Sunday July 27,2008TroyRecord Article 100years ago Monday July 27,1908 “An inquest is beginning today at Wager’s Hotel in Averill Park to determine if the county should continue its investigation into the alleged murder of Hazel Drew. Coroner M. H.Stroup ascended the platform and spoke to a human throng of interested persons. Most eyes are on William Taylor, the uncle of Hazel who ‘sat with his feet crossed looking at the floor,and Frank Smith, though but 17 years of age has a growth of hair on his upper lip and was smoking a cigar.” The first witnesses were the campers who discovered the body, Lorenzo Gruber and George White, who notified Gilbert Miller. Conrad Teal testifies as does Smith(for ½ hour) whose answers were direct and unhesitating. William Hoffey also testifies." Wednesday July 30,2008TroyRecord Article100yearsagoThursday July 30, 1908 “The coroners inquest in the Hazel Drew investigation , moves from Averill Park to Troy county court house today. The first witness is Prof E. R. Cary, Hazels former employer . >From February to July 6th when she quit. Cary testifies she left on her own account. Jeannette Marcellus is the person who saw Drew downtown in Union Station on July 7th afternoon. Her information led to the discovery of Drew’s suitcase. Hazel’s mother, Mrs John Drew, who says she last saw Hazel at home on July 2nd and had no inkling Hazel was going to leave her job at Prof Cary’ s. " **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out! (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000001)

Keep up the good work ! We are following the Hazel Drew articles intently and hoping the authorities had solved this case. Lois in AZ Joyce052@aol.com wrote: >Sunday July 27,2008TroyRecord Article 100years ago Monday July 27,1908 >“An inquest is beginning today at Wager’s Hotel in Averill Park to >determine if the county should continue its investigation into the alleged murder of >Hazel Drew. Coroner M. H.Stroup ascended the platform and spoke to a human >throng of interested persons. Most eyes are on William Taylor, the uncle of >Hazel who ‘sat with his feet crossed looking at the floor,and Frank Smith, >though but 17 years of age has a growth of hair on his upper lip and was smoking a >cigar.” The first witnesses were the campers who discovered the body, Lorenzo > Gruber and George White, who notified Gilbert Miller. Conrad Teal testifies >as does Smith(for ½ hour) whose answers were direct and unhesitating. William > Hoffey also testifies." > >Wednesday July 30,2008TroyRecord Article100yearsagoThursday July 30, 1908 >“The coroners inquest in the Hazel Drew investigation , moves from Averill >Park to Troy county court house today. The first witness is Prof E. R. >Cary, Hazels former employer . >From February to July 6th when she quit. Cary testifies she left on her own >account. Jeannette Marcellus is the person who saw Drew downtown in Union >Station on July 7th afternoon. Her information led to the discovery of Drew’s >suitcase. Hazel’s mother, Mrs John Drew, who says she last saw Hazel at home on > July 2nd and had no inkling Hazel was going to leave her job at Prof Cary’ >s. " > > > > >**************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. >Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out! >(http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000001) >===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== >Did you pay your 2008 Dues? >Troy Irish Genealogy Society >http://www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >