Evening star., 1922-07-21
THREE BALTIMORE
WOMEN ORDERED
HELD IN ACID CASE
Wife, Sister and Sister-in-
Law of Bradley Cavey in
TangIe of Evidence.
MRS. BROOKE'S BAIL
is FIXED AT $2,500
Mount Rainier Victim of Alleged
Attempted Murder Alters Story
of Attacks,

circumstantial evidence, three Balti-
more women whom the authorities
believe may he able to throw light
on the alleged plot to murder Mrs
Louise Brooke of Mount Rainier. viii
be arrested today on warrants sworn
out last night by Magistrate Robert
E. Joyce, following a preliminary
hearing in Mount Rainier.
The women are Mrs. Carrie Cavey,
wife of Bradley Cavey, who swore to
the attempted murder charges against
Archie Walter, Baltimore and Ohio
machinist; Mrs. Rosie Bradio. sister
of Mrs. Cavey, and Miss Addie Smith
sister of Cavey. Each will be held
on $500 bond for appearance Wednes-
day night at a hearing berore Judge
Joyce.
Walter was held in Jail at Hyatts-
willie until this morning, when he OBJ
tained his release on $1,000 bond
Cavey was unable to provide s2.5Oo
bond and after spending the night in
the Hyattsville jail, was taken to
Marlboro by Constable Garrison. Mrs
Brooke's bail was fixed at $1,000 All
IRE important witnesses" The lower
bail required for Walter resultd from
the favorable impression created by
his testimony last night, in which ne
offered aftidavits to prove his pres
ence in Baltimore on the occasions OF
the attacks on Mrs. Brooke.
Judge joyce. in holding all con
cerned in the mysterious case. point
ed out that the attempts on Mrs
Brooke's life We're a serious matter.
and that he is determined to sift the
mystery to the bottom. Constable
Garrison, carrying the necessary war
rants, went to Baltimore today 20
bring back to Mount Rainier those
named for arrest.
Mrs. Bradio Badly Wanted.
The authorities are particularly
anxious to take into custody Mrs.
Bradio. She is said to answer closely
the description of the tall. black
haired brunette woman" who blinded
Mrs. Brooke on July 1 with a cup OF
acid or lye thrown in her face. ex-
claiming, Til fix you now for good.
Cavey. when Questioned on THIS polnt
last night, admitted that Mrs. Bradio
fitted the description, but expressed
his certainty that she did not commit
the crime.
with the implication of Mrs. Bradio
there arose in the minds of those in
yestigating the remarkable case the
possibility of Mrs. Brooke being the
objective of a vendetta, as result OF
which not only her own life. but those
of. perhaps, her seven-year-olqo BOY or
others dear to her have been threat-
ened. This would probably account
for the peculiar silence maintained by
the woman in the face OF exhaustive
grilling by officers. 1t is thought pos
sible that her alleged prosecutors are
holding a club over her head by
threatening to do away with these
loved ones if she discloses the iden-
tity of her assailants.
At the hearing last night Cavey
under oath repeated his testimony
given at the time of the placing Of
charges against Walter. explaining
that all of his Information concern
ing the plotting came directly from
Mrs. Brooke. He said that he be-
iieved Walter was one of the aS
sailants. because Mrs. Brooke. al the
time of her escape from prd pble
death by being dragged behirN an
automobile, heard her captors. four
of whom were men, call frequently
the name Walter
Denies knowing Woman.
Walter. not under oath. denied
knowing Mrs. Brooke or ever having
been in Mount Rainier, but accused
Mrs. Cavey of coming TO his home
several times to complain against her
husbands affair with that woman
in Mount Rainier" On the last of
these missions. Walter declared. Mrs.
Cavey was vehement in her denuncia-
tion of Cayey's attentions to Mrs.
Brooke. saying. Il could take
butcher knife and cut her heart out"
Cavey. giving his address and that
of his wife. sister-in-law and sister
as 1920 Hanover street, Baltimore,
Md. recounted his first meeting with
Mrs. Brooke and their subsequent
relations.
He said that about September, 1920.
he got acquainted" with her. that
some one told his wife about it and
that she went TO the home of Walter
and asked him for railroad pass,
telling him about Cavey's correspon-
dence with Mrs. Brooke and about let
ters found in,her husbands pocket,
supposedly from Mrs. Brooke Walter.
Cayey said, then went to the home OF
Mrs. Brooke, on the B. & o. tracks
near Brentwood.
Shortly after this the witness as
serted Mrs. Brooke began to receive
threatening letters, which were
thrown in her front yard from pass
ing trains. She is said to have told
Cayey that the man throwing the
notes appeared to be Walter. This
took place about a year ago. Mrs.
Brooke went to Baltimore and walked
past the front porch of the Walter
home. 1850 Clarkson street. and rec-
osnized Walter as the man who had
been throwing letters from the train,
Cavey swore. Walter turned to Cavey
and asked If the girl recognized him
1WaIter) and 'Cavey replied: Yes she
recognized you, all right"
Letter Mentions Cavcy.
About week later, Cavey testified,
a letter was thrown from the train
in front of the Brooke home, the con-
tents being to the effect that ''Cavey
thinks he has me scared, but I'm going
to beat him..
The first acid-throwing incident,
Cayey said, occurred in April or May
of this year. Mrs. Brooke, he eX-
pIained, teIephoned to him that acid
had been thrown on her and gave a
description of the lone woman who
did II. The acid, Mrs. Brooke tele-
nhoned. was meant for her eyes. but
instead il burned her arms as she
shielded her face with them. Cavey
urged her to have her burns treated.
hut the injured woman refused. Short
w after this a note was throw tron
a train. saying, You got acid Rpur
fare this time, but you will gel lSs
next time" Constable GarrisdAas
all these notes.
About July I, the witness went on.
Mrs. Brooke told him she was on her
way over the t1hcks to the Brentwood
| nost Office, walking head downward.
acounting the ties" when she became
| suddenly aware that some one Wa
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