The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-07-26

Detroit. Mich, JuryN 2s.-The
woman whose mutlIated body was
shipped In trunk from Detroit to
view York has been positively lden-
tlned by the Detroit police as Mrs.
e. Leroy, formerly Miss Catherine
Jackson, OF Starkvllle, Miss, Police
inspector James Mccarty asserted
today.
The next immediate development ii
the case. McCarty said. may come from
Chicago. where Patrolman Leo Trum
bull. Of the local department. has gon,
to assist In identifying man held thea
on suspicion that he may be the hus'
band OF the slain woman.
Clothing found by Patrolman Trum-
bull and his wife as having belonged
to Mrs. Leroy" the inspector said
Trumbul and his wife were intimately
acquainted with the Leroys."
A report from Trumbull was expected
some time this afternoon Inspector Nc
Carly said.
A detective from the Detroit depart
nient has gone to New York to seek
further clues In connection with the
case. He may ask that the body OF the
woman be brought 20 Detroit.
Acting on information from Birming-
News Service, Chief OF Detectives Ed
ward H. Fox and the homicide squad
located four persons who knew the Lee
roys i'll this city and who Identified both
the mans and womans clothing as
well as giving other information that
dovetailed with the story of A. A.
Ta:um in Birmingham and A. j. Branic.
New York express man. Complete So
luton OF the battling mystery awaits
only possible Identification Of the man
held by Chicago police as Eugene Le-
roy.
Policeman Leo Trumbull. who has
known Leroy since October, 1919, ar
rived in Chicago today in an attempt to
identify the suspect. Policeman Trum-
bull, and his wife, Olive. 261 Lafayette
boulevard, told members of the homi-
eide squad that they had met Katharine
jackson on Oct. 80, 1919 at the Inter-
urban hotel, Woodward avenue and
Jefferson avenue. Two nights later they
met Eugene Leroy. The hotel records
show that both Katherine Jackson. OF
Nashville, Tenn. and Eugene Leroy, OF
New York, were at the hotel that night.
coming in at different times and oc-
cupying different rooms. A. Hellen-
burg registered with and occupied the
same room as Leroy
'''-'~ tT'seeW wore Wedding RInas
Two weeks later the Trumbulls met
the man and woman again. The girl
Mr. Leroy and l are married." accord
ing to Mrs Trumbul. They went to
live with the Trumbulls at 23S Lysand-
er street, and 1t was there Mrs. Trum-
bull wore the rose sweater coat found
In the trunk, on a number of occasions
and became familiar with other cloth
ing and first heard of A. A. Tatun.
Mrs Leroy wrote Tatum for money
which she received and again, follow
ing quarrel with Leroy. sent for
Tatum." Mrs. Trumbull said Mrs.
Leroy conf1ded in me that she had been |
married and divorced from a price |
fighter named Jackson in Mississippi, |
and had hoped this marriage would be,
happier. They qnarreled considerably |
however, and when Tatum was mere |
and went out with Mrs. leroy, they
were followed one night by Leroy with |
a dagger"
Shortly after that incident, the Trum-
bulls moved TO Highland Park and the |
Leroys to 90 Trumbull avenue, where
they lived with Mr.. and Mrs. j. l..
Pfister. The Pfisters were located by
the homicide squad and took up the |
story where the Trumbulls left off, at
the same time making second identi-
fication of the clothing found In the
trunk.
"Don't Tell Anyone" He Begged.
Mrs Pfister said she had worn the
brnwn coat with black fur collar sew
eral, times. Pfister completed the last
link in the chain of facts connecting Lee
roy with the murder when he admitted
he had moved the Leroys trunk from
him home to los Harper avenue early
in June. When he paid him Leroy said:
Dent tell anyone where you moved us
TO-" according to Pfister.
Leroy was employed at the Timkin
Axle company, Cadillac and Hudson
motor car plants while in Detroit, and
Mrs. Leroy at the Western Union under
the name of Jackson, according TO both
the Pflsters and Trumtulls.
Tatum Allowed LIbefSy.
birmingham, Ala, July ga picture
and detailed description OF Allan Tatum,
together with statement by him, was
today forwarded to the Detroit police
by the local detective bureau, following
the declaration by Tatum that he be-
lieved the woman whose body was found
in trunk in New York was Catherine
jackson. of Starkville. Miss.
Tatum, who works for a Birmingham
publishing house. was told by friends
that his name (had been mentioned In
terry. He went to police headquarters
and volunteered the information that
he was acquainted with the jackson
woman, whom, he said, he met in this
city: that he had gone TO Detroit to see
her at her own invitation, and that he
knew she had married man named !
Leroy.
Tatum said he had never met Leroy.
her husband was jealous of her. The
statements OF Tatum geve rise to the
police theory that Leroy had discovered
his wife's interest in Tatuin. that he
had killed her and then shipped the
body to "A. A. Tatum" to incriminate
the man whom he thought TO be his
rival.
No charge has been placed against
Tatum and he has been allowed his lib
crty. II was stated at police headquar-
tiers that nothing further would be done |
In the matter without Instructions from
the Detroit police.
Trace Second Trunk.
The homicide SQUAD had traced the ,
second trunk which was taken from the
EIarrer avenue address as far as the
Central deDot, and advanced
The theory that Il is now living in stor-
age somewhere. They believe il con- ,
tains the vital organs and bedclothinF.
Detective Lieutenant Black. IN charge !
" the police New York detectives said
today information given by the Inter
national News Service aided materially | /
In solving the mystery.
THE police were first informed % ,
Tatums statement by the International ,
News Service esrly Sunday morning" I
aid Lieut.. Black. "and immediately
wired Birmingham for details. When !
The details arrived. splendid and quick {
work by The homicide squad laid bare
he whole i-H r-9y with the exception
News Service IL to he }
for materially aiding IN
'lcaring up the case"
CANNOT IDENTIFY RtELEN
Chlcano, July 26.-The patrolmsn, |