The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-28

After inspecting the blood
stains on the floor of the
newly built, but assertedly
unused garage, strands of
blood-stained hair and wom-
ans clothing, the dapper
Romeo held in connection
with the disappearance of the
woman and her three chill
dren, refused to make a
statement.
No blood stains were on the
clothing which was found in a
trunk in the four-room structure,
police said. A blood-stained mat
tress was found on the floor in a
rear room. There was no bed or
bed clothing.
Blood on Mattress
Blood spots as large as the hand
were found on the mattress, police
said. In an adjoining room blood
had dripped down through cracks
in the floor above, according to au-
thorities.
Police department chemists said
that analysis showed the stains
found in the secluded building,
which was in Mrs. Powers name.
were human blood stains.
Deputy sheriffs, state police and
ClarkSburg officers went to the
scene, about a quarter mile from
Quiet Dell, six miles north of here.
The garage is on a dirt road, leading
to the Mt. Clare CIV. Va highway.
With the discovery of the cloth
ing and the bloodstains, which came
within forty-eight hours after Pow
ers' arrest in his suburban home
here, police also found love letters,
photographs and other parapher-
MALTA Of his marriage bureau which
showed him masterful letter
writer.
oAusS SCH as wealthy
Tactful flattery, artful protesta-
tions of love and-in this lie ap-
parently surpassed hilnself-de-
scriptions Of his own wealth. ances-
try and affluence, marked the let
tiers, police revealed.
In one letter to Mrs. Eicher. who.
with her three children, Greta. ID:
Harry, IL, and Annabel, 8, has teen
since last July IL, Powers
wrote:
i shall not hesitate to give YOU
full details of my financial stand
Ing. My father left here fifty years
ago for the west. After a certain
length Of time, he married, and took
a homestead in Iowa. This remained
to be their home until their death,
BY hard work and persistence.
my parents accumulated a large
estate, consisting of $40 acres of
Iowa land and some yalu-
able stocks and bonds.
Has Wealth Galore
In compliance with the will. the
old homestead was divided between
my sister and myself. giving each
800 acres.
l also own fine home of ten
rooms IN the city. It at present
rents for SOS month. Then have
several blocks of valuable STOCKS
and bonds, paying from 6 to 40 ner
cent dividends. Also have a half
u |, IN tannery, doing a splen-
Then own $50 acres in Kansas
and $40 acres in Oklahoma. Both
tracts have several big paying oil
wells on them and more are COM
ng. I also own four residential
in West Virginia and 125
acres of land.
This 125 acres is underlaid with
'oal and has five good paying gas
wells on it.
Wants Good Wife
i have no financial worries. But.
lear, need good, true. affection
tie wife, one who will love me and
make home paradise"
Powers, real name of the man.
according to authorities, also had
owe letters in his possession, writ
en- from 116 Clinton street. Olean.
'. T., and signed Bessie" One of
he letters was said to be twenty
ages in length and the tone was
rather warm" police said.
Twenty or thirty photographs of
women and a picture Of a large
mansion also were confscated bv
lolice.
The discoveries we're reported a
hort time after Powers broke his
Hence and discussed the disap-
Of the woman and the