Evening star., 1952-10-20
Mot1er-in-Law
Says Grannner
Was Kind Man
Considerote Of Family,
Mrs. Schmitt Testifies
In Murder Trial
By W. n. Shippen
Star Sfoff Coyrespondent

Stor Stuff Correspondent
BALTIMORE. Oct. 20.-George
Edward Grammer's mother-in-
law described him as a kind and
conSiderate husband today just
before Grammer's girl friend was
to take the stand.
Another development, as excite
ment built up at the murder trial
near the conclusion of the prose-
|cution's case. was testimony tnat
Grammer himself had given in
vestigators the name of the girl
who is expected to be the star
witness.
The prosecution indicated to
the court that its final direct wit
ness this afternoon will be Miss
lMathilda Martha Mizibrockv, Is.
a Canadian, employed as a secre-
tary at the United Nations in New
York.
Mrs. Martha Schmitt told the
Judge trying Grammer for the
death of her daughter, Mrs. Doro-
THY May Grammer, 80, that her
lson-in-law had been kind and
|considerate to the family up until
"a few weeks before the tragedy
August 20.
Mrs. Grammer had come home
from New York with the three
children to stay with her mother
latter the death of her father.
Meanwhile, Grammer had visited
his wife and children here while
living in their apartment in the
Bronx and working as Office man.
lager for a firm dealing in atomic
ioreS.
The State contends that Gram.
mer murdered his wife in order
to marry the secretary with whom
he was in love.
Police 1t. John Hettchen was
with Grammer on August 81 when
the defendant gave police a state
ment that he hit his wife with q
pipe. She was found dead in her
auto after it careened wildly down
a Baltimore street and the first
supposition was that she was
killed in the accident.
Tells How He Got Name.
Defense Attorney Anthony 8.
Federico, in cross examination.
asked 1t. Hettchen:
where did you get the name Of
Mathilda Mizibrocky?"
From the defendant" 1t. Hett-
;lchen replied.
/ The detective went on to explain
that after Grammer made the
statement and while waiting for
the police stenographer to type it.
) lhe remarked about New York being
la fast town. Grammer agreed, tbs
. detective said.
"Then I asked him if he had
any girl friends there" 1t. Hett.
chen went on. land he said few.
asked him If there was any par
ticular one and he mentioned Miss
Mizibrocky's name. I asked him
if it would be all right if we con-
tacted her and he said yes. it
would be all right"
! Mrs. Emma H. Mintern told Of
hearing terrifying woman's
scream early on the morning of
August 20 near the grounds of the
Maryland School for the Blind,
where she is employed.
Reported 1t to Superior.
Mrs. Mintern said that she re-
ported the scream to her superior
the next morning.
1T was like nothing ever heard
before" said Mrs. Mintern. 1T
was very high pitched. it was .
woman's voice and she was ter
rified."
Capt. Carroll v. Simmons Of
the Baltimore County force re-
turned to the stand to tell how
he found an iron pipe at the al.
legged scene of the crime. Capt.
Simmons said Grammer told him
where to find the pipe after he
finally decided to confess that he
had murdered his wife, Mrs. Dor
othy May Grammer. 80.
To Tell of Love Affair.
States Attorney Anselm Sodaro
said Miss Mizibrocky would tell
how she and Grammer fell in love
after meeting casually in a New
York bowling alley last November.
The prosecutor contended
Grammer expected to marry Miss
Mizibrocky and that they had
spent 10 days together as man
and wife at a Chicago hotel last
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