Evening star., 1923-08-15
MURDER-SU|C|DE,
INQUEST VERDICT
Witnesses Heard by Coro-
ner's Jury in Double
Tragedy in HyattsviIIe.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


HYATTSVILLE, Md, August 15-
wife, Ivy Estelle Garrison Cartmel.
and then committed suicide, was the
verdict of the coroner's inquest held
in fire department headquarters in
the municipal building here last
night. The double tragedy Monday
night In front of the local moving pic
ture house in Spencer street just off
the main thoroughfare, the Wash
ington-B Baltimore boulevard, when
young Cartmel, a veteran, and mono
type operator in the government
printing office. murdered his wife and
then ended his life with the same
pistol. created a sensation such as
mas: perhaps. never been experienced
IN Prince Georges county,,
Sister-in-Lnw Textiles.
When Justice of the Peace Herbert
). MoHat. acting coroner. called the
hrst witness. Mrs Richard A, Garrt-
son. sister-in- law of the dead woman.
10 the witness stand last night at the
inquest. the courtroom was crowded
to suffocation. Mrs. Garrison testified
she attended the moving picture per-
1ormance. The Unconquerable Man"
with Mrs. Cartmel Monday evening.
Just before they left the show, she
heard her sfsterin law ask Carroll l..
Garrison. her brother. to go home
with her. as Jack has Il gun, and /
am afraid of him" Cartmel had come
In during the performance and taken
d seat beside his wife. When the
party reached the sidewalk. Cartmei
came from the rear of the picture
mouse. and addressing some remark
10 carroll Garrison. began shooting.
She and the dead woman had got
ten about in the middle of Spencer
street. when she heard another shot,
ana Mrs. Cartmel fell on her arm, eX-
claiming, My God. don't let me fall,"
Mrs. Garrison was unable to hold the
dying form that sunk slowly to the
street. Cartmel came close to Mrs
Garrison. the latter explained, and
fastening his eyes upon her, placed
the gun against his temple and fired
bullet into his head.
Afraid of Husband.
Carroll Garrison. the next witness,
testified that he and Emmett Dowden
were sitting together in the show
when his sister whispered To him that
she had felt gun in Cartmel's pock-
ct, and was afraid of her husband.
Garrison declared that on several oc-
would "get him"
Emmett Dowden OF Riverdale cor
roborated the testimony of Garrison.
and declared that after shooting
if to shoot him. He ran up the alley
alonGsidrr picture house. and did
not see the shooting of Mrs. Cartmel.
Charles Norris of East HyattSville
testified he was repairing his motor
cycle in Maryland avenue at the time
of the shooting. He saw all OF the
shots fired ana saw the victims fall
to the street Richard Garrison, a
brother of the dead girl, rushed to his
sister and exclaimed. My God. it is
my sister.
George Wiseman. one of the first to
reach the scene. testified he disc"v-
cred the smoking revolver in Cart
mers right hand.
Doctor Called.
DR. Hillary T. Willis was about
fifty yards from Spencer street. walk
ing up the Washington Baltimore
boulevard when he heard shots.
which he thought was back firing"
from a machine. Carroll Garrison
rushed by him, eXclaiming. Hurry,
doctor, Jack is shooting Ivy. When
he reached the victims Mrs. Cartmel
had no pulse and he could discover
no signs of life. Cartmers pulse was
beating fairly WE'LL" the doctor said.
There was bullet hole in his head
He was certain the man could live
not longer than five or ten minutes.
tinctly heard four shots. but did not
see the shooting. He examined the
gun and found two good shells still
remaining in She six-shooter.
The body of Mrs. Cartmel was
brought to Hyattsville early yester-
day morning from Casualty Hospital
and taken to Gasch's undertaking es-
tablishment here. Funeral services
will be held tomorrow afternoon at
2 o'clock at Gasch's, and interment
will be made in the Laurel. Md. GEM
etery. Rev. C. H. Cannon, pastor of
the Hyattsville NJ. E. Church South,
Will officiate.
Lee Cartmel, father of the dead
man, came to Hyattsville this morn
ing from Roanoke. Va, and made ar
rangements to accompany his sons
remains to the Virginia town tonight
where interment will be made tomor-
row. The body is in Gasch's under
taking establishment in Bladensburg