The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-21
Jealous Women Was
 Cause Of Tragedy
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fContinued David Davidson of Los Angeles to agree as to the Jealous motive for the crime.
 Andrews also said that '.the in- westigation shows that drugs may have had some part in the affair.""
 The Arizona attorney brought warrants here for the arrest of Mrs Judd and two "John Doe" compan< ions who, he said, possibly aided in the murders.
 McKinnell, held as a material witness for 24 hours, wastreleased to-day. He refused to comment on the jealousy theory.
 Detectives said, however, they learned that the women were jeal- ous of attentions paid each other. Mrs Anna Evans, 50-year old nurse, who first introduced Mrs Judd to the two victims, enlarged
 "From the time they were intro- duced," Mrs Evans said. Mrs Judd and Miss Samuelson seemed to be greatly attached to- each other.
 "Three weeks ago, Mrs Leroi re- turned from Portland. It was my understanding then that all three women were to live in the same apartment"
 Detective Lieutenants Frank Ryan and R. B. McCreadie said they believed that the three women found 1t impossible to live together and that jealousy eventually led to the slayings.
 Dr William c. Judd, the hunted woman's husband for the past seven years, was asked if she was subject to spells of melancholia or ever revealed an abnormal mental condition.
 'T don't want to talk about that. There are some things that are too close to me to discuss"
 He said he never treated Mrs Leroi or Miss Samuelson, but that all four of them occasionally had played bridge together.
 Miss Caroline Lucy Judds the physician's sister, said she had never seen a more devoted couple than Mir and Mrs Judd.
 A letter from Mrs Judd to the doctor dated last Saturday read In part:
 Doctor, I am lonesome. I will be so glad to have you here. I love you, oh so tenderly, with arms of love. I will be glad if you are here Tuesday or Wednesday. I need you and have for, some time, but we needed money so badly. Come home soon. Ruth"
 Letters indicating the close rela- tionship of the three were found in the Phoenix apartment recently occupied by the two victims.
 With authorities virtually agreed upon the jealousy motive, Burton J. McKinnell, Mrs Judas brother, is- sued what was. construed as writ ten appeal for her to surrender.
 In a carefully composed letter, young McKinnell advised his sister to surrender ''or be caught by the law" and assured her she had s 6usttGable plea of insanity.
 Inspector of Detectives David Davidson expressed the opinion Mrs Judd had been awaiting advice from McKinnell, and that the let ters was meant for Mrs Judd al- though addressed to his parents, the Rev Mir and Mrs H. J. McKin- nell, of Darlington, Ind.
 It asked the parents to go through old letters (which will be evidence to show her insanity"
 The girl Is mentally off ball. hnce. am sure," he concluded. s'She is innocent in the eyes of the higher court, I am certain"
 County Attorney Andrews claim. ed that a woman of Mrs.t Judd's slight build-she weighed no more than 12o pounds and was in poor health-would have found 1t physi- cally impossible to cram the body of Mrs Leroi, weighing 150 pounds, into a trunk-"unless madness or drugs had provided abnormal strength"
 He admitted the possibility that an accomplice might have aided in the act.
 Behind these murders might be the shadow of morphine and her oine." G. A. Rodgers, deputy coun- ty attorney, added.
 Miss Samuelson, 25, and Mrs Leroi, 27. went to Phoenix last spring, Mrs Evans told officers. She was summoned to the Arizona city on June 8 to care for the women, both tubercular patients.
 Miss Samuelson had been a. school teacher in Juneau, Alaska, while Mrs Leroi was a nurse there. Bother were sent to Phoenix with funds raised by the board of edu- cation and the school teachers Tn Juneau, Mrs Evans said the women told her.
 Ten days after their arrival, Mrs Leroi left for Portland. to be gone three months. Miss Samuelson col- lapsed the following day but re- fused to remain in a sanitarium, and finally Mrs Evans got an apart ment in a duplex next door to where Dr and Mrs Judd were liv- ing.
 After Dr Judd left Phoenix for Los Angeles in search of work two months ago, Mrs Judd moved into the apartment with .-iss Samuel son. and upon Mrs Leroi's return from Portland three weeks ago, Mrs Evans left.
 Mrs Leroi was to have been mar ried next June to Emil Hoitola Portland, travelling salesman, police were informed.
 MAY MITIGATE MAN
 Phoenix, Ariz, Oct 21.-UP)- From a maze of conflicting rumors, conviction grew to-day among Phoenix Investigators that a man was implicated in the staying of