Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-26
HATHAWAY GIVES
|. UP IN NURSE DEATH
Surrender at Providence Fol-
lows Finding of Automo-
bile in Boston.
By the Associated press.

BY the Associated Press.
PROVIDENCE, r. l.. March 26.-
Elliott r. Hathaway of Fall River,
sought for the murder Of Verna Russell,
student nurse, in Tiverton Tuesday, sur
rendered to Attorney General Benjamin
M. McLyman here today. Miss Rus
sells body, badly battered, was found in
ditch early Wednesday morning.
Hathaway, accompanied by Samuel
Jacobs, Boston lawyer, and McLyman,
who has been in charge Of the investi-
CATION, arrived apparently from Boston.
Hathaway's automobile was found In
that city early yesterday morning.
McLyman planned to take Hathaway
to Newport. where a warrant charging
him with murder in the first degree
has been issued. Hathaway is the son
Of State Representative Louis Hathaway
of Fall River. Miss Russell was a senior
student nurse at the Truesdale Hospital,
Fall River. Her home was in Ports
mouth.
Denial Not Made.
McLyman was asked If Hathaway de-
MED the killing, to which he replied, 1T
would be q little broad to say he de-
MED it."
The attorney general said he had re-
ceiYed Hathaway's version OF the girls
death from Attorney Jacobs, and he
would not reveal 1t until he received it
direct from Hathaway. He did, how
ever, indicate that Hathaway had not
chung to his original story, in which he
said two hold-up men had taken the
girl from him while they were out riding.
The actual surrender Of Hathaway
took place in q hotel at North Attic
boro, Mass. McLyman and a State
trooper went there in response TO a call
from Jacobs, who said the fugitive was
ready to give himself up.
The surrender Of Hathaway brought
to an end one of the most intensive
man hunts Rhode Island and MaSsa-
chusetts had witnessed for many years.
After the finding of his automobile
in the West End of Boston, a Gordon
of police was thrown around the Beacon
Hill section, where 1t was believed he
was in hiding; several houses were
closely guarded, and this morning one
was raided but without revealing trace
Of the fugitive.
Met Three Months Ago.
Hathaway was an intimate friend Of
Miss Russell, having met her through
a mutual friend about three months
ago. Recently they disagreed and when
she went out with him Tuesday night
it was for the purpose, she told fell
low student nurse, Of effecting recon-
Citation.
Police learned Of her death by stran-
gulation when Vernon v. Calvin, a
friend of Hathaway, related a story told
him by Hathaway. After Hathaway
had told of the hold-up, Calvin told
police, they both went to the lane
where Miss Russell's body lay. They
then returned to the Fall River home
of Hathaway's parents and discussed
the situation.
Calvin suggested to Hathaway, he
said, that he tell the police OF the af-
fair, but the latter left him, saying he
was going away. Calvin, five hours
after first learning Of the killing, re-
ported it to the police. He is now at
liberty under $1,000 bail as q material
witness.
It was learned from Calvin that
Hathaway resented attentions paid the
girl by another man, and that Hath
away said he had quarreled with Miss
Russell while they were out riding the
NIGHT she WAS slain