The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-23
SHIPS DOCTOR BEFORE
GRAND JURY READY TO
BARE STAIRS LETTERS
Observers Hint important
Figure May Have More
Than Notes to Help Solve
Death Riddle.

By United Press
NEW YORK, June 23-Investiga-
ton into the mysterious death Of
beautiful Starr Faithful, 25-year-
old Greenwich Village girl, who was
drowned off Long Beach two weeks
ago, moved toward a possible climax
today as DR.. G.. Jameson Carr, ships
surgeon on the Cunnard liner Fran
coma appeared at the Mineola o..
- courthouse, ready to testify be-
fore grand jury.
There was insufficient time in the
morning to hear the physician, how
ever, and Carr went to lunch with
his attorney and District Attorney
Elvin N. Edwards
The suave and quick witted sur
geon started h isday by engaging
Samuel Untermeyer, one of the
country's famous lawyers, to act as
his personal counsel.
Taken Before Jurors
He and Untermeyer went to
Mineola and after conferences with
Edwards and Judge Lewis j. Smith,
ostensibly for the purpose Of de-
termining the extent to which he
may testify, he was taken into the
grand pury room.
He arrived late in New York on
Monday aboard the line Laconia,
having crossed the Atlantic to give
authorities evidence he has In his
possession.
He already has said that he con-
siders this evidence to be of great
Importance in the case, though he
has declined to indicate whether it
tends to bear out a suicide theory,
or to strengthen the theory of
murder.
Father Also to Appear
The grand jury also was to ques-
ton Stanley E. Faithful, the dead
girls stepfather. Faithful appeared
at Mineola this morning with
large bundle, the contents of which
were kept secret.
1t also was considered likely that
Edwards would call Tucker Faith
full, Stars 19-year-old sister, for
further examination, and that DR..
William V. P. Garretson, neurolo-
gist, who once treated Starr, would
be questioned before the jury.
Interest at this time centers about
the ships surgeon, because of the
air of mystery that cloaks his moves.
Has Important Date
1t is pointed out that he appar-
emily is in possession of important
evidence over and above the two
letters. He received three letters
from Starr altogether and one of
these, an innocuous nissive of apol-
ogy, was cabled to Mineola from
England before the doctor took ship
for New York.
Had these letters been the only
evidence he had, it is considered
likely that the remaining two could
have been cabled across, and a per-
sonal appearance of DR.. Carr OBJ
waited.
DR.. Cars only direct answer to
reporters was that Il have no theory
as to how Miss Faithful met her
DEATH"
From the outset, the doctor indi-
Gated he had nothing more to say
regarding the case, other than that
which he gave out when the vessel
touched at Boston Sunday.
Refuses to Give History
If I started answering these
questions" he said, there's no tell
Ing where it would lead"
He also refused to give I'D anv IF
his past history other than to saw
that his thumbprints would identify
him.
DO you consider the evidence
you are bringing inportant?" he
was asked.
That's for the grand jury to de-
termine," he answered.
DO you think Starr was a person
OF the temperament that commits
Suicide?" -''--- -
l don't know what temperament
leads a person to commit suicide"
DO you think she could have
1a!len on ship and been washed
ashore, since she was not cut bv
ships propeller"
I am sure don't know. I never
nave fallen of ship and there
lore can not speak with author
ity."
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