Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-06-24
THINK GREASY is
MALE VAMPIRE
Held, After Girl Killing,
That He Declares Was
Suicide
SHOT WHILE BOTH
WERE ON COUCH

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Omitted Press William Greasy. OF
Covington. Ky. charged with muir
dering Miss Edith Lavoy. a pretty
school teacher. is being investi-
gated by police today as a male
vampire"
Just after he was arrested fol
lowing the shooting of Miss Lavoy
in the parlor of her home here. a
book was found in Creasy's pocket.
in which were the names of twenty
women. living in different parts of
the State.
They will be questioned by police
in an effort to ascertain what secret
power-if any-Creasy possessed
over women.
"she committed suicide" Greasy
screamed. as several persons burst
into the parlor shortly after hearing
the revolver shot.
The body Of Miss Lavoy lay on the
couch. a bullet in the head. One
arm hung over the edge Of the sofa
and a revolver lay partly on the'l
floor, partly grasped in her dead
fingers.
Greasy is accused Of shooting the
girl and then arranging her body TO
make 1t appear as IL she had killed
herself
Miss Mildred Simser. one Of the
first persons to enter the room after
the tragedy, declared to police that
the pistol was lying on the floor and
was not partially grasped in the
dead girls hand.
Other witnesses, who entered later,
observed the revolver was clutched
by her fingers. Police assert Greasy |
made this change during moment
while he was alone with the corpse.
DR.. Arthur Jacques. physician at |
tached to the district attorneys OF
fee, declared he believed the glrl /
had been murdered. He said blood |
had trickled down both sides OF her |
head and that this could not have
occurred unless the body had been
moved.
Police today found in the back
yard of the house fragments OF
Creasys love letters TO Miss Lavoy.
They are being pieced together and
are expected TO throw light on the
case.
A finger print expert is examin-
ing the revolver handle TO ascertain
whether Creasy's finger marks are
visible on it.
Greasy has maintained a calm at
titude throughout. He was not even
perturbed when detectives thqmbed
through his little memorandum
book and made preparations to ques-
ton the women whose names were
listed therein.
Before dawn Judge Wilbur S.
convened court in the
room next to the room in which the
girl lay.
Il have nothing to say" Greasy
told the judge.
A plea of not guilty was made for
him and he was Jailed in the Min
cola prison which had held such
celebrated prisoners as Mrs. Jacques
Lebaudy and Mrs. Blanca De Saulles.
Greasy made a statement TO county
detective Ferdinand Miller, with
regard to the events Of last evening,
he said:
Edith. Miss Simser and sat in
Edith's room talking until $50 and
Miss Simser left to go downtown.
She came back about $50. Just
after Miss Simser left the room,
Edith and I lay on the couch and
when Miss Simser came back we
got up and sat on the couch. Then
Miss Simser went to her room. We
both lay on the couch again. I had
a gun in my coat pocket and took
my coat off and hung it on chair.
1--WE lay on the couch until 10
o'clock and I wanted a drink of
water and Edith went to get It for US.
Then she came back to the couch,
over me and lay next to the
wall with her face lying on my face.
I lay on my left side facing her, with
my right arm around her. She was
LAYING on her right side facing me.
We were both quiet and I was just
falling asleep and suddenly 1 heard
the shot.
Il am quite positive she shot her
self. I did not feel her move. The
light was burning in the room. She
had never made any threats about
shooting herself.
Il was married and my wife got
A divorce from me. My wife is now
living with her people. Her father
Is Ed Cottle, Third avenue, Hunting
ton. W. Va. My wife's name is
Elsie"
Police declared that Miss Lavoy
vas right handed and couldn't have
shot herself under the circumstances
described by Greasy.
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