The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-06
DECLARE HAvRE
WOMAN SLAIN
Mother May Drop Probe
Into Death Mystery
By Robert B. hermann


BUTTE. Mont. Nov. sy--Joreph G.
pyis. stepfather OF Mrs. Margaret
Carleton. who. with REV. Leonard J.
Christicr. ''Bishop of All Outdoors"
was found shot TO death I'm the rec
tory OF 81. Marks Episcopal church
ut Havre. on October ~. In contem-
plating an appeal 20 the attorney
general OF the state to force the an.
thoritios at Havre 20 investigate the
double tragedy.
mo real investigation has boon
made yet" Pyle asserted today. The
only real action that has been taken
by the authorities has been with "A
view 10 whitowash christler's mem
DRY. Not n single step has been TAX
en- toward finding who was responsi'
bic for tho murders. II was murder
there's no question about that.
Medical experts who performed n
post. morism examination declared II
would have been physically impossi.
bio for Margaret 10 have fired tho
shot which caused her death. yet
/ the Havre authorities are satisfied
with tho verdict OF n pretudiced cor
oner'- jury that Margaret killed
chrIstler and then herself"
Pyle has made no definite decision.
as yet. however. on what action he
will take.
lilo and his wife. mother OF the
slain woman. want 20 sec Mrs.
I Cartoons name cfenred OF the
charge OF murder and suicide. and n
they had only themselves TO consider
they would undoubtedly push the
case which th~y could
do by reason OF Pyic's position as
engineer for the greatest mining in
tarests OF tho state
But there II someone else 70 con.
nidsr~-Mr- Cartoons little i7year-
old daughter. Catherine. who has
been taken in by tho Pyles and ~ho
will be legally adopted by them an
soon as tho necessary steps can be
taken.
1 Little Catherine knows nothing OF
the tragedy. beyond tho fact that her
mother II dead. Her grandmother.
fearful that tho double murder and
tire scandaious talk which II has
aroused might cast permanent
shadow over tho ehiid's life. has kept
all details from her. She In not per
mitfed 10 look st tho newspapers and
will not DO as long an they oontinus
10 discuss the case. ahs has been
taken out Of school 20 that rho can
hear nothing Of II. and the few
chosen plsymatcs which shs IL al
lowed have all teen carefully coach.
Cd 10 make no aflusion 90 tn. matter.
Mrs. Pyle hopes 10 10 able TO keep
the tragedy from Catherine until she
4 Grows up. Hut sise u afraid that
this win not he posaiblo II tho mys-
tsry 10 solved and long and sensa,
tionaI trial results with nationwide
publicity.
Therefore. she m torn by conflict
ing er.otions--on the ono hand. her
desire to avense her daughters death
and clear her name: on the other.
the equally strong wish TO drop the
matter an soon ~ possible. no AZ TO
minimize the possibility OF her grand
daughter learning about IL
II haven't decided wha, TO DO yet. I"
she said today. mfr. Pyle and are
waiting 20 have conference with
someone who In winer In such mat
ters than we. That conference will
probably decide our action. What
We want TO do. OF course In to find
some means OF pushing IN. case and
at the same time keep II from Cath
crime. Hut I don't know whether
that will be possible. II u isn't. III
bc inclined toward tho plan OF in
action. for. after all. my daughter In
dead. and nothing that can do will
help her. but the little gtri Ia alive.
and 81 IL In our hands TO make or
mar her whole career"