The Washington herald., 1919-09-19
UNEARTH BONES
OF YOUNG GIRL
UNDER KITCHEN
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went away. but had gone to busi-
ness. When I left the house at u
O'Clock she was washing pinatores
for the children When came home
she had gone taking with her Doris,
the youngest child. aged 3"
Regarding the events leading up
to the tragedy. Ethel said:
All the family. my mother.
father. and eleven children, were
living at Pembroke Place until
January Is, when following fire.
Quent QuarrelS my father and
mother separated Ny mother went
away, taking with her all the chill
dren except my youngest brother
and myself
Z saw Constance Cthe dead girD
the morning they went away.
stayed on for some time, sleeping
at my sisters, but keeping the
house going 1 came here on Feb
ruary To- and in March was joined
BY my mother and the rest of the
children except Constance
Strpmofherss Remark
when I asked where Constance
was, my mother said she was in a
home
Mother never seemed dis
tresed. and on one occasion
when repeated my questions
about Constance she said She
all right have a good mind
to put the other children where
she IS They would be far
happier
Ethel broke down with emotion, but
Afterwards went on as follows:
She has always been Thoroughly
good mother to all Of US I have
heard the story about the discovery
Of my sisters body, but 1 never saw
any boards being taken up. oicloth
covered the whole Of the kitchen floor.
My sister-ConStance- away
with mother on the Monday night.
and though I did not see her go away
l saw her on the morning Of that day
I stayed on to sleep at the house UP
TN Wednesday. and on that day 1
took up the oLcloth- It had never
been moved since It was put down It
was all mouldy and dirty.
Afterwards. I cleared out the rest
Of the furniture and came here and
the house was empty for some
weeks
Father of Victim TsIkA
Mr.. Grant, the father of the victim.
wss traced early this morning He
made a long statement to the police.
which throws new light on the mys-
tey. The following description of
woman wanted on suspicion has been
issued
Age, @; height # In or in;
dark eyes; full face; wearing light
fawn overcoat; with baby about two
years, wearing a black sunbonnet and
coat
There Is every indication that the
dastardly crime was carefully planned
and time will be necessary before
it is possible for the coroner to con-
Duct hts inquiry. When he does there
Will be some startling disclosures.
Scotland Yards most skilful men,
headed by Chief Inspector Haigh. are
husily working on the case
stepbrother Back from War.
pathetic circumstance of the
was the unexpected arrival
home on leave late this afternoon of
r young soldier in the Middlesex
Regiment named James Grant He is
the step-brother of the murdered
child. Connie. Tae boy had come
home on draft leave from Shornclire
Camp, being under orders To sail
for Egypt shortly.
The news OF the tragic discovery
came as a great shock to him. Az
he was in entire ignorance OF the
affair. He went up to his married
sisters apartments, Granville Road
which Is only few yards from the
aouse where the tragic discovery was
made The Lad did not find his sis-
ser at home, as she had gone u ths
hospital In Paddington Green on a
visit to her husband, wounded SOL
iier.
Neighbor7 showed the bow \
newspaper containing the latest ac-
'ountS of the affair. Unfortunately
aa- could th<aK Attla= LIGHT On thai