Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-12
No Arrests Seen
in Garrett Case
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not want to contradict the jury's yer.
dict.
~ will take the matter up with tn,
Chester County authorities and deter
mine from what / learn whether there
will be further investigation mad,
by the Delaware County authorities ol
not" "
The West Chester jury, though ON.
phatic in its belief that a murder wa'
committed, expressed no opinion as q
the identity of the murderer. Contentinl
itself with the formal verdict that the
victim "came to her death through fou
play at the hands of a person or per-
sons unknown"
Clash ut Inquest
The inquest last night was marked BY
an angry clash between the Jury and
Albert n. Garrett, cousin OF the dead
woman. who has borne the expense OF
the inquest and jury investigation, fore
ing the issue when the Chester County
authorities did not seem inclined tC
take the matter up.
lie was excluded, as were other wit
nesscs, from the room when the testi-
mony was being taken. He paced UP
and down outside, silhouetted against
the Jury sat, and when he was called
in Mt last declared he did not believe
he had had "gentlemanly co operation
in clearing up the case.
An interesting fact developed at the
inquest was that Garrett, with Mrs.
Mary A. De Noy-with whom Miss
Garrett lived. and who was one Of the
chief beneticiaries Of the will--had gone
TO the bank where the missing woman
kept her securities the Monday after she
disappeared and examined them, search =
ing for a clue to her actions. Garrett
found in her papers her last will and
testament. He complained that he had
not been permitted to know its con-
tents until it was read formally by the
executors the day after the funeral.
Tells OF Auto Tracks
The jury was mainly Influenced in de-
Gliding tho case was one Of murder by
the testimony of John Tanguey and
Benjamin Hopkins, farmers, whose
homes are on the road leading to the
creek where the body was found. that
they had heard an automobile passing at
. o'clock in the morning, two days be-
fore the body camc to the surface of the
creek, an unusual circumstance, they
said. Later Tanguey found automobile
tracks through his meadow leading dowr
to the creek bank and back again.
Another consideration which helped
the jurors make up their minds was
that at : 80 o'clock on the evening Miss
Garrett disappeared she had got off n
Media Short Line car mile and q
half from her home and had disap-
pearcd walking up the road toward it.
Her body was found two weeks later
fourteen miles distant. at q point she
could not have reached, unless she
walked the fourteen miles, without rid
ing back TO Philadelphia and setting
out again by another route.
Conductor Testif1es
John Strawhecker, n trolley conduc-
tor. the first witness, was positive Miss
Garrett was the woman who got on his
car at 3 :O2 o'clock the afternoon OF
Arri | and asked to be told when the
car came to Chester road, as she never
had been over that route before.
II noticed her in particular whcr
she paid her fare said the conductor
because she asked for directions.
noticed she wore a black shawl or scar
around her shoulders and carried tive
packages.
He was shown a purse found in Mis-,
CARROTS pocket. and said it looked lik'
her purse. but after examining the con
tents said That is not the way thu
woman had the money in her pocket
book when saw her. She had Sev,
cral bills in one bundle, while here the,
are folded separately. However, i
looks like her purse. | am quite sur,
the woman was Miss Garrett, bcCaus,
she tallieS in every way with the de
sCription."
Mrs. Mary \. Dillon. married anC
living with her mother, Mrs. De Noy
testified that neither she nor her mother
was out of their home on Friday. Apri
!, the day Miss Garrett disappeared
RrOcc"a Underwood. Color"d. em.
rloyrd a. gate tender Mt the Penn.
sylyania Railroad. Swarthmorc avenue
Swar'hmorc. said she saw Miss Gar
rot, on Friday, and the next day saw
Mr., u, Voy and her daughter in al
automobile, and they came to he
watcLbox and asked if she had seer
Miss Garrett. She said she related
having seen her on Friday.
Garrett Makes Denial
Mr.. Garrett was asked by the fore
man of the jury. William Thompson, i
ho had not withheld information from
the jury.
"Ccr,ainly not" he said. eff ha
information and you wanted it 20
shoV,d have asked for it,"
Mr.. Garrett then told what his invcS
tgation had brought out. naming III
/ stops he had taken day by day. II
/ Grlind he was on bad terms with hi
, ,u.>in. Miss Garrett. and said he ofto,
, l.al taken her to Friends Meeting an
also declared he had not withheld in
! formation because of will contest
/ lie said he had been refused permissio
10 ,,r the will and the police had bee
Information he got to show Mrs. De No
vas The beneficiary came out when tn
viii was read, following the funeral
H. also complained that newspapcrmc
had been allowed to be present whc
. !r was excluded.
Tie Jury began to deliberate at 10 p
c'c,ork and at five minutes after
unlulurrd that Miss Garrett came t