Evening star., 1962-04-20
Suspects Wife Testifies
He Told Her of KiIIino
BY CLARENCE HUNTER
Star Staff Writer

CONSULT her mother today before
deciding to testify at an inquest
against her husband, Harry F.
Jarmans. charged in the slay-
, ing of Mrs. Olive Minard.
Dramatically taking the stand
after Coroner A. Magruder
Macdonald advised her of her
constitutional rights, the 19-
year-old mother of two was
told she did not have to testify
against her husband.
IF he killed that woman I
want to testify about it be-
cause I don't want him to
kill other people," she replied,
brushing tears from her eyes.
Then she reflected a moment
and added. Il wish I could talk
to my mother"
Decision Is Hers
DR.. Macdonald told the
plump, baby-faced woman she
would have to decide whether
to give evidence against Jar
mans. But she persisted:
"I don't know what to do.
Could call my mother on the
telephone?"
DR.. Macdonald granted the
request, and as she went to a
pay phone. heard testimony of
Detective Joseph M. O'Brien.
Five minutes later Mrs. Jar
mans was back, resumed the
stand and said in an almost
inaudible voice:
Mother said I should tell
what I know about it." Coroner
Macdonald asked her directly
whether she wished to testify,
and she replied, yes"
Saw Husband Wednesday
DR.. Macdonald then asked
when she had last seen her
husband.
Mrs. Jarmans replied it was
at about 9:45 pm. Wednesday
when she returned to her home
at 119 Thirty-fifth street Sc.
from night school. Later she
said she saw him again Thurs
day.
She said Ger husband was
sitting in the living room with :,
their baby on Wednesday and =
that this was the second time !.
he had ever seen the child. y y
DR.. Macdonald asked her y
what conversation had taken :,
place. VI
Mrs. Jarmans answered, HE
told me he wanted to see the "
baby" p
Then Mrs. Jarmans said +
that she and her husband went "
to a back bedroom where he p
asked her about their pending
divorce. a
He wanted to know how a
much longer the divorce would U
take" Mrs. Jarmans said. "I
told him I was going to see my 1
lawyer Saturday. He said he Y
wanted it (the divorced within
a month" v
Talked of Wedding Another a
She asked him why he was
lin hurry to get a divorce.
He told me he had a girl
friend and that they were going
to get married" d
She went on: Il told him a
she (the girl friend) shouldn't =
have anything to do with him. II
said I was going to call her. =,
He told me that if I did he y y
would cut my liver out. I told :"
him to get out" a
Mrs. JarmanS said her huS- a z,
band walked out of the room VI
onto the front porch where he >,
talked with a friend of hers "
who had accompanied her home :, =
from night school. Mrs. JAR q
mans followed her husband to =
the porch. !.
Saw Hand Bandaged
= She said she asked him what h
had happened to his hand (she y
did not remember which one) q
and that he had a piece of r
cloth wrapped around it.
Mrs. Jarmans said he showed u
her his hand and told her he |
had cut himself. :
IT asked him how, and he !
said he had killed that lady ,
in the papers," Mrs. Jarman
related softly. II thought he ,
was kidding and I told him to !,
get out and don't come back"
Mrs. JarmanS then testified
that she saw her husband !
again at about 2:15 pm. Thurs :
day. when he burst into her !,
home. She told the jury that {
her husband told her he had ,
just lost his job and she could :
pick up his pay envelope Sat-
urday at the Maryland Market.
Thirteenth and Pennsylvania
avenue Sc.
Mrs. Jarmans, brown haired, =.
plainly dressed, and about 5 :
feet tall, said her husband
again showed her his cut hand, .
repeated the claim that he had
killed a woman, and declared :
he was going to call the police. .
Didn't Believe Him
Asked if she was afraid at !
this point, Mrs. JarmanS said .
II was not scared then because !
I didn't believe him" :.
JarmanS dialed the operator,
apparently to get the police
department. !
Mrs. JarmanS said Jarmans
apparently got wrong num-
ber, made another call and ,
reached the department. ,,
He told police ne had killed !
that lady that night. Then {
got scared. 7 thought he was ]
going to kill ME-" Mrs. Jarmans t
said. /
She cold clio ctartad touord |