The Washington times., 1931-09-15
Dinner HOST
DESCRIBES
WOMAN
Tells Coroner's Jury Officer,
Drunk, Accompanied Her in
Car After Apartment Call

Drunk, Accompanied Her in
Car After Apartment Call
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and had a quart bottle Of gin
which was nearly full.
Henshaw testified that the girl,
whom Morrow addressed only as
sugar" and whom Henshaw had
never seen before, was about 80
years old, weighed about 1SS
pounds and was ''heavily made
up." She drove a small sedan.
AS they were leaving, after
spending about is minutes at the
apartment, Henshaw said the
couple took the then half empty
bottle with them. The patrolman
said he was going to spend the
night with the girl, Henshaw
testified, adding the girl denied
this.
california Bound"
Between 1880 and 1880, Hen
shaw testified. Morrow was in and
out Of the apartment and Hen
shaw had several drinks with him.
The policeman went to restau-
rant. the Virginia Cafe, at I'LL
Seventeenth st. N. W.. at one
time for mineral water. telling
! Henshaw to call him from the
third floor apartment if a car
drove up and blew the horn
three times"
Before the girl arrived, Hen
shaw said, Morrow told him he
was going to California the next
day, that he was tired Of the hot
weather in Washington and OF
living on his small salary. He
also said he had q pass on an
. mir line which would take him to
the West coast.
The witness, who said he was
''if1 the aviation business" said
Morrow had called at his apart
ment frequently. The apartment
house was on the policeman's
beat.
Cafe Man Witness
5ohn Kredicos, proprietor Of the
Virginia Cafe, said he had taken
dinner for the two men up to
Henshaw's apartment at about .
b. m. He said Morrow was under
the influence Of liquor ana IRE
quently, during the two and one
fialf year he knew the patrolman,
the latter appeared intoxicated.
Neither the policeman's wife,
Mrs. Harriet Morrow, nor his
mother was in the District
Morgue today as the inquest got
under way. Capt. James F.
Beckett, Of the Tenth precinct,
said both women we're Frustrated
and were unable to appear.
No Marks of Fau
s Three policemen who saw the
body under the bridge said there
were no marks on the clothing
20 show Morrow had fallen, and
, said there was nothing to indicate
he had fallen from the span 50
feet above.
There was a scratch at the
bridge of his nose and 5here were
several smaller scratches about
the face, they said, while his
left eye was discolored. Under
his wrist watch, which was run
ming and which showed the time
0:O6 q. m. when he was found, 1t
was testified, was a scratch, and
dirt and gravel were packed under
the tiInepiece.
'Trouble With Wife"
Mrs. Mary l.. Harrison. board.
ing house keeper. Of 1107 Seven
teenth st. N. W., testified that
Just before Sugar" drove UP,
Morrow told her daughter and
her that he was having trouble
with his wife and did not intend
to return home again. She
corroborated testimony that the
policeman was intoxicated.
She also said Morrow drove
away with Sugar" Morrow was
sitting with Mrs. Harrison on a
bench in front Of the house as
the girl drove UP, she testified.
she was unable to describe the
girls appearance. She said the
( car was q pea-green Ford sedan,
with D khaki top.
Following her testimony, the IN.
guest was recessed until tomorrow
! at 1880 q. m.
Who Called The Times?
Police are trying to trace a tele-
! phone call to the News Tip Ed
itor'' Of The Washington Times,
which was the first intimation
that something was wrong under
the Sixteenth Street bridge.
About half an hour before the
police were informed Of the find.
ing Of the body, this woman
called The Times and said she
s'saw o man Jump off the bridge
lust q few minutes ago."
The woman never called at The
Times to claim her news tip prize.
The coroner said Morrow had
been dead for about IL hours,
and testimony at the inquest to-
day traced his movements up to
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