The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-08-25
EUGENE LEROY
UNDER ARREST
Man Wanted in Famous Muir
der Case Is Now Held at
Rio Janeiro.
WAS MEMBER SHIP CREW
Sailed From New York Ten
Days After Body of Sup
posed Wife Was Found.

posed Wife was round.
Rio Janeiro, Aug. 2&-(A. Ply
Eugene Leroy, wanted by the po-
lice OF Detroit, Mich, in eonnse-
tion with the murder Of a woman
supposed to be his wife. was ar
rested on board the British
freighter Dryden. which arrived
here late this afternoon. Leroy
was a member OF the crew.
Leroy was placed under arrest
at the request OF United States
authorities here, and while the
Dryden 10 in port will be guarded
by four members Of the maritime
police. The ship will later proceed
10 euenos Aires, and from that
port will sail for New York, whore
Lsroy will be turned over to Off
GERS from Detroit.
Extradition Papers.
New York, Aug. 25.--The British
freighter Dryden, upon which Eugene
Leroy was arrested yesterday at Rio
Janeiro in connection with the trunk
murder" mystery. sailed from New
York on Aug. S--ten days after. the
body OF his. supposed wife was found
iammed in a trunk in local ware
house.
The authorities learned week
after the Dryden sailed that a man
answering Leroy's description was on
board. and the freighter's captain was
requested by wireless to hold the sus-
pect for the Rio Janeiro police. Sim
ultaneously Detroit police officials
filed with the state department at
Washington an application for Leroy's
arrest and extradition, should he at
tempt to land In Brazil or any coun-
try on route.
Country Wide Search.
The trunk murder" mystery, In con-
nection with which Eugene Leroy was
sought by detectives all over the coun-
try and In Canada and Mexico, has
qualifications which extend from New
York TO Michigan. Mississippi and Ala
baina,
A few minutes after an employe OF
the American Railway Express com.
pany here had discovered tho nude and
mutilated body OF young woman In n
trunk stored In tho unclaimed baggage
Detroit began following the train OF
evidence which led to thevictim's idcn-
tlncatlon as Mrs. Katherine Lou Jack
son OF Sturgls, Miss, and the location
OF A., A. Tatum, whose name ana .
Detroit street address were found
marked on the trunk which concealed
the crime for more than n month.
At l05 Harper street, Detroit. Tatum
was unknown, but some one there told
detectives that u young couple known
aA Mr.. and Mrs. E Leroy had disnp-
peared from that address about June
10. the date on which the trunk was
shipped 10 New York,
The publicity given these two names,
Leroy and Tatun. brought forward
prcssman, who said he knew Leroy
under the name OF Fernandez He told
the police he had handled "A trunk for
Fernandez or Leroy. who, he said, also
used the name OF o. ]. Woods. lie
that II be removed from the express
warehouse and stored by Branlc until
Leroy should cnll for Il.
A Detroit policeman. Leo Trumbull,
then came TO the front, declaring that
no and his wife knew. the young
wife at the Harper avenue address.
when the body Of the murdered woman
arrived In Detroit Trumbull and his
wife Identified II ms mrs. Leroy"
word that "Mra, Leroy. was really
Mrs jackson, wife OF kid Mccoy"
jackson OF sturgiH, Miss,
Town Too small.
THE town was too small for Kitty
Lou and she went way" Jackson said |
when asked to toll what he knew OF
his wife's wanderinEH,
Next Tatum. the man whose name
on tho mysterious trunk,
walked into police headquarters at Bir-
mlngham, Ala, and explained his con.
ncctlon with the case.
He told the authorities that he had
known Mrs. Jackson In Birmingham.
Al her invitation. he said. he visited
icr In Detroit. whore she told him she
terribly Jealous" Shortly afterward,
ratum said, he returned 10 Blrmlng-
,am. He declared that the nqxt he
VI tho discovery Of her body,
Reports have poured In from every
quarter Of the continent indicating that
.oroy had been seen in this or that
,olice Of Detroit stimulated the search
md he was reported yariouhly a. es-
'aping TO Canada. hiding In Mexico.
ailIng for Brazil and the Bahamas
md under arrest IN Chicago
Detroit Police unadvised,
Detroit, Aug. 25. Police here had no
Information concerning tho arrest OF
eugene Leroy except that furnished In
Issoclated Press dispatches. Detective
Inspector Mccarthy, who Ii IN charge
4 the case here. stated that detectives
nd persons capable OF Identifying lie.
oy would be sent TO New York to meet
he Dryden upon It's return there.
sailor Gave Tip.
Police here, although not having re.
eivod any official word of the arrest
rom the state department at Wash
hgton. sent cablegrams TO tho Amer.
IAN consul and local authorities in tho
brazilian capital today urging that every
fecnution be taken 10 prevent the prls-
net's escape.
Tho tip that Leroy was on the Dry
en- came from a former sailor on that
hip who had recognized Leroy from
pictures Detroit authorities
ent circulars and fnEcr prints TO Rio
anelro on a fast ship which arrived
here before the Dryden.