New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-01
Palisades Suicide
Not Married, Jersey
Police Now Believe
Lawyer for Dead Girl Saws
She Signed Maiden Name
on Documents Last No.
vember: Was WeiI-to-Do

Azeele E. c. Packwood, the Florida
girl whose body was found in rock
bound Granny in the Palisades las.
Sunday, was not married. accordine 10
The belief expressed last night bv the
tng!ewood police, who heretofore haye
held to the theory that the Tampa wom-
an was the wife of "A1ajor Fenton.e
the unknown man who has figured in
The girls suicide.
They based this latest belief on in
formation given them by Arlcigh Pei
ham, lawyer for the dead woman, who
said yesterday that as recently as last
November, about the date the Tampa
woman disappeared, she called at his
office. at 149 Broadway. and trans
acted considerable legal business under
her maiden name.
This wash probably the last formal
business transaction IN which Miss
Packwood took part. 1t consisted of
the arrangement of important personal
affairs, anq the police believe that il
she had been welded she would nave
signed her married name to the docu-
men,s. Other developments in the Pal
isades mystery esterday were:
The announcement that George IT,
PacAwood, il. brother of the dead
woman, would arrive here from St
Louis on Sunday to take charge of her.
burial
Statements by Mr.. Pelham that his
late client mad sufficient personal
means TO make her independent of any
mans bounty.
Believed She was Dcranged
Disclosures by Prosecutor Thomas
Huckin, of Bergen County, indicating
that Miss Packwood had been under
the treatment Of nerve specialist.
and possibly was mentally deranged
at the time she ended her life.
Announcement at Bellevue Hospital
that a preliminary examination of the
suicides brain there showed the
presenda Of chloroform, thus establish
ing definitely the nature of the drug
contalned IN the bottle found with her
body.
Failure of Miss Packwoods lawyer
10 ideitfy the body in Greenleaf's IN
dertaking establishment, Englewood,
as that of his late client
Mr.. Belham was in conference with
Prosecutor Huckin late yesterday af
ternoon. Later the two viewed the sui
Il could not say absolutely that it
was Miss Packwood," said Mr.. Pelham.
THAT, however. may be due 10 the state
OF the body. / understand from the
prosecutor, however. that there is no
doubt of the Identification which had
considerable basis in the clothes she
were which I understand have been
definitely established as belonging to
Miss Packwood.
Knew Herss Single Woman
"aliss Packwood was charming girl
Size visited me first in 1915. in connec-
ton with matters concerning the set
Element OF her mothers will In JUS
tice TO her good name | want TO state
, that she had sufficient means to make
her independent Of any mans bounty
She visited my office perhaps six
or eight times. I always knew her
as a single woman. ! never heard
her mention the name Of Fahnestock,
Fenton or Farnum. OF course, we
met only in professional way. On
October 81 last she telephoned me and
arranged for visit to my Office on.
the following day.
November l she called on me as
per arrangement. That was the last
time saw her. What transpred that
day ! am not at liberty to state. 1t
was personal business, in which ! fig
ured as her legal advisor.
II IS understood that in addition to
{ the legacy she received under her
mothers VIII, which is said to have
consisted of property in Florida and
stock, Miss Packwood WAS named in
/ her aged fathers will. He is said to
OWE considerable property near Tampa.