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White Ribboners In Annual Social Sea Isle Gty Unit Host To State President Mrs. Nina Franti. State prcsl dent of the W. C. T. C-. wan th. *UMt of the Sea Isle Cltj- union on Tuesday evening at the annual due* social, ami was the chief speaker. Presented by Mrs. Augustus Miller, the local president. who greeted the guests. Mr*. Prantx discussed the progress being made by the organisation in pushing temperance work and discussed the adrantage to the organisation and Jaw enforcement of recent legislation by Congress placing prohibition enforcement officials under civil service and reducing the number of distilleries permitted to make medicinal lltjuor and the number of wharehouses for its storage. Recalling that her first te peranee speech was made In the presence of the founder of the W. C. T. L'.. Frances Willard, the only woman so far accorded place in the Hall of Fame in 1 National Capitol. Mrs. FrnnU aald she had been raised in a temperance atmosphere and been engaged In the work all her life and regarded the W. C. T. U. just a little finer than any other woman's organization because of the pledge required. Mrs. Print* touched upon other features of the work In an address which held the close attention of her audience. Mrs. Eiizaoetn (twain, the county president, made a short address on "Increased Memberahlp.” Other features of the evening were a little playlet by members of the local union, a reading, o quiz and several musical selections all by members of the local union. Eight new member* were received into the union and ISO in dues paid in. Some sixty-odd White Rlbboners were present, officers of all the local unions of the county being guests of the evening. A fine luncheon was served the guests before the program. The social was held In basement of the M. E Chunch. which was prettily decorated lor the occasion, the color scheme being yellow.

Grand Jury Investigation Placed Catramlvone Murder on A. Shaw (Continued from Pifir Okie) James Calnuubose. fatbec of the murdered boy. aald. whfle John fell over, "thare'a a best friend for you.” meagiing Sha - *. On Monday, when looking at the tracks he said: "They're Arthur's tracks." The father did not tell Detective Higbte these incriminating facta. w3tfcb. no doubt, would have brought the SAMallact in his clutches. On tha night of the crime, ithaw was Been coming out of the road with the lights of fans car Both Shaw and his aged mother bold the investigators that on lire night of the crime, Arthur had taken his car to a service station on a road nearby to get gasoline about’«:30 P. M. The murder wa> committed between 7 and 7:30 o'doc. On investigation the investiga-

tors found that Shaw bad not [ averting a craih. When he ques£?n there. tloned Shaw later he made no <•*- When Shaw was quiwtioned by! planation. th. * l1 • Count. iSttl,. .nJ Cor- I llon.ra Wood. oI C .nno.ClM-

poml Illingworth « th. Statt >I!W

Police, he accused other* of the j home '*ben Arthur KIIR.I hit

crime. The Investigator* a* a j self, icsult questioned several youths. Iran but could not connect them wlthj boy. the crime, it was their belief > stall

that Shaw did know the derer on account of h‘ ship with Catrambone.

Last Sunday night a week ago.

Shaw was questioned for

said that Nicholas Ca , brother of the elaln the first to run up-1 .. said Nick told him a gun barrel laying.

‘,c^u n r"o7 his* V friend- r • bT 1 - Nlck to,d J ,1,n

main with Arthur while he immoned a doctor. He stated Itaw was still breathing when

hours 7“°^“authorities. During he entered the room, but couldn't the testimony he burst into teat A note addreseed to Mrs. and at different times refused to. Catrambone he said was lying on answer all questions. ' floor ' , . When the Catrambone family, Mrholas Catrambone at ’ Wood was questioned about Shaw on! testified that they had been the day of the murder, they de-, tailed to the home by Jin-. cUred that he had been at their Shaw, who haJ become alarmed home a half hour before the mur- over the threat* Arthur made to

der and returned fifteen minute*, kill lilmaelf.

after the shot was fired. Nicholas Catrambone at the In-

>iuest. stated that Arthur had

Gave False Leads , 0 id to all the family several "When we fltvt question. I '“»«» after John's death that he Shaw" said Detective High- couldn't,live without John, also "he gave us false leads, telling 1 'zpreaalng a hope that they us that Melvin Colwell, of North °uld get the murderer

] there, seeming to be very dis appointed and they had an argument about It." I The Catrambone? on Tuesday moved to Woodbine, declaring that they could never live In South Seaville now. Shaw was th> youngest of a I family of ten. He lived with his mother and brother. Gideon.

Wildwood, had threatened to ( shoot any one who went with South Seavllle girl. We questioned Colwell and were convinced that he was absolutely

innocent.

"Next he tolJ us that Edward Barnes, of Wildwood, had threatened Nicholas because be didn't want Catrambone going out with bis sister. That we found to be untrue. Other clues he gave us were also unfounded. Shaw could prove no alibi for his whereabouts on the night of

( murder.

"On Saturday afternoon,' tective Higbcc said. "John and Arthur quarreled over the Joint ownership of a truck. The truck cost about 165. and Shaw put up most of the money. When John wanted the engine changed they quarreled " The quarrel which is believed have been the main bearing on. the murder, was when John look a position In a factory In W'Aodblnc and Shaw resented being deprived of John's companionship and asked Catrambone to give up his job. Coroner's Jury Verdict At the inquest on Monday 'he Coroner's Jury returned a Verdict ‘That Arthur Shaw had his death from a gunshot Inflicted by himself." In contrast if' the verdict returned In the deatn of his chum. That John Catrambone came to his death from i gun shot by a person or persons

unknown."

Raymond Bozarth. 18 of Soil'll Seavllle. the second called to the stand at the Inquest told of Shaw's displeasure John accepting a Jot In 1 bine. He said at the funeral of John on Tuesday. Shaw am going to do away with myself. 1 can’t lire without John. Tried to Hun Into Train Shaw drove Bozarth homo Xroi the funeral and tried to driv the car Into the Pennsyltania 1 o'clock express train a; South Seavllle Bozarth said h:- ilrurk Sha* when he se.w what he attempting to do and grabl.i-i wheel and put on the oraki the time. Shaw aald: "I . live without John. I'm going to do away with myself." He also said. Bozarth teftfl. “1 hope they get the feli»w » shot John." Shaw fainted as Bozv swerved the machine, bringing to a standstill and narto*

Nicholas said the only reason he visited Shaw was because he

beard he was sick.

He aald eince his brother' death that Shaw told the family

going to Jump In the

path of gn express train. There. fc» no malice in Nicholas' testi-

ony.

Conner Carlton Westcott. afr the questioning of the wltsaid that Shaw had rested le stock of a double-barreled shotgun against the floor and had tripped the trigger with a coat hanger, receiving the full charge in the breast. Dr. Clarence Way. of Sea Isle i Clay, who was called, said death must have been Instantaneous. Three Holes Found The Coroner stated that three notes had been found, one t'l hD mother, expressing sorrow for his contemplated act. the second to Catrambone* mother, similar to the one he left hie mother and the third to Nicholas, the contents o! which was not made known. It having been written sometime ago. There was another letter which be had sent to a neighbor. Mrs. Bailey, requesting ibat his suit be pressed as he didn't know how soon he would need it. The funeral of Shaw took place Monday from bis late home. Services were held at the home with InU'rmrnt In Tabernacle Cemetery. at Bennett. The Cal ran:bones did not attend the funeral. Mrs. Catrambone. after making the statement that none of the family would attend the funeral, said: "I am troubled about thh* thing. I often wondered why Arthur liked my boy so much. John was tiring of Arthur. When John went to work at Woodbine. Arthur did not want him to work

Mother and Three Children Lose Lives (Continued :rom Paae One) attended x nre. at about the time his own home was afire. He did not know of the terrible death bis wife and children met , until his return Friday morning ! around 2 o'clock. It Is believed that Mrs. Shaw j and her little sons hud retired ! early and that an oil stove in i some manner upset, the oil spreading over the floor, finding It* way to a couch, setting It aflr.- Mrs. Shaw. It is supposed, was awakened by the -unoke and tried to put It out. The house w hich is of frame structure, took i

fire quickly.

Mrs. Shaw went to the porch i of her home and called a neighbo.. Samuel Knolls. Knolls ali.mpted to enter the house but ' found the stairs burned away. He tried the roof. Mrs. Shaw at the time standing at a window, but on account of the flame*

could not gala entrance ' h0 B^P'’ndlng fire companies tried I to rescue the mother and her children, but when she did not app-ar at the window, could not finii them. Due to difficulty in obtaining water, the fire < panics were unable to sav

building.

Coioner W. H. Thompson, ol Cap- May. took charge of the remains < n Monday. The Coroner says that reports that the bouse was set afire and other rumor* are false, he having made a thorough Investigation. Nothing was saved from the burning house, the twUted Iron beds and ruins telling a mute tale of the pathetic tragedy. | The house was Insured and owned by Charlea Arthur. This Is the M-cond time In a few months that a home has been burned to the ground In that section of West Cape May.

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