Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-27
FOOT BALL TEAM
GUARDING PASTOR
Rev. Mr.. SheatsIey and Fam.
iIy Come Home-Wife'S
Death Puzzles.

BY the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, November II
Anticipating a crowd Of curious per-
sons, members of the Capital Uni
versity foot ball squad today were
guarding Rev. c. V. SheatsIey and
members of his family in the parson-
age of Christ Evangelical Lutheran
Church, where the nearly remated
body Of the wife and mother. Addie
Sheatsley, was discovered in the
furnace, IL days ago.
The athletic youths were scattered
about the rather spacious lawn of the
parsonage to which the minister and
his four children returned late yes
terday from Paris, Ohio. where a
week ago today funeral services were
held for the victim
Activities of County Prosecutor
John r. King and his Investigators
were limited today. They are await
Ing a complete report of scientific
experts who have been working or
certain phases of the mystery. The
report is not expected until early
next week.
Conversing with newspaper CORE
spondents shortly after his return
INcN. "HeIi dSkSU II
he had changed his announced con-
viction that his wife committed sui.
eide and cast herself into the fur
mace after becoming insane, replied
Holds to Suicide Theory.
'I would rather believe she was mur.
dered-foul as the deed may be-ratheI
than to believe she took her own life
but until such evidence has been def
initely established, ! will think she took
her own life"
The minister was calm as he spoke
and there was no sign of emotion. Little
Alice, his 11-year -old daughter, clung tc
his coat as he stood in the doorway OF
his study. speaking to press representa-
tives on. the front porch.
II will do anything l can to help clear
up this case" the pastor declared. He
said that he and his children would ap-
pear before the prosecutor for additiona
questioning at any time that offlcia
might suggest.
In reply to a question about his state
ment to Prosecutor King that he thought
he noticed odors of a poisonous acid
coming from the chimney of the house
shortly before he discovered the body,
Rev. Mr.. Sheatsley said: "As l was
returning to my home from the
grocery, when came around the cor
ner of the church, gust OF wind
swooped down from a chimney and
thought 1 noticed carbolic acid. The
next odor 1 noticed was that of burn
ing flesh"
Acid Is Discovered.
A bottle of the acid which the min
lister in a statement to the prosecutor
said was missing from the cabinet
after discovery of the body, was
found Monday when officials made a
search of the house. 1t was dis
covered in the medicine cabinet.
Explaining the statement of his
son Clarence. Is. mate to Prosecutor
King that he looked into the furnace
on the afternoon of the tragedy and
said he thought he saw the body OF
his mother, but did not mention 1t to
any one, the pastor said: THE boy
probably saw the form in the fur
mace, but his heart said it can't be
mother. There is a possibility that he
was excited when he made the state
ment, due to his age. You know how
boy is
Rev. Mr.. Sheatsley will not be cal.
ed upon to conduct Thanksgiving
services in his church today, having
been given a leave of a month. OF
more If he DESIRES. by vestrymen OF
the church.