The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-08-27
|DIsTR|cT POLICE
! WORK ON MYSTERY
Investigation Of the Death of Mrs.
Henry at Hagerstown Shifts
to Washington.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY HAwKEN
HANDLES CASE AT THIS END
McCleary, Held in Connection with
Death, Committed to Jail
for Three Days.

Investigation OF the strange myster,
surrounding the death Of Mrs. Nanni'
Henry. widow, OF Hagerstown. Nd.
who Is believed to have been murdered
while asleep and alone in her home, las
night swung to the National Capital
and a number Of facts which will have
an important bearing on the case prob
ably will be dug up In this city In the
next few days, according to the state
ments Of the authorities.
At the request of the Hagerstown au.
thorities, who seem to be on the point
Of charging the crime to Norman Bruce
McCleary. the admirer OF Miss Lupah
Henry, daughter OF the murdered widow
Assistant District Attorney s. McComas
Hawken yesterday undertook to resume
the probe of the Washington end OF
the case and expects important develop.
ments
After a conference between Mr.. Haw.
ken and Mai. Sylvester, Inspector
Boardman detailed Detective Sergts
Baur. Cornwell, and McNamee to delvs
into the case under direction of Mr.. Haw'
ken. These detectives worked under Mr.
Hawken just prior to the arrest here OF
McCleary. and as all are familiar with
better suited for the work than any
other members of the Central ONCE.
McCleary Given "sweatinE."
McCleary himself is believed to have
given to the Hagerstown authorities the
tips which are being investigated by
the Washington detectives Some time
in the small hours OF Sunday morning
McCleary was taken from his cell and
escorted to the Office OF one Of the
Hagerstown officials. where he was given
~ H,.f@ aha.,t
himself McCleary revealed is a question
the authorities will not answer.
Detectives claim that they have already
learned that McCleary purchased re-
volver from a d Street pawn shop just
before he visited Miss Henry, and tried
to get her to open the door to her room
in the clearinghouse at 702 II Street
Northwest, where she took refuge after
fleeing from Hagerstown to escape Nc
Cleary, who. It is charged, had threat
ened to take her life.
Find Revolver in Room.
Henry was arrested the day after this
action. and the police say they found the
revolver In his room. 1t is alleged by
the police that McCleary intended to kill
the girl II she did not consent to marry
him. Miss Henry refused to open her
door, and as a result OF the disturbance
the landlord, Warren Bowles. told Nc
Cleary to leave the house at once or get
kicked out" McCleary had rented a room
in the house shortly after learning that
Miss Henry was stopping there.
It Is known that after Mrs. Henry was
killed she was robbed of $40, and 1t Is be-
lieved that jewelry, also was taken. A
search OF pawn shops in Washington is
being made in an effort to recover some
Of this jewelry. Miss Henry says sew
eral pieces of jewelry are missing. If a
pawnbroker who took any OF the jewelry
can identify the person who disposed OF
1t, the authorities say, the Identification
will bring the murder close to that per-
son.
II is reported that Miss Henry has
returned to Hagerstown. 1t is also
said she is stopping with friends in
Washington. Efforts to locate her here
last night were fruitless.