Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-21
RUTH GARRISON MAS
ARRAiiGOIvED TO-DAY
Husband Of Dead Woman Ar
rived AT Seattle And Gave
Himself Up.

Seattle, wash, Mafch zl.-huth Gar
rison. charged with poisoning Mrs.
Grace Elizabeth Storrs, win be arraign-
cd on first degree murder charges be-
fore Judge Boyd Tallman in superior
court at 1880 p. M. today.
The man she loved-Dudley M. Storrs
lis in the city Jail but has not been
permitted to see the girl charged with
killing his wife by placng strychnine in
fruit cocktail while tne .wo ,auened
together in the Bon Marche tea rooms
tuesday afternoon.
Shortly after 7 o'clock last night
otors entered the police station and
surrendered himself, ending a, search
tnat began Wednesday morning when
lie failed to arrive on the tram from
Wenatchee. Previous to his surrender
he telephoned Deputy Prosecutor John
ID. Carmody that he was in town and
ready to give himself up.
was Ill at Ease.
Apparently i'll ut ease, he walked into
the detective office where he was held
by James Doom, acting night captain,
until the arrival Of Carmody and Cap
tain of Detectives Charles Tenant. Os-
Ccnsibly keyed up to high nervous
pitch, he walked Gbout the room, exam
lining the pictures on the walls, finger
ing the books on the table and once
even combed his hair before a small
mirror.
me fact that he had not sent his wife
money while he was living in Okann-
gan, he explained by saying that he had
left her quite little sum and because
she was living with her father, he
thought that she could get along,
Hadn't Sent for Her.
Questioned about living with the Gar
rison girl at Okanogan, he declared that
nc had never sent for her to come to
him, that the first time she came he
received a letter one Friday morning
stating that she was coming on night
train. u
".lhere was nothing to do but meet
her. She stayed for four or five days
that time,' he said.
In Okanogan, he said, he and the
Garrison girl corfesponded constantly,
put his wife received few letters from
him.
'Ihe second time Ruth came" he
said. 81 didn It know she was in town.
L went to the movies about 1880 o clock.
The train got in at $50. 1t was around
ten when got home ana r.u.h was In
my room. She left that time because
she got letter from her sister telling
her thUt the family would take action
against me if she didn IT,"
Questioned about the intimate love Of
the girl he refused to answer. He would
mot compare his affection for his wife
with that for the girl who gave her all
for him,
Lived Here Long Time.
Storrs is n years old. He was born
in Missouri but has lived here since
the early '90's when his parents moved
here. He worked in the sneri11- office
for the past three years as mechanic in
the county garage. Then he went to a
local shipyard but when the strike came
he went to'Okanogan.
His appearance last night at the sta
tion created q sensation. He was known
by great many of the police officials,
either by sight or by name and most
of them recognized him.
While no charge has been placed
against him, he was ordered held for in
vestigation last night The order was
given by Prosecutor Carmody and Cap
tan Tcnnant after their examination Of
him.
Prosecution Attorney W. G. Gresham
Of Okanogan county has drawn up an
information against storrs charging him
with abduction.