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The Washington times., 1930-10-06
CHAPTER LV
WIDOW CLEARED IN
FARNsVVORTH MURDER


'sDemented Maid Kills Self After
Pennlng Confession 70
slayinE Rich Man
Catherine Farnsworth, pretty
young widow convicted last
Tuesday Of the murder Of her
millionaire husband, today
stands innocent of the crime.
"A demented housemaid, Mar
guerite spinney. now q suicide,
was the real murderer Of Alfred
e. Farnsworth.
"This sensational develop
ment in q case that has al
ready attracted national inter
est, came with the SiInultaI1e-
GUS finding Of the Spinney
woman's body and the confes-
sion she had written before tax
ing 4 fatal overdose Of opium.
Credit for the dramatic
vindication Of Mrs. Farnsworth,
in the face of her conviction in
Judge EaSt's court, Is freely
given to her own attorneys,
Jesse p. Allen and Henry A.
Gunther.
Weak Point
"In refusing to accept the
aY1Y1arantlV inevitahle thew
sought desperately for q way
out Of the tangled mess of
circumStantial evidence that
enmeshed their pretty client.
They chose as q weak point in
the prosecutions case the dis
appearance of Marguerite Spin
ney, held at the beginning CT
the trial as material witness
for the State.
ut was the Spinney woman
who was in the house with Mrs.
Farnsworth on the night of the
murder.
THE attorney for the defense
were certain that rigid cross
examination Of this woman
would bring out facts vital to
the case, and the correctness of
their surmiSe Is seen now in the
virtual admission Of District At
torney Robert Macmillan that
the new evidence clears Mrs.
FarnsWorth.
"The confession of Marguerite
Spinney is now in the hands of
the district attorney. It is a
long, painfully written docu-
ment whose details dovetail per-
fectly in clearing up hitherto
mysterious elements in the case.
In the opinion of the proSecu-
tion, the confession will necessi-
tate setting aside the jury's YER
dict and granting Mrs. Farms
worth q new trial. This, how.
ever, promises to be a mere for
mality, and the case will proba-
bly, be dismissed on motion of
the district attorney.
The finding of Marguerite
Spinney and the contents of
her confession form q strange
chapter in criminal history.
1T was not until late last
night that Mrs. Farnsworth's
. attorneys, working desperately,
finally succeeded in finding the
missing housemaid in a tene-
ment house i'm Stockton Street,
near Chinatown. E
TraiIed by Police
Convinced that they had
found her hiding place, and &C.
companied by Officers jerks
and Burgess Of the northern
police station, they raped on
the door. After repeated raps
had, elicted no response, the.
officers broke down the door.
They found the body ofNfar-
guerite Spinney, dressed all in
white, lying on the bed. Her
long, dark red hair streamed
over the pillow and she ap-
peared at first to be sleeping.
Coroner Webster estimates
that she had been dead about
seven hours.
"It is believed that the wo,
man was not q dope addict,
and that the opium which
caused her death was procured
with suicidal intent.
I'm her confession. found BY
her side. the dead woman re.
Vealed the long, sordid story of
The Washington times., 1930-10-06
THE YEAR AHEAD
For Those Whose Birthday Is
October 6

THE YEAR AHEAD
For Those whose Birthday Is
October 6
II today is your birthday dur.
Ing the coming year you may
feel an adverse influence from
the planet Uranus to the sun.
You should guard against sud-
den changes and erraGlc
actions. New connections made
at this time are apt to prove
disappointing. Keep at regular
work and strive TO maintain
pCise.
Important dates Avoid ex.
cesses Of all kinds. take no
risks and maintain routine
from October 8 to 81, November
/ to IL, December 8 to %,
January / to 81, February / to
40, March 26 to April 16. Good
for general affairs from No
yeuaber 2 to IL, March 8 to 10,
June IS to as, July 8 to IL.
Contradictory dates show two
opposing influences.
A child born today will be.
affable, artistic, emotional and
attracted to his home. He will
be sensitive and although apt
to be Jealous he viii be devoted
to those whom he loves. He
should succeed in artistic work.
affairs connected with home
6I in some business where
aSsUematic investigation is
needed.
October 7
II october 7 is your birthday
it would be advisable for yoI to
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By Hazel Livingston

who had several aliases, disap-
peared at the same time, and
probably left the vicinity for
good.
"Brooding over her dismissal
and disgrace. the Splnney wo-
man seems to have rapidly lost
her mind. She attributed all
her misfortune to her late en-
ployer and at first bitterly
accused him of having turned
her lover. Leeds, against her.
Later she seems to have
changed her story and ac-
cused Horace FarnsWorth of
the paternity Of her daughter,
Marguerite, who was born that
same year. She made several
half-hearted attempts to black
mail the aged millionaire, and
on the twenty-eightn of May,
1895, he swore out a warrant
against her. She withdrew her
charges, and the case was
dropped.
She died on June Q, 1902,
when the daughter, Marguerite,
was z. tuberculosis is recorded
as the cause Of death, though
starvation was hinted at by
neighbors. She never worked
after leaving the FarnsWorth
house and her small savings
rapidly dwindled. Towards the
last. she and the child, Mar
guerite, lived in almost unbe-
lievable squalor and poverty.
"A few days before her death
she sent the child Marguerite
to the FarnsWorth house; with
note to the wife of Horace
FarnsWorth's son, Alfred, then
mistress of the house. The
note, which was found with
papers on file in the late
Alfred Farnsworth's safe, ue-
clared that she was the daugh-
ter Of Horace FarnsWortil. and
pleaded for her care curing
her lifetime.
rMrs. Alice Farnsworth, IA
nous for her philanthropy,
active in the founding Of rescue
homes and free hospital beds
for children, took the child
into the home, although no
credance was ever placed in
her story. Her determination
to keep her resulted in many
bitter family quarrels as Alfred
FarnSworth was bitterly op-
posed to her stand.
Mentally Weak
"Part of her childhood Mar
guerite spent in a hospital for
the tubercular at Alice Farms
worth's expense. She regained
her health but showed from
earliest childhood evidence OF
mental weakness. She was never
quite normal.
'"The love affair between her
and the late Alfred Farms
worth's child, Chester, developed
after Alice Farnsworth's death,
when Marguerite was about e
and the Farnsworth boy ID.
Alfred FarnsWorth Immediately
sent chester to a school in the
East. Marguerite's active hatred
Of him seems to have begun at
that time. ..o..
con Chester's return from
school the affair was resumed
eliminating in the birth q a
child ID, Marguerite, in MaTys-
Vile. Calf. It was left IN the
care Of a couple named Scud-
ding, residents of Marysv1lie'
and died within a few months.
Marguerite kept the knowledge
of its death from Chester, ana
exacted payments from him
over a period Of years. All
knowledge of the child W q $
kept from Alfred Farnsworth,
who to the day Of his death
believed his son innocent Of
any relationship with the maid,
and let her feel his disgust at
what he frequently called her
brazen behavior and attempt
to ensnare his son.
Many of these facts were
brought out at the, trial, but
flatly denied by Chester Farms.
worth"
Continued Tomorrow
(CopyrtEht. 1880. by King Featurs
The Washington times., 1930-10-06

with = lisp. . weak chin. .
chiffon character and . dim
pie in place Of a soull
A man used to perform feats
Of courage to prove his love:
but, nowadays, it's real love
if he doesn't even glance out
of the corner of his eye at the
taximeter, while he's kissing
you.
The sweetest vindication q
wife can have is to hear her
husbands stenographer verify
her own opinion of him.
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WHAT DO you
KNOW
-Answers r Today's Test

t-Answers T TOday's Test
Questions on Editorial Page
Answers to today's test:
I. Hire. 2. Beg. 8. Advan.
tageous. 4. Civil. 5. Savage.
8. Edna st. Vincent Millay.
z. White Island, near Spitz-
bergen. 8. VioliniSt. 3. Plant
ing trees and shrubs. 10. Dull
yellow orange. IL. OF Surnp-
tuous quality. IL. Revolution.
Is. Charles Dickens. IA. gWam-
ba. IS. Howard.
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CORRECT
MANNERS
Mrs. Cornelius Beeckman
Formal JeweIry


Formal Jewelry
DEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
During the winter / have
attended q. great number Of
formal affairs. and at each ]
have worn my watch on my
wrist with a silver ribbon at
tached to it instead Of the
customary black ribbon. Ny
friends say that this is en-
tfrely wrong. that ! should not
wear the watch ct all to . for
NAL dance. Please advise me.
s. S.
I agree with your friends
that, with formal attire. 1t is
better form not to wear q
watch.
The Washington times., 1930-10-06

A car Of year awn Ia your safest
transportation and II ean be procured
al a low cOsi from the automobile
dealers advertising In tOday'a Classified
Ads.
The Washington times., 1930-10-06

hut something the with whom
nirt
Perhaps you pass each morning building
live in neghbOrhoOd
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CONTINUED Tomorrow
(Copyrtght. 1880. by King Featurs
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-04
lee DISCUSSES
COUNTY TAX ISSUE
Democratic Leader Replies
to Questions Raised by
Progressives.
Sian correspondent Of The Star.

BY Stan Correspondent of The Star.
DAMASCUS, Md, September A.
Taking UP the personal tax payment is
sue, as raised by the Progressive DEM
ocrats, Mai. E. Brooke Lee, leader of
the Democratic organization last night
revealed the amount of taxes paid by
himself and others on his ticket in an
address before more than 1000 persons
at an open air organization meeting
beside the Junior Order OF united
America Mechanics Hall here last
night.
In 1927, Maj Lee said he, his
father. his brother and his real estate
concern paid about $4,000 in county
taxes. Following the reassessment OF
that year, about which the ants COM
plain, Mai Lee said the county taxes OF
his family and firm jumped to $11.254.
In addition, the organization leader
declared, he pays $4,000 a year special
taxes for roads, water and sewers, etc.
Mai Lee spoke nearly an hour on
the issues of the campaign, explaining
the organizations aims and accomplish
mentS.
our record is too good to attack. If
stated truthfully," he said in presenting
a defense of what he described as the
untruthful charges of bossism, inef1-
cheney and dishonest administration.
Salient features of his speech included
assertions that the upper part Of Mont
gomery County had received $500 900
more in the past 10 years than the two
suburban districts, mostly for the con-
Struction of roads, and that the organi-
Zation was pledged to a policy of bring
ing one-half of all road money into the
upper half of the county.
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DRY BACKING LIMITED
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OXFORD, Ohio, September 4 (R.-A
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Quake Hits India.

RANGOON. Burma, September 4 tE).
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Candidates Named for Va
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tee Meeting at Marlboro.
By a stan Correspondent Of The Star.
rYrv,x,xa HrADr DAnN AZ e.~t~,..

UPPER MARLBORO. Nd, September
ticket through the naming of its can
didates for the Orphans Court and two
more delegates to the State convention
was accomplished at meeting of the
party's State central committee yes
terday.
According to an announcement of
Albert r. Hassall, secretary to the COM
mittee and unopposed Republican
candidate for States attorney, the COM
Croome, John Callahan of Piscataway,
and Mrs. Lula A. Bickford of Berwyn
for the Orphans Court.
Mrs. Bickford is. now a member Of
the State central committee. ;.
The committee also selected J. Frank
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PerEan Of Brandywine. States attorney
Tor Prince Georges County, and Harry
a. sweeney OF Piscataway. as additional
delegates to the State convention.
The committee had previously selected
seven delegates to the convention, all
that 1t is permitted. BY naming two
more, each delegate will have only
seyen-ninths Of a vote, Hassan ex-
planned.
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TRAPPERS HIRE PLANE
FOR N0RTHWARD TREK
Will Travel Over Uninhabited For
est to r--ch Hunting Grounds
on Beaufort Sea.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
EDMONTON, Alberta, September A.
A daring flight to Baillie Island on the
Beaufort Sea, at the northernmost tip
ofNdackenzie Province, was under
preparation today to carry late trappers
to their Winter quarters.
Several trappers, knowing they could
not reach their hunting grounds by the
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mercial Always to make the trip. w.
Sherlock was selected as pilot.
Much Of the route is over uninhabited
forest.
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could not have got out of the building
under its own power. Every bit Of the
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MRS. CHARLOTTE LEWIS
GRANTED RENO DIVORCE
Stepdaughter of Ambassador to
Cuba Wins Decree Shortly
After Filing Suit.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RENO, New, September 4. - Mrs.
Charlotte Potter Lewis, stepdaughter Of
Harry Guggenheim, United States AM
bassador to Cuba, was granted divorce
from Reginald M. Lewis, New York
clubman, few hours after suit was
flied here yesterday.
Mrs. Lewis charged her husband with
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-04
Br FRANCIS .. POWERS.

~H1CAdO, December AIT
tendance ct Md western
foot ball games during the
season Just concluded was
far below the normal level Of the
last five years and some Of the
prominent universities are being
forced to curtan their athletic pro-
grams in order to make ends meet.
There were few sellUut games in the
Western Conference, and even Notre
Dame, with the greatest drawing
card in all foot ball, never succeeded
In filling its new stadium.
In so far as the writer was able
to observe, the only sell-out game
in the Middle west was the North
western-Notre Dame contest, where
Dyche Stadium was packed to its
limits and tickets were sold at
high premium. At all of the other
so-called capacity crowd games va
cant seats always were noticeable
and tickets procurable even ut the
last minute.
Purdue, which won the 1929 Big
Ten championship and had nne
team in the recent campaign, SUI
fered a heavy decline In gate re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-04
GIRLS LISTING GAMES
AT EVANSVILLE HIGH
Four Booked, Others Pending for
Basket Ball Team-Veteran
Material at Hand.

HYATTSV1LLE, Nd, December A.
Four games have been listed and f1ego-
tiations are on for some IL more for the
Hyattsville High School Girls basket
bali team. Most Of the teams to be met
will be engaged on q hone-and-home
basis.
Dates have been settled with Annap-
oils High and Gainesville High. Ca
louisville win be faced ut CAtonsville,
December 10, and here, January q.
The Hyattsvilie sextst will so to An
napolis January 20 and the lassies from
the Maryland Capital viii be here Feb
ruary 10.
Negotiations are on for games with
Strayer Business College, Washington,
and the high school teams at Fred
erick, Silver Spring and Sandy Spring,
Md, and Oakton and Mclean, Va.
A practice game here Tuesday be-
tween the Hyattsville and Silver Spring
girls resulted In q 24-13 win Tor the
AFTER
Leading candidates for the Hyatts-
vile sextet, which is coached by Miss
Of the school, who has tutored the
Jean Goss and Rose Elmo, forwards;
Jean Hamilton, center: Roberta Ham
mum, side center and Ada Behrens and
Dorothy Ordwei1, guards.
Other aspirantS include Eleanor Rob-
irlson and Ruth Gale, forwards; Edna
May and Marion Wood, centers: Lalide
Wilmington, side center, and Marcella
Urquehart, guard.
Jean Hamilton Is manager Of the
team. A captain will be appointed for
each game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-04
VINCE DUNDEE BOXES
IN FORT MYER OPENER
Baltimore Welter's Bout With an
Opponent Yet to Be Picked
Show Feature.

Featuring the flrst show to be staged
by the newly organized Fort Myer Box
ing Club at the fort December ID viii
be q match between Vince Dundee,
Baltimore welterweignt, and an Oppo-
nent yet to be named. The other bouts
will be announced shortly by Match
maker Goldie Al1earn. In all there will
be "a rounds. The admission charge
will be $50, with ringside seats at So.
It Is planned to conduct the Fort
Myer shows twice q month, with the
riding hall, which has 5000 seating
capacity, as the scene. This hall was
the scene Of matches staged at the fort
several years ago.
Proceeds OF the shows will 60 for post
athletic and recreatiof1Al activities, with
q definite percentage to be turned over
to Arlington County, Va, charities.
Plans of the Fort Myer Club were OUT
lined to newspaper men yesterday at
luncheon at the Army and Navy Club
by Mai. C. r. George of Fort Myer.
Mai George Is an official of the club
along with Capt. George Shea, Lieut.. W.
A. Holbrook and Lieut.. w. A. BOUCHER,
the last named being in charge Of pub
licity,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-04
HOWARD SATISFIED
WITH GRID SEASON
Next Campaign Is Promising, With
Only Two Regulars Due
to Graduate.

Although defeated by West Virginia,
Hampton ana Virginia State, the season
of 1890 viii 90 down in Towards foot
ball history as one of its most pleasing.
Four victories were chalked up against
three defeats and tie with johnson G,
Smith.
The high score against Livingstone,
the close games dropped to Hampton
and Virginia State, and the victory
over Lincoln constitute the outstanding
features of the campaign. As in last
season the material at Howard was for
the most part inexperienced, and that
Coach Verdell was able to lead his team
to what it accomplished speaks highly
for the ability of the former North
western University end.
Capt. Mack, who played smart foot ball
for the Bisons, and Grow" Hawkins
a fighting guard, will graduate this
June. Losing only Mack and Hawkins
the BiSons should be powerful next sea-
son. Marshall was tower Of strength
to his team in advancing the ball and
a splendid season at quarter.
Hall, Taylor, Boswell, Howard, Drew
and Larry in the backfeld were COM
fnendabIe. Coach Verdell discovered two
haEkfiala stars in Howard and Larry.
Both are expected to be reliable ball
carriers next year. On the line the
outstanding players were Hudson. Pay
ton; Ellis and Greenlee, in tackles:
Whiting Hooks, and Harvey, in guards:
Lee. Cllenney and Edwards at the ends.
while walker and Hagan shared the
center positions. Smith, a utility man,
showed well in the backfeld. He played
q heady game at quarter against Viz
girlia state. Hudson received a broken
leg Just before the North Carolina game.
He was o promising tackle. His was
the only serious injury Of the campaign.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-04
Alexandria Notes

ALEXANDRIA, va, December A.
George Gensmere made his bow with
the Alpha Delta Omega i've last night
when It defeated the Quartefn1ASter
Corps Of Fort Humphreys BY s5 to 6 at
the Afmory.
Robert McDonald's r., r. Il P. Rail-
readers opened their season last night
with O 32.t04lB triumph over the Naval
Air Station of washington.
Bin Hammond's Pirate A. G. eleven
goes TO Ballston to meet the Lyon Park
A. G. Sunday afternoon ct 2:30 O'Clock.
Frank Hamilton, star Of the 1roquois
A. O., was injured ia an automobile
accident yesterday and Will be out the
remainder Of the season.
Bin Hammond. manager Of the PIE
rates foot bah team. win handle the
Glover A. G. basket ball club this Win
ter. He wants games with junior teams.
His address is 312 North Pitt street,
Alexandria.
! Comet A. c. eleven has issued q def
to the Friends Insects for game Sat-
time the midget championship Of the
city.
Bobby Vogt's st. Mary's Lyceum I've
is to play Western High School of
washington tomorrow night ct Armory
Hall In opening its home schedule.
Lester McMenannin, Dick Allen and
Billy Padgett,. who were injured In the
game with the Mol1awks at washington
Sunday, Are recovering rapidly and
probably viii be available for action
Sunday II the st. Mays Celtics land
a date.