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«d»v , Oc^obr I. MlWoman Indicted I In Fire Deaths I Of Husband.Son IA 30-year-old Cumberland woman Cynthia Diane Morrissey wa- arrested under a Grand Jury indictment early yesterday morning and charged with arson and murder in the death of her husband and six year-old son who died in a fire at thesr ressdenreor May 28Mrs Momj--ey appearedin Allegany County Circuit Court yesterday morningand a as later released under a $10,000 property bond tha’ was plaeeo byJudge J Frederick .SharerThe early morning blaze destrosed the ly-iper Streetresidence Killed wereMichael Kenneth Morrissey, age 30 and six-yearoldMatthew Joseph MorrisseyMrs Morrissey is still re reiving therapy for bums -he received Their daugh ter. Meredith age 2. escaped injuries The fir*- was reported shortly after 2am bs aneighbor Carolyn FryeRice of 715 l*iper Street and responding was the ( urnberland City F ire fe partment Firemen foundthe house engulfed in flame-- James Martin statefire inventigator for Allegany and Garrett counties jdetermined the cause to be farson .Criminal information filed \in the case presented to the October term of the Grand . Jury stated that Mrs \ Momssey allegedly started lt;fhe fire in an attempt to kill her husband and that the ,death of the son was an |act KWit (Mrs Morrissey was ( arrested by Sheriff'sdeputies a' the home of her , parents Mr and Mrs Paul | B Crites at 207 Last FolderStreet shortly after 8amyesterday The arrest was made under three true bills of indictment brought by the 13men and 10 women on the Grand Jury The jury finished its deliberations Tuesday States Attorney l^awrence v Kelly who appeared at yesterday mornings bond hearing'-fated that the names of the other* indicted could not be release until they have been served warrant* and thecase*- placed on the opendocket of Circuit Court
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Cumberland News
Cumberland, Maryland, US
Thu, Oct 08, 1981
Page 24
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