The Washington times., 1920-07-26
CLUE IN trunk
. SLAY|NC FAILS
Detroit Policeman Does Not
Identity Suspect Held In Chi
cago as Leroy.
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other information that corresponded
with the story OF A. a. Tatum, In Bir-
mingham. and A. J. BrAnic, New York
expressman.
Complete solution of the bathing
mystery awaits only the Identification
OF the man held by Chicago police as
Eugene Leroy. Policeman Leo Trum-
bull. who has known Leroy since Oc-
tober. 1910. will arrive In Chicago to-
day TO Identify the suspect
Policeman Trumbull and his wife.
Olive. told members OF the homicide
squad that they had met Katharine
Jackson on October 30, 1919. at the
Interurban Hotel Two nights later
they met Eugene Leroy. The hotel
records show that both Katharine
Jackson. OF Nashville. Tenn, and su-
gene Leroy. OF New York. were at the
hotel that night, coming In at differ
cnt times and occupying different
rooms. A. II. Ellenburg registered
with and occupied the same room as
Leroy.
MEET PAIR AGAIN.
Two weeks later. the Trumbulls
met the man and woman again. The
girl was wearing a wedding ring and
said "Mr. Leroy and l are married"
according to Mrs. Trumbull. They
II was there that Mrs. Trumbull wore
the rose sweater coat found in the
trunk on n number OF occasions, be-
came familiar with other clothing
and first heard of A. A. Tatum.
MRS. Leroy wrote Tatum for
money, which she received. and again.
following a quarrel with Leroy. sent
for Tatum." Mrs. Trumbul said
Mrs. Leroy confded in me that she
had been married and divorced from
prize fighter named Jackson in
Mississippi. and had hoped this mar
riage would be happier. They quar-
relied considerably, however. and
when Tatum was here and went out
with Mrs. Leroy. they were followed
one night by Leroy, who carried a
dagger"
Shortly after that incident, the
Trumbulls moved to Highland Park
and the LeRoys TO ninety-third Trum-
bull avenue. where they lived with
Mr.. and Mrs. J. l.. Pfster. The
Phsters were located Ly the homicide
squad and took up the story where
the Trumbulls left off. at the same
time making a second Identification
OF the clothing found in the trunk.
MOVED MANS TRUNK.
Mrs. Pfister said she had worn the
brown coat with black fur collar sew
cral times. Pfister completed the last
link in the chain of facts connecting
the LeRoys with the battling murder
when he admitted he had moved the
LeRoys' trunk from his home to 105
Harper avenue early in June. When he
paid him, Leroy said. Don't tell any
one where you moved us to-" accord
ing to Pfister.
Leroy was employed at the Timken
Axle Company, Cadillac, and Hudson
Motor Car plants while in Detroit. and
Mrs. Leroy worked at the Western
Union under the name Of Jackson, aC-
cording to both the Pfisters and
Trumbulls.
After giving a complete descrip-
tion of Leroy which tallics with the
description given in New York by A.
J, Brannic or "a. J. Fernandez"
Trumbull said Leroy talked and look
ed as though he were a South Amer
ican and spoke OF working on air
planes, which dovetails with Branic's
story. Both the Trumbulls and Pfis-
ters gave detailed description of Le-
Roy and Mrs. Leroy corresponding
with those given by Mrs. Lottie
Brooks, landlady, at 1o5 Harper ave-
nue..
DETROIT CLAIMS BODY.
At the same time that Lieut.. Frank
Haig and Policeman Trumbull left
for Chicago to identify the suspect
arrested there as Leroy, Lieut.. Ed
ward Mite, of the homicide squad,
and Assistant Prosecutor Robert T.
Speed left for New York to obtain
all evidence held by New York police
and to bring the body of the woman
back to this city for Identification by
the Trumbulls. Pfisters, and Mrs.
Brooks. Detroit police are also in
with the police OF
Birmingham, Starksville, Miss, and
Palatka, Fla. Whether Tatum will be
brought from Birmingham has not
been decided.
The homicide squad has traced the
second trunk which was taken from
the Harper avenue address as far as
the Michigan Central depot and ad-
vance the theory that It is now lying
in storage at some fictitious address
They believe IL may contain the vital
organs Of the girl, clothing. and
bloody bedclothing.
Detective Lieut.. William Black said
10 day that the information given by
the international News Service had
materially aided in the progress
made in solving the mystery.
"The police were first informed of
Tatum's statement by the Interna-
tional News Service early Sunday
night" Lieutenant Black said, land
immediatel wired Birmingham for
details. When the details arrived,
splendid work by the homicide squad
laid bare the whole tragedy with the
exception of the actual arrest of the
slayer, and he Is known"