The Washington times., 1929-11-18
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disease that had SO preyed on his
mind that he was forced to sui
eide. I have since investigated
this charge and have found it
baselesS. Both the undertaken and
a physician have testified that the
charge was absolutely groundleSS.
A police inspector likewise told me
that a falser SANDER had never
been. uttered"
Tells Of Meeting.
Mrs. Maragon today disclosed
for the first time the circum-
stances under which she met
Scrivener. A friend of hers, with
whom she roomed, was going
away to Chicago and invited the
then Miss Parker to a farewell
party that some of the boys were
giving for her.
Mrs. Maragon said that about
10 o'clock a sedan occupied by
headquarters detective called
for the two girls. The sedan was
driven to headquarters to pick up
the rest of the boys.
"Scrivener and Kelly came out
Of headquarters and accompanied
us all to the party, which was
held in the Northwest section.
Kelly and Arthur both made q
wild dash for my arm when we
got to the party, but Arthur
reached me first, and Kelly
seemed rather disappointed I
danced all evening with Arthur
and would not dance with any
of the others"
That was the beginning of the
friendship that would have cul-
minated in marriage had not
death ended the career of SERVE"
ner.
Scrivener Ambitious
Mrs. Maragon said that Scriv-
ener repeatedly told her that he
had ambitions to become chief Of
police. Maragon believes that
the detective believed that If he
was successful in unearthing a
scandal at police headquarters, he
would be rewarded by appoint
ment to the much-coveted post.
Following the murder, Mai.
Henry G.. Pratt. then head Of the
detective bureau, and Lieut.. Kelly
called at Miss Parker's home in
Mclean, Va, and questioned her
regarding the case.
AFTER asking a few questions
in the room with a number Of
other persons" said Mrs. Maragon
today, Kelly asked If he could
speak to me in private. I took
Kelly and Pratt into the Kitchen.
Kelly then asked me three or four
times if I had not seen the
Scrivener death gun before on
any of my weekend trips with
Arthur. I told him positively
that I had never seen the gun
before. He was so inSiStent that
he almost made me believe I had
seen this gun in Arthur'S car.
But I stuck to my denial.
ASkCu ADOub 1UuCyWV
"He then asked me II 1t were
not 50 that Arthur had made
reservations at . hotel here for
our honeymoon. / was 50 con-
fused by this time that I said
Yes hardly knowing what 1 was
saying and believing that an af-
firmative answer was what he de-
sired and what would help him
solve the case.
"I didn't know at that time
that Kelly was. trying to make it
out a suicide. Later before the
cOrOner's jury / repeated this
story about the hotel reservation
even though I knew it was not
so, because / felt it was incumbent
upon me to be consistent and the
Jury had me so scared i could
hardly think.
Later I learned that Kelly
pointed cut that the hotel reser.
vations had never been made, but
that Scrivener had told me he
intended to make them, and that
the upShOt Of the whole matter
was that Scrivener never intended
to marry me, but instead to marry
Catherine Markey, with whom he
had gone previously"
BIames Kelly for Fear
Mrs. Maragon said that Kelly
inspired her with a dreadful fear
of the coroner's jury. She said
that he succeeded in keeping her
from testifying at the first in
quest, which returned a verdict
of suicide. When she was finally
subpoenaed to testify at the
second inquest, which held that
Scrivener had been murdered,
Mrs Maragon said that Kelly
told her:
"Inotry to see if I can't do the
talking for you, so that you won't
be upset"
Mrs. MaragOn said that Kelly
told her not to talk too much
and under no circumstances to
mention the circumstances un.
der which she met Scrivener.
IT was SO wrought up when I
went before the jury that felt
that the members bore me ami
mostly, that they were to be
feared, that Kelly, on the other
hand, was my friend and pro-
tector.
"But after the inquest was over