The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-01-17
BABE RUTH S0BS ALONE OVER
BIER IN W|FE's BOSTON HOME

wellesley, where she hau oeen
resident pupil for the past three
years. since the estrangement o.
the bali player and his wife.
Ruth plans to take Dorothy with
him to New York where sne VIII
be taken care Of b. friends.
Ruth will attend the funeral this
morning Of his wife, VINO va
burned to death last Friday night
in s fire that swept the bungalow
she shared with Or. Edward H.s XIII.
der. WATERFOWL dentist. Whether
Dorothy would accompany MIN
ooI,ld not be learned. The funeral
win be held at the home Of Ruth 9
mother.in.law, Mrs. Johanna Wooo-
ford.
The body Of Mrs. Ruth was taken
| 10 her home at $50 last night after
! il had been prepared for burial Dy
an undertaken. following the re-
lease OF the body by two nedical
examiners who found absolutely
no trace OF foul play In her deaSh.
Case Is Closed
{ There had been runors tina. Mrs.
Ruth had been poisoned and also
that she had sustained q cut on the
head prior to death. The autopsy
however, revealed that this was
not true.
The official probe OF the death
of the noted baIlplayer's wife was
closed BY the following statement
issued by District Attorney Robert
4 T. Bushnell:
sssThere is no evidence Of poison
ing and the case is closed as Tar
as this office IS concerned. And
lI hope, for the sake Of the IN
fortunate woman who cannot speak
for herself, that it is closed as far
| as everyone is concerned.
Mother COllapaea
A solemn high mass Of requiem
will be celebrated tomorrow morn
ling at st. Augustine's Roman Catho
Tic Church for the repose Of the
soul of Mrs. Ruth.
Babe Ruth does not plan to 1t
ltend the church services Friday, blll
Mrs. Woodford and her sons
Thomas, Edward, William ant
l Michael, and her daughters, Mrs
Catherine O'DOnneIl. Mrs. Ma
Tighe, Mrs. Johanna Mccarthy AM
Miss Nora Woodford. viii be pres
ent.
Family Ii Friendly
i Members Of the Woodford family
asked IL they had been correctl.
quoted to the effect that they har
bored ill-will toward Ruth. said.
we are not antagOnistic tOwart
him. We have nothing further t
say. Any statements from now Of
must come from our attorney.
DR. Edward III. Kinder, the dentist
in whose home Mrs. Ruth wa
burned to death, was in seclusion
j His lawyer, James III. Vahey, jr
J. said Or. Kinder had nothing t
! say
There Is a widespread report tina
! there win be no contest betweel
Ruth and the Woodford family owe
!. the question OF whether the bal
player or the Woodfords will hav
custody Of little Dorothy Ruth
: ment had been made betweei
lawyers for both sides could not b
confirmed.
Ruth, however, made no effort t
conceal his desire to have an en-
|. brought to the flood of publicit,
THAT has engulfed him. Under n
circumstances would he give u
Dorothy, he said, but it is general
understood that he would agree I
a financial settlement If by thi
means he could retain charge Q
j the little girl without having t
resort to- legal battle with tn
woodfords; in fact, it is reperte
that such q settlement has bee
! made.
IT has been definitely cstablishe
! that Dorothy is not the daughte
81 Babe and Mrs. Ruth. The ehii
4 was taken from IA New York OF
! MANAGE by the Ruths.