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STATEMENTSHE MADE ISKEPT SECRETHusband Seeks WritOf Habeas CorpusIn Denver.£7,\\nitdDKNVKR, March 5.—(AP)—After niakin'i a statement to officers, Miss Rene Devilbess, one of four persons arrestedTuesday for investigation inconnection with the death here February .1 of Mrs. Virgil A. Massie, was released yesterday. The statement was notmade public.To Kxliunte Body.Development* in an Investigation into the death, said by authorities* to have occurred under mysterious circumstances, Is awaiting exhumn-tion of the body at Carthage, 111..the family home.11 was learned yesterday that they intend to Investigate a report, raid to have been made by undertakers wild handled the body, that Mrs. Mass e'« neck was dislocated or brok1)ogtttlt;X.tleiuCarl Cline, attorney retained by Massie. said that exhuming of Mrs. Massie'R body was urged by the husband more than a week ago to clear up any question about his wife's death, win*, he avers, died from jIr ptomaine poisoning.Habeas {'on»us Hearing.Officials bui e been gtven until to* day to answer an Application for a •writ, of habeas corpus asked by Virgil A. Msssie, executive state prohibition agent, held In connect-t'on with tho deatli of his ■wife, Catherine, here. February 1.She was the daughter of Tf. A. Hosebnutn. Sr.. of Carthage, 111. *said he awnkcnol on Fob- 01 runry 1 to find h's wife dead In bed 11 beside him after they had both been iU of what they believed to have been ptoin.Viie poisoning.Sheriff .Johnson and District At-stn:tl!itlir.Skitiisifrorr.cy Stone a ro on their way to) a‘art ha go to exhume Mrs. Massiesb«'dy.Four arrests have been made. Mira t I Jessie Cha^eon. a nurse, who at- ti tended Mai sic after his wife's death, was re teased to appear when' wanted. MisjuJleno Divelbess. friend of Mas de. was also freed. Poland McDon-nid, a private detective, said tohave been retained by Massie, Is in Jail.Officials Coming Tonight.(‘AUTHACl-:, 111.. March f».~Colorado officials, enroulo hero to exhume the body of Mr?. Virgil A. M.'lssIp, had not arrived at noon. 00 rhoy are expected this evening, ac* ordlng to latest reports. pv*tratm1CtlteInti;ofexcu
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Quincy Morning Whig Journal

Quincy, Illinois, US

Fri, Mar 05, 1926

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