Evening star., 1922-07-25
JUDGE CHALLENGES
MT. RAINIER CRITICS
Determined to Sift Murder
Plotting Case to the
Bottom.
PLANS FURTHER PROBE
Authorities. Not Satisfied With De-
velopments, Will Not Permit
Outside Interference.

Outside Interference.
Fearful that the life of Mrs. Louise
Brooke of Mount Rainier. who was re-
Gently blinded and wounded under Sus-
picious circumstances, may be leopard
lied by premature and routine accept
ance of her extraordinary confession,
Prince Georges county authorities today
announced their intention of completely
proving or disproviug the young wom-
ans assertion that her distigurements
were self-inficted.
The statement put an end to runors
that the Mount Rainier murder-plotuns
mystery was closed with the recording
Saturday night, not under oath, or MIS-
Rrooke's strange explanation of how
she came by her facial and body scars.
Challenges Critics.
IF enough evidence is obtained at the
trial to warrant further investigation
will send the case TO the grand jury ae
Upper Marlboro Justice of the Peace
Robert f. Joyce stated. 81 Will not be
irtinidated in my prosecution OF the
case by any one" he added significantly
IL is understood that the judge last re-
mark was in reference to publlshed
statement that representatives of the
Mount Rainier Citizens Association
have criticized him for not dropping the
affair. following Mrs. Brookes conies
sion. Judge Joyce emphasized tnat II
; any persons endeavored to hlnaer tne
authorities in their handling of the IN
vestigation they will get into trouble
None of the citizens have conferred with
him in this connection. as alleged. he
said
The officials investigating the case
feel that il is their duty. as admin
istrators of the law and as protectors
of the public welfare. to sIft TO the
bottom the varied stories bearing on
the case and arrive at version IN
accord with the facts and not too re
mote from the realm of probability.
Points In Doubt.
To accept without question the
unusual and, in fact. almost unheard
OF account obtained from Mrs:
Brooke. labeled by her as hnal,
which climaxed several diHereht
confessions" which she made earlier.
would be dereliction of office, in
the opinion of Judge Joyce. Further
more, some official disposition must
be made of the warrants, charging
assault with intent 70 Kill, stun held
against Archie Walter, Bai;imore ,. anu
Ohio machinist: Mrs. Bradley Cayey.
wife of the Baltimore and OHIO fre-
man. with whom Mrs. Brooke has ad-
mitted she was friendly, ana MISS
Rosie Bradio, Mrs. Caveys sister,
who answers the description of the
tall. well-built brunette whom Mrs.
Brooke at first charged with binding
her with acid thrown in her face.
1t is realized that if Mrs. Brooke
was not telling all the truth in her
confession, with a view TO shlelulns
yengeful enemies, the life. not only
of Mrs. Brooke, but of her adopted
SON. her mother, or others near 10
: her, may be endangered. The ofhcers
are convinced that 1T is their uuty
10 ferret out these phases and not
let up until the facts have been eX-
posed and protection to all insured
To Prod Mrs. Brooke.
This policy will lead to further
% cross-examination of Mrs. Brooke
within the next few days. for the pur-
, pose of clearing up all doubt neces-
fession as related to Judge Joyce and
Constable Garrison Saturday. follow
ing a week of painstaking investiga-
ton The program also calls for an
expert medical inspection of the IN
jured woman. Her story Will be
others involved, points of difference
will be noted and explanations Will
be sought. The physician Will be
asked to diagnose the injuries to the
blinded wife, with particular refer
ence to their origin His findings will
be compared with the account given
by the woman herself and any dis
crepancies observed.
1t is expected that II Mrs. Brooke
actually was partly blinded accident.
ally by medicine" which splattered
in her ewes when container, tied to
the wall of her home by string fell
from it's fastenings, a specialists ex-
animation will show this. If lye
water in which she said she was
washing clothes while her eyes were
bandaged. completed the binding in
cident when 1t splashed on her pupils
later, the doctor should be able to
verify it, it is thought. He also, it is
hoped. will either corroborate or dis
credit the woman's declaration that
the scar on her wrists were made by
lye, applied with a clothespin, and not
by taught ropes binding her to the
rear of an automobile as previously
charged.
Source Of Letters Uncertain.
The threatening notes and letters.
Brooke asserted she wrote to herself
in an effort to frighten Cavey into
breaking off from her. also are
troubling the investigators. One note.
which Mrs. Brooke testified she wrote
after being blinded, could scarcely
have been written so legibly and with
the lines of letters so straight and
SO nearly parallel by a person unable
to see, it is pointed out. Mrs. Brooke
displayed considerable difficulty Sat-
III tWO VI LII &c
phases quoted by her from this note,
although she claimed that she was
able to see slightly with one eye.
The handwriting exhibited by the
witness in a general way might be
said to compare favorably with that
in the note, although it was recalled
that Mrs. Brooke had seen it before
she gave it to Cavey and might have
purposely observed the nature of the
penmanship with future "confes-
sion" in view.
When all of these angles are
Strengthened out to the satisfaction
of the authorities the charges against
Walter, Mrs. Cavey and Miss Bradio
either will be pressed or dropped, as
the verdict may be. The formal trial
Of the case has been set for August
IL on request of the attorney for Mrs.
Cavey and Miss Bradio. and regard
less of any developments which may
serve in the meantime to settle the
case, the hearing will take place on
that date as matter OF tenchinal
procedure 1t is understood.