Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-20
COLLEGE BOY !
SAYS SISTER !
KILLED PAIR
Butchered Bodies Are
Found Hidden
In Trunks

Los ANGELES. Oct. 20. Fl-An
admission that his sister had con-
feSSed TO him the killing ~ two
companions I'M Phoenix. Ariz., was
made today TO the Associated Press
by b. n. McKinnell, Los Angeles
university student. and brother "a
the suspected slayer. Mrs. Winnie
Ruth Judd. McKinnell made "A posi-
tive statement after reports had
been circulated IN which police de-
MED the young mans alleged State@
ment.
Youth Talks.
Stopping in "A corridor ny tha
homicide bureau Of the police de-
partment ~ detectives took him tn
breakfast. McKinnell told his YER
sion Of the discovery OF the bodies.
Mrs. Judd, who had arrived II
Los Angeles "A short time befora
on another train. came I'd the station
with McKinnell to claim the bag
gage She told the agent she did ncs
have the keys and would get them.
The suspicion OF the agent led him
TO note the license number OF Nc
kinnelIs automobile and the studenu
vas arrested.
4 knew what was I'm thoSa
trunks the Young man said "Sha
told me. ! cat understand whv
she did N. I drove her "a Sixth ana
broadway and she got out / gava
her 70 and she disappeared In the
street crowds"
Husband Calm.
DR.. w. G. Judd. husband OF tha
woman. who appeared calm and
composed under the grilling Of de-
tectives and who was taken into
custody with McKinnell. said. II be-
ieve she was mentally deranFeda
County Attorney Lloyd ". An
drews issued a warrant tOday charr-
ing Mrs Winnie Ruth Judd. John
Doe and Jane Doe with first degrees
murder IN the Staying Of Miss SAM
uelSon. and a second warrant charE-
ing Mrs Judd alone with the slav-
ING OF Mrs. LerOi.
Los ANGELES OFT 1n. yP-Tu1
sinister looking trunks, Opened b0
police here last night. Welded tina
oouleS or two young women and led
70 the quick detention of two men
and an intense hunt for a womaI
suspect, but failed to clear nm much
OF the mystery yelling the slayinrs,
The victims we-e tentatively
identified as Mrs Agnes Leroi,
x-ray technician OF a clinic IN
Phoenix. Ariz. and Miss Hedv1E
Samuelson. her roommate. Tha
woman hunted was Mrs. Winnia
Ruth Judd. "A secretary at the Clinic
and supposed friend OF Mrs. Leroi
and Miss Samuelson, who had been
missing since last Friday.
Woman Sought.
Police soon located "a. J McRin-
nell. Mrs. Judd's brother, and hes
husband. Or. w. G. Judd and uues-
toned them while other officers
hunted for Mrs. Judd herself. Ths
latter was believed % be fleeing Dy
train from Los Angeles 70 Phoenix.
Police said McKinnell admitted
having gone With his sister I tho
railway station TO claim the trunks
nAAANH AAuh DftH nfAN ntFE IFONh
Phoenix. presumably By Mrs. Judo.
McKinncll denied knowledge of
whether his sister had killed the
women, but rlid "if she did ID sha
must have been insane" Or. Judd
Insisted he knew nothing Of tho
case.
Letters and photographs in tho
trunks led 10 the search for Mrs.
Judd and her husband. and 70 tho
police assumption a. TO Identity nc
the victims. each or whom apparent-
ly had been shot.
After discovery or the bodies onn
OF which vas dismembered, poles
found a suitcase I'm n restroom con-
tanning a portion Of one OF the tors0s.
Officers hErn urrr Informed fNAM