Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-11

would be required to inlict them. 1 do not
know anything about the theory of the
police, nor that the second-story window
Of the house was open. do not deny that
the man could have been killed by fall
down the steps He did receive some un-
usually severe injuries II that was how II
happened"
BELIvBs MAN WAS SOBER.
Doctor Shallow said his opinion at the
time he reached Frankenfield was that the
man had not been drinking, as other persons
asserted he had been. This opinion was
confirmed by J. Harold Shirley, yarn
manufacturer of 242 Chestnut street, who
was with Frankenfield at the roof garden
or a South Broad street hotel until the
insurance broker met the women from Mrs.
Steigerwald's home. Shirley said that at
the time Frankenfield left him the broker
was sober.
one OF the women, Evelyn Young, the
detectives say. gave her opinion to the police
that Frankenfield was not intoxicated. She
told them, they say, that Frankenfeld was
following them n block within Mrs Steiger-
wald's home. She looked around Mt the time,
she told them, they said and saw him walk
ing near the curb of the sidewalk. They
left him. she said, on the roof garden at the
South Broad street hotel
BERNNAN's STORY.
Edward V. NJ. Brennan. real estate agent,
SO South sixteenth street, residing in
Overbrook Heights. who was with the wo-
men at the roof gardens and accompanied
them TO Mrs. Steigerwald's home, went to
Captain of Detectives Tate today and told
his story It substantiated the accounts of
the affair given the police by the women,
and Captain Tate allowed Brennan TO go
back to his business, saying he was fully
satisfied with Brennan's account.
Brennan said he was downtown with
friends visiting roof garden when II was
suggested that they "enliven the party;
70 he telephoned the two women to come
downtown and join them. They did, GO
ing to the roof garden of the South Broad |
street hotel
Brennan told Captain Tate that he had |
not seen Frankenheld at any of the roof |
gardens his party visited. He said he went |
home with the young women, arriving at |
Mrs. Steigerwalds at about j o'clock.
Soon after their arrival and while he was |
sitting in the dining room of the house, he |
mid. the doorbell rang. One of the young |
women, who were there In the kitchen, went
% the door He said he heard her call TO
Yrs. Steigerwald, upstairs: Harry Franken-
leld Is at the door-drunk." and Mrs.
called back. ""Don't let him in"
rhe young woman went back TO the kitchen.
The bell kept ringing for another half min
lite, then stopped. Fifteen minutes later, he
aid the young woman returned to the door
o see II II was locked and he heard her
ry out. She had seen Frankenfeld lying at
he FOOT OF the front steps.
Brennan told Captain Tate that he went
,ut to see what was the matter with the
nan When he saw that he had been
lurt. he said. he thought there might be |
rouble and some notoriety. So he got his
lat and went away to a street car for his
lome.
Neither FranSenfield's mother, sister nor
rother would express their thoughts on the
cath The mother is prostrated. The
rother and sister would not say whether
r not they held any theories on the man.
er In which their brother came to his
cath.
Mrs Frankenield. the widow, is expected
0 return to Philadelphia from Wildwood
Dday
Detectives o'Connor. Ayers, Callahan
nd Maloney, OF the murder squad" to-
ay questioned residents in houses all
long the block where Frankenhelds body
'as found. They said that none of the
eople in the block knew of the death until
fter the detectives and doctors came to the
lace Then the commoton awakened them.
here was no noise that they heard at the
me the police believe there may have been
ONE struggle or attack, residents told the
electives
Photographs OF the Stelgerwald home are
eing taken today, Lieutenant of Detec-
YES Theodore Wood inspected the house ]