The Washington times., 1918-08-03
CAPT. MARSTON
NOT POISONED,
SAYS PHYSICIAN
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and tell me they were intending
such action?" she continued
"He was so devoted and consid-
crate of my welfare.
"Oh, I can't bear to think OF his
being. treated in this way" and she
burst into tears.
1--WE were always SO happy to-
Rether. There was nothing too good
for me in his eyes, and there was
never q cross word between u.s."
"why, there was scarcely anything
left for me at all. All we had was
Captain Marston's salary. The entire
estate will not amount to more than
$4,000"
widow Left All.
At the time Of Captain Marston's
death last February. he left q will
dated January IL, 1917, wherein his
widow was made sole legatee OF his
estate, with the exception of IS be-
queathed to his daughter, Mrs. South
wick, and the same amount to a
granddaughter, Mrs. Dorothy c. Ca
rey. Brooklyn. N. Y.
On April 4 last, Mrs. Southwick
filed a caveat against the probate Of
the estate, alleging fraud and undue
Influence. She asked for the appoint
ment OF a collector to determine the
value of the estate. This latter petit
ton was denied, according to a state
ment by William II. Holloway, at
torney for Mrs. Marston.
Captain Marston was seventy-four
years old at the time OF his death.
He had been divorced from his first
wife about fifteen years ago and mar
ried the present Mrs. Marston shortly
after that time. He was in charge of
the mailing department of the Gov
ernment Printing office when he
died, and was well known locally.
COroner's Statement
In a statement today, Coroner
Nevitt reviewed the causes leading to
an investigation by his office. into
the death of Captain Marston. His
statement is as follows:
any attention was called to the let
ters purporting to have been sent the
Health Department by Mrs. South
wick regarding her suspicious that
her father had been poisoned. After
with Inspector OF Detec-
tiyes Grant, / decided to disinter the
captains body and hold an autopsy.
The post mortem showed no traces Of
poison or an unnatural death. How
ever, TO be positive that Captain
Marston had not died from poisoning,
1 had a portion of the viscera taken
from the body to be subjected to a.
chemical ANALYSIS
chemists are now making the
ANALYSIS in the laboratory OF the
Health Department There was no
iury present when the autopsy was
but the day the body was
brought TO the morgue ! wps holding |
nm inouest, and I swore the jury over |
the body in the event / desired to |
later hold an inquest in the Marston |
case should poison be found in the |
viscera- |
at will take several days before |
the analysis OF the Viscera Is COM
pleted. and not until then will l be |
able to say whether the aged man
did from poison. From the UNDER
taLer who embalmed Captain Mar |
ston's body / learned that no arsenic |
xVas used in the embalming fluid. II |
arsenic should be found in Captain |
nTarston's body II therefore will not |
he due TO the embalming fluid used.
"Captain Marston was buried in an
arnensiye coffin which had been
placed in a heavy metallic box in
the grave. The box alone must have
cost considerable and weighs about
zoo pounds. There is nothing fur
ther that 1 can do in the case, until
I hear from the analysis. From my
up to this time 1 have
found nothing to indicate the cap
tain had been poisoned"