The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-26
Franklin Woman Was at
First Thought TO Have
Killed Herself
HAD TWO BULLET
WOUNDS IN HEAD
Rumors Told of Trouble
Between Garrows Over
Their Hired Girl

ST. Albans, March 26.-Edward Gar
row of Franklin is in Franklin county
Jail, having been arrested last night
following the bringing Of an indict-
ment charging the murder OF his WIFE
who was shot on Nov. 80, 1920. The
indictment was returned by the grand
jury yesterday afternoon, and war
rant was served by Sheriff George 0.
Catlin at Garrow's farm in Franklin.
Trial will probably take place at the
present term of county court.
For some time after the death of
Mrs. Garrow, the death was thought
by the authorities TO have been due to
suicide although two bullet wounds
were found in the head.
During Mr.. Garrow's trip to the
county Jail with Sheriff Catlin he is
said to have spoken of the fact that
one of the hired men was angry with
Mrs. Garrow because she had discour-
aged his attentions to her daughter, an
attractive ls-year-old girl.
The arrest of Mr.. Garrow is the di-
rect result of stories that gained mo-
mentum Immediately after the body
Of Mrs Garrow was buried. Mrs. Gar
row was found dead in the psrlor OF
the Garrow farm house on the after
noon of last Nov. 80 Mr.. Garrow
is said to have been gone about one
hour when none of the two hired men,
Joseph Playful and Chester Billow, re-
membered that they wanted him TO
bring home a certain blanket. One
of the men went to the house and
knocked with the intention OF getting
Mrs. Garrow to phone to her husband
at the creamery.
The man got no response and accom-
panied by the otner man. he entered.
they found the body of Mrs. Garrow
on the parlor floor. There were two
bullet wounds in her head, back OF her
right ear. BY her side lay 3S-calibre
revolver, but it was not clasped in her
hand,
The case was pronounced one OF sui
eide. DIR. RAY Thomas, and the under
taker, John Gibson, are said to have
believed it suicide. 1t was thought
that Mrs. Garrow had shot and killed
herself in a fit of dependency.
But rumors gained headway. They
were TO the effect that MIR. and Mrs.
Garrow had had trouble over the hired
girl. one, Alice Thomas, TO whom, it
was said. Mr.. Garrow had paid GER
tain attention This girl left after the
tragedy and il was learned that she
married a Canadian in December, at
Abereorn, Que.
The stories of the alleged unhappi-
ness in the Garrow home were widely
repeated and it was freely intimated
that Mrs. Garrow had been murdered.
Finally. these rumors becoming so per
sistent, the matter was reported to
States Attorney A. B. Bowley about
the middle of December by DIR. W. s.
Howard, the health officer, who report
ed the talk as coming to attention
through a selectman
An inquest was held at Enosburg
Falls and over 20 witnesses were ex-
amined. anyone able to shed anv light
on the case being summoned. The in
quest covered several days. Aftr il
the body Of Mrs. Garrow was exhumed
and an autopsy performed by DR. B.
II. Stone. state pathologist The re-
salt of the autopsy was never given
out
Since that time several investiga
tions have been conducted, especially
since NJ n. Alexander became the
states attorney. and the result was
the calling Of the grand jury.