New-York tribune., 1920-07-29
MAN Hunted as
Trunk SLAYER
e. Is i'm Mexico
Alleged Murderer of Wom-
an, Whose Body Was
Shipped Here, Traced
Through, Parents Of Friend
Identification Is Complete
Suspect Arrested in New
York IN 1919 and Con-
vicied of Stealing Bonds

trunk Identified her yesterday be-
yond all doubt as Mrs. Katherine Jack
son lie Roy. the authorities were in
formed that Eugene lie Roy, the sus-
pected slayer, had been found at Sal
tlllo, Mexico
Ills whereabouts is said to have been
discovered at San Antonio through the
parents Of Joseph Yanez. a chum Of the
suspect. Nance was kncWn 20 hare Seen
~ NSW I ORR ~ weeks aCs an.i than -
nave gone - Texas From there his
parents declare he Went to Saltillo 10
accept position as airplane Inspector
ior the Mexican government 1t was
through Yanez, press dispatches say,
{hat lie Roy. also known as o. J. Fer
nandez and Q. J. Woods. was found in
the same city across the border.
The police were told that J. A. Fer
nandez, father of the man sought. also
was in San Antonio He was former
Mexican Consul at that city He said
hls son, Oscar J. Fernandez, had not
been home for more than two and
half years, and that lie knew he had
been employed during the year as a
machlnist in the Medical Department
Of the United States Army. He has not
tcard from him for more than a wear,
he declared. and doesn't know his pres
ent whereabouts.
Three Under Arrest in United States
The police realize they will have
great difficulty in getting lie Roy back
TO the United States for trial In the
mean time, three other men have been
arrested IN various cities i connection
with the case. At Lawrence, Kan, the
authorities are holding billiard Ashley,
= aformei' army man. son OF Jenkins Asn-
ley, of Hadler, Ky. In New Orleans
John P. Sanchez is being questioned,
while Roy Larrow, alias William La
Roy, is being examined at Egypt, Pa.
Judge Cotter, in Detroit, the New
York police were notified last night,
has signed warrant for the arrest
Of lie Roy, alias 0. J. Wood, alias 0.
j. Fernandez" charging him with first
degree mu-der. The Detroit authori-
ties also posted a reward for the fugi-
tive. The exact amount which, it was
said, would be fixed tomorrow, would
be $4,000 or $4,000.
Identification of the body at the
mortuary yesterday by Policeman Leo
Trumbull and his wife, who had known
the victim at Detroit was a rather
dramatic circumstance. Mrs. Trum-
bull was the first to view the body.
She was accompanied by DR.. Charles
Morris, Chief Medical Examiner; DR..
Benjamin Schwartz, Assistant Medical
Examiner; Robert Speed, Assistant
Prosecutor, of Detroit; Detective Lieu
tenant Edward Mite and Detective
Paul Wheel, of Detroit, and Captain
Of Detectives Arthur Carey
Witness Faints at Morgue
After gazing at the face Of the slain
woman for few seconds, Mrs. Trum-
bull turned to the police officials and
mi
Katherine" She then fell fainting into
the arms of Dr. Schwartz The body was
then viewed By Patrolman Trumbull
who corroborated his wif's statement
as to the victims identity. The neces-
sary legal papers were then made out
and signed. The identification was par
tlcularly made through the teeth, it be-
ing explained that it was impossible
to recognize the scar declared to have
been on the left breast, because Of the
condition of the body.
The body will be held here ten days
and if no claimant appears will be
buried in potter's field 1t is possible
that the woman's real husband, Kid
Mccoy jackson. Of Sturgis, Miss, may
come to claim the body. The police,
however, have not been apprised of
this.
The Detroit police officials probably
Will return to the Michigan city to-
day One o them has been instructed
to stop at Egypt, Pa, to question the
man arrested there in connection with
the case. At Birmingham, Ala, mem
Der of the Detroit detective force in
terviewed Allen A. Tatum, the linotype
operator, who knew the dead woman
and whose name had been placed on
the trunk by the slayer to divert sus-
picion toward him. Acting upon the
advice of his lawyers, Tatum declined
to go either to Detroit or New York
NC charge, however, has been placed
against him.
More about the history of Eugene
LIE Roy was learned yesterday His
finger prints and complete measure
nlents are on record here. lie Roy was
arrested on charge of grand larceny
IN connection with the theft of Liberty
bonds and jewelry in July, 1919. He
was convicted in the Court of Special
SESSIONS and received a suspended SEN
tence from Judge Madhams. No
photograph, however, was taken Of him.
1t was about this time that Yanez
went TO Andrew j. Branic, the express
man, who was asked to pick up the
murder trunk here, and asked him for
a loan OF $50 to get lie Roy out of jsil.
II told branic that Woods as LIE Row
called himself then, had been arrested
IN an automobile accident at Coney
Island. He apparently kept from
hranlc the fact that he had been
convicted as q thief.
ne told the police at that time that
he llved on 127th Street, but this has
peen found to be erroneous. Shortly
after his conviction, he went to a lodg-
ing house at i47 West Sixty fourth
'Street' where his friend Yanez lived.
-Io the landlady at this place, a Mrs
Elele' fanez declared that Woods had
n peen unJustly arrested in connection
win theft and had been exoperated
lie Roy stayed with Yanez at mis-
adoress tor about three weeks and
curing this time obtained new clothing
ana position. He disappeared shortlv
aIterward. 1T is thought he then went to
i&etrolt, where he met Katherine Lon
jackson, the nineteen-year old wife of
a young Mississippi farmer. who be-
came infatuated with him and subse-
dnently lived with him as his wife
All these facts have been turned
over to the Detroit authorities for
use In the search for the slayer.
Suspect Reported Aboard Vessel
i, NEW ORLEANS. July 2S.-A man
answering the description of Eugene
Le Roy, wanted by the police of Detroit
In connection with the trunk murder
mystery. is believed by the police of
this city TO be on board the steamship
speedwell, which left here late Tues