The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-05-04
Admits That He Was Faith
er of Gertrude Hanna's
Unborn Child.
DENIES KILLING GIRL
81 Didn't Kill the Girl Was
His Stock Denial During
Night of Examination.
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Hoopeston, Ill.-Information obtain
ed through a night Of grilling of John
Wyman, SO, a well-to-do farmer, in
connection with the mysterious death
of Gertrude Hanna, rs, whose body
was found Thursday in the basement
of the untenanted parsonage of the
First United Presbyterian church here,
will be placed before the Vermillion
grand jury May 18th, States Attorney
j. H. Lewman announced this morning.
Wyman stoutly denied he was. guilty
of the murder of the young woman,
but admitted he was the father of her
Echild which would have been born in a
few weeks, the states attorney stated.
"Wyman has been trapped N a net
work of lies" the states attorney con-
tinued, "and we have gained sufficient
information to warrant a grand jury
Investigation of his connection in this
battling case"
Sheriff Knox and Police Chief Boga
who aided the states attorney in the
investigation, corroborated Lewman 5
statement. All authorities working or
the case have virtually agreed on the
murder theory although the exact
cause of death had not been aseer-
tanned.
To Examine Body of Girl.
States Attorney Lewman and Sheriff
Knox returned to Danville this morn
ing. Wyman was not held on any
| formal charge, but was to be kept I'M
der surveillance. At Danville today
Mr.. Lewman conferred with DR.. J. G.
Fisher, county physician, over the con-
templated chemical analysis of the
girls vicera. The stomach was taken
to Danville by DR.. Fisher yesterday
and kept there unexamined until today
under directions by the states attor-
ney. Under the rapid fire of questions
from States Attorney Lewman, Sheriff
Knox and Chief Bogart, Wyman re-
lpeatedly resorted to the stock denial:
II didn't kill the girl"
Once during the examination Wyman
expressed the opinion that Miss Hanna
had committed suicide.
"Why should she kill herself" the
attorney asked in his voiley of ques-
tions.
because of the condition she was
in" replied Wyman.
"Who caused that condition." de-
manded Mr.. Lewman.
Il suppose l did," Wyman said
Was Boarder in Hanna Home.
Investigation has disclosed, Lewman
said, that Wyman left his old home IN
Palestine, H., on March 31st, the day
Miss Hanna disappeared from the coun-
try home of her sister, Mrs. Nat Hard
ing. Wyman is widower and former
ly lived as a boarder at, the Hanna
home. The Hanna family and Wyman
were all members of the United Pres
byterian church and took an active
Il part in the affairs of the little religious
organization.
Investigate Chicago Residence.
Chicago.-As Hoopeston authorities
today continued efforts to penetrate
the mystery surrounding the death Of
Miss Gertrude Hanna, the 25-year-old
school teacher whose body was found
Friday in an unoccupied parsonage,
it developed here that the young WON
an in 1919 was CLASSIFIED in the Cook
county psycopathic hospital as a para
noac. Accompanying her record at the
institution was the official remark "she
has ordered revolver and ammunition
to protect her from a man she believes
is following her"
Miss Hanna few years ago was
placed in an institution at Kankakee
Ill, after she suffered nervous break
down. She later was discharged as
cured. At the Chicago psycopathic
hospital she was said to have remarked.
81 am so unhappy. The folks at homo
seem to have no confidence in me.
get careless. l steal little things and
think nothing Of it. just don't care"
Questioned as TO why she came to
the hospital, she closed her eyes and
dazedly answered, my father doesn't
like my friend and he doesn't like my
father" She suddenly closed her eyes
during the questioning and said, ~
hear so many voices, but cannot I'M
derstand."