The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-04
SLAIN,
SAYS BROTHER
Declares He Will Lay Proof Of
Murder Before Norfolk
Grand Jury.

NORFOLK, Va, May al have
proof that my brother, Lieut.. d. A.
Rupp, was murdered, and ! intend
to place it before the United States
grand jury today" said Hamilton
Rupp, of Philadelphia, brother of
the officer who died Of carbolic
acid poisoning at his quarters in
Langley Field last February.
DEMANDS JUSTICE.
II don't want life for life, but
DO want Justice. and ! will leave no
stone unturned to get it," the Phila-
de1phia man continued. There have
been great many things about this
case which the public has been IN
able to understand"
Mr.. Rupp declined to intimate who
he will implicate in the murder charge,
but intimated that his disclosures to
the grand jury will cause a sensation
which will rock the country. Rupp's
two sisters. of York. Pa. are equally
confident that their brother did not
Intentionally or accidentally end mis-
life. He was found dead a few weeks
after his wife was mysteriously at
tackled in her home at the flying sta
ton.
Mrs. Rupp clutched in one hand a
woman's ear ring at that time. Ma
jor Hensley. commanding officer at
Langley Field. did not deny reports
at the time that the asssilsnts were
looking for letters said to have been
held by Mrs. Rupp, but declared that
the authorities were pretty certain
that a woman was instrumental In
the attack on the lieutensnt's wife.
These letters. IL is reported. now are
held by Rupp's sisters and brothers.
They decline to comment on this
phase of the case.
RELATIVES SCENT CRIME.
Both Mr.. Rupp and his two sisters,
Miss Sarah Rupp and Miss Rachel'i
Rupp. have relieved their minds Of
any thought that their brother took
his life at Langley Field February
D. The impression that he was MUIR
dered. and that he was not the victim
OF accidental poisoning. as the mill
tsry inquest pointed out, has been
with them since Mr.. Rupp and Miss
Sarah Rupp went to Langley Field to
take home the body of their soldier
brother to be buried in the family
plot in York. Pa
At the same time they believ the
military court was sincere in it's
finding. Subsequent events have
pointed to the fact they declare. that
their brother was the victim OF mur-
der.
Letters in the hands of members
OF the family, written by Lieutenant
Rupp shortly before his death, are
believed to contain the refutation of
suicide. These letters will probably
be presented to the grand jury when
the case is called.
Hints that Lieutenant Rupp had
committed suicide following order to
report for duty at Honolulu. because
he was humiliatcd at being ordered
into foreign service. are also laughed
at by members Of his family.
Il have been transferred to Homo
lulu. j don't know why this assign
ment should be given me. That IL a
post most desired by all army officers.
and j am much elated over the trans
fer there to duty" Lieutenant Rupp
wrote home when his orders came
transferring him to the post in the
Hawaiian Islands.
READY TO GO ON LEAVE.
Shortly before his death, too. he
received notice that a thirty-day leave
of absence, which he had long sought,
had been granted him, following the |
Honolulu appointment. This leave
was to become effective February 25. |
His letters home indicated that he
was looking forward to this leave of |
absence with a great deal of pleasure.
and preparations were being made b,
the home folks to enjoy II with him.
His body was found In his quarters |
at Langley Field, February o.
All these circumstances, his sisters |
and brothers declare made up a resu- |
tstion OF any suspicion that he took |
his own life. They have other evi-
dence. they say, which will go before
tho grand jury. and much OF which |
has already been considered by agents
of. the Department OF Justice. on |
Lawrence Groner called for an inyes
tigation of Lieutenant Rupp's death
by the grand jury OF the United
States Court.
Mr.. Rupp was reluctant to discuss
the circumstances involved in the
case OF his brothers death,
II prefer to leave the matter In
the hands OF the grand jury" Mr..
Rupp declared. "Of course. I have
my own ideas on the subject, but l !
think IL unwise to anticipate the
action taken by the regularly consti- 4
tuted authorities.
But ] can say, definitely, that my |
brother did not commit suicide To |
my mind that Is out OF tho question. !
And neither did he take poison acci- |
Further than this, Mr.. |
Rupp would not make a statement. |
Miss Sarah Rupp appears thor
cughly intent upon clearing the name |
OF her brother to a suicide, and again |
of bringing to Justice whatever per- |