Evening star., 1952-10-14
Love Triangle
Called Granlmel
at Trial
State Seeks to Prove
He Killed Wife and
Plotted Auto Crush
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, OcC. l4.-Ine
State today accused George Ed
ward Grammer of killing his wife
because he was in love with a
I28-year-old Canadian secretary at
the United Nations headquarters
in New York.
States Attorney Anselm Sodaro
in his opening statement identi-
fled the secretary as Miss Mathilda
Mizibrocky. Her relatives live in
Hamilton, Ontario.
Grammer, 35, formerly of Bal
timore but for the last two years
office manager for New York
metals firm. is accused of killing
his wife with malice afore-
thought" on the morning of Au-
gust 20.
Mrs. Dorothy May Grammer,
33. mother of three. was found
in her car at the foot of hill
near the outskirts of Baltimore.
She was dead on arrival at hos
Ipital. The case was first listed
as an accident, but later investi-
Igation brought a murder charge
|against her husband.
Met in November, 1927.
Mr.. Sodaro told Judge Herman
M. Moser, who is hearing the case
without jury, that Grammer
met Miss Mizibrocky in November
1851. at a bowling alley in New
York.
Miss Mizibrocky had not been
formally identified until today.
When she appeared to testify be-
force the Baltimore grand jury
she was labeled as the woman
in the red hat"
Mr.. Sodaro said in his state
ment that "the casual meeting
was followed by luncheon en-
gagements and some cocktail and
ldinner dates"
He added that Miss Mizibrocky
would testify Grammer spent SO
much time with her that it never
occurred to her he could be q
married man. nor did Gramme1
reveal that he was married."
Colorado Trip Planned.
Mr.. Sodaro said that during the
latter part of July Grammer
learned he was to take a business
trip to Denver. Colo. The attor-
ney added:
plans were made by Grammer
and Miss Mizibrocky to fly to-
gether to Chicago. Reservations
were made with the United
Airlines to leave New York
July Is. -.
Evidence will be produced to
show that Grammer registered
himself and Miss Mizibrocky as
Mr.. and Mrs. Grammer at the
Edgewater Beach Hotel on July
25, and they stayed together as
man and wife until August 4, at
which time Grammer proceeded
by plane to his business in Denver
and Miss Mizibrocky proceeded by
plane to her home in Canada.
Wife Called Secretary.
During the time that Grammer
was at the Edgewater Beach Hotel
his wife had not heard from him
for over a week. Believing him
to be in Denver, and having failed
to receive a response to her letters,
and being in need of money, she
became concerned and called his
secretary, Miss Bilello. for the
purpose of locating her husband.
"The evidence will show that
a telegram expressing his wife's
concern was sent to Grammer in
Denver, where he was supposed to
be, which telegram he received
upon his arrival there.
"Grammer stayed only a few
days in Denver and returned di-
rectly to Baltimore by plane, re-
questing his wife to meet him at
the airport. where he arrived on
August 8.
Letters from the defendant to
Miss Mizibrocky will be offered
in evidence, which clearly indicate
that Grammer was hopelessly in
love with her and that he intended
to marry her.
ION contrast, other letters will
be offered, from his wife to the
defendant, clearly indicating that
the thoughts uppermost in her
mind were the reuniting of hel
family and the return to New
York, planning for the children's s
return to school in the fall"
"The State will prove that this
is full and complete motive fol
the crime"
| For several months Mrs. Gram
mer and the children had been
staying with her mother. Mrs
Martha Schmidt. whose husband
died earlier in the year.
Defense Attorney Anthony Fed
erico waived an opening state
ment and DR.. Russell S. Fisher
chief State medical examiner, was
called as the States first witness
About 100 witnesses have beer
listed to testify in the case. Gram.
mer was indicted by the grand
jury two weeks after his wife.
death.
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