Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-20
LONG SEARCH ENDS
Dr.. Henry B. Keller Arrested
on Charge of Fraud.
MARRIES WIDOW FOR COIN
Was Pursued by Detectives in This
Country and Europe-Mor-
phine Fiend.
MARRIES WIDOW FOR COIN

DETROIT. Mich. July 2O.-Charged
with defrauding Mrs. Wilhelmina Lynch
OF Brooklyn Of her fortune Of some $l4,
500 and several valuable bonds after he
had married her, DR.. Henry B. Keeier. q
dentist. who formerly practiced in New
York, was arrested here yesterday. His
arrest followed the pursuit of a woman
known to have been in his company by
Detectives Fenton and Good. For a year
the police of America and Europe have
searched the world for the pair. Accord
ing to the detectives, the couple have
been seeking the world over for cure
for the drug habit which has held them
fast. They came to Detroit to take the
treatment. after failure to win their lib
erty from morphine in Europe.
Phones Warning to Keller.
The woman, it is said, knew the de-
tectives were following her when she rode
to the end Of the 14th avenue car line
and returned. She went to a barber 9
shop and had her front hair trimmed
and rearranged. Next she went to the
Griswold House and registered and was
shown to a room. She teiephoned to
keeler in the hospital from there that
she was being followed, and that he had
better meet her at once, SO that they
could go to Chicago. Then she went into
the cafe, bought a glass of beer and
went out by the side door. Fenton arrest
ed her, and Good went to the hospital to
catch Keller. He met him as he was
taking car with his suit case.
Good engaged him in conversation, and
talked all the way downtown without
revealing his identity When the car
rested the dentist. He says that the
woman is his wife She says she met
him in New York. and that they went
to Europe, where they spent six months,
returning by way of New Orleans.
Denies the Charge.
Keller denies the charge against him.,
and the woman says she knows nothing
about it. The dentist had a complete
morphine outfit in his possession when
arrested. He had only a little money.
but said he had plenty more at the
Wayne Hotel. The woman said she was
willing to return to. New York without
extradition. Keller was suffering because
he had no morphine following his arrest,
and a city physician was sent For.
Since last summer efforts have been
made to find DR.. keeier. He was traced
from one place to another, but always
managed to elude the detectives. II he is
really married to the woman who was
arrested with him he will probably have
to face charge of bigamy .as we'll as
theft At the home of Mrs. Lynch. as
she prefers to be called, it was said yes
terday that she was spending the sum-
mer at Nyack, n. Y.
Mrs. Lynch is the widow of Walter E.
Lynch of 81 Vernon avenue. Brooklyn
She inherited much property from Mr.
Lynch. Last July. with her young grand
son, she was stopping at Ocean Grove
when she met Keller.
The man told her ne had been a dem
fist, but had ceased practicing. as he had
inherited a valuable mine in northern
Mexico He introduced the widow to
young woman whom he represented TO be
his sister. The three became very friendly.
Married at Glens Falls.
When Mrs. Lynch later started to go
to the Adirondacks for stay. it is
stated. DIR. Keeier's sister" was sudden
ly advised by her physician that she was
i'll and should 60 to the mountains. So
it was agreed that the three should take
the Adirondack trip together. DR.. keeler
had made himself very agreeable to the
widow and had won her favor: BY the
way to the Adirondacks Mrs. Lynch had
agreed to marry Keller, and stop was
made In that city for the ceremony.
Some time after their return to Brook
lyn, Keller told his bride that the Mex
lean government was trying to deprive
to have money to go to Los Angeles to
protect his interests. Mrs. Lynch Is al
legged to have turned over to him S13.50O
in cash and $500 in bonds.
1t is alleged that Keller sent Mrs.
Lynch to Boston. saying that he would
join her there in a few days. as he had
been called there on important business.
She never saw him again.