The Washington times., 1920-09-09
HUSBAND DETAINED
IN RIVER TRAGEDY
Police Question Roy kuehling
Closely Regarding Drowning
OF His Bride.
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was padding the canoe when sud
denly II was swamped. probably by an
striking against anything. ! recall
being thrown into the water just
about ten yards from shore. l stood
In about three feet OF water.
WIFE WORE HEAVY COAT.
my wife was wearing a heavy
tiger skin coat and ! reached out for
II. but as j pulled and tugged at II
she slipped out from tho sleeves.
That was the last saw OF her.
cried for help and was almost fran
tic. | am the most unhappy man in
the world. loved my wife and she
loved me. We were planning to buy
a home In Woodside. the home of Miss
Cameron. with whom we frst lived In
that village.
"Just before the canoe capsized We
had luncheon on the shore. My wife
was jolly and happy. We had decided
TO turn about and return, as IL was
dark. and we began TO fear a mishVnp.
Kuehling's cries for help brought
Robert ID. White. of Cherrydale, Va;
| Alvin y. Hines, jr.. of il9 Quincy
place northeast: and Edwin Whitson,
of $50 II street northeast, who were
in "A houseboat in the cove. They went
to Kuehling's assistance in a motor
| boat.
| Kuehling was found standing knee
| deep In the water. and the woman
was lost from view. her body appar-
emily having been picked up in one
| of the treacherous eddies and drawn
| down by the undcrtow.
kuehling was brought by White
and Hines to Dempsey's Landing,
Georgetown. where they were met by
Patrolman Carroll. on duty there.
| II want to see my brother begged
the man. ITS horrible"
| Carroll accompanied Kuohling to
the Seventh precinct police station,
and his brother. patrolman. was
summoned, kuehling recited in a cool
and collected way the circumstances
OF the drowning of his wife.
| His story rang true to the police
| officials. and they did not detain
him. lie was allowed to return to
bis rooms at DR.. Whitneys home in
Woodside. 1t was II o'clock when
Kuehling reached his home and he
again recited the story OF the drown
ing to the physician.
| When report OF the drowning
and circumstances surrounding 1t
reached Acting Inspector Ned Wee
don. Iat Police Headquarters, Detec-
| tive 'Sergeants Thomas ID. Walsh,
| Thomas J. Sweeney, and Connor
were sent to Woodside to arrest him.
At Police Headquarters Kuehling
| was formally charged with desertion
from the army. 1t developed during
the grueling by the detectives that it
was he who had pretended suicide by
leaving his clothing and notes at the
! waterfront at Aqucduct bridge.
| what were you doing up the river
at $50 o'clock last night-in a spot
pitch dark" KuehlinG was asked.
1--WE were just about to return to
Dempsey's when the canoe over
| turned" snapped back KuehlinE, who
| seemed offended by the question.
He was then asked whether IL were
not true that he and his wife had
quarrelled frequently. This informa- =
ton was given the detectives by Miss
Cameron. with whom the couple lived
for a time after arriving IN Washing
ton.
Il frequently heard Kuehling quar-
| rel with his wife" declared Miss
Cameron, but the disagreemcnts were
not violent"
GETS TWO GRILLINGS.
After having been questioned for
more than an hour today, kuehling
was taken to the First Precinct po-
lice station and held on the desertion
charge. Later in the morning he
again was brought to police head
quarters and questioned by 1nspec-
tor Clifford l.. Grant, chief of de
tectives, and the detectives who ar
rested him at his home.
.Kuehling was in bed when Detec
tives Sweeney and Walsh arrested
him He seemed indignant at being
awakened. This morning he asked
IL his wife's body had been recov-
cred. He seemed greatly anxious
about this.
The body Of MIS-. Kuehling had not
been recovered up to noon. although
police of the harbor precinct had
dragged for 1t since last midnight,
Kuehling asserted he was married
on December 81, last. at Mt. Clemens
Mich. He was evasive about the day
and by whom he was married. He
finally gave the city, declaring: 81
believe that's where we were mar
ried."
"Who married you?" he was asked.
81 believe it was a Judge"
Kuehling said the marriage certi'
ficate either was in his or his wife's
trunk. The detectives have gone to
Il woodside. Md, this afternoon to look
\ for the license.
When Kuehling left his clothing or
the banks of the Potomac river, De-
80 he