Evening star., 1947-04-07
Arlington Police Put
Harvey Death Data
Before Prosecutor

Arlington Ponce CnleI harry IL
woodward today laid the facts In
the strange death of Wynona Har-
vey before Commemorative At
torney Lawrence C. Douglas and
emerged from the conference to re-
port that every angle that can be
Investigated Is being investigated.
The chief added only that I'VE
are waiting on the report from the
pathologist at Richmond. The case
has been made more bathing be-
cause police so far have been unable
to learn the cause of death.
Presumably, Mr.. Douglas heard
the results of Detective Chief Hugh
Jones' trip to New York, where he
questioned Andrew Gilchrist. q
friend of the 25-year-old dead girl.
Asked About Correspondence.
When Capt. Jones went to New
York, the police chief explained that
Mr.. Gilchrist. former vice con-
sui at Prague, was being interviewed
to see If he could add any inforna-
ton to. the slim facts known to
police. Among other things, he
was reported questioned about cor
respondence found in Miss Harvey's S
room as well as the telephone call.
In Richmond, DR.. H. S. Breyfogle
virginias chief medical examiner,
said he hoped to have report
ready on his findings in the girls
death by tomorrow.
Chemical tests to determine
whether the comely Philippine EN-
bassy secretary died of poison got
under way In Richmond today.
DR.. Breyfogle explained that the
chemical tests were delayed until
today, while. material taken from
the girls body was being specially
prepared.
Test Results Negative.
The medical examiner described
the death as very peculiar" since
all the tests completed so far have
produced only negative results.
The girl' was last seen alive on
Palm Sunday. Her body was found
in Rocky Ryn. a shallow stream
in nearby Arlington, last Thurs
day.
DR.. Breyfogle expressed the opin-
ion that the girl might have been
dead only .48 hours when her body
was found, judging from the infor-
nation he had on the weather and
the state of decomposition of the
body. He emphasized, however, that
this was merely an opinion"
The contaminated water in which
the girl was lying, he pointed out
would have tended to speed de-
composition If her body had re-
manned there long.
Tests Cover Wide Range.
The chemical tests will cover the
entire range of poisons, DIR. Brey-
fogle said. Tests also will be, made
for knockout drops" and sleeping
pills
If any of the tests produce posi-
tive results, he added, further tests
will be run to determine the guam
tity of the poison, to give police
some idea whether the girl received
enough poison to kill her or merely
to render her unconscious.
One of the inconclusive medica.
theories so far advanced is thai
Miss Harvey was still alive but un-
conscious when her body settled
In the stream. Some water found
in her lungs was considered evil
dence that she might have died BY
drowning.
DR.. Breyfogle said he would make
tests to determine whether the gir
had had anything to drink-per-
naps a drugged drink-but he addeo
this might take time.
No Evidence of Heart Attack.
Although the body was well pre-
served, the medical examiner said
the time that elapsed before 1t wa:
discovered was sufficient to cause
changes that conceal signs which
might have been obvious soon aftel
death.
He said this was particularly tru'
IN the search for poisons. Except II
the case of caustic acids, he ex
plained, the signs of poison pas
swiftly and after short period O
time there is no way of telling with
out chemical tests that poison ha
been taken.
DR.. Breyfogle said he had beer
assured by DR.. j. B. Kernodle. Alex
andria pathologist, that there wa
no evidence that Miss Harvey hat
suffered a heart attack or beer
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