Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30
ACCUSING WOMAN
TELLS OF THREAT
Wife Says Husband Confess
ed Staying of Scrivener While
He Was Drinking.

With plans of the United States at
torney's office being rounded out for
the beginning Monday of the grand jury
inquiry into the mysterious shooting to
death three years ago of Detective
Sergt. Arthur Schrivener, United States
Attorney Leo A. Rover was today in
possession -of a statement from the
woman who has accused her husband of
being responsible for the killing, that
her life has been threatened since she
recently told the police the story, which
was barred yesterday.
The woman had her first interview
with Rover last night and told him her
53-year-old husband, long a District
employe, had confessed to her while
drinking that he had killed Scrivener
She recently sued him for limited di-
vorce. The woman has been summoned
to appear before a grand jury Monday
and give it all the information IN her
possession.
Rover announced today that he was
undetermined whether the husband
also would be called before the grand
jury. He revealed he considered this
matter for the inquisitorial body itself
to decide. He intimated if the grand
ably would ask that the husband be
summoned.
Husband There, Too.
The woman arrived in Rover's Office
last night almost simultaneously with
the appearance there of her husband
The husband was accompanied by
Lieut.. Joseph Morgan, chief of the
homicide squad, and Hubert E. Brodle,
headquarters detective On seeing her
husband the woman became SO nervous
Rover's secretary found it necessary to
persuade her to stay until Rover could
see her. She seemed reluctant to be in
the same building with her husband.
A few minutes later Rover called the
husband and woman into his office and
questioned them at the same time. 1t
was then that the surprise witness told
the United States attorney she believed
her husband had murdered Scrivener.
The husband denied the charge and
said he never had stayed away from
home all night.
The woman told Rover her husband
came home the morning after Scriv-
-ener's body was found in an alley in
Georgetown without his tie. A cravat
torn in half was graSped in the detec-
tive's right hand when his lifeless form
was discovered.
It was when the woman told Rover
her husband was a heavy drinker that
he first broke in to defend himself. He
was quoted as having said he rarely
ever took drink and at no time had
! been intoxicated.
Tie Is in Doubt.
Rover explained today that he orig
inally had understood from information
furnished him by police that the woman
would be able to identify the tie found
in Scrivener'S hand if given an op-
| portunity to inspect it. He announced
| today, however, that the woman said
| last night she probably would be unable
to say whether the neckpiece was that
! Of her husband.
The charges made 70 the United
| States attorney by the woman are
considered by Rover of sufficient i'm
| portance to warrant her examination
by the grand jury Immediately after
other witnesses have explained 4he find
| ing Of Scrivener'S body. She will be
the first witness heard by the inquiSi-
torial body after the bare fact of the
detectives death has been proved.
The woman told Rover a man she
never had seen before came to her
home two nights ago and asked If she
had rooms to rent. She told the man
she was looking for roomers. He then
went in the house and examined a
room. In the course of the CONVERSE
ton which followed, the man told the
woman, IF you don't keep your mouth
Shut you'll be bumped off just like
| ScriVener."