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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-21
But TERW0RTH fights
INTRODUCTION OF HIS.
1ELECRAlMS IN court.

Intimate details cf the under.
tskinx business were revealed Ia
= crowded courtroom In the trial
~ ahe United States government
ngninxt Gilbert NJ. Butferwcrth.
psuaninent unbestaker. La Judge
1erpmhh Net~r~r's department
- The federal court Friday.
Fur the first time since his ap-
pcarance "Wednesday. Butterworth.
attending himself thru three attor
r0cys against government charges OF
EUrufftecring ON coffin sales to par.
r>nts Of sailors and marines. appear
81 nervous. He twitchcd about In
fhls chair and conferred frequently
with wilmon Tucker. one OF his law
yers-
The defense scored In suppressing
elae introduction Of some evidence.
and apparently rendering other cyi.
dencc ineffective.
Seven Witnesses
seven witnesses took the stand In
the interval between the opening OF
court at $50. and III a. m.
Tho kilograms introduced purport-
"a 70 be from the Butterworth com
pany to the parents and relatives OF
dend scidiers and marines. whose
nGlDes were In different localities
~.ahrusut the United States. -Four
oueh seiegrams were read by the
uroDcution. tho others being re
uexnlncd ON motion OF the defense.
Explains Burial Price
The~e told tire parents that the
euvernment burial contract price
was insufficient for an adequate
hursxl. and that $500 more would be
r~muired for proper shipment OF the
bDdy from Seattle.
A dispute arose over the introduc-
don Of the selegrams by Assistant
+. United States District Attorney Ben
kt.. Moore. George w. Gregory. coun'
kncl for the defense. appealed 10 the
court that the introduction OF such
Qrtdence was unsuitable nj the pres
ent tin,e, az IL was not dsmonstrst.
"a that any one had been defrsuded
or deceived by the telegrams In
uuestlon.
f5ferory also objected To a number
II the telegrams. on the ground that
1hey were duplicates. not originals or
signed by the defendant He was
sustained in several Of his objections
ana the prosecution required 70
prove the relation OF the telegrams
10 the defendant.
Mother on Stand
Mrs. George Heidenreich. OF Friday
Harf,or. took the stand as the first
vifne.s. her husband appearing as
the first witness I'm the case Thurs
day afternoon
4he told how she and her husband
purchased funeral Of SIZE. on rep
r~xentation that the government ~
neral wasn't sufficient"
.Mf. Eufterworth explained the ma
ture OF the government funeral e
Won. didn't her inquired Attorney
. Gregory. for the defense.
..fIe did"
~You purchased the remainder
ever and above the government al
1owance, on your own accord?"
I'VE did
ssYou intended to pay it?"
Yes"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-21
QUIZ
MAN IN CASE

Did Dudley NJ. Storrs connu1ro
with his youthful affinity. Ru1h
Garrison. to Kill his lawful wiooL
who stood In the way ef tho1P
happiness:
This Is the question uppor.
most In the minds Of Captain q
Detectives Charles Tenant anl
Deputy Prosecutor John d. C>r.
mody, today.
Ruth Garrison has shielded Dud-
ley Storrs from the beginning OF her
ordeal with the police.
No one else had anything to do
with it," she insisted. time and time
again. THE idea never struck me
until / had reached Seattle. 1t was
some time Tuesday morning."
Captain Tenant points out that
the girl would naturally protect
Storrs with the same cleverness that
she first protected herself.
lie Couldn't Believe II
Il can't believe that the girl. who
is Just kid. planned and executed
this thing alone" he says. III she
is not alone in the job. she won't
hold out forever
After the death of Mrs. Storrs.
the girl In the case was prompt to
advance the suicide theory, and said
TO Coroner C. c. Tiffin ''She had
tried It three times before. once by.
the gun route. once with gas, and
once with lysol."
When Storrs was interviewed at
Wenatchee. before boarding the
train for Seattle. he also was quick
TO explain the suicide theory.
The police are wondering il this
was an explanation agreed to by
the pair. Yet. If Mrs. Storrs had
really considered suicide. II would bo
a natural theory for Storrs to ad-
vance. and clever explanation for
Ruth Garrison after the crime had
been committed.
Letter Is Important
Discovery of the suicide letter.
signed by Mrs. Storrs. and found in
Dudley Storrs' suit case after he
arrived in Seattle. adds another i'm
portant angle to the case.
II the letter was genuine. why did
he keep it,
Whatever the outcome OF the pO-
lice investigation. Storrs will face
charges. as a complaint charging i'm
moral hahitation with the girl has
already been drawn up by w. G.
Gresham. prosecutor of Okanogan
county. who is in Seattle.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-21

Ruth Garrison only bahy She realizes what awful thing
She
cucumber Of the interviews would Indicate
This
attorney who win defend Ruth Garrison She before Judge Taan
tcnne in the fruit cocktail that killed Mrs Grace Elizabeth Storrs -
unced together the Bon Mae Tuesday
Askn of family He
interviewing girl a police this
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-21
BABY S Plea
SHE'S ONLY


Here IL the statement Of Dud
ley VI. Storrs:
4 never had any agreement
with Ruth Garrison that she was
10 come back here and even talk
Ia my wife. She left there because
she had learned what I told her
in the first place--that Okanogan
was too small . place for us 10
live and not be found out. She
came back here without any plans
On my part. except that she
would write when she got here
and tell me what the situation
was"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-21

As Ruth talked With her attorney THIS morning. Dudley
NJ Stos the she loves in another CELL and later
spent hour so closeted with Captain of Detectives
Charles Tennant and Deputy Prosecutor John Carmody
I had surrendered TO the police shortly after Thursday
evenng thus ending search that began at 80 Thurs
day morning, when he failed arrive at the King ST.
station the train from Wenatchee Previous to his
render he teephoned to Deputy Prosecutor John Caody
and said he in town and ready to give himself up
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-21
Gets Flowers and Candy

The dazed hook AZ times ynn!shes
from the girls eyes. leaving them
almost serene. and her smile comen
spontaneously. The gifts OF flowers
and candy which fili available space
on her little table have somewhat
cheersd her spirits.
Il don't Know whom ;hey are ail
from" she said. hut know thcy
are from friends. and IL helps a io'
20 know that l have 20 many.
also have received many sympathetic
notes"
She spoke OF her visit from her
sister. Nan Garrison. who spent sew
cfnl hours with her Thursday.
Il feel better today. except for q
weakness when get up. It's nics
to have my friends come In to sss
me It's not interesting to lie here
trying 10 read"
When mention was made OF storrs
presence In the city. she iapssd ints
the reserve which had distinguished
her attitude toward that subject ths
day before.
IL she vaguely wondered why he
did not come TO see her. she gave her
visitor no hint OF her growing suS
picIon.
She has had plenty OF time to thint
w the days tiias have followed tn.
fatal luncheon IN the Bon Marchs
ten room. but stu she does not seen
20 realize her crime. She only ex
presses wonderment at the train oi
events which has brouht hsr amons
prison walls.
Il cant realize all this---ihat I arr
| IN this place. But | wonder--wil
they keep me here. or put me over
I in the county Jail7" She summoned
brave smile. but II was evident
that she shrank from the prospect ol
contact with Older. hardened womer
criminals
Ruth has eaten little since her ad
vent into the city jail And whcr
she sleeps at night. II IL only with
the help Of the doctors sleeping pow
ders. she says.
She was called into Detective Cap
tain Charles Tenants office. a wo
man friend accompanied her 10 tn,
door. Miss Garrison was smiling and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-21
HER ATTORNEY ASKS TIME
EXTENSION; STORRS Held
Fridays Developments in Poison Case

Ruth Garrison arraigned for the murder of Mrs Storrs
Thomas Asken her Attorney asks extension of time plead
Dudley NJ Sorrs held in JAIL insists he did plot crme
Suicide letter signed by Mrs. Sorrs found in husbands grip
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-21

carcfrcc. and patted her friend on
the shoulder and said good byc with
"A smile.
Two other women friends were
Of the detective department yestcr.
day. After the interview with the
detective captain she me; them with
a CHEEKY smile One ~ them kissed
her tendcfiy For the verlexi rec.
ond Nhr seemed % hesitate. her lips
aBiyercd with suppressed emotion,
but she quickly rrgained her balance.
and told the visitors that they would
have "a have a pernst 10 come up
stairH~ and sec her.
The two women had Just left whca
a star reporter was shown 60 h-r.
II was then that hsr lack of polse
and r.ifeonfldenc- was evident.
What had thee. two women 90 say
20 her that should batter a Ioophole
tear down the structure of viii that
she had built about her since her
arrsstf Had 3, 20 do with the third
of this sordid triangle ~ a man aud
wife and the other WOMAN. DUDLEY
NJ NtorTsy or vas II an unexpected
sympathy that had flashed thru some
loopiols in her hitherto impregnahie
eananssnstyy A. AIRY rate she had
shown IN the space OF a second thai,
the terrible ordeal Of questioning. OF
being stared az by curious hystand.
erx as She pasnen thru the halls Of
the station under the guard OF n
blue uniformed officer. and perhaps
by the Inevitable. constant thought
~ her crime snd Of the man abe
loves. Ia wearing her down. she
looks older. more haKxard. every
hour. She has lost some Of her
priceless vivacity ard neifconfidcnoe.
The crime II beginning TO weigh on
the soul Of Ruth Garrison.
sister with Her
she has been receiving many
friends. mostly women. Her sister
has been with her rnost of the time.
Between and . O'Clock last night
her brother visited her. when he
left she was obviously broken up.
His emotion was plainly visible. Miss
Ruth swiftly waiked-almost ran
20 her bed. whether she was weep.
ing or not cannot be said. But when
the mairon visited her little later
she was fast asleep.
Send Her Flowers
She - In the womcn's sitting room
Of the jail and on the table are
three big punches OF flowers. There
was a card on one nf them from the
"county.C CITY" building. Her buai
ness friends have not forgotten her
"Wednesday afternoon. Rt the de
parturc Of her friends. there were
tears in her troubled blue eyes. We;
quarter OF an hour later she was
the same bright. cheerful Ruth. jolly
and high.spirited as ever. according
to the matron. Her powers OF re-
cupcrntion are marvellous and yet
her composure Is stricken. whether
by the gradual realization Of the
wanton peccancy of her crime or
hy The visits OF her friends.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-21
Struggles
toKeepUp
Her Poise
Ruth Garrison Loses Calm
Which She Maintained
in Early Stages

Ruth Garrison Is obviously break.
Ing down under tho strain OF her or
deal.
In direct contrast to her early de
meanor. she al last seems bewii-
dcred. diffident- The poisc that had
characterized her during the FIRST two
days Of her Incarceration Is now
lacking from time 20 time. She re
gains the grip upon herself. but only
for intervals.
She Is wearing skirt OF grayish
brown and modlsh pink coliarcd
green sweater.
Extending her arms ~ seH,urc
OF infinite wearinsss. she said; II
don't want TO talk any more--ii's not
necessary Her voice broke--sllght.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-21

Storrs communicated with police
headquarters by phone before he
gave himself up. James Doom. act
ing night captain Of detectives, an.
kwcrcd the call.
Hello" voice saId. when Mr.
Doom answered lis this the de.
tective department.
Yes"
This Is storrs.-
"Whog"
Dudley storrs DO you want TO
see meT"
Yes. sure. where are your
Il am az my mothers place. Do
you want TO see meg-
Yes. we want 20 see you"
Wen. whax forg"
I'VE wants talk TO you about
this case. see what you know about
IT,"
lis 4, true that the girl killed my
wifeg"
That's what she says"
Wen. what do you want TO do
with me. hold meg"
Yes. wen have to hold you until
we see what the circumstances are "
I'm be down right away. Where
shall Gomez
Drop into Room so~and Ill be
waiting for you was the final word
Of Mr.. Doom.
Apparently III % ease. he walked
into the detective office. where he
was held by James Doom. acting
night captain. until the arrival OF
Carmody and Captain Of Detectives
Charles Tennant. ostensibly keyed
up TO "A high nervous pitch. he walk.
ed about the room. examining the
pictures on the walls. lingering the
books on the table. and once even
comhcd his hair before small mir
rpr
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-21

'DO YOU sttll regard u IN the HEht
Of an obiigationf"
Mr. Heidenrcieh hcsitated. and said,
~ycs.-
Inspector Te~tifies
Thomas r. Fitch. Tacoma postof.
fice Inspector. told how he had inter
viewed Butterworth. October rs. rel
ative TO teIegrafns received IN tha,
vicinity. Attorney Gregory objected
10 the introduction ~ these tele-
grams. and was sustained.
steven NJ Fowler. Western Union
mail clerk. OF Seattle. was called to
tho stand. the prosecution producing
duplicate teicgrams urging expensive
liuriais represented 20 have hccn sem;
ever the wires BY the Buiterworth
company 90 different parts Of the
ccun.ry.
Intrrrognted BY the defense
Fowler was unable 10 identity the
actual sending Of the teirgrams with
the defendant or representative.
Identify Wires
Mrs. Hessie II. Ridley and Miss
Anna ~ Stahi. employed by the
Buiterworth company. identified
several tcisErams an being sent out
By the company. and denied knoSl.
edge of others.
Attorneys for the defense attacked
wilnessss by attempting 10 demon
state that the Rufterworth Gem
pauy. as represented by the defend.
ant explained 20 parents OF dead
sailors. the fun terms Of the gov
crnfnent contract. and sftcrward al.
lowed them 10 use their own judy
nsnt in the matter Of more eisb-
orat. funeral.
Parents taking the stand. testified
that they were partially shamed
into making funeral arrangements
In excess of To government con
tract price. 81 representations by
Butterworth that II would not pro
vide "A respectable burial
r. G.. Gorham. whose son.ln- law
chief electrician at the naval train.
ing camp on the University OF
Washington campus. died October 6.
claims ne was shown thru the But.
terworth establishment a few days
ttt9fs anu a FaFtFty Af 1AShtir
shown him. without reference to
the government casket
Bai Ran Up to Sza5
Pointing TO d-white-and- blue
caskef, Butterworth said. according
to Gorhain.
Here's just the thing you want "
When the arrangements were
completed, the bin was t7s5 n
thought the government was TO pay
the bill" Gorham told Butterworth.
IL was explained that the govern
ment paid 800 for certain essen.
/ tiais.'
The defense. interrogating the
witness. asked why he didn't refuse
to Sign ihe note for the 1886 burial.
when informed Of the government
contract price.
II guess II was just the state of
my feelings at the time" the man
replied. after hesitation.
DO you still regard tine bill as an
obiigationg" Gregory demanded.
II do notr declared the witness.
mot after what's happened
From Thursday morning. at 1910,
! until $40 .. m. examination Of ven.
(coNT'D ON PAGE TwOf
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-21
Says It's TOO Deep"

'If you had been able 10 rent a
house over there you would have
taken her with you. wouldn't your
II think So
"you stil love your wife. don't
your"
Il don't care to answer that
question"
when questioned as TO his inten.
tions with the girl. he said: Il don't
know. It's too deep for me"
"You had her so wildly in love
with YOU that she would follow you
everywhere. didn't you?"
IL can't say"
'Did you invite her TO come to
okanogan. or did she come OF her
own accord?"
II don't know"
'Did YOU try to get her TO leave
that town."
mo"
Went 10 School Here
''Do you know why she came back
TO Scatter Was IL your suggestion?'
mo"
Storrs IS 2T years old. He was
born in Missouri. but has lived In
Seattle since the early SOS. when
his parents moved here, He went TO
Central grade, school and afterward
Broadway high but left the latter
in his sophomore year TO become an
auto mechanic. He drove for
hire" car when wages In that line
were good.
He worked in the sneriff's office
as mechanic in the county garage.
When sky-high shipyard wages
came in he left and went 10 Skinner
q Eddys. where he was made fore
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-21

The letter may or may not be gen.
uine.
II IL we're actually written by Mrs
Storrs, Miss Alice Glatz. her sister.
says she would have seen II. She is
positive that the letter was never re
ceivcd by her mother.
'If my mother had ever received
such letter from Grace, she would
have told me Immediately"
Storrs Is quoted as saying IN We.
natchec. before be took the train for
seattle. that at one time no found
his wife unconscious in a room filled
with gas when he came home nnex
pectedly. II II possible. then. that
Storrs may have found this letter at
that time. and carried II with him ns
evidence Of suicidal intentions on the
part Of his wife.
II not. why didn't he destroy IL
Immediately. with its deprecatory
comments on his neglect ard abuse
OF his wife7
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-21

Garrison girl at okanogan. he de-
clared that he had never sent for
her 10 come TO him. that the first
time she came he received a letter
one Friday morning. stating that
she was coming on a night train.
: There was nothing 20 do but meet
her. She stayed four or five days
that time he said.
In okanoRan. he said. he and the
Garrison girl correspondcd constant.
~. But his wife received few letters
from him.
The second time Ruth came" he
said. Il didn't know she was in
town. ] went TO the movies about
7.3o O'Clock. The train got in at
$50. II was around 10 when got
home and Ruth was in my room
She left that time because she got
a letter from her sister. telling her
that the family would take action
against me IL she didn't"
Questions about the intimate love
OF the girl he refused to answer.
He would not compare his love for
his wife with that for the girl who
gave her all for his affection.
Did YOU care more for your wife
than you did for the girl?" was
asked.
II don't care to answer that qucs-
ton" replied Storrs.
you left your wife here when
you went to okanogan. didn't you?"
Yes"
"svhy didn', you take her with
your"
we couldn't get decent place
TO live in"
Didn't Miss Garrison find a place
to- live while she was there2"
Il mean that we couldn't get a
house. Besides. | didn't know IL my
job was to be permanent or not.
left her here with her mother until
found out what | was going to do
nk.., sh.ra -
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-21

tai anguish. and ! suppose I ann
insane. which IL what he will
say. and " am. II IL he who
has made me 10.
God bless YOU and papa. and
my sweet little sisters: and try
and not feel bad over II. because
believe God forgives me. be-
cause He knows how I've suf-
fercd.
Now Dud can 20 with that
low woman that he Is ~ crazy
over, and wish him good luck.
GRACE"
May Nnf LIE Herr
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-21

"Do YOU s,lli regard Il In the light
Of an obiigationf"
Mr Heidenreieh hesitated. and said,
yea"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-09-06
Scsrppi Tuition

The following extract rom a letter
regarding schooling fur the children re-
siding On the reservation will he Of IN
te-est and Is as follows The matter
III providing school privileges fnr the
children whose parents are residents
OF The government reservation Al To-
gus has been given consideration al /
I am instructed 10 inform, YOU that the
tuition of tfie childaen attending nigh
school or Tilted 1nr entrance 10 higH
school viii be paid To an amount moi
10 exceed So q year, as IN the case o.
reEllar anurganized township high
school students. The TUITION Of tbs
c.ssmTnnn school pupils will ne paid for
attendance al school at Chelsea or An
susia as me parents prefer, IN accnrd-
anrs with the regular rates for tuition
charged by these places. T-2nsporra-
non for hIgn school Students is never
paid BY he State. Taking INTO consld-
erariun other government reservatiuns
n the Stare. II Goes not seem advisable
70 pav transportation fur me common
school children. Supt. Il H Stuart o.
A gusta informs TIE that he will be
glad 10 make arrangements for the pu-
pills 10 gen transportation tickets Inc
Same as usual Il the parents 50 desire.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-09-06
AMISEMENTS

A Grezf Saturday Program A. Tn.
Strand-Cnme Early To-Day. People
Are Talking About This sill. q
aeeis in All
The Master Mystery, episode No.
Ii, The Pagan God" with z. 3.
Warner and the classy photppiay
The Other Hair with Zasu Pitts.
the Jazz Kid" and a wonderful cast
including David Butler, Thomas JEFF
ferson. Frances Raymond. and Flor
ence Viunr
This charming actress will be -
memoered for her delightful WORK IN
such productions as Till Cume
Back To You" New Wives for ola. +"
The Honor Of His House" and .sThe
Write Mans Law"
Cast Of Characters In The Paxan
God"-Brucs Winthrop. E. 3. War
ner; Tai Eing, Carmen Phillips.
Wah Kung. Ed Peil; Wong, Jack
Able; Henry Addison. Carl Stock
dale; Beryle Addison. Marguerite De
LaMoris; American Minister. z. 3.
Tilton; American Consul, Walter
Perry
Monday and Tuesday finds Flor
ence Reed in The Woman Under
Oath" and The Echo Of Youth" a
wonderful screen production. Watch
for Dustin Farnum IN "A Man
Figh1"-iI's g-eU.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-09-06
Newton Reers Presents
The Shepherd and the King

Whenever Gardiner Lodge. No. 9,
L o. O. F., lays claim for place IN
the spotlight, everybody asks when
and where and nut wf1ta and now
much. We all know thai Il Will ne
N the worth while class. Those pres
ent IL ODD Fellows hail lasI evening
even though they mad their expecta-
TONS HI the top nu1cn, were not one
whit disappointed. Newton Beers
proved himself Id be prince Of dra-
matte munuiogisIs and his remarka-
bly, clever presentation of The
Shepherd and King" was the
best evenings entertainment ri
the kind that has been heard
in aGrdiner for long time
Possessed of rh1s rare ability Of 50
characted togsrher with d pleasing
dramatic ability, Mr. Beers held he
attention of al mis- auditors 70 he
very end. There was nothing Of the
mock theatrical nothing forced, but
rather magnetic and fasina1ing
In the characrer;ZaI On of the pit
iful and tragic Mad King Saul, M
Beers gave his nisr-ionic powers tpl
scope and one saw before them the
lettering and aged monarch whose
diseased mind was torn with wrath,
Jealousy and fear, alternately defy
ing ann crying urTer heiplsssness.
Il rsA4ly bDrdered on the weird IN
direct contrast was ms plcruriza non
Of David Tine Lion Of judah SO
calm honest and forgIvIng in @ne face
Of the dazed and stricken king. AS
Beciar. a Bedlem.1e captain. NJ
Beers showed talent Of another sur-.