Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-22
CRIEVES LEAVES
FOR 5. D. AFTER
BEING RELEASED
GriswOld Leaves Note
Asking Wife TO Garry
On Business

Death from cyanide poisoning,
self-adminisscred,'' was the verdict
of the coroner $ jury at the inquest
on the body Of II. II. Griswold at
Calexico yesterday afternoon. Girls
void was found dead in his ear sew
cral miles west of CaleXico early
yesterday morning with Il bottle of
poison and Il glass set beside him.
Testimony If witnesses at the in
quest told of The purchase of the
poison by Griswold at Il CaIexico
drug store Wednesday night, and
that he explained at the time tha5
he desired 10 use the poison to
eXterminatc s0A.c ants at his home.
Grover c. Kemp, immigration in
spector at CalcXico, testified to
finding the body and notifying the
sheriff's offic.', who had the body
removed to Calexico.
Two letters were found in Girls.
void s clothes, one addressed to his
wife and the other to Dan Leonard,
of CaleAico, q close personal friend.
In his letter to Mrs. Griswold, he cx-
planned that he could not stand the
disgrace which would fall upon h;rI
following the discovery that his in
Surance affairs on the Mexican side
of the line were not as they should
have been, though he denied any cri-
minal blame TO- this condition. He
urged Mrs. Gliswold 20 continue the
business which he had established
The letter to Leonard contained a
request that he take charge of his
affairs.
Griev2s Disappears
Billy Grievc5, who was employed
by Girls void AMI was taken into
custody by the Mexican authorities
Thursday afternoon, was released
from, ceatt dy Yesterday afternoon
"nd has disappeared. He was seen
III El Centre last night. and con
versed With Il local Lnslness nan
to whom he stated he was on his
way to San Diego and did not
intend 20 return to the valley.
Attempts to find out Just what
the irregularities amounted toi
nave been unsuccessful. Nariou p~-
p!ala'ionS h:vc "e;n gIrca by those
wf.o are in touch with conditions
on The border, ono run or Doing that,
Grieves had failed to make proper
rctrrn - til" Mexican government
fol t'XcS due on Lremiur collected.
Another r"mor is ti.at GrinNes fail
cd to make payment on fire insur
ance poicles when they became d.c.
Whether "r not these stories arc
true, and if true whether thew were
made r'ith the Elowiedsn Of Girls
void is unknown.
Griswold LETT an estate estimated
At 100000 according to a peti-
tion for special letters of admins
filed hv Dan A. Leonard,
with the county clerk this morning.
The petition states that Leonard Is
named as executor of the estate in
Griswold S will and that the or
binary course Of petition for let
tcrs of administration would take
too long and might endanger the
estate The petition was granted
by the Superior court, Judge Comk
ling signing tn. order. d. A. Leon
aid, j. NJ. Edmunds, p. p. Anderson
and Fred r. Jacobs signed bond
in the sum of $4,000 in behalf of
The administrators Ault and Andcr,
son are acting as attorneys for the
estate.
Services on Monday
Funeral services Cor Griswold
will be held Monday afternoon at
= O'Clock from the Community
church at Ca,eXico, with the Rev. II.
l.. Glasby, formerly Congregational
pastor at CalcXico ,officiating. Blu !
rial will be in Evergreen cemetery.
Two brothers and sister of Girls !
void, from his former home in Tex
as, are on their way to CaleXico to
attend the funeral.
The services at TIE cemetery will
be III charge of the CaleXico lodge |
No. Alp, +. 4 A. NJ. of which Girls !
weld was pa>t' master.
Mrs. Griswold is bearing up we'll
under her tragic bereavement, and
is extended the sincerest sympathy !
of host of friends.