The Washington times., 1919-12-30
WANTED DEAD GIRL
TO WE'D ON trial" p"
Dr.. Schott Believed Marriage
To Army Officer Would Give
Her "SOme Sense"

LOUISVILLE. Ky. Dec. 30.-D-.
Christopher Schott, who is held in
Jail here in connection with the
Heath, in his office. of Miss Elizabeth
Griffith, the day before Christmas.
admitted today in q hearing before
Police Judge Burgevin that he was
deeply infatuated with Miss Griffith.
He declared, however, that he favored
trial marriage" with another man
for the girl.
He said he did all that he could to
further herr marriage with Captain
Jordan, First division veteran, beliov-
ing that in six months the girl would
have "some sense" and would then
come back to him. She was to have
married Jordan Christmas Day, but
suddenly broke off the engagement.
Schott admitted having the girl
sh allowed when she was in training
at the City Hospital, and that he
FUSED to beat the band when she
received the attentions OF another
army officer, but said it was because
''she was not playing true with Cap
ain Jordap." Before taking an air
plane ride last summer, he made a
will. in which he left handsome
residence to Miss Griffith.
Experts Test Pistol.
body leaves no powder burns, and
cut sonly a small hole, even at close
range. was demonstrated in tests
made today by Coroner Carter and
Captain De Forester, chief Of detec-
tiyes. Police have worked on the
theory that Miss Griffith could not
have killed herself without her cloth
ing and flesh showing powder burns
and that therefore she was murdered.
The experiment was made on cloth
tackled on a piece of wood, and DR..
Schott's pistol, loaded with ammuni-
tion found in his office, was fired di-
rectly against the target and at dis
tances of from three inches to foot.
According to a firearms dealer who
witnessed the test the cartridges
were loaded with a new kind of pow
der.
Another development that Schott's
attorneys regarded as supporting the
theory that the girl killed herself
was tn estory told by Mrs. Paul Stone,
who said she talked with Miss Grif-
fifth about 2 O'Clock the day the girls
body was found, and that she had said
she was sterribly blue" and did not
have anything to live for.
Contradicts Aubi.
The first direct contradiction OF
ScnottS almost perfect al1Dl came out
today when William J. Ryan told the
detectives he had seen DR.. Scho
come out of his office and get in an
automobile about 2:30 o'clock on the
afternoon the body was found. He
said he could not be more than ten
minutes out of the way. DR.. chott's
story. which was supported by Lau-
rene Gardner, his child friend, was
that he did not return to his office
from his trip delivering Christmas
presents until o'clock.
- DR.. chott was brought into police
court today, and although Judge
Burgevin fixed his bond at $15,O 900, he
declined to give it, saying the exam
lining trial would be held on Wednes-
day apd that he would not ask his
friends to put up $4,000 to keep him
out of Jail for that short a period.
Laurence Gardner, thirteen years
. old. the chief witness in establish ing
| Schott's alibi, wholwas arrested Sat-
, urday night on a delinquency charge
! was released from the Detention
Home on bond Of 5000 by order OF
County Judge Krieger,