. He in
sisted that he knew nothing more than
he had already told.
He says there is mistake regard
ing the Pottstown, Penn, despatch
which appeared in the morning papers
stating that he is 30 years old and has
been in the army for several years. He
states that he Will not be y years old
iuntil next December, and that he never
served III the army until his enlistment
Just subsequent to the declaration of s
state Of war by the United States. just
before that time his wife died, leaving
him with twins. He says he was mar
ried last year and before enlisting wa,
employed as a teamstcr.
Joe Wiley. uncle of the dead girl
saws that Mr. McFeeters found il
Warm s pocket letters written by Jen
ME which indicated that the two in
tended to marry Warm was asked re
! garding this matter and said tina
members Of the troop had ioked hin
about the girl and III a spirit Of fui
he told them lie was to be married las
Saturday night and that, he thinks ac
counted for the gathering Of a humble
of soldiers in front of the Hemmingwa.
house He said he thought highly o
the Girl and that so far as he knew sh
was a good girl and lie admitted tina
the thought of marriage after the wa
was seriously considered by him.
When Mr. Wiley was questioned b.
; newspaper reporters regarding the find
ing of the body he said they did no
come to il quickly, but that il was dis
covered only after a systematic searcf
p When they stumbled across it War;
burst into tears and soon after went I
: Postmaster Firms house to telephone fo
/ officers.
. Tie girl S father moved here frot
+ Fairfield about two years ago. Abou
f eight years before that his first Wit
f left him. 1t is not known where she il
$ but it is thought she has married agai
t and is living in Springfield, Mass.
About the time MIR. Hemmingwa
came here he married again an
. brought his wife to This city from \
f burg with her little daughter, who
about three years old. Since that tim
two children have been born to then
One died when few months old an
the second was born last Friday.
When Jennie came here she entere
the citv schools, but left after she ha
: gone through the fifth grade. Sine
q that time she had been employed Z
j different places and for the last for
n weeks had remained at home helpin
j with the homework 1t is thought 81
met Warm for the first time about thre
= weeks ago.
The funeral was held at the Bapti:
r. church this morning at 10 0 'clocl
/ Burial took place in this city.