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Diehl Cantrell Held For Further Investigation The Spartanburg Herald of Wed nesday morning has a column long story of the coroner’s inquest into the death of Mrs. Diehl Cantrell. The first part of the story is as follows:: - Bond had not been set late Tuesday night for Diehl T. Can trell, 38, who is being held in the Spartanburg County jail for furth er investigation into the d£ath of his wife, Mrs. Virginia Snyder Jones Cantrell. Cantrell was taken into custody late Tuesday afternoon on orders of a county coroner’s jury which returned a verdict that Mrs. Can trell “came to her death from causes unknown.” The warrant, signed by Coroner A. M. Cash, contained no specific charges. Sheriff B. B. Brockman said Tuesday night there were no de velopments in the investigation. Mrs. Cantrell was found dead Saturday afternoon in a second floor bedroom after a fire in a fashionable home at 511 Connecti cut Avenue. The inquest was highlighted by: MY. Cantrell's testimony that Mrs. Cantrell was alone in the house when he returned from up town, discovered the fire and im mediately telephoned an alarm to the City Fire Department. - Reading by Seventh Circuit So licitor Sam R. Watt of a statement by Dr. Sam Orr Black, Jr., that Mrs. Cantrell was dead upon arriv al at Mary Black Hospital, and that, although her face, chest and arms were burned, death, in his opinion, was caused by suffocation^ Mr. Cantrell, first witness called by solicitor Watt, took the wit ness stand in the main courtroom before a large audience, well sprinkled wit'll prominent citizens, and told the jury that Mrs. Can trell was alone in the house, oc cupying an upstairs bedroom, when he discovered the den, entrance _Continued on Page Seven__ We’ve left our New Year Greeting message lmfcif it was almost tpo late, and there wasn’t time to fitfmposP our usual literary effort (published at our own^mcpense), so we are reminding you as we did a coupe of years ago, that we’ve repaired your furniture, springs and urn holstery, rewired your lamps, convertejgyo_ur cases iiixo lamps, cut down your shades, made yourhookcases-Twhen we could get the right kinjl of lumber—(Ixeeutedffesigns in wrought iron, Purs anc/ your ywn, pade ygur signs, polished your brass work,/repaired you/ warning mach 'ines and vacuum cleaners pid testers,yhung'your mirrors and pictures and a thousandfold oney6th<*r things. For the privilege ogfielping toolmke life pleasanter for you—and us— Mr. “Fixit” LEONARD C. PORTER Thanks you and wishes you a Happy New Year. Call 8-W when you need anything.
The Tryon Daily Bulletin (Tryon, N.C.)
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