The Washington times., 1923-06-30
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Navarro, who il booked as being
twenty-four, to be held for inves
tigation.
The communication received yes
terday- morning by District Attorney
Gordon was signed Juan de Ia
Cruz" The name was called to the
attention Of the Philippine Press
Bureau In the Munsey building
where It was explained that this
title is one frequently adopted by
anonymous writer's In Spanish. II
means John OF the Cross" and its
sense in English il in the nature of
Truth Teller" The writer has not
been discovered.
Details Of the missive have not
been disclosed.
When the headquarters men
went to the Abing h0me-one Of a
row Of four modest brick houses
adjacent to q big vacant stretch
at the western terminus Of New
York avenue. they found Mrs.
Abing downstairs and the youth
full Navarro In his room on the
second floor. They accompanied
Scrivener ana Kelly to headquar-
tiers without objection and without
asking, according 70 the officers,
even why their presence was de-
sired. They were unperturbed by
Grants examination. the account
further goes, to which official Mrs.
Abing il said to have explained:
my husband was taken i'll about
O week before his death and COM
planned that he was suffering from
intense pains in the abdomen. ]
didn't know what was the matter
with him, but az his condition
physician. He died two days after
ward"
Navarro is said to have been a
close friend Of his compatriot's but
not to have lived long In the Ahing
home.
Abing was absent all day, attend
ing to his household duties at Com
Mander Mayo's, who ID said to have
regarded his servant highly. Navarro,
80 far as Is known, has not been
employed for some time. Scrfvener
and Kelly made an exhaustive ex-
animation OF every room in the
heuse at 225 last night, but would
not say whether or not they found
anything suspicious. They there
upon locked doors and windows.
Abing was thirty-four years old and
n said to have enjoyed good health.
Child o Couple III.
In the Abing household were
Sophie, five-year-old daughter OF
the couple, and, according to records
Of the Women's Bureau Of the
Police Department, two other chill
dren. Sophie was found to be suf-
fering from whooping cough and
the Health Department ordered her
TO Garfield Hospital. Mystery sur
rounds the Identities Of the other
youngsters.
In the absence of Mrs. Nina c..
Van Wrinkle, chief Of the Women's
Bureau, one operative declared they
were wards of the Board Of Chill.
dren's Guardians. This the board
denied, though it is said Mrs. Aiding
made application several months
ago for assignment Of wards to her
home. None had been placed 1t was
further related.
Navarro was q student at the
George Washington medical school
two years ago, the secretary Of
the school said this morning. Ma
varro was a. sophomore when he
found the studies in ntdica1 science
too arduous to continue.
He Is said to have received tuition
and other funds from an uncle In
Detroit.
Had Cared for Abing.
According to Inspector Grant. the
anonymous letter which started the
Investigation. declared that Navarro
had lived with the Abings previous
1y. and had left the place several
weeks ago. He is said to hae re-
turned about the middle Of the pres
ent month. Grant also declared
that he had information Navarro
had helped care for the sick Abing
and had administered medicines,
regularly prescribed.
Scrivener and Kelly are pushing
the case with all possible CELEBRITY.
overlooking no angle that might
give them more information as to
the past of the dead man, his life
and Navarro. They declared today
that Mrs. Abing's first husband
was a Filipino named S. G..
Asuncton. with whom she lived in
Washington until his death fourteen
years ago in the tuberculosis Hos.
pital from the malady to treatment
OF which the institution is devoted,
Some disparity appears in Mrs.
Abing's recorded age and the al
lege ddate of her first marital ven
ture. II the CURES on the head
quarters blotter are true she must
have been married prior to the
age of fourteen.
According to Grant. Abing's will,
said to bequeath everything to his
wife, has not been filed for probate.
The amount of a life insurance
policy in which she had been
named as beneficiary, the police
assert she declared has MT hann