New-York tribune., 1921-09-10
Car Salesman
Bound, Slain;
Buyer Held
Bruised, Handcuffed Body
Is Found in River Near
Chicago; Companion ON
Trip Believed Killed
Special Dispatch to The Tribune

Special Dispatch to The Tribune
CHICAGO, Sept 9.--The body Of
Bernard J. Dougherty, star salesman
for the Packard Motor Car Company
here, was found in the Desplaines
River to-day. The head had been beat
en- in, the throat had been cat and his
hands were manacled behind his back.
Carl c. Ausmus, Dougherty's compan-
ion, also a salesman for the company,
is missing, and fears are expressed that
ne, too, has been murdered and that his
body will be found in the river
Harvey w. Church, twenty years old,
OF 1922 Fulton Street, Chicago, was ar
rested tonight In Adams, Wis, by City
Marshal Joseph Paulsen, In connection
with the crime. When taken into Gus
tody he was driving a big Packard
autom obile, which Dougherty had sold
to Church. With him in the car was
his mother.
Church readily admitted his identity
when questioned by Marshal Paulsen.
He denied, however, any knowledge of
the bloodstains and crimson soaked
clews to the Staying which were found
by the police to-day in the basement
of the Church home.
Admits Knowing Statesmen
Dougherty and Ausmus, Church said
that he knew both of the men slightly.
He refused to say whether he had seen
them in the last five days. He is held
under guard in the village lookup at
Adams.
The car which Church was driving
has been positively identified as the
machine which was to have been de-
livered to him by Dougherty and Aus
mus.
Dougherty's body was found in the
river at Lake Street in the morning.
The police believe it was thrown into
Dougherty had not been robbed. His
gold watch was still running and there
was $27 in his pockets.
Ausmus, who lived at 6013 Grand
Boulevard with his aunt, DR.. Anna
Lapham, and who was to have brought
Church's certified check for $4,000 back
from the Madison and Kedzie Bank to
the Packard Offices, cannot be found.
A blood stained hat with the initials
&C. C. A."-Ausmus's initials~-was
found in the basement underneath the
fat that had been occupied by the
Church family.
Believe Two Slain in Basement
The police are certain both men were
killed in the Fulton Street basement,
dragged through long passageway
between storerooms, then over a side
walk, through the yard, out to the
garage, where the bodies were flung
into a waiting automob and whirled
to the river.
There were two blood-soaked hats
baseball bat also stained, blood
nd txrro otoin in
empty coalbin Uttered with newspa-
pers. Dougherty's salesman's manual
was found in the bottom of a box of
junk.
The police decided to hold as wit
nesses the other tenants of the house,
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Gardner and
Mr.. and Mrs. Cunnar Ekquist. They
told Chief of Detectives John Norton
they had seen Church with the two
statesmen about 2:30 o'clock Thursday
afternoon. They saw Church and his
mother later in the evening. 1t seemed
they said, that Church was in complete
possession of the car.
Church told them he intended to
take a trip to Adams Wis.
Church Not Known at Bank
J. G.. Meyer, assistant cashier of the
Madison and Kedzie Bank, said:
I'VE didn't certify any check Tor
Church. Nor has any H. W. Church
an account with us. | have questioned
the employees and they say they do not
recall seeing the men in the bank at
the time that they are supposed to have
been here"
"About September l Church and a
youth who he said was his son came
into the Michigan Avenue salesrooms
and finally picked out Twin Six, +"
said B. c. Mats, sales manager for the
company.
Church told Dougherty that they
would meet his father at the Madison
and Kedzie Bank at Kedzie Avenue and
Madison Street, and that the elder
Church had certified check to pay
for the car"
Edward Skibi, an employee of the
company who went to the bank with
Doughelty, Ausmus ard Church, says
he saw the trio enter the bank. He
waited a long time and then went
into crug store.
When he returned to his car he
found a note, signed with Dougherty's
name, telling him to return, thatevery-
thing was 0. K The new car had dis
appeared while he was in the drug
store. He returned, but nothing was
heard of Dougherty until his mutt
lated body was found.
Officers % the Packard company
said the note was not in Doughcrty's
handwriting.