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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-04
Chief Pratt Denies Police
Listed ScriUener as Suicide

tective was suffering from a
malignant disease which Wou!d
have interfered with his marriage
to Miss Helen Barnes Parker of
Mclean, Va, now Mrs. John F.
Maragon of Chicago; which was
set for the night following his
death.
Pratt also claims to have found
the finger.print on the side Of the
weapon which killed Scrivener,
and which Detective Sergeant
Fred Sandberg, chief Of the iden-
LITIGATION bureau and a nationally
known finger print expert, told
the grand jury existed.
Finger Prints Searched
Pratt was unable to state why,
in the three years which have
elapsed since the discovery of
this print, the police have done
nothing to trace the flngerprint.
He said, however, it might have
been the fingerprint of Detective
Sergeant Thomas Nally, who
picked up the weapon in a hand.
kerchief and took it to head.
quarters. But he has never or,
dered an effort made to find out
District Attorney Leo A. Rover
Is said to be instituting an ex.
haustive search of more than
100000 classified fingerprints or
file, in the Department of Justice
and 1000, 900 on file in the War
Department to ascertain if the
party who made e print on the
death gun can be located.
Scrutiny Of the finger-prints OF
members of the police department
also was contemplated, 1t was un
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-04

instrumental In preparing the
lookout message and how he SC
readily recognized the fugitive on
the street. It was suggested nat
Scrivener might have been one
Of the two detectives who was
trailing Moore when he dropped
his implements" in the trash
box.
No explanation was ever given
as to why Moore was not
allowed to try to identify the
officers who found his gun. which
later was used to kill Scrivener
While Detective Sergeant Ed
ward J. Kelly was testifying
Coroner ]. Ramsey hewitt ruled
out of the record and stopped
Kelly from testifying further to
rumors, conversations and hear
say.
This move was vigorously op.
posed by Ringgold Hart, assistant
corporation counsel, who was
present at the hearing.
George d. Horning, jr., the as
sistant district attorney, was pres
ent representing the Government
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-04
BOWLES SEIZED
IN CONTEMPT

Norman s.. Bowles, former
Washington lawyer, was today
arrested by Deputy United States
Marshal John J. ClarkSon on a
contempt of court charge made
by Judge William C. Coleman,
of the Federal court in Baltimol e,
and after a plea Of not guilty
was released on bond Of $1,000
for a hearing December IL.
Bowles was one Of the defend
ants in the famous Nicky Arm
stein case and served a prison
term. He was disbarred after a
complaint by the local bar asso-
citation and came into the lime.
light again recently when the
justices of the District Supreme
Court in general terms found
that he had been holding himself
out as an attorney at law,
despite his previous disbarment,
and ordered him to pay a $lCO
fine. Bowles appealed and his
appeal is now pending in the
Court of Appeals.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-04
HOOver's Conference
Goes on Air Tomorrow

The opening session of Presi.
dent Hoover's business confer.
ence will be broadcast at 10,
o'clock tomorrow morning over a
coaSt-tocoast network Of National
Broadcasting Company and Co.
lumbia BroadcaSting System sta
lions, through WRC and WMAL.
The meeting will take place in
the Council Chamber of the
United States Chamber of Com
merce here. Addresses will be
made by, President Hoover. Will
lam Betterworth, president of the
United States Chamber of Com
merce; Julius H. Barnes, chair
man Of the Board of Directors of
the United States Chamber Of
Commerce. and DR.. Julius Klein,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-04
NEW SENAT 7 OR
On WAY HERE

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec. 4
1,N.S.) Patrick Sullivan, mil
lionaire oil and sheep man of
Casper, will leave for Washing
ton. D. c., and the United States
Senate tomorrow. His appoint
ment to succeed the late Francis
e. Warren to the Wyoming Sena-
torship until another successor
can be chosen at special cleo
ton to be held late next month,
was announced by Gov. Frank C.
Emerson last night.
Sullivan's appointment followed
a special meeting Of the Repub-
lican State central committee in
Cheyenne. and word of the ap-
pointment was conveyed to him
in Casper,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-04
MaragOn, Pal of ScTUener,
Appears Before Jury Today

cation, was repudiated last night
by Chief Pratt.
Maragon told the jury that De-
tective Sergeant Ira Keck tried
to have him discharged from
his position with the District
National Bank because he ex-
pressed the opinion at headquar-
tiers one night that Scrivener was
murdered.
Mrs. Maragon, former Miss
Parker, fiancee of Scrivener, in
formed the jury of a visit by Pratt
and Kelly to her home at which
she declares Kelly tried to have
her testify before the coroner'S
jury that she had seen the death
gun in Scrivener'S car a number
of times.
Mrs. Maragon also told of
Kelly claiming Scrivener had q
disease and Of her refusal to fol-
low Kelly'S Suggestion" that she
be examined by q physician.
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Detectives, officials and uniformed
officers were everywhere.
Although Major Henry G. Pratt,
superintendent Of police, was not
present this morning, he has
been subpoenaed.
Former Chief On Hand
Former Chief Major Edwin B.
Hesse, Capt. Guy Burlingame, re-
tired; Finger-Print Expert Sand
berg, Lieut.. Warren o. Embrey,
night chief of detectives, and a
large group Of uniformed officers
and plain clothes men were on
hand.
An unexpected witness to APP
= pear was Garner Scrivener, a
detective sergeant Of Akron, Ohio,
brother of the slain policeman.
Scrivener said he was not GER
tain what he would be asked to
testify. When questioned by re-
porters, he said that he may be
asked about a letter written by
Arthur Scrivener to his parents
in which Arthur expressed JOY
at his coming marriage and told
them what a wonderful girl was
his fiancee, Miss Helen Barnes
Parker, Of Mclean, Va, now Mrs.
John F.. Maragon, Of Chicago.
This letter would sweep aside
another false impression put out
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-04
Pistol Finger Print Evidence
Kept Secret for Three Years

Scrivener was found shot
through the heart in a George
town alley early on the morning
of october Is, 1926. Police showed
great activity for a week and
then decided it was a suicide"
and apparently lost interest in it.
On November II, 1925, a Coro-
ner's jury declared it a murder,
after refusing to permit Kelly,
over protests of police counsel, to
tell of his theories, the rumorS
he had heard and other matters
described by the Coroner as
irrelevant.
For the first time a Grand Jury
began investigation of the case
this week, after John L. Gibson,
former policeman, had told an
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-04
Wilson to Be Denied
Right to Senate Seat
In Committee Report

All hope Of William B. Wilson,
member of Woodrow Wilson's
wartime Cabinet, securing a seat
in the Senate, disappeared today
when it was learned the Senate
Elections Committee would de-
eide almost unanimously that he
did not win from William S. Ware
In Pennsylvania 1926 election.
A majority Of the committee
was supporting a report declaring
Ware legally elected over Wilson.
A minority. however, was defend
ing a report declaring Wilson had
failed to prove his contest, but
that there was sufficient evidence
brought forth to prove the cleo
ton so tainted with fraud and
corruption as to void 1t. The
minority, therefore. will declare
against both Ware and Wilson, it
was said.
Wilson's only hope for getting
Wares seat has been based on
belief that a MINORITY Of t.
committee would declare him
legally elected.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-04

The official ''communique" Of
October 80, 1925, given to rs
newspaper men by high officials
and detectives of the washington
police department, branding De-
tective Scrivener a suicide, today
stands repudiated by the head Of
the police force, who then was
chief of detectives.
AS witness after witness before
the Grand Jury which is probing
this three-year-old killing has
knocked prop after prop from the
police suicide theory, Henry G.
Pratt, superintendent Of police.
last night gave out an official
statement denying that the police
believe ScriVener suicide.
Neither I nor the Police De.
partment have ever, said SERVE
ner committed suicide" Pratt de-
clared.
When questioned about the story
Of Scrivener having a malignant
disease, which a number OF wit
nesses declare Lieut.. Edward j.
Kelly, deposed chief of the homi-
eide squad, told them. Pratt said:
II never said that. I imagine
the rumors that he had a disease
became prevalent as a result OF
the refusal Of DR.. Bateman to
tell about Scrivener's condition
when he testified at the coroner's
inquest"
Bateman Denies Rumors
DR.. Bateman yesterday un,
qualifiedly denied to newspapers
reporters. as he left the grand
jury room, that ScrivenerS was IN
anything but perfect health al
the time of his death. He speci.
fically denied that the slain de
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-04

John F. Maragon, former pal of
the slain detective, testified today,
telling the Grand Jury of CONVEX
sations he had with Scrivener
prior to his death in which the de-
tectiye had expressed fear of being
bumped off" for his activity in
Investigating the theft Of seized
liquor from the property room at
police headquarters, allegedly by
. high police official.
Maragon also told the jury
Of being called to police headquar-
tiers, upon his return to Washing
ton three months after Scrivener
was killed, and of being told by
Kelly in the presence of other
members of the force that,
"Scrivener-that dirty yellow rat.
committed suicide" because he
had a disease"
This statement, which Maragon
says Kelly made without qualifi-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-04
Prisoner From LedUenWOrth
To Tell Story of Death Gun

Another witness, whose teSti.
mony is looked forward to with
interest, is Henry Miller Moore,
alias kid" Savage, a burglar now
serving a term in Leavenworth
penitentiary.
It was Savage's gun which
killed Scrivener. Moore stole it
at Vero Beach, Fla, several
weeks before the murder and
dropped it in a trash can near
Seventh and H Streets Northwest
when he spotted two detectives
trailing him.
He picked it out of six guns
laid on a desk in the District
Attorneys office after Kelly, sew.
eral days before, had laid the
other five before him at the
District jail and kept Moore
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-04

audience at the Washington
Forum that Kelly either killed
Scrivener or knew who did"
Kelly and Pratt demanded a
thorough probe of the affair the
next day. BY the time they they
arrived at Rover's office Gibson
had already been examined by
the Grand Jury.
On the very first day Of the
probe, Sandberg told the Grand
Jury of the existence Of the
finger-print clue, which police
have apparently kept secret for
more than three years. He said
it had been checked against
Scrivener's prints and found not
to correspond.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-04

gun in his pocket. When Moore
said his gun wasn't there Kelly
declared that Moore was taking
about owning the gun.
Police also announced they had
checked Moore's story about steal.
ing the weapon in Florida and
found nothing in it," When the
District Attorney checked it, how
ever, they found Moore was tell
ing the truth.
Moore asked that the detective
force be lined up in front of him
and said he could identify the
two detectives who fished his
gun out Of the trash can. Instead
of doing that, the police hustled
him back to jail as soon as his
testimony before the coroner's
jury had been concluded.
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FAIL To PLACE
BLAST BLAME
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Robert E. Lynch wishes to ques.
ton.
Tell Paxton to send for them, "
Lynch told a >bailiff. and tell
him not to talk to them before
they come in here"
Witness Called Unfair
Spirited clashes of Lynch with
G. Bowdoin Craighill, attorney
for the store, enlivened the ses-
sions today. Detective Lieut.
Joseph c. Morgan, head OF the
homicide squad, testified that
Paxton had said he did not have
the address Of Orchard, although
he had the addresses Of other
store employees. He had been un-
able to learn the reason for
Birchard leaving the stores em
ploy, he said.
His statement brought Craighill
to his feet. This witness is IN
fair, Your Honor" he Shouted.
I'VE will be glad to give you the
former addresses. of Birchard and
Paxton has them for you now"
II will also be glad to tell you
privately why Orchard left the
company. I do not want to make
a public statement of the reasons.
though. 1t had nothing to do
with this case"
Lynch said he had been told
why Orchard left, and felt conf
dent that it was not because of
the accident. 1t was at that point
that a juror asked that Birchard
be found and brought in for queS-
tioning.
Water Was Muddy
Lieutenant Morgan read a
statement of Mrs. Edward L.
Shipley, 81, soda fountain girl,
who was scalded by the steam
and is under the care of physi-
clan. She said the water had
been muddy for at least two
weeks before the explosion and
that at times no hot water, but
only steam would come from the
pipes.
Assistant Manager Birchard
had been told Of the conditions,
she said and had replied that it
was because the pipes were old
and rusty.
The water in the ladies room
wash basins was muddy and rusty
too, she said, and the girl
employees came to the soda foun-
tain to get drinking water be-
cause that in the rest room was
not # for such use, Mrs. Shipley
stated,
Craighill asked Lieutenant
Morgan if he had not sent one
of his men to question Pauline
Hayes.
ST did," said Morgan.
Didn't she say there was moth
ing unusual about the water the
day of the explosion" asked
Craighill.
She said nothing" Morgan
replied.
"She said nothing was wrong
with the water, didn't She?" de-
manded Craighill.
"She said she had been told not
to talk, and she didn't talk. "
Morgan replied.
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FATHER KILLS Z
CHILDREN LEST
HELOSE THEM

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for his truck and wave him at
each trip he made.
The bodies of the children were
taken to the Ryan funeral parlor,
300 block Pennsylvania Ave. 81
E. No time has been set for the
inquest.
The tragedy took place in the
home of the children's grand
mother, 1900 block B St. S. E.
Terrified by the four shots fired
in rapid succession, Pumphyey's
Tnother-in-law, Mrs. Thomas
watts, and Charles A. Mcdonald,
who occupied the suite of rooms
above the Watts apartment.
rushed into the living room to>
find Humphrey standing over the
dead bodies Of his two. children,
a gun smoking in his hand.
Russell Arrests Him
Policeman J. T. Russell, Fifth
precinct, fuSneu InIo LIle HoIne
and placed the man under arrest.
AS the gruesome sight met his
eyes Russell exclaimed:
MY God, man, why olo you
do it?"
Humphrey calmly replied:
st am satisfied. If can't have
them. no one else can. They are
with God. If you had as much
trouble on your mind as have
on mine. you would probably do
worse"
Humphreys action, could not be
explained by his family or friends,
the only probable cause being the
pending divorce action, which he
feared would take his children
away from him. The 35-year-old
baker, it was found had note
in his pocket from his wife ask.
/ ing for a reconciliation. She told
police that they had met only
last Sunday to make plans for an
ending of their differences soI
that their children would not\
suffer,
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a lew days before Scriyener was
murdered.
He declared that he had
turned around and saw the two
detectives fish his implements
from the trash box. He said he
could identify the two if they
would lineup the detective squad
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-04
Moore, NoW in Penitentiary,
Picked Gun From Six .ShOun

Moore declared he was prepar
ing to do a hold-up job near
Seventh and H Streets North
west when he spotted two de-
tectives trailing him. He said
he dropped his gun and burglars
tools in a trash box and then
ran. He declared that this was
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FULLER Boards
G.O.P.FOES
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announced his retirement.
In virtually daring the powers
that be" to read him out, Fuller
said that perhaps it would be
we'll to allow the voters to decide
that question" at the prelimi-
naries.
Recounting his close associa-
ton with the President, the for
mer governor called attention to
the proffer Of appointments in
the diplomatic service. file said
that "the powers that be" prom
Used him the State delegation to
the Kansas City convention as
a favorite son if he would refrain
from coming out for Hoover.
Fuller said he went to New
York to confer with Ho0ver-to
know his attitude first-hand on
various matters Of public policy
as we'll as the reasons for certain
opposition to his candidacy.
AS the pair dined in an uptown
New York apartment, Fuller said,
fate took Senator Wills of Ohio
out Of the picture and Hoover re-
ceived Fuller'S pledge of support
without any assumption of obli-
CATION on his (Hoover's) part"
Calling for united and enthusi-
astic support of President Hoover
in the Senate in conclusion, the
ex-governor said:
THE greatest thing that could
be accomplished in Washington
today for the benefit of our coun-
try generally and to avoid unem-
ployment and distress in particu-
lar, would be a majority support
for the President, and if I run for
the Senate that will be my first
and perhaps the only plank in my
platform"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-04

Larson Sure Morrow
Will Take Senate Seat

PERTH AMBOY, N. j., Dec. 4
(1.N.SO Assurance that Ambas-
sador Dwight w. Morrow would
accept appointment to the Senate
has been given Gov. Morgan F..
Larson.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-04
5 LOST ON FISHING CRAFT

SANTANDER, Spain, Dec.
". P). - Five persons were
drowned today when the fishing
vessel Reina de Los Angeles was
wrecked near San Vicente Bar,
guerra. The vessel was from
Lequeitio.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-04
BORIS TO ATTEND WEDDING

ROME, Dec. 4 uNSD king
Boris of Bulgaria has accepted
the invitation to attend the we'd
ding Of Crown Prince Umberto
and Princess Marie Jose Of Bel
GUM on January 8,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-27
Two World Records Broken as
Illini Cop Third Big Ten Title
Century and FurIong Marks UnofiCaIy Bettered Martini
Purdue, Double Winner Indiana Finishes Fifth.

century in the record time Of 9.5
seconds. George Simpson, Ohio, with
Tolan challenging him the entire
way, tied the worlds 220-yard rec
ord of 20.6 seconds. Dick RockaWay,
crack Ohio State timber topper,
shattered the second worlds record
by covering the 220-yard low hurdles
in 22.8 seconds.
Tommy Warne Of Kokomo, Ind,
Northwestern vaulter, tied with Vern
McDermott, illinois, in raising the
Bis Ten record to 10 feet, 7 inches.
Sammy Behr, Wisconsin, tossed the
shot AZ feet. 3 inches, to break his
own Conference record.
Orval Martin, Purdue, was one of
the two double winners in the meet.
The Boilerrnaker captured both the
nile and half-mile in fast time.
Sindelar, with fifth in the jaVe-
lii, scored Purdue's other point.
Indiana, usually an outsider,
placed the highest in years, scoring
points with Rinehart first in the
iavelin; Leas, second in the two
mile; Fields, third, and Claphanl,
fifth, in the mile; Smalley, third in
the hammer; Dildine, fourth in the
half; Gebhart, tied for fourth in
the high jump; Gordon fifth in the
100-yard dash and the mile relay
team, fourth.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-27
Indians Drop
Two of Three
to Senators
Week. End Finds TribeSmen
on Short Side; Barn.
hart Does Well.

BIZ Times Special
COLUMBUS, O., May 27-Neno
Leibold's Senator's knocked off the
Indians two in three over the week
end and climbed out of the A. A.
cellar and Louisville fell into the
hole. The Tribe is hanging in
fourth place, trailing the first di-
vision, but Milwaukee is only step
behind and from the class Of ball
being played around the Hickey
loop it is the guess Of the dopesters
that all four eastern A. A. clubs
shortly will be found in second dl-
vision berths.
Excitement in Ninth
In the series opener here Satur-
day. Columbus won, 5 to 4, after
indianapolis caused some excite
ment by rallying for three runs in
the first of the ninth to tie the
count at 4 and 4, but Skidmore
couldn't hold the Senators and they
got a run in their half. Schupp for
the Tribe and Wysong for Columbus
we're the starting hurlers. Winters
finished for the locals and Boone
and Skidmore for Indianapolis.
In the double-header Sunday the
Senator's took the first, 10 to 8, and
Indianapolis the second, 3 to 2. Bud
Teachout pitched the Tribe victory
while Lee Meadows, recently Of the
Pirates, was given a trouncing by
the Bucks in the afternoons open
ing tilt. He was pounded for IA hits
in 1913 innings, Skidmore finishing.
Barnhart Hits Ball
Clyde Barnhart was the best In
dian batter Sunday with two singles
in the first fray and double and
home run in the second.
Two more games remain in the
series, one today and the last
struggle Tuesday. BY playing
game as part of Sun
days twin bill the teams sill get an
off day before the Decoration day
double headers. Louisville is at IN
for two games Thursday
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-27
Young Yank
Tennis cam
Meets Cuba
TiIden, Hunter May Be
Dropped From Squad
in Europe.
BY GEORGE KIRKSEY
United Press Sfah Cnrrrsnnndent

NEW YORK. May 27.-Events
this week will throw light
on Americas chance to regain the
Davis Cup from France. Bill TIL
den and Frank Hunter. Americas
two ranking stars, who failed to
demonstrate their one time brilliant
doubles play by losing in the semi
finals of the French hard court
championships, will be watched
closely in the singles
The young United States Davis
Cup players will meet Cuba in the
American zone final at Detroit
Thursday Friday and Saturday.
The winner will play the European
zone survivor at Auteuil, France,
July 10, 20 and 81 The victor in
the inter-zone final will meet
France in the challenge round July
&c, 81 and %.
Unless Tildren and Hunter clearly
show a return to their old-time
form, sentiment is against their be-
ing chosen as members of the
United States team for the two
final matches if the United States
defeats Cuba.
Passage is booked for John Hem
Messy of Indianapolis; John Van
Ryn of East Orange, N. j.; George
Lott Of Chicago, and Wilmer Allison,
FIT. Worth, Tex. to sail on June
for England to play in the Wimble
don championship prior to their
Davis Cup engagements.
Hennessey, Van Ryn and Allison
we're due to arrive at Detroit today
for their match with Cuba. George
Lott, Americas third ranking play
er, who remained at his studies at
the University of Chicago during
the Canadian and japanese engage
ments, may join the Davis Cup
forces at Detroit.
Although Cuba won an unexpected
victory over Mexico, four matches to
one, the United States is favored
to sweep all five matches.