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Evening Journal
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
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In West Chester, Charles Harley was released on April 20 after a habeas corpus hearing for the murder charges of his housekeeper Isabelle Ridgeway and her 5-year-old son, killed three weeks earlier near Dutton's Mill. Judge Hemphill ruled insufficient evidence linking Harley, suggesting suicide.
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West Chester, April 20.—Charles Harley, charged with the murder of his housekeeper, Isabelle Ridgeway, and her 5-year-old son, some three weeks ago, at his home, near Dutton's Mill, was released here yesterday after a habeas corpus hearing, and after receiving some congratulations from some of his neighbors left for his home. The testimony was lengthy and varied, but nothing new from what was given before the coroner and the magistrate was produced. The counsel on either side argued at length and with much zeal, but Judge Hemphill denied that there was anything to show that death had not been produced by suicide and that Harley was in any way connected with the deaths.
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West Chester
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April 20 (Report); Release Yesterday; Murder Three Weeks Prior
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suspect charles harley released due to lack of evidence connecting him to the deaths; deaths possibly by suicide; victims: isabelle ridgeway and her unnamed 5-year-old son
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Charles Harley, charged with murdering his housekeeper Isabelle Ridgeway and her 5-year-old son at his home near Dutton's Mill three weeks ago, was released after a habeas corpus hearing in West Chester. Testimony repeated prior evidence, and Judge Hemphill found no proof of murder or Harley's involvement, suggesting suicide.