The Washington times., 1925-08-27
SLEEPERS
WERE NOT
ROIJSED
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detectives. and finally appealed to
the public authorities. An inten-
sive search here and in the sur
rounding southern California towns
failed to reveal any trace whatso-
ever of the woman.
In March, f. w. Hunt, father Of
Mrs. Young, her brother, EaTle
Hunt and other members OF her
family openly broke with Doctor
Young and first cast suspicion IN
his direction.
Letters received from New York
signed by Mrs. Young failed to still
the suspicious and detectives OF the
District Attorneys office began TO
Inyesfigate Doctor Young's actions.
Finally on June % Doctor Young
was Questioned by the officers. He
stood his ground, maintaining that
Mrs. Young had left him TO seek a
divorce In Paris. Dorothy Leopold,
hts pretty office assistant. was also
questioned.
Cistern Noted
On June Il, detectives, tracing
building material to Doctor 1oung's
Beverly Glen cabin, noticed that he
lad built a cistern under the cot
tage, in addition to having water
tank above 1t. Questioning work
men In the neighborhood, they dis
covered that the doctor had placed
TIE, cemenf bottom to the ciEtern
& few weeks after Mrs. Y0ung's
disappearance. Acting on this faint
clue they began to tap the cement
bottom and finally began to dig.
Watching their operations was
Dorothy Leopold, the dentists pref
ty office assistant. Painting, she
Was carried back to the district at, /
torney's office where. in an inter.
view with Doctor Young. she forced
him to confess.
You know, DOCTOR" she said at
the time, "the officers are digging
Doctor Young then made the |
first of his three confessions. He |
told in detail how he hsa stupefied |
Mrs. Young with drink one even I
ing in his office. after q quarrel |
about money matters, and then /
asphvxiated her with somnofrm,
a heavy. dental anaesthetic. Load |
ing her body into his car, he car
red it TO the cabin. where he |
dumped it into the cistern, cover |
ing it with tar pape 81
Aided ~ Son
During the next few days he |
and Charles Patrick Grogan, 5r.i
eighteen, his foster-soEl and heir
to the Grogan millions mixed ce-
ment and poured Il over the body 1
of the woman.
cit was 4 good Joke on the boy"
the doeter said when hess described 1
how young Grogan had aided in
entombing his mothers dead body.
Doctor Young, had been extremely |
nervous during the last tventy-four
hours. according to Oscar MehleF,
a trusty at the jail. He said Young
told him last night. he was suffer.
ing from acute indigestion.
Doctor Young also told me he
felt choking sensation said the
trusty. He said that last night"
Shortly after Z o'clock, the trusty
said he observed the prisoner still
on his bed, but he did noto notice |
him particularly. He was not star
tied, as he said Doctor Young had
yesterday morning and the
previous day. A few minutes later, /
however, when Mehler went to |
arouse the dentist, he discovered him
dead.
Said To BE Game
Funny thing" Mehler said. 81
mean about Doctor Young saying he
felt q choking sensation Then Ire
went and chooked himself to death.
Well, he was a game little fellow"
Doctor Young had never expressed
any fear regarding the outcome OF
his trial, jaiiers and prisoners at
the Jail declared.
I'm satisfied the way things are
going" was his usual answer to
questions from curious ceil-mates or
the jaiiers.
And he had never expressed an
opinion to them as to whether he /
was guilty or innocent Of the crime,
with which he was charged.
Miss Abel Young, a sister of the |
dentists, who came here from Pitts
burgh, Pa, TO aid him in his /
trial, collapsed when she was in. |
formed Of her brothers. death.
She was placed in the care OF
physicians