The Washington times., 1923-07-21
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20 build q defense for the husband
Of the slain woman. -.
If this letter was altered 1t WIN
have an important bearing on the
case. DR.. Gaehr received the letter
in February last, and it was I'm
signed. It was in a woman's writ
ing. and the writer told Of uni eppi-
ness in her family. DR.. Gaehr at
tended the funeral. DIR. Gaehr,
upon hearing Kepner's troubles.
told him that he believed he had O
Ietter written to him by his wife.
on June 20, Kepner visited DR..
Gaehr's office and asked DR.. Gaehr
to loan him the letter. The in
vestigation into Mrs. Kepner's death
started two days later. When the
coroner's inquest was held, Kepner's
lawyers introduced the letter. as evil
dence to show that Mrs. Kepnor
was melancholy. The letter was
printed in the newspapers. Dr..
Gaehr, after reading the copy OF the
Communication. told friends he did
not remember several phrases which
the letter contained when printed In
the newspapers.
Expects to Prove Alteration.
At this point, Attorney Anders
took q hand. The letter was re-
turned to DR.. Gaehr after Kepner's
attorneys had photographed it. The
two phrases which DR.. Gaehr could
not remember were thorn In her
flesh" and Jealousy" The wrtterIn
mentioning them was thought to be
referring to Miss Eleanor Houck.
sister Of the murdered woman.
- RwnAaAAkeNA HAf4ARR
expects to prove through the letter
that a prominent figure in the case
altered the communication in an Ell.
fort to show Mrs. Kepner committed
suicide and to throw authorities OFF
the murder track.
Assistant Attorney General Lind.
say c.. Spencer has been assigned
by Attorney General Armstrong OF
Maryland to aid In the prosecution
of the case. Assignment or Spencer
indicates that Attorney Anders ex.
poets an indictment to be returned
by the grand jury next week.
When Attorney Anders visited
Baltimore yesterday he conferred
with Detective Kahler and q mum.
Der OF other Baltimore detectives.
Together they are said to have re.
constructed the purely circumstan.
I1dl case against &ASPAAC4s
New Clues Guarded.
It also became known today that
ut least half a dozen clues, unwit.
tingly left behind by the woman's
slayer, have been discovered and
bear out the new evidence. What
these new clues are, Detective Kah.
Ter win not divulge.
The case has reached a crucial
point where none OF our evidence
can be openly discussed" he said,
today, 1--WE know positively that
the bullet which killed Mrs. Kepner
was fired at q distance much greater
than an arms length
The revolver with which Mrs.
Kepner was killed was purchased
by Kepner in Baltimore about a
year ago.
That Mrs. Kepner died instantly
and that she could not have crawIed
or climbed into the bed after she
had been shot has been definitely
established, authorities said today.
Evidence has been found indicating
she was standing. when shot, and
that she was later lifted to the bed
and the pistol thrown into the foldS
Of ner gown.
I'VE do not fear Indictment"
come it. It viii give us an op.
portunity to have our client go to
trial, where he will be completely
exonerated Of any connection with
the death of his wife"
Newspapermen today paid q visit
to Mrs. Kepner's grave at the Mt
Olivet Cemetery near here. A small
wooden board with Mrs. Kepner's
name and the date Of her death
inscribed on 1t is the only marker
on the grave. The grave is in the
lot of the Houck family. Several
wreaths, their flowers dead with
age. are also on the sod above the
coffin Of Mrs. Kepner.
The grand jury will meet in *.
traordinary session next Monday
morning at 10 o'clock. Between
now and Monday Attorney Anders,
aided by Detective Kahler, Will
confer with witnesses regarding the
testimony they viii offer before the
jury.