The Washington times., 1922-09-28
GIRL TELLS
OF: $4,000.
Cash. LOAN
TO BLAUL
Denies Knowing of Poisoning.
Doctor Turns to Suicide
Theory.

CUMBERLAND, Md, Sept. 2s.
Miss Laura Oliver, who was
named correspondent in a recent
divorce action against Frederick
H. Blaul, prominent wholesale
meat dealer and storage house
owner here who is believed to
have be, n poisoned to death, has
been questioned in connection
with the mysterious case.
Miss Oliver was quizzed last
night by States Attorney Fuller
Barnard and Chief of Police
Oscar A. Everman, who called at
her home on Linden street.
Story Told by Girl.
Miss oliver. the divorced wife Of
Eugene A. Thomas, a former Balti-
more physician, lived with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. James NJ. Oil
yer. Her father is grocer on
Bedford street.
Miss oliver said she had been ad-
vised not to talk by her attorney,
Arch A. Young, whom she has re-
tained to protect her alleged inter
ests in connection with the Blaul
estate, but she did say to the Off.
GERS that Mr.. Blaul had borrowed
$1l 900 in cash from her, which she
took out of the bank in one lump
and handed over to him against the
advice of the bank official who was
waiting on her about the .oose way
she was handling such a large sum.
For this loan she was given notes
by Mr.. Blaul, and she had an un-
derstanding with him that she was
to be protected by a life insurance
policy of $4,000, payable to his es.
tate, the proceeds of which he was
to will TO her.
Miss Oliver spoke in the highest
terms of Mr.. Blaul as a friend and
as a prince among men, whose little
finger she would not harm.
Alone With His Body.
Miss Oliver called at the under
takers rooms Tuesday afternoon to
view Mr.. Blaurs body, with which
she was left alone for quite a
period.
She also visited the home of Au.
gust w. Blaul. the only brother Of
Frederick II. Blaul, the same after
noon. The object, she said. was 20
offer coincidence to the family.
Later August w. Blaul entered a
taxi-cab with her and escorted her
to her home.
Anent the animated conversa-
ton in which Miss Oliver and
Frederick II. Blaul were seen TO en-.
gage on Center street not far from
the Strand Theater on the day be-
fore his illness, II is stated that Mr..
Blaul sought the interview. and that
Miss oliver at first wished to AVOID
1t. but he persisted in arranging
for It over the telephone
The purpose Of the interview, IL is
understood, was that Mr.. Blaul must
cease paying her attention in Cum
berland, that he had become recon-
ciled to his wife, and that 1t would
be best that their meeting IN Cum
berland cease.
This seemed greatly to affect
Blaul, as he later called her on the
telephone and asked her II the break,
as far as meeting in Cumberland was
concerned, was final. He was told
that It was.
Miss oliver declared that instead
OF her seeking the companionship of
Mr.. Blaul, the reverse was quite
true, that he often called up four or
five times a day.
Why She Sought Blaul.
Miss Oliver never saw Mr.. Blaul
during the week that he was i'll, but
Il Is understood that she called up
a fellow director Of Mr.. Blaul In a
business enterprise here, asking II
he could locate him, as she Thought
she could save Blaul a lot Of money.
II Is understood that Miss Oliver
had others call up the home OF MIR.
Blaul only to find that he had given
word that he was not to be disturbed.
A business associate OF Blaul
stated that he was making every ef.
fort to untangle his rather involved
business affairs and that recently
he had paid off two notes, one for
IS 900 and another for $500.
No report has been received yet
from the chemical analysis OF part
Of the anatomy of Blaul, sent to
Baltimore, but II Is expected this