The New York herald., 1921-09-10
MANACLED, MANGLED
BODY FOUND IN RIVER
Automobile Salesman Dead
and Companion Missing
From Chicago.
BUYER UNDER ARREST
Search of Prisoners Home
DisclOses Bloodstained Hat
and Signs of Struggle.
BUYER UNDER ARREST

CHICAGO. Sept. 9.-The body of Ber-
nard J.. Dougherty. an automobile
salesman. was found manacled and
mangled in the Desplaines River near
Chicago this morning.
Carl Ausmus, fellow salesman Of
Dougherty's with the Packard Motor
Car Company, is missing. and H. W..
Church, twenty-ycar- youth to
whom Dougherty delivered an ex-
pensive motor car yesterday. is held
tonight at Adams. Wis. in connection
with the death OF Dougherty.
pair of handouts was attached
to one of Dougherty's wrists. a small
rope was twisted about his throat and
the head had been almost severed
from the body. In addition bruises
about his head and shoulders seemed
to indicate that he had been beaten
and kicked. His home was in st.
Paul, Mimi. and he was widely known
as an amateur distance runner in that
State. His sister. Miss Hannah
Dougherty, is supervisor OF the st.
Paul schools.
Dougherty had been employed by the
Packard company for several years.
Three weeks ago he came from Phila-
delphia to Join the sales force here. Yes
terday he undertook to deliver an auto
mobile to Church. who said he was buy
Ing 1t for his father He asked to be
driven to hank. SO that he could obtain
certified check to pay for the machine.
Dougherty. accompanied by Ausmus. a
driver and followed by another car.
which was to return them to the sales
room after the transaction had been
completed, started out with Church.
The two machines became separated
and the second drove alone to the bank
and waited. The driver finally became
impatient and entered the bank to look
for Dougherty. When he returned he
found note tied to the steering wheel
telling him TO return to the shops and
signed with Dougherty's name. Ac-
cording' TO officials of the company this
note was not in Dougherty's handwrit-
Ing.
Neighbors told Of seeing Church drive
UP to his home In the car accompanied
by two men. The three were said to
have entered the house which is a two
story apartment building. the lower floor
being occupied by Church and his
mother. No one has been found who
could remember seeing the two auto
mobile men leave. but several hours
later Church took the car to drive his
mother and another woman to Indiana
Harbor. Early this morning Church and
his mother again took the car. telling
neighbors they were going to Adams.
Wis. to visit at their former home.
where Church's father had just bought
farm. Young Church was arrested as
he entered the town In the machine. but
denied all knowledge OF Dougherty's $
DEATH
Following the identification Of Dough-
crty's body this morning the police
searched the church home. finding a
blood stained hat with the initials
c. A. A.--Ausmus's initials-a brown
hat later identified as having been worn
by Dougherty, blood soaked quilt and
an axe and n baseball bat stained with
blood. Dougherty's salesman's manual
was found I'm the bottom of box OF
junk. The entire cellar bore evidence
Of terrific struggle, the walls being
stained with blood.
The police believe the two automobile
men we're trapped In the basement and
slain.
ADAMS, wis. Sept. s.--Acting on in
etructlons from the police at Chica go.
Chief Of Police Charles Paulsen late to-
day arrested RI. w. Church as he drove
into Adams In large automobile. He
was accompanied by his mother, Mrs.
Edward Church, who was detained.
When taken into custody Church
steadfastiy denied knowledge of the
murder. He admitted, Chief Paulsen
said, that he was acquainted with both
the murdered salesman and the missing
man.
Church's father. Edward Church, re-
Gently purchased a farm near here and
young Church said that he had driven
his mother here for visit.