The Washington times., 1927-08-26
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ing and hopping around the house.
Before the murder was discovered,
DR.. Hill visited the home of his
wife, entered with q pass key, and
examined the premises, accompa.
MED by DIR. q. A. Dicus. who de-
parted for Baltimore before he could
be available for questioning.
After he had gone through the
residence. the states attorney
pointed out, DIR. Hill employed two
of the best-known lawyers in
Streator. and thereafter asked the
police to investigate the possibility
of foul play in his wife's home.
DIR. Hill may have been actuated
by an impulse to protect his son
from suspicion. States Attorney
Hanson believes.
Miss Sawyer. the youths fiancee,
says she has known Harry for sew
eral years, and has kept company
with him for about six years Miss
Sawyer Is a stenographer. Hill and
Miss Sawyer were to have been mar
ried this month. but the wedding
was postponed until next month at
the request Of Hill.
Attorney Osborne says he was
called by DIR. Hill last Monday on
the telephone.
He asked me to come to his Of
flee. saying 1t was very important"
Judge Osborne said. There 1 met
Attorney Jones and DR.. G. A. Di-
Gus, and DIR. Hin. DR.. Hill told me
he. and DIR. Dicus had visited the
home Of Mrs. Hill In the after.
noon, and were very much aroused
- being unable to arouse her, or
find any trace OF her. suggested
that we notify the local police
"Dr. Hill called Chief OF Police
Robb, and we went to the house. 1t
was necessary to break in a side
door of the basement to gain en-.
trance. In the basement we found
Evidence that the floor had been
dug up.
Chief Finds Body
"Chief Robb turned a shovelful
OF earth, and disclosed q woman's
stockinged foot. The body was soon
uncovered. The undertaken was
called. ana the body has since been
identified by several persons as
that of Mrs. Hill.
II knew of no difficulty between
the mother and son. A week or
two before the body was found, DR..
Hill called me and told me that
two checks, made out In Mrs. HilPs
name but signed by Harry Hill,
had been cashed, overdrawing Mrs.
Hills account. He said he had
made the necessary deposits to
meet the checks, and asked me to
call Mrs. Hill and tell her not to
permit Harry to draw any more
such checks. telephoned Mrs
Hills home. but could get no
answer"
Attorney Jones corroborated Judge
Osborne's testimony. and introduced
the two checks, and several others
alleged to have been cashed by
Harry Hill since his mother is now
known to have been slain, in evil
dence.
DR.. George e. Mason. a dentist Of
Streator, established the corpus de-
licti by Identification of two dental
plates which he had made for Mrs.
Hill two years ago.
That Mrs. Hill was shot to death
with either q 80 caliber revolver or
is satisfied. Friends Of the boy
have told Chief Robb that he pos.
sessed a .25 automatic and pointed
out q bullet in1bedded I'm the counter
Of Streator restaurant which they
said the youth had fired last
Winter, Showing of" his pistol.
Mrs. Hill was alive on August 70,
the day her son left home and reg
istered at a Streator hotel, accord.
ing to Mrs. Elizabeth N. Genske.
an elderly nefghbOr.
Mrs. Genske said she saw Mrs.
Hill in q grocery store on August
IL, and sought her sadvice about
Dor continued, took her to the Hin
residence and gave her a remedy.
The woman's memory is dis
credited by officers, who believe
Mrs. Hill was slain before that day.
DR.. George EdSecomb, OF Ottawa.
who performed the autopsy. believed
the wealthy recluse was shot to
death between August and 8.
The authorities, however, plan to
question Mrs. Genske. She has told
her story to several friends.
The coroner's inquest win be re.
sumed tomorrow. at which time DR..
Hill will be called as a witness.
When Chicago police sought Ann
Harris, a girl friend Of Hill, other
occupants of her roominK house
said she left q few days ago for
Decatur. Ill.
Recalls Another Tragedy
Stains on the basement steps Of
the Hill home are thought to be
blood. They were sent to Chicago
to be analysed.
Two imprints in the plaster of a
vestibule leading to the stairway are
considered to be bullet marks, the
slayer having fired twice, only one
taking effect.