The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-20
WOMEN SLAIN,
BODIES SHIPPED
IN TWO TRUNKS
Indiana Girl, Doctors Wife,
Sought as Suspect in
GreWSome Crime.
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their information, Mrs. Judd and
Mrs. Leroi had been employed in
the same clinic in Phoenix.
The brother told, according to the
police, of going to the station with
his sister to claim the baggage.
Baggage men had suspected, when
blood trickled from them, that the
trunks might contain contraband
venison and demanded the baggage
be opened before it was removed.
Mrs. Judd and her brother went
away then and finally the trunks
we're opened, to disclose the double
killing.
Meantime in Phoenix, inspection
of the women's apartment disclosed
a hastily picture. The rooms were
blood stained and a rug was par
TALLY burned. There was some
thouht that the young girl had been
killed first and the second woman,
perhaps learning details of the first
crime, had been done away with
later.
Difference in condition of the
bodies might strengthen such
theory, police said, but the fact that
the blood had, drained from the
younger girls body would tend to
show different states of preserva-
ton.
Hopes Sister Escapes
Hence the theory of gap in time
between the killings would not
necessarily hold.
Evidence tended to indicate that
Mrs. Judd had shipped the baggage
Sunday night from Phoenix for Los
Angeles and perhaps had followed it
by automobile.
McKinnel, according to the au-
thorities, expressed the hope that
his sister would get away, adding
he wished he could give her money
TO aid this
rms. Judd's husband told the au-
thorities, upon questioning, that his
wife had seemed friendly with the
two dead women, but "she had a
terrible temper" though he doubted
she was involved in any crime.
McKinnell supported the doctors
word concerning Mrs. Judd's temper.
Had Insane Temper
Il wouldn't say she was crazy" he
was quoted as saying, "but she has
an insane temper"
Her letters lately had been inco-
herent, he said. When he asked
Judd if he knew anything to be
wrong with his wife, Judd refused
to admit he knew of any difficulty,
McKinnel was quoted as saying.
The woman identified as Miss
Samuelson had been shot three
times, her face badly beaten and
her body dissected. The upper part
of her body was found in the small
er of the two trunks; the portion
from her abdomen to her knees was
located in the suitcase, and her legs
from the knees down were in the
larger trunk, with the body of Mrs.
Leroy.
Mrs. Leroy had been shot once
through the head. Her face was
badly smashed. Her body was not
dissected.
Phoenix authorities said they
found that the signature on the
trunk checks in Phoenix was that of
Mrs. William Judd and that the
trunks were transferred from the
house in which Mrs. Judd lived in
Phoenix.
Gun Found in Suitcase.
DR.. Judd said he had not seen his
wife for several weeks.
The suitcase, with it's grewsome
baggage, was not found until six
hours after the trunks were opened.
In addition to part of one body, it
contained the revolver with which
the pair apparently we're shot.
DR. Judd said he knew the slain
women and that, with his wife, he
lived near them in Phoenix
"They were friends of my wife,"
he said, land 1 don't believe she
could have done such a thing to
them"
DR.. Judd said he did not know his
wife had left Phoenix and that he
had planned to go there tomorrow
to meet her.
A packet of letters, photographs,
Cancelled checks, long saw
toothed bread knife, six cartridges,
a diary and various pieces of wom-
ems clothing were found in the
trunk.