The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-04

(Continued from Page 1.) make it appear that she committed suicide.
 The answer probably lies in the test tubes and reports of Duke uni- versity's medical school where all the powers of scientific detection are at work to-day seeking an answer to the riddle. It was to Duke that Mrs Davidson's vital or gans were taken for analysis after the medical authorities at Wake Forest university decided tests should be made by scientists who had better equipment.
 Last night Duke authorities said preliminary tests showed the pres ence of enough carbon monoxide to cause death. They announced they would make more exhaustive experiments to see whether there was evidence of any other poison and probably would not be ready to report until Thursday.
 Night of Gaycty
 Mrs Davidson, accompanied by her husband, H. Bradley Davidson, Jr., went to charity ball at the Pinehurst Country club last Tues day night. Persons who saw her there said she apparently was at tempting to reign gaiety. From there she went to spaghetti roadhouse owned by Angelo Mon- tesanti. A party of IS persons was with her. A waiter there said she wept quietly at one end or tne table while the other members oi the party were singing and laugh ing. They left around a. m. Dav. idson said they went home ana he retired to his room and Mrs' Davidson went to hers.
 Apparently no one else saw heI alive. At 9:05 a. m, M. Emanuel Birch, the Davidson butler. found her body across the running board of an automobile in the garage.
 First Reports Suicide
 First reports, which pointed to suicide, said Mrs. Davidson was dressed in a woolen skirt, g sweat, CT and mules. That meant she nao changed from the evening dress she wore to the ball. It was saio that the fact she had on bedroom, slippers indicated she had planned to go only as far as the garage, presumably to take her life. Today the United Press correspondent saw the garments that were taken from her body and found that sne did not wear mules, but heavy suedes shoes, commonly a par of n golf costume except that they had leather soles and heels, in' stead of rubber soles and heels. :.
 The shoes were crusted witn mud. The skirt was light brown the sweater white wool. There were no stockings or undergar' ments.
 No Accusations
 I. M. Broughton, lawyer retain ed by the relatives, said today re- garding the theory or murue, "We are not making any accusa tions now, but we certainty wtn o me suspicious circumstance cleared up." ,
 Broughton. William T.. Marcy Jr., representing Mrs. Milton sta. Ter and her daughter Joan' ah' Edwin Jaekel. representing E.s worth M. Statler. will conler wti Prouett today to determine .n' exact course to be followed at tv morrow's inquest. Authorities sa'' 25 subpoenas would be issued.
 Mrs. Milton Statler Is the wldoV of a son of the founder of tn, Statler fortune. Ellsworth M Statler is the other statler son. Lawyers Dissatisfied - Pinehurst, N. C., March 4--(UP' --.Dissatisfied with preliminary iu vestigation, of the death of Mr' Elva Statler Davidson, lawyers fol the Statler estate today retained [ private detective in an attempt t' gather up loose threads of thu mystery.
 It was asserted that not until las ] Friday--two days after the deatl