The New York herald., 1922-06-28
MISS LAVOY SLAIN,
CITY EXPERTS FIND
Report Tt Would Have Been
Impossible for Her to Have
Fired Shot.
CALLED AFTER AUTOPSY
Young Woman Says Greasy
Threatened Teacher With
Gun on April Is.
CALLED AFTER AUTOPSY

DR.. Otto Schultz. Assistant Medical
examiner Of New York. and Capt.
William Jones, formerly pistol expert
of the New York Police Department.
reached the conclusion yesterday that
Miss Edith Lavoy, the school teacher
who died from a bullet wound last Fri
day night in her boarding house at
Freeport, L. l., did not kill herself.
Under the circumstances Of the shoot
ing, they declared after an examination
of the body. 1t would have been fmpos-
sible for her to have fired the shot.
The findings of DR.. Schultz and Capt.
Jones were announced yesterday ty
Elvin N. Edwards Assistant Distric.
Attorney of Nassau county, who called
the experts in after an autopsy had dis
closed information to corroborate the
theory that the girl had been murdered
The formal report of the investigation
has not yet been made. and the reasons
why Capt. Jones and DR.. Schultz are con-
yinced that a murder was committed
have not been disclosed. 1t is UNDER
stood. however that they are even more
positive then DR.. Arthur D. Jacques. who
performed the autopsy. in declaring the
suicide theory impossible and the story
of William Greasy, held for the crime.
a fabrication.
Tells of Threat in April.
Greasy says that the girl shot herself
while they were on a couch In her room.
or, rather. he said he was awaken ed by
the sound of a shot and saw her beside
him with a wound In her head. Greasy
has not altered his story the least Bit
since his arrest. He would not COM
ment, either. on the new evidence un-
earthed by the State yesterday. consist
ing principally of an affidavit by IA
young woman who said that on last
April Is Miss Lavoy wrestsd a gun from
the hand Of Greasy after he had threat
ented to kill her. The authorities con-
slider this the most damaging bit of evi-
dence against Greasy that has yet come
to light.
The Nassau county officials have
learned that Greasy has been involved
In many love affairs, and that on one
occasion at least he was arrested anil
charged with a statutory offense. His
description has been sent to police de-
effort to ascertain II he was in any
other trouble.
Produce Teachers Letter.
-Attorn eys for Greasy continued to in
sist yesterday that Miss Lavoy killed
herself and as an indication of the
melancholy trend Of her mind they
made public several letters which sho
had written to Greasy. One of them.
dated May %. is as follows:
DARLING Boz:
Feeling better to-day. so will write
You long letter. Believe me. darling
boy. I am not myself at all--haven' t
been for some time: and. judging by
your letters, i guess you are not your
self. either. Billy, dear, guess that's
all we're on earth for-trouble. I have
never had such trouble before.
"Oh. sometimes I wish could die
and end It all. but must be brave and
wait until have served my time in this
wicked world.
THAT was good advice you gave me
about falling In love. No, Billy. don't
worry about me falling in love- Guess
I am not built that way. Sometimes
wish l could. But I have given up
hope. I thought 1 was once. you know,
Billy. but / woke up and found It was
only dream.
God. is there such a thing as love !
I'm afraid not for me-
BILLY. dear, how are you these lovely.
lonely spring days? So glad you love
Miss veith so much. Billy. know she
must be a wonderful girl
BILLY. dear, as for that gun, do
not want it. and you know 1t, darling
boy. However, being that you want II
so badly. ! sure will send 1t to you to-
night, as / have II all packed up, and
you have real need for It,
"Goodby, darling boy. and I'll write
to you soon and. surely send you your
gun tonight (Signed) NE"