Evening star., 1926-11-17

Miss Helen Barnes Parker.s
Friends Noticed Chasee.
The climax of Miss Marl,ey's testi-
mony was the statement sAe alleged
Scrivener made when she Finally re-
fused to retain his ring, "N hll, Cathe,
rine, I'm not married yet-9od knows
what will happen
Miss Markey also noted tlsat he was
nervous and apparently IL : tense
frame of mind.
Miss Parker described Scrivener' s
impetuous advance of a wedding date
at first from October 80 to 1ctoher -.
Of his excuse of trip to DHrville and
the fact that a minister WaH busy, to
postpone the date until Cs'tober IL
and of his presenting her wsth ring
that was very loose upon her finger.
Matthew Walsh. with wltDm Scriv-
ener lived, testified he had fnOwn the
deceased detective since klis early
youth, said he had no knowledge of
the contemplated marriage but no
tiCed "a little change" in sScrivener
during those last two week4 when he
seemed more quiet than uss sal.
Walsh also identified necAtie Scriv-
ener had given him. This nscktie was
a mate in every way excels. in color
for the tie found in ScriveAer's hand
at the time of his death.
The matter OF MoOre's kestimony.
| which had caused a delay 81 the out
set of the inquest had not befn decided
finally as the morning session drew
near close.
Procedure Delays Opesing.
A protracted conference sover the
method of procedure to he kemployed
during the balance OF the itQ,IeSt de-
layed the opening this morning for so
minutes.
Principals in the spirited debate.
which was conducted in lkdertones
and out OF hearing of the jusors. were
Coroner J. Ramsay hewitt, sAssista mt
! District Attorney George sHornng,
jr., Inspector Pratt. DetectSe Sergt
Ed. Kelly and Assistant Corporation
Counsel Ringgold Hart.
One of the principal pOiINs under
discussion was whether fDeteCtive
| Kelly would he permitted / to give
testimony contradicting expected fur
ther testimony of MoOreA who is
held at the District Jail. Moore is
said to be ready to testif!Z that he
saw the gun which killed Sscrivener
thrown into a trash can end later
picked up by couple of ssupppsed
pla lain-clothes men. Final" this problem
was solved by suggesting Nhat In
spectOr Pratt and Maj. PeSton Cor
don, district attorney, coEHer over
fthe telephone as to "a unified:Spresenta-
ton of the case.
Further Inquiry Sought.
The inquest waited while Inspector
Pratt departed to make the %sll. Upon
returning Inspector Pratt brought the
information that the disSrict at
tOrneys office was opposed q any tes-
timony attempting furtherIto trace
ownership of the pistol gOiKg to the
jury until an opportunity for fur
ther investigation of Moort's state
ments had been afforded thu district
attorneys office.
At one time during the Conference
| Inspector Pratt offered to &llOW the
inquest to end without surtHer police
testimony If the restrictiore sought
by Mr. Horning on collateralSevidence
were to apply TO the testimony of
police investigators. This deposition
was held in allowance by Coroner
hewitt pending the outcome of the
Telephone conference. !
The delay caused the SPECTATORS,
not quite so numerous as Yesterday
to become restive, and faKe ru1nor
|
concluded. was circulated.
Sentenced to Five Yeats.
Assistant District Attorney George
Horning then was called toNhe tele-
phone to receive instructions from
Maj. Gordon. IS
Henry Miller Moore. "a Wars old,
the witness whose proposed testimony
caused the delay. was senteYced last
Friday to five years in the'.: peniten-
tiary following conviction ..n cases
charging him with the ROBBERY of
5000 from the safe of thes Avenue
Grand Theater on Septembes 10 and
with robbing the store otS Samuel
Mitchell. at I'll Ninth strea. where
eight watches valued at $3J l, were
taken from the show window on Sep
tember Is.
During the course of the Nlvestiga
tion headquarters detectives several
times had endeavored to ha Sc Moore
identify the pistol with which Scriv-
ener was killed. At one ting he said
the pistol was a blue steel Weapon: AT
another he said it was a piHtOl with
a hammer The pistol really was a
hammerless nickelplated firsarm.
Failed to Take All FingerRrints.
After the long delay ana AhJe the
ruling as to Moores testink.ny was
still being held in abeyari:e. Fred
Sandberg, Identification eXpesst of the
Police Department, was callEi to-
days first witness lie TESTIFIED he
took prints OF the thumbs ds SERVE.
ner. but did not take printt of his
fingers. He said small frnction OF
a print was on the death p&ioI hut
THAT he was unable To determine from
what part of the hand it hads come.
Joseph William Brannan. 1 neigh
Dor of Scrivener. and hi3 sister
Ethel, were the next Witnesses
called. So far as is KNOWN. they
were the last to rec Scriveter alive
before his death early OH Thy morn
ing OF October l3. Brennan3r estitied
that he saw Scrivener near Miscon
sin avenue and y street diving in
his automobile about l2:l0f o'clock
that morning. lie talked u Scriv
ener he testified. regarding ~ ticket
he had gotten for speeding
| Miss Markey Testife:.
The next witness was Mks Mar
KEY. Her testimony started{ with a
categorical series of questitns and
answers from Coroner NeIitt and
her.
did you know Arthur scr,vener?''
Yes"
How long did YOU know shim?"
Two ana a nalr or three Gears"
Did you know him quite we'll"
Yes