The Washington times., 1931-10-20
BODIES
BE DUMPED
.INOCEAN
Youth Helps Her to Escape;
Missing Part Of One Body
Discovered In a Suitcase

Missing Part Of One Body
Discovered In a Suitcase
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quarrel. originating over 3 pet
cat. T..
/; ( DIR! william c. Judd, Of Santa
Monica, Calf. detained by police
11.the Investigation, said he could
mot see how his invalid wife could
have developed sufficient strength
To commit the crime unaided.
s ! - .. : Husband Denies Story
BE- Searching for the motive, de-
Aectives questioned DR.. Judd again
IND he said, according to police
that he had no theory. DR.. Judd
denied he had made D statement
that his wife was perfectly juSti-
fled" In the crime. -,
{ B. j. McKinneli,. 22-year-old
University Of Southern California
student, admitted, according to
police, his sister had made q Sc.
cret appointment with him yester.
day in an. effort to get him to
dispose Of the trunks by throw
ing them into the Pacific Ocean. %
Man, Woman Disappear
McKinnell assented to his Sis
ter's proposal, according to DO
Ace, knowing the trunks con.
tanned bodies, but was prevented
BY a suspicious baggage man
from taking the trunks.
The baggage man, Andrew b,
Anderson, saw blood OOzing from
both trunks, when they were
EaIled for by q woman and .
young man, he said, and refused
to release them.
He believed, he said that the
trunks contained venison kiVad
out Of season. While he was
summoning railroad police the
woman and young man disap-
peared. :
Questioned by police, Mrs.
Judd's brother said:
81 asked sis what was in
the trunks and she said bodies
"She refused to give me de-
tails saying I had better keep
ont of il.
Urged Her To Go
when the baggage man re-
fused to give US the trunks.
Ruth said Z am going to get
out
II told her That's o good
idea. You'd best get out and
get out quick" 81 -
Police, interrogating McKinnell,
failed to shake his declaration
that that was the last ne saw or
heard of his sister.
Early today, Southern Pacific
officers were convinced that Mrs.
Judd was aboard the Golden
State Limited, which passed
through Phoenix en- route East
from Los Angeles at 7:30 O'Clock.
When Sheriff J. w. EGcFadden
and Chief Of Police George o.
BriSbOis, of Phoenix, and other
officers boarded the Golden State
Limited, however. they found no
one answering. Mrs. Judd's de-
ScfiptiOn.
Chief Recites Facts
The train continued East, with
officers still searching the train.
Chief Brisbois gave a chronol-
ogy Of incidents leading up to
the 'crime.
DR.. Judd left Phoenix for Los
Angeles about two months ago to
seek location and went to live
with sister in Santa Monica.
Mrs. Judd, who had been Secre.
tary to a physician at the Grunow
memorial clinic, Phoenix, made
her, home with Miss SamuelSon, q
health seeker, native Of White
Earth, N. D., and Mrs. Leroi,
trained nurse, who was born at
Ttllamook, Greg.
The three women occupied Part
Of o duplex house in . district Of
apartments housing professional
people.
Quarrel Over Cat
The three women quarreled over
trifling subjects, Chief BrisboiS
learned.
One major quarrel, which fol.
lowed q drinking party, with men,
was precipitated because Mrs. Judd
wished to kill o cat which had
TITS. Miss SamueIsOn and Mrs,
LcrOi objected.
Mrs. Judd moved from the
apartment and took q room in an.
other house, police said.
On Friday night, however. the
Cnree women and another nurse.
Mrs. Alfred Mace, had dinner to.
gether at the Second Avenue
apartment.
Late Saturday or early Sunday
1t appeared, Chief BrisbOis saiG.
Mrs. Judd went to the apartment
and in . quarrel shot Mrs, LerOi
through the temple and Miss
SamueIsOn through the breast
and abdomen. A third bullet
struck Miss GamueIsOn In the
face.
Packed in Trunk
Brisbois said his reconstruction
Of the crime indicated that the
body Of Mrs. Leroi, who weighed
$50 pounds, was packed into O
large trunk. In The trunk were
numerous photographs, mementoeS
and newspaper clippings; the
property Of the nurse.
Miss SamuelsOn's body was dis
lnembered, apparently with q
bread knife.