The Washington times., 1929-01-16
.RUTH'S KIN
To EXPOSE
BABE
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faded today. Reports Of a wound
in the front Of her scalp were de.
nied BY physicians who examined
the body. Medical Examiner George
Burgess Magrath had completed
the second autopsy and was under
stood to have found no trace Of
violence, poison or drugs. !.
This was the same finding Of
Medical Examiner George Il. West,
OF Middiesex county. who stated
after the first autopsy that Mrs.
Ruth died from accidental suffoea-
ton and incineration.
wire Caused Fire
al double check on the cause OF
the fire In DR.. Kinders home in
6orsed the report Of Fire Inspector
Everett w. Shunnway that the fire
started from an Overloaded cleo
tric wire IN the living room under
the bedroom, where Mrs. Ruth was
found face downward on the floor.
THE second inspection of the fire
ruins was by Albert =. Edison. execu-
tive secretary, And 2. Z. Dennis, ex.
anniner. attached to the State board
OF electricians. Their report was
given to state Fire Marshal George
I C. Neal today.
For q. third time the body OF the
unfortunate woman win be placed
In d caslet that cost nearly $l,VO0.
The casket wase selected by Ruth
and his friend. Arthur Crowley, son
OF superintendent Of Police Michael
III. Crowley. The body was at the
laboratory OF DR.. Magrath in
was at the Thomas undertaking
parlors IN Newton. The Babe
gave the undertaken orders to spare
no expense in giving his wife the
best funeral possible and in keeping
with dignity.
Arrangements were completed for
one of the largest details Of police
ever assigned to 4 funeral in this
citv. Because Of the intense in
terest, ana the wide sympathy shown
rs Ruth by the public, Superin.
tendent Crowley expected q tire.
snendous crowd.
Ruth Denies Stories
Bowed down by grief, the "big
boy, Sc baseball issued a general
denial of many stories in circular
tion- That he knew DR.. Kinder;
Tint he knew Mrs. Ruth was at the
Kinder home; that he was seeking q
divorce; that he was planning to
marry 4 Georgia girl. DR.. Kinder
also denied knowing Ruth,
The Babes, great consolation In
his long days in his hotel room
waiting for the completion OF the
investigation Of his Wife's death was
the deep sympathy Of the public.
More than 4 hundred kilograms and
letters came 70 the hotel. They
were from public officials, baseball
players. baseball officials and
friends. one was from Lou Gehrig.
the rival Of the "BambtTlo for
l1enne-run honors. It read;
Dear George: Please accept my
heartfelt sympathy in your great
loss. May the Almighty grant you
and Dorothy sufficient strength to
bear you up during your bereave.
nent. Your sincere friend. Lou
Gehrig, Key West, Fla, where hap
piness reIgns on q fishing trip which
] wish you shared :
DR.. Kinder was placed in q new
Hight by Miss Ruth Olson, the most
intimate neighbor at Watertown Of
Mrs. Ruth. Miss Olson stated that
Mrs. Ruth had been Ill for nearly a
year and that Or. Kinder was very
kind to her In her sickness. Miss
Olson declared that Mrs. Ruth
r.faded to q mere shadow" OF her
former self. until she weighed less
than q hundred pounds. Miss Olson
said she was certain that Mrs. Ruth
did not take drugs or sleeping
pptions.