Evening star., 1948-11-18
Autopsy Set Today
In Death Of Woman
After Fall From Cab

An autopsy will be performed at
the District Morgue today to de-
termine the cause of the death of
Mrs. Grace Evans, 25, of 1925 Bilt-
more street NV. who was fatally
injured in fall from moving tax
icab Tuesday night.
Two men are under technical ar
rest in connection with the wom-
ans death. They are her sweet
heart, George E. Skarvonnes, 30. an
employe of the claims department
of the General Accounting Office.
and Clifford Crawford, %, driver OF
the taxicab, of 200 Eleventh street
Sc.
After revising an earlier story OF
events surrounding the woman's
death, Skarvonnes was released un-
der 1000 bond pending coroner's
inquest. Mr.. Crawford was released
in custody of officials of his cab
company to appear at the inquest.
Met ut Gold Key Club.
Detective Sergts. Horace w. Car
michael and Emmett r. Waters OF
the Accident Investigation Unit
said Skarvonnes, in signed state
ment, related the following story:
He met Mrs. Evans last month
at the Gold Key Club, where she
was employed as a waitress. Shortly
thereafter they began living as
"Mr. and Mrs. Skarvonnes" at the
Biltmore street address. She told
him that she had been married
twice before and that her last hus-
band, Roy" was in Pennsylvania
Jail.
Tuesday evening Skarvonnes was
drinking beer with Stewart Territt,
a fellow GAO employe, in a restau-
rant at Wisconsin avenue and Ma
comb street NV. Mrs. Evans Joined
them at 8:45 pm. She evidently
had been drinking before joining
the two men, and after a few more
beers the party was told they could
not be served any more. The group
moved to another restaurant near
by, on Macomb street, and resumed
drinking.
Checked Door Twice.
Shortly after II pm. they left the
second tavern and when they
reached the sidewalk Mrs. Evans
'fell fiat on her face" She suffered
a large bump and slight cut over
her eye. The group hailed Mr..
Crawford's cab and Mr.. Territt. after
helping Mrs. Evans into the cab, de-
parted.
Mr.. Crawford told them, the de-
tectives said, that he was ordered to
drive to the Biltmore street address
and shortly after he got underway
he heard a clicking noise which
sounded like a back door being
opened. He leaned back and tested
the left-hand door and found 1t
secure. Mrs. Evans was seated in
the left-hand corner and Skarvonnes
on the right. Near the Shoreham
Hotel he heard the clicking noise
again and found the left rear door
partly open when he tested it. A
moment later in the 24O0 block OF
Calvert street he glanced in the rear
view window and saw the woman
falling through the door.
Mrs. Evans was taken to Emer-
sency Hospital where she died yes
terday afternoon.
To Set Inquest Date After Autopsy.
In his first statement Skarvonnes
said the woman was his wife, police
said.
Mrs. Evans mother, Mrs. Grace
Dean, of Minneapolis, Mimi, said
her daughter had married George
Evans several years ago and was
separated. She had never heard
Of a second husband named Roy"
Mrs. Dean told police.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
said he will set the date for an in
quest following the autopsy.
Skarvonnes formerly lived at 1877
.Twenty-eighth street Sc, with his
mother, Mrs. Ruth Kelsoe. His
mother now resides at SCOTS Hotel,
Twenty-second and o streets NV.