The Washington times., 1929-11-30
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This alleged statement Of
Walsh's was one of the strongest
props to the police suicide"
theory and statements by Walsh
and his wife appear to have dis
posed Of that.
A few days ago Mrs. Walsh
told a Times reporter that she
and her husband had decided 70
do no more talking to the news
papers because their statements
three years ago had been
garbled" and incorrectly pub.
liShed.
A newspaper report of Walsh's
testimonoy at the Coroner's in.
quest on November II, 1925, read:
walsh identified the tie,
which he said Scrivener had
given him six months or a year
before the detectives death"
Although police speak lightly
of the value Of the story told
by the woman who says her hus-
band killed Scrivener, Rover has
indicated that he feels she is an
important witness and has de-
clared that she will be the first
to testify after police and physi-
clans have painted a word picture
Of the finding of the body and
the details of Scrivener's death.
Balks At Statement
The woman herself, when seen
by a Times reporter, admitted
that she had given certain
information" to Lieut.. Joseph
Morgan, acting chief of the
homicide squad, and Rover. She
refused, however, to speak for
publication.
Public interest in the killing Of
Scrivener today famed up anew
when reports from Rover's office
indicated the Grand Jury investi-
CATION of this sensational homi-
eide, scheduled for next week, may
get somewhere"
Three years of investigation by
newspapers and amateur sieLths
have resulted only in suspicion
being cast on one or more mem
hers of the Washington police
force. Nothing definite ever has
been learned. the police shortly
after the muruer, taking tier
cue from q publicity-SCGklng
vaudeville performer, declared it
a suicide" and a Suicide" it has
been with them ever since.
Wife BIames Husband
Ten days ago a woman walked
into detective headquarters and
tod Lieut.. Joseph Morgan acting
chief Of the homicide squad. she
believed her enstranged husband
was the murderer of Scrlvei ,er.
Questioned as to the reason for
her belief she declared he had
come home about daybreak on
the morning Of the murder with
his necktie missing.
She said she saw no connection
with the Scrivener murder at the
time, but that newspaper reports
recently, in connection with the
coming Grand Jury investigation,
had laid so much stress on the
fact that Scrivener had gripped
in his right hand necktie, ap-
parently torn from the neck Of
his assailant,, that she believed
her husband was the assassin.
20 More SubpOeneas
Rover yesterday gave out q
list of 20 additional witnesses
summoned to appear before the
Grand Jury. In neither of the
two lists, totalling As persons,
has the name of John L. Gibson.
former policeman who was re.
SponSible for the opening up of
the Scrivener case at this time,
appeared.
Those added to the witness list
yesterday are former Capt. Guy
E. Burlingame, Policeman Heine,
of the Second precinct; Col. w. L.
Peake, superintendent of the Dis
trict jail; Policeman Guy Rome,
Eleventh precinct; Private Leo
Murray, of the liquor SQUAD:
Lieut.. Warren o. Embrey, night
chief of detectives; Detectives
Jacob Wolf, C. P. Cox, George
Darnell, H. M. Jett, J. F. Wal
dron, T. F. Sweeney and F.. N.
Alligood; Capt. James L. Hatcher,
War Department small arms ex-
pert; Mrs. Edward j. Kelly, Kath-
crime Kendrick, DR.. Oscar L.
Hunter, of George Washington
Hospital; Major Henry G. Pratt,
superintendent of police; Major
Edwin B. Hesse, retired chief of
police; Ralph Stabler, Morris
Levy, Policeman George Webber.
District Attorneys office; Capt,
Maurice Collins, Seventh precinct:
Policeman Henry Renke, Second
precinct: Policeman Thomas F.,
Heide, Twelfth precinct; Police
man Robert Langdon; Seret.
Thomas McGrath, and Inspector
w. H. Harrison.
Slain 3 Years Ago
Scrivener was found murdered
in an alley on N Street just east
OF Wisconsin Avenue about 1870
on the morning of October 13.
1925. For 10 days the police ap-
parently used every means at
their command to apprehend his
murderer.
At the funeral Inspector Will
liam S. Shelby publicly stated
that Scrivener had been the vic
tim of "a foul midnight assassin"
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