The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-02
LOVE BROKERS'
Wife CHILLED
ON MURDERS
Says She's Through With
Mate; DenounCeS Him as
'FiendiSh Wretch
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persons in foreign countries whom
Powers probably met when he was
overseas during the war and of sew
eral of his women correspondents
are included.
A nationwide check of Powers
activities, conducted, police believe,
under various aliases, was continued
as police sought what may prove
key to the entire case-his diary.
Police are confident Powers kept
a diary, but so far all efforts to
locate it have failed. The fact that
he has records dating back to 1924
and seemed to enjoy writing leads
them to believe he kept a daily &C
count of his activities.
Search for Diary
Search for more bodies of pos
sible victims has been abandoned
temporarily, as deputies reported
that bodies found on what was be-
lieved a second burial place we're
those of sheep.
The plot of ground near Reyn-
oldsville, was searched closely and
no evidences of fresh digging was
found. The original owner reported
seeing a man who he said closely
resembled Powers about the place
frequently at night.
Failure of a "detector" to indicate
presence of any other bodies in the
plot on which is located the garage
and burned cottage near which five
bodies were recovered caused the
search to be abandoned there.
The "detetor," invented by a ply
sician here, reacted strongly when
held over the spot where Mrs. Asia
Buick Eicher, her three children and
Mrs. Dorothy A. Pressler Lenke
were buried. 1t showed reaction at
other places on the property, po-
lice said.
Search in Three States
Farm land once held by Powers
in three states-South Dakota, ILL
nois and Ohio-may be checked for
evidence of more love murders, it
was learned today.
Letters so far uncovered have re-
vealed him as wooing by mail from
Miller, S. D., in 1924; Vandalia,
Ill, in 1925, and Mansfield and
Crestline, O., year later.
All these letters were from wom-
en- lured by matrimonial agency
advertising, as were the two he con-
fessed he killed in his garage at
Quiet Dell, near here, and buried
with the three children of one vic
tim. They were revealed as inves-
tigation of the Detroit agency
through which he lured his con-
feSsed victims began.
In the Dakotas Powers was
known as Joseph Gildow.
In Mansfield he was known as
Powers.
Wife Believed Doomed
1t was there he wooed by mail
his present wife, the letters of the
two Astounding in honeyed phrases.
and leading toward the sex discus
Slons that we're to follow.
Louella Strothers, his wife, and
her sister Eva eventually were to
meet the fate of Mrs. Asia Buick
Eicher and Mrs. Dorothy Lemke, Of
flcials believed.
Powers had told friends he in
tended to buy a new automobile
and take the couple for ga good
long ride" Also it was learned
he had inquired about life insur-
ance for both.
Mrs. Powers admitted she had
been wooed by mail after a letter
was found addressed to him from
her. 1t was addressed to him at
Crestline, o, In it she described
herself:
81 have fine character, light
brown hair and hazel eyes. Fair
complexion, wear glasses, feet g.
inches tall, weigh 16O pounds. I will
be 40 years old the 5th of next
month"