The Washington times., 1912-08-23
QUESTIONING OF
SUSPECT BARES
IMPORTANT FACT
McCleary Said to Have Made
Statement to Prose-
cutor.
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taken in custody here and a chain of
circumstantial evidence woven around
him, as told exclusively in The Times
yesterday, did 1t become known that
The authorities suspected Mrs Henry
had been murdered. Threats which
McCleary is said to have made against
MISS Henry and her mother are said
TO! have been responsible for his ar
rest.
Closely Questioned.
AS soon as the Hagerstown Of
fcers arrived in Washington this
morning McCleary was taken from
the First precinct police station,
where he had been locked UP since
Wednesday. to the District Attorneys
office, where he was closely question
ed. 1t was intimated that McCIeary
had not been advised as yet that a
more serious charge than larceny
might be lodged against him.
The Hagerstown officers were not in
clined to discuss the details of the case
or the evidence they say they have.
Chief Fridinger said this morning that
the investigation had been kept very
quiet in Washington, and that the ffrst
the public in Hagerstown knew OF the
papers.
Hes, He said further that 1t had not been
would be disinterred, so that an autopsy
could be performed, as this matter
rested with the States attorney.
The police chief said that 1t was now
believed Mrs. Henry was killed last
Thursday
...,... Door Unlocked.
"McClearv was at the house to see her.
on Thursday" he said. "A short time
after he was seen to leave the premises
Mrs. Henry came out, closed the blinds,
md he. t,.sl f,t..
time she was seen alive. When the
police broke into the house Monday,
after neighbors became suspicious that
something was wrong. we found that
the oack door was not Fastened,
AT first we thought death was due
to .suffocation following a hemorrhage.
but when Miss Henry returned home
she discovered that her mother had
been robbed. and that the letter which
she had written containing her Wash
ington address was gone"
The chief said that after these de-
Nelopments and learning of the fact
that McCleary had followed Miss Henry
to Washington and gone to her board
Ing house, armed with a revolver, the
authorities decided to make an investi-
cation.
Accompanied bv the State attorney,
Chief Fridinger came to Washington
on Tuesday. After a conference with
Mr.. Hawken it was decided to arrest
McCleary. Wednesday afternoon Chief
Fridinger saw McCleary sitting on a
bench In Judiciary square, he said, and
pointed him out to Detectives Grant and
Helan. of the District Attorneys Of
nee. who placed him under arrest After
he had been taken in custody. develop
ment In the case came rapidly.
strict orders were given that no one
was to talk to the prisoner, and when
McCleary was taken from the District
Attorneys office to Union Station this
morning he was closely guarded
The prisoner smoked cigarettes inces-
sanity while in the District Attorneys
office, and he seemed rather nervous as
he was being led from the building.
After policeman had been sum-
moned TO the II street house on Mon
day Miss Henry received word of her
mothers death, and left on the first
train fol Hagerstown, leaving her be-
,ongins here. These were turned over
to the Hagerstown officer this morning
The revolver which McCleary pur-
chased IN this city was also turned