New-York tribune., 1895-10-02
EVIDENCE INSUFFICIENT.
w. s. HENRY. THE BAD SON." WILL
PROBABLY GO FREE
ID is REPORTED ON GOOD AUTHORITY THAT TIE
JURY FAILED TO INDICT HIM FOR THE
MURDER OF HIS FATHER - STORY
OF HIDDEN WEALTH IN THE
HENRY HOUSEHOLD.

or HIDDEN WEALTH IN THE
HENRY HotsEHOLD.
All the evidence in the Henry murder case in
by yesterday. and two hours later. through one
OF those mysterious percoatons frowned upon by
the law. but welcomed by the public. II was earned
on good authority that the Grand Jury had de-
cared the evidence insufficient to justify indct-
mert against William s. Henry the bad SON. ac-
cused of numbering his father When the District
Attorney asked about the report he said that
the Grand Jury would not return decision in the
matter until Friday.
one OF the interested distant relatives OF Walter
and William Henry present in court yesterday was
\. S. Grosser. Of Richmond. Va. who married a
daughter of Mrs. j. A. Jones, only sister OF the
murdered mser He told an entirely chapter
in the Henry family history. His story is as FOL
lows:
The father of the dead man was Or Thomas VII.
years. He was twice married Charles W, Henry
being the son by the first wife The other chiidren
both by the first and second wives are NJ dead. A
lively helpless and his affairs were afterward man
married at the time he assumed control OF his
fathers property It so happened that one ne DAY ne
Bible in which kept the records OF births and
mnrrages The Te ; searched high high and o% % but but
same errand but the Bible could not be found.
person and there offered his stepmother 1900 in
cash for the Bible a thorough search OF the prem
lSes finally unearthed the DOOk from DeneatH neap
OF rubbish in the cellar. But II had been soaked
with water and valueless as record.
The story is that some time later Charles ".
Henry and his wife Quarrelled, and then the wife
told old Mrs. Henry that in closet of the South
Portand-aye. house. where the murder was com
the stories Of the crime, her husband the murdered
man, had hidden away number of old newspapers;
always under lock and key. The two women talked
the matter over and wondered at tho mystery. The
fact OF their discovery Of the old papers came TO
enraged Afterward the breach between himself
and his wife widened. and ever aft: her discovery
of the papers he seemed to hate her. These papers
he afterward burned
Although Charles hal never been in receipt Of
wealthy BY what means he received his sudden
accession OF fortune no one knew. While his exces-
sive penuriousness was well known. this IN no way
accounted for the size OF the fortune which came
TO him 90 suddenly. But there had come hint as TO
the from the lips Of mis- stepmother as she lay
upon her deathbed. Then she told those about her
that wealthy relative Of her husbands had died in
Scotland, leaving very large estate. In this prop
erty DR. Henrys father interested. Advertise
ments had appeared in many newspapers IN this
country. asking for information OF DR.. Henry and
his next of kin. One of those advertisements came
TO the attention Of Charles Henry. the son. He
seized the paper and hid 1t away with the others
that came later. The suppostion is that those
papers formed the collection hidden in the closet
and afterward destroyed when il became known TO
their that his secret had been discovered
by the wife and stepmother The stepmother de-
she firmly believed that Charles had represented
himself the sole surviving her OF his grand
father. and by keep,.g the notices in the papers
the argo property left by the deceased relative in
Scotland
TO correct and is of the opinion that there are
now deposited concealed somewhere large sums
Of money which have not been discovered. lie de-
clared that he believed the money already found
deceased. Mr.. Grosser says he has reason to be-
yf he {9at tee Son o WaeT by viii and
that the scraps of burned paper found after the
discovery OF the murder were the remai-s of this