Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-03-05
Failed To Save Life Of Widow
Accused Of First Degree
Murder
SHORES MOST BATTLING
CASE GOES UNSOLVED

Death has interviewed to put a stop
to the trial of woman, indicted by
the Grand Jury of Worcester County
for the murder of her husband. The
woman is Mrs. Trader, and her hus-
band was Clarence J. Trader, owner
of utilities plant in Stockton, this
county.
The married life of these two had
not been, for the past few years, very
pleasant. Indeed, proceedings for a
divorce had been instituted. Under
these circumstances, it was rather pc
culiar that this man and wife had,
about the middle of last January,
spent the day together. They had
been in Pocomoke City; they had Wis
tied restaurants here as elsewhere;
and had returned to their home in
Stockton some time during the night
of January fifteenth.
Then it was that Mrs. Trader call
ed for assistance, saying her husband
had committed suicide; that she had
heard shot in the night, had gone to
his room, and found him lying on the
floor, a small pistol nearby. A ply
sician was called but he could give.
no aid.
A jury of inquest was impaneled,
and after examining all the evidence
returned verdict proclaiming that
the dead man came to his death from
"a bullet fired from a pistol in the
hands of an unknown person, and
recommending further investigation.
States Attorney johnson, of Worces
ter, began the investigation. Num-
erous witnesses were called, a promi--
nent one being the man who had BEEN
named correspondent in the divorce
proceedings. The grand jury was sum-
moned in special session to probe tes-
timony, and the outcome was an in
dictment of Mrs. Trader for the muir
der of her husband, the trial set for
the next term of court, and the wo-
man was remanded to the county Jail.
Mrs. Trader gathered about her ca
pable legal advisers; one being law
yer who gained some prominence in
the Fuel Lee case. These Immediate
ly moved to secure the release of Mrs.
Trader thru habeas corpus proceed
ings, but these failed and she was
destined to be a prisoner until her
trial.
Rumors soon spread that illness had
attacked Mrs. Trader and it was adj
vlsed that she be transferred to a hos
pital. This was not done but she was
conveyed to the new penthouse Jail
in Salisbury, where it was decided
she could receive better treatment.
Last Tuesday night she was taken
seriously ill and hurried to the Sal
isbury hospital. Here she was oper-
ated on Immediately. Physicians dis
covered a condition which gave no
hope for recovery, and Mrs. Trader
passed away Wednesday morning.
Previously, Mrs. Trader had been
made i'll after eating food in the. Wor-
cester Jail and poison was mention
ed, but the operation disclosed no
trace of this whatever.
So comes to an end a case which
babe fair to assume very sensation
al aspect. Mrs. Trader had always
protested her innocence, and had stout
" adhered to her statement as to
suicide. Her death leaves the case
and the public lost in a.
vide variance of opinion. Of course,
there being no.. indictments against
my one as accessory, the case WILDE
iropped. If further evidence should
appear duplicating others, it .couldGhe
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An inquest and post norton exam
nation has been ordered of the body
# Mrs. Trader, and States Attorney.
Johnson says the. investigation will
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