The Indianapolis times., 1930-06-20
Silent Wife
FACES ARREST
IN TORCH Case
Continued Refusal to Talk
May Result in Charge
of Completely.
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BIZ Times SDecidJ
MOBILE, Ala, June 20.-With
Mrs. Leah Schroeder, wife of Harold
Herbert Schroeder, missing Mobile
business man, under nev' quizzing
today regarding her knowledge of
her husbands disappearance and
the Indianapolis torch murder of
May 81, warrants for Schroeder's
arrest on arson charges have been
asked of indianapolis officials.
Refusal of Mrs. Schroeder to
answer questions will result in
charges against her for alleged COM
plicity in an insurance fraud polt,
Sheriff George Winkler of Indian
apolis, declared today.
Mrs. Schroeder declared to in
veStigators she does not know her
husbands whereabouts, but refused
to make the statement under oath
when warned of the penalties of
perjury, Investigators declare.
Faces Completely Charge
Her continued refusal to answer
questions under oath will mean i'll
ing of the arson completely charge
against her, investigators warned
her today.
With this renewed questioning of
Mrs Schroeder scheduled for today,
Sheriff Winkler, Deputy Sheriff
Fred Fox, Detective John Stump
and Deputy Prosecutor George Eg-
gleston of Indianapolis, were hope
full clewS they have will result in
locating Schroeder.
That the missing Mobile radiator
dealer, who disappeared in Indian
apolis the morning his car was
found blazing on the High School
road bearing charred body of an
unidentified man, is in the south, is
the belief of officials here.
Herbert is not the type of man
to remain a fugitive from justice" ,"
Ernest w. Schroeder, Evanston, ILL.,,
brother Of the missing man, declared
to Sheriff Winkler and other inves-
tigators here today.
The brother, coming here with
Lynn S. Sans, Elkhart, Ind,
brother-in-law of the missing man,
believes his brother will appear
within a short time, he indicated to
investigators.
Theories that the charred body
found in the car might be that of
Anthony Janulewicz, 20, alias An
thony Yonnell, of Nanticoke, Pa,
were upset today when friend re-
ported having received a postal card
from Janulewicz from Nanticoke.
The youth, employed at parking
lot here, left May "a and had not
been heard from until his friend re-
ceived the postal.
Early Arrest "Not Likely"
Questioning of r. A. Mcmahon,
foreman of Schroeder'S radiator
shop, has linked him with gangs in
Detroit, Sheriff Winkler declared to-
day. Detroit authorities have been
asked whether they have charges
against Mcmahon.
McMahon's relations with Mrs.
Schroeder were to come under scru-
tiny today. The foreman resides
the Schroeder home, and it was with
him that Schroeder told Miss Ger
trude Kittrell, Schroeder's sweet
heart, that the missing business
man quarreled the night before he
left Mobile for indianapolis, the
girl declares.
1--WE are satisfied Mrs. Schroeder
knew of her husbands plans to
disappear in such way as to make
possible collection of his insurance" !"
Sheriff Winkler declared today.
I'VE also are satisfied she knows
his present whereabouts.
A special investigator for an in
surance company left Mobile early
today, declaring he expected to
have Schroeder in custody within
forty hours. Sheriff Winkler
declared no information available
to the indianapolis investigators
forecasts such an early arrest Of
tI,o ,11icSil,C man