New-York tribune., 1922-06-30
Expect Greasy
TO Face Death
Charge To-day
Evidence Against Fiance of
Slain Edith Lavoy Given
+, Grand Jury, Including a
Las,-Day Note From Girl
State Confident of Case
Sister of Teacher Tells of
Adjuriug Accused Youth
That He ''Play Straight

r.. states case against William
r,,,,v. IN Jail on charge Of having
~, Miss Edith LavOy at Freeport, I.
= last Friday. was presented TO the
\ y,,,su County Grand Jury yesterday
!. Assistant District Attorney E.v.a
|~ssvsrds. within two hours fourteen
,..rssses had been examined.
gecsuse Of the absence OF a pres.d-
4, Justice. announcement Of tho ind-
..,s, Of the grand jury was postponed
1880 o'clock this afternoon. whcr
y ey viii be made known 20 Supreme
r,sr, Justice Callaghan. II the youth
I, Indicted on a charge OF first degree
-sraer. as ;he state confidently OK
/ ,,e,,. he will be taken from the Free
,ort jau and arraigncd immediately.
lis trial will then be set FOR July Il,
VI. Edwards said.
Last-Mlnute Note Revealed
Greasy insists that Miss Lavoy, who
us school teacher. committed sui
sds Evidence was presented 20 the
F.,rand jury yesterday, in an effort by
a. PROSECUTOR 20 make out case o.
sor'cide. that alleged threats Of death
mere made by the prisoner. A. the
AS. minute. the following letter. writ
-, By Miss Lavoy 20 hcr nineteen
,tsr-old sister "Biddy' on the day she
led came into possession Of Mr.. I'd
NV Dear Bid: That -- fool Of
BIS is here and. ye gods, just told
lin 20 20 10 ---. The nerve. bother
lsg ne when ! am so busy with school!
gsye lots 10 tell you about that --
Ill can. /
md II ho stops Oft IN Tupper Lake
i've hin the cold shoulder and don't
y bother with him, not even meal.
/ an IN an awful hurry Biddy, but
vill vlite you folks letter before
70 home. Lots of love 20 all the
.smily Hastily, EDITH.
The witnesses who appeared before
us grand Jury we're Miss Mildred
slmser. teacher friend of Miss
Iavoy: Charles Z. Hansen, finger
,rint expert; Miss Lavoy, sister Of
he dead girl: Miss Margery Walsh,
Kiss Grace Duby and Miss Edna Shoe
rsker. all teachers az the Grove Street
school: Anna A. Smith. at whose
home Miss Lavoy roomed; Patrolman
walter Cousins, DR.. Arthur B. Jacques,
vho performed the autopsy; DR.. Will
Nsu Runcie, who attended the girl
,,..er the shooting; James Mallory and
Charles Stevens. Robert Low Bacon,
son Of the former Ambassador 20
france and now candidate for nomi-
,stion 20 Congress, Is foreman OF the
.rand jury.
Disliked by Girls Mother
One Of the chief witnesses was Miss
-Exs Lavoy, who came from Iuppcr
.tke. the family home, to tell what
,LS knew % the relations between
iTdi.h and Greasy. She talked freely
n reporters on leaving the grand jury
toor,' saving that her sister had agreed
.scr,e time before 70 give up Greasy
heeause none Of the family liked him.
Her mother had dislked him intense
E. she said. adding that Edith agreed
ard nromised 70 return a ring he had
given her.
On the train one day when she was
Going 10 see Edith. who was al Char-
tauoua. y. Y, and Of saying 70 him;
"You have been 20 our house. You
have seen what a nice family we have.
You have seen how highly respected
v, are in the place where we live and
want you TO play straight with my
sister cont. ..sc-..
a. having replied. 81 love your sister.
about a week later" continued Miss
Iayoy. II met him again IN Utica and
ie reiterated his love for Edith. tod
Edith 7 did not like him and ADVISED
her 20 give him up.
Her sister said she did not like him,
either. and would certainly give him
ID. Miss Lavoy declared.
Artist Friend Tells of Meeting
George Dawson. an artist, living at
"a East Twenty-third Street. Manhat-
',sn. 10 whom Miss Lavoy is said 70
have written several letters immedi-
,te'v prior 20 her death. was al the
courthouse yesterday, and quoted Edith
As having told him that last April she
net Greasy in Freeport and that he
uis when she asked him what he was
.sing there, I'm on & graveyard mis-
ton
through the publicity which has
.sen given the case Mr.. EDWARDS saiG
nat young woman. remarkably beau
sful has come forward with more than
.srtv letters said 20 have been written
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