Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-29
DEAD WOMAN IDENTIFIED
KARMY MANS WIDOW
Body Found on Palisades, Engle-
wood, n. J., That Of Mrs. Fen
ton, q Suicide.

ENGLEWoOD. N. j.. January 81
The body of a young woman found
Sunday on the Palisades was Identified
yesterday as that of the daughter Of
George N. Packwood of Tampa, Fla.
widow Of a major in the American
Army who died of influenza in France
last October. according to announce
ment here by Thomas j. HuclSin. pros
ecutor Of Bergen county.
Mr.. Huckin. who declared an au-
topsy established the fact that the
girl was killed by chloroform self
administered, asserted she apparently
had married without the knowledge of
her parents or friends. News of the
death of her husband, whose name is
not known to the authorities. made
her respondent
Identified by Friends.
Identification of the body, Mr. Hue
Kin stated. was established by Mrs.
Bradford Ellsworth of New York and
other friends OF the young woman,
whose names he did not make public
To Mrs. Ellsworth, Mr.. Hucllin ~a.d,
the young woman confessed her inten-
ton some time ago to commit suicide
in a manner which would leave her
identity forever unreyealed.
Mrs. Ellsworth stated that she had
years. but only as Miss Azeeie Pack
wood, as she had not eonhded to her
the name of the officer she had mar
rfed. She was thirtyfour years old,
she said. although doctors who per-
formed the autopsy estimated her age
as between twenty and thirty
On November l, after learning of
her husbands death, she gave up an
apartment she had in New York, Mr..
Huckin announced. and sent her belong
lrgs to her fathers home in Tampa.
Then she disappeared
Engaged in Red Cross Work.
II was reported that iss Packwood
was enga ged in Red Cross work in
New York and frequently went TO
Camp Merritt at Tenafiy when her
husband was stationed there Mr..
Huakin declined to say whether she
was Red Cross nurse. but ad-
witted she evidently had an extern
sive knowledge of anesthetics
lie sad she had frequently heen
seen walking along the palisades
and fntimated that in view of her
confessed intention of suicide, had
where she could in secret end her
life. The body was found on a shall
low ledge, several weeks after the
girl had swathed her head in bandages
soa ked with chloroform.
Mr. Huekin said he had notified the
girfs father in Tampa, but had re-
ceived no reply
Father Receives Notice of Death.
TAMPA, Fla, January 2s-The body
round at the foot of the New Jersey
OF Miss Azeele Packwood. daughter
81 George II Packwood, The Asso-
ciated Press dispatches last night
brought the hrst news of his daugh-
Lers mysterious death to the aged
man. who is a wealthy retired real
state operator of this city.
Miss PackWood was twenty-eiyht
years old, a native of Maitland, Fla,
ma up TO ten years ago a resident of
study music
Mr.. Packwood said his daughter
ealae mere TOE short visit in Novem-
ger ohe did not tell him ANYTHING
ABOUT her marriage. After her return
TO New York she ceased writing. and
later some of her belongings were re-
eeiVed by him from New York by ex
press he then wrote to the Red Cross
Hlsesaaanafters at New York for news of
MISE rosewood, and received the renly
that she had been mustered out of
service; also that she had about a wear
ago secretly married a Mai. Fenton
In order not to be prevented fror~ 90
ing abroad in Red Cross service She
aau Kept the marriage a secret, he
killed. was Aepoi teo
Ihe family can assign no cause for
me suicide save that she probably was
RESPONDENT over the death of her hus-