Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-16
death OF MORROW ]
IS LAID TO FALL
Coroner'S Jury Unable to De-
termine Cause OF Fatal
Plunge.
commune Prom First pase.l

Morrow for some time. but that she
February, when she returned to WASH
ington. Describing Friday nights hac-
penings. she said that Morrow called
her up and asked her TO come over -
Hinshaw's apartment in the 100 blocx
Of Seventeenth street, saying that he
wanted her to meet Hinshaw. She de-
INJURED however. she said on the
ground that she had an appointment
with Trafic Officer Cidwell, whom she
described as her best friend"
HinShaw then came to the phone and
asked her to come over. but she again
demurred. she said. She said Morrow
she said IL or 1880. Her company
left at II or 1l:15, she said, and then
she got another call from Morrow and
at that time she went over TO Hinshaw's
apartment.
She said drinks were served. but that
she did not drink because she had hay
fever
Under questioning as to what they
did in the apartment, she told Assistant
District Attorney John j. Sirica. who
Is conducting the questioning. that they
read poetry" citing that IL was Q
book on life that some little Jew fellow
wrote ABOUT 500 years ago" They got
ready to leave, she said. and, on ac-
count of Morrow's condition. which she
described as drunk, she drove him In
hts own car over near Union Station,
where she got him some sauerkraut to
sober him up.
She said he half fell leaving the
apartment and then when they got
outside she told him 10 stop staRger-
ing and walk like gentleman"
E-RN
After leaving the restaurant they
went down Pennsylvania avenue. she
said, where she stopped 20 get some ice
cream, custard> and then she started
driving him around the Speedway. He
went to sleep during this trip, she said,
Finally they drove back up 20 where
her car was parked near Sixteenth
and S streets and she turned Morrows
car over to him. He was in much
better shape by that time, she said.
AS got into my room 1t was Just 2
o'clock" she said.
Under questioning by Sirica, who
conferred frequently with Capt. Ed
ward j. Kelly. assistant chief Of de-
itectives. Miss Habey denied that she
had been keeping company" with
Morrow, but that she had been keep
ing company with Cidwell since she
came here in 1929.
Asked If she had told Cidwell about
being out with Morrow Friday. she
said yes, and that he wanted her to
tell Kelly. but she demurred think
ing silence the best" adding that 81
had just started out in business and
wanted to keep good reputation"
Did Not Notice Footprint.
Asked what her relations we're with
Morrow. she said. He always came TO
me when he was blue. He said ! al
ways was cheerful" She was asked 4
she had noticed the footprint on Nor
rows shirt, but she said not. Detectives
have said the print was made by Nor.
row himself
Morrow's widow also was witness
this morning. Heavily swathed in
black, her voice breaking as she at
tempted to describe her night-long
vigil awaiting the return OF her hus-
band, Mrs Morrow finally broke down
completely as photographers ,boomed
their flashlights to get pictures Of her.
She was then excused from further
questioning. IS
Mrs. Morrow told Of receiving a can
from her husband Friday night and
that he complained of his head hurt
ing him and that he was going 70 stay
out little while. When he had not
returned at 1880, she called Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Pacyna, friends. who live
at 200 Massachusetts, avenue, and Ia
their car went down on the beat which
Morrow should have been, around lower
Seventeenth street. and then down on
the Speedway, hoping 70 md some
trace of him.
Arriving back homo at 2:45, she said,
she found his car in front Of the apart
ment, told the Pacynas that she would
find him upstairs and babe them good
night. Finding the apartment empty,
she sat worrying and then came down
stairs and went 70 the rear OF the
apartment beside the embankment
where he is supposed to have fallen.
Il felt he was near: I knew 1t;
can't say why, but knew It." she exc
claimed At that very time. according
to the police theory. Morrow lay dead
nearby. Mr.. and Mrs. Pacyna con-
flrmed her story OF looking for Morrow.
Miss Louise Saunders Of the 1900
block Of @ street said that she was in
HinShaw's apartment when Morrow
went out and returned with the other
woman. She did not remain long after
ward, she said. She said that drinks
were served and that the oficer was
intoxicated.
DR.. Macdonald also said that the re-
suit Of the autopsy showed Morrow was
intoxicated.
Policeman Testffies.
Oficer Cidwell in taking the stand
said that he had left Miss Habey Fri
day night as she had testified. He
said she also told him that she had
been out with Morrow Friday night and
that he urged her TO make q report to
police, but that she said she was afraid
of the publicity.
James Hood, who rooms with Cidwen
in the 1900 block of Lamont street. said
that Cidwell was in bed asleep when
he came in after midnight Friday
night.
other witnesses were Detective Sergts.
James A. Sprtngmann, chief Of the
homicide squad, and George r. Dafnell,
who investigated the policeman's death.
and Z. r. Donaldson. police chemist,
who said that the grass stains and dirt
found on Morrow's clothing were the
same as that in the ravine In which the
body was found.