Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-20
BLOOD-SEEPNC
TRUNKS YIELD
SLAIN WOMEN
Both Victims Shot,
Butchered Body
Dismembered

LOS ANGELES. Oct. 20. R-Tw1
sinister looking trunks, opened BY
police here last night, yielded the
bodies Of two young women and led
to the quick detention Of two men
and an intense hunt for a woman
suspect, but failed to clear up much
of the mystery yelling the Sayings
The victims were tentatively
identified as Mrs. Agnes Leroi
X-ray technician Of a clinic IN
Phoenix. Ariz. and Miss Hedvtg
SamuelSon. her roommate. The
woman hunted was Mrs. Winnie
Ruth Judd, a secretary at the clinic
and supposed friend of Mrs. Lerol
.and Miss Samuelson. who had been
missing since last Friday.
Woman Sought.
Police soon located B. j. McKin-
nell. Mrs. Judd's brother, and hei
husband. DR.. w. G. Judd and ques-
toned them while other officers
hunted for Mrs. Judd herself. The
latter was believed to be fleeing o.
train from Los Angeles TO Phoenix
Police said McKinnell admitted
having gone with his sister { the
railway station to clai.-- hte trunks
which had been sent here from
Phoenix. presumably by Mrs. Judd
McKinncll denied knowledge o.
whether his sister had killed the
women, but said If she did ~ sht
must have been insane DR.. judo
insisted he knew nothing OF the
case.
Letters and photographs in thu
trunks led 10 the search for Mr.
Judd and her husband. and to the
police assumption as TO identity o.
the victims, each of whom apparent
" had been shot.
After discovery Of the bodies, one
OF which was dismembered, police
found a suitcase in a restroom con-
tanning a portion Of one Of the torsos
Officers hero were informed thal
Mrs. Judd had lived with the two
women or had been associated WIN
them In Phoenix.
Bundle Found.
The larger trunk contained a Tat
bundle addressed to Miss Hervie
Samuelson," from Juneau, Alaska
and letters and Christmas cards
bearing the signatures y. II. Malm-
sew" and Laura Taylor all ad-
dressing her affectionately a;
Sammy"
Miss Samuelson taught school In
juneau two years, returning about
a wear ago to the United States
Friends said she was in Phoenix foI
her health.
Arthur V. Anderson. district bag
gage agent for the Southern Paclfi;
system, said he ordered the trunks
held after employees noted blood wa:
Seeping from one.
A man and woman later identi-
fled by police as Mrs. Judd and Nc
Kinnell. presented the claim cnecx!
several hours later. Anderson asked
the what the trunks con-
tanned and she unhesitatmgly re-
piled they were filled with clothing
To Anderson's suggestion that the
trunks be opened and examined, nc
woman said she did not have tbs
KEYS in her possession but would
telephone her husband TO b-inl
them. She made a telephone cal
but received no answer. whereupou
she announced she would 90 after
the keys herself.
Ncte On Trunk.
The man and woman went away
Anderson said. After waiting -four
hours for them TO return. an en-
ployee called the police. The larger
trunk contained the body Of n o.
the women and the head and limo:
or the other. The small trunk yield
cd a portion Of torso and the suit
case found later in the rest room
bore the remainder Of the gruesoms
consignment.
The tag on the small trunk bore ?
note saying: Don't deliver until
you see me personally"
The younger woman. presumably
Miss Samuelson. had been shot three
times-in the breast, shoulder anC
temple. The other had a bulle'
wound in the temple only.