The Washington times., 1929-11-19
TELL
Of SCR|VENER
WITNESSES
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clared that the story told him by
the Maragons is a secret and will
remain so until future develop
ments bring it to light, it is known
that Maragon told him Scrivener
was engaged in a secret investiga-
ton Of the theft Of liquor from
the property room at headquar.
tiers by a high police official.
He told Rover that on August
10, 1925, when he left for Miami
that Scrivener asked him to look
out for a detective job In Florida
for him because he was "in bad"
with the "powers-that-be" in
Washington police circles.
Mrs. Maragon told Of a wild
party" in the Northwest section
at which Scrivener, Lieut.. Edward
Kelly and another headquarters
detective, now on the force, We'd
for her comparatively and
Scrivener making a wild dash
for her" when the fun began.
Scrivener outdistanced the
other two, she said, and later she
became engaged to him.
Called Him yellow"
Maragon told of Scrivener'S
stated intention to carry through
his investigation Of the head
quarters liquor thefts and CT
Kelly telling him on his return
to washington that Scrivener
was yellow" and killed himself
because Of an alleged social
disease.
Maragon took issue with Kelly
on the social disease rumor and
declared that both the physician
who examined the body and the
undertaken positively deny that
such was the case.
Mrs. Maragon told Of Kelly and
Major Pratt, Superintendent Of
Police, visiting her home after
the murder and insiStently "sug-
costing" that she had seen the
murder gun in Scrivener'S car on
Engaged Hotel Room
She also declared that she told
Kelly Scrivener had told her OF
engaging a room at a local hotel
for their intended honeymoon
just before he was killed. Kelly
had her do this, she declared, to
prove" to her that he had not
intended to go through with the
marriage" because he had never
engaged such room.
She declared that she had also
been frightened into telling this
| to the Grand Jury. partly be-
cause by telling this story she
believed she could help Kelly
solve the murder.
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Maragon.
of Chicago, were called today by
District Attorney Leo A. Rover for
a new conference on the mysteri-
Gus Staying three years ago Of De-
tective Sergt. Arthur B. Scrivener.
Today Mr.. Rover called them
to his office for further informa-
ton. It is believed that the Dis
trict Attorney seeks additional in
formation regarding the secret
rum investigation that Scrivener
was conducting at police head
quarters at the time he was
murdered.
WaIdrOn at Party
Mrs. Maragon was also expected
to give Mr.. Rover more detailed
information regarding the wild
rum party she was invited to and
at which she met Scrivener for
the first time.
She says that Lieut.. Edward j.
Kelly and Detective Joe Waldron
also were at this party. Mrs.
Maragon is believed to have given
Mr.. Rover the name Of two other
girls who also attended the party.
Maragon is believed to have
told the District Attorney a story
Of liquor thefts from the property
room at police headquarters that
are alleged to have involved two
! police officials. One of these
men is said to have acted as
go-between for the other, a higher
official.
Detective Was Drunk
Mrs. Maragon is believed to
have told the District Attorney
that one Of the headquarters de
tectives was drunk at the funeral
Of Scrivener at Winchester, Va.
and that at the last rites a letter
was stolen which was indisputable
evidence that Scrivener really
loved his fiancee and intended to
marry her.
Advocates of the suicide theory
have maintained that Scrivener
really did not intend to marry
Miss Parker but was planning to
wed Miss Catherine Markey, q for
mer fiancee. Miss Marley later
will be Subpoenaed to testify.
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