Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-11
FOUR QUESTIONED
IN DROWNING HERE
Girl Declares Pilot Struck
Victim During Quarrel Over
Attentions to Her.

'NoaiSh4iNCO FbONl FhSe FSkrf
board while trying TO pull no the an.
Choir
We cruised around for about an hour
and q half, but couldn't and any trace
OF Gregory. The water was only about
3 or feet deep. and we weren't more
than about 100 feet from shore I'm
still hoping he managed to make his
way TO safety"
According to Miss schisler. however
Gregory and de Ia Vega auarreied,
while the pilot was instructins her in
the technique Of steering the boat. In
showing her how TO manipulate the
STERLING wheel. de Ia Vega put his arm
around her waist Miss Schisler said
Gregory became angry. she continued.
and accused de Ia Vega OF being TOO
familiar" with her. The pilot then
struck Gregory, she added, and he fell
overheard.
In q written statement given 10 Chief
Deputy Sheriff Thomas Garrison Of
Prince Georges County. who Is trvesti-
eating the case. Walsh described the
outing IS drinking party"
De La Vega YVES IN the cabin with
one OF the girls" he wrote. ct was
standing with the other girl at the foot
OF the steps leading from the cabin.
Says He Heard Him Fan.
Forward. on the roof Of the cabin.
heard Gregory stumbling about. ap-
psrently trying to raise the anchor.
Earlier In the evening. Gregory had
stumbled on the deck and when I
heard him on the roof came I'D.
Il reached the deck lust in time tn
see him fall near the bow and drop
into the water. ran to the how,
but he had disappeared
After failing to find any trace ~
Gregory the party went To the harbor,
precinct peliea station and reported the
incident. The river was dragged for
several hours, bat without success. Ef-
forts 70 And GregorY's body were con-
tinued today. however.
Sheriff Garrison, after 0restiorfna
the four again today. announced an but
de Ia Vega would be released. At the
sixth precinct and the House OF De-
tention, however, 1t was said no order
for the release .of the prisoners had
been received
Employed BY COAfeFenee.
Gregory, who came to Washington
two years ago. was . graduate Of the
University of Missouri For 4 while he
was employed by the White House Con-
ference on Child Welfare. His parents
live in Galatin, Mo-
Walsh is employed by a Washington
magazine, and, according TO de la Vega,
often visited the ofiees of the boat
company TO solicit advertising. He and
the other members Of the party had
engaged q vessel for about an hour Sat-
urday afternoon. but another pilot was
in charge of the craft, de In Vega
added
Both Miss schisler, whose home IL in
Asbury Park, N. J., and Miss Salmon.
who came here recently from Ocean,
side, Long Island, are said to be STU
dents ct the Washington School for
Secretaries
De LAvega, 3 former pilot for the
Potomac Speedboat Corporation, figured
in the rescue Of Lieut.. Stephen v. Gal
loway and three fellow members OF the
Naval Air Service after their plane
plunged into the Potomac about q year
ago. He has been employed by the
Semmes concern only q few weeks
The statements obtained from him
and the other prisoners were 70 be sub
mitted to Sheriff W. Curtis Hopkins,
Garrison's superior, today.