The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1932-04-22
KENDR|CK FACES
POLICE QUIZ
FOR CLUE
Camden, N. J., Gang Thought
Connected With Killing;
Second Car Sought

Police seeking to solve the
Staying yesterday of Milton
White "Milsey" Henry, who
was "put on the spot" back
of his home at 1920 Sixteenth
st. n. W., today were trying
to link the Mickey Duffy gang
Of Philadelphia and Camden,
N. j., with the Staying.
Working on this theory, police
questioned John j. Kendrick,
bodyguard of Henry and former
lieutenant of Duffy, who is in the
District Jail awaiting trial on a
charge of shooting Policeman T.
D. Bacon. They also questioned
Hendricks wife, Barbara Lee
Kendrick, who since her husband
has been in Jail, has resided at
the Henry home.
Got No Information
Police admitted that they
gained no information, either
from Kendrick or his wife but
are still following up that angle.
Police believe that Henry, act
ing for the Duffy gang in trying
to Spring" Kendrick from Jail,
job he worked on for several
weeks without success, might pos
sibly have been guilty of COM
hitting a "doublecross."
Police hint that money might
have been sent to Henry to use
in fixing" Hendricks release, or
that members of the Duffy gang
may have thought that Henry
had not gone the limit for Ken
drick.
Henry was held for three days
at the time of the Bacon shoot
ing and admitted that Kendrick
was one of his bodyguards.
Was Contact Man
Henry, police say, was con-
tact man for every out-of-town
crook of any reputation, who
came to Washington and steered
them to jobs. A bum steer"
police say, might have been the
spark necessary to cause the
assassination.
Henry, the police say, met Ken
drick through his agency as con-
tact man and was we'll aware of
the fact that Kendrick was an
escaped convict from the New
Jersey penitentiary and a mem
Der of the Duffy gang.
The automobile in which the
| Henry slayer made his getaway
bore New Jersey license plates.
Residents who we're aroused by
the five shots that killed Henry
were unable to get any part Of
the number on the license except
the letter &C." All letter &C" tags,
it is said, are issued to residents
of Camden county.
Discount Crooked Gambling
Detective Sergt. H. K. Wilson,
in charge of the homicide squad,
discounts the idea that crooked
gambling deal might have been
the motive behind the killing.
Sergeant Wilson does not think
Henry's gaming activities were
sufficiently large to cause anyone
to want to kill him.
Police, however, are still fol
lowing up their original bunch to
question all known gamblers and
every member of that fraternity,
who has not run to cover, is being
subjected to a stiff quizZ.
Police continued their efforts to
find the Graham-Paige sedan,
bearing New jersey license tags,
in which the bandits escaped from
the scene where Henry was put
on the spot, Brown Street N. w.,
between Oak Street and, Meridian
Place
Police as far north as New
York and as far south as Char
lotte. N. C. are on the lookout
for the machine.
Washington police, however, be-
lieve that the automobile used
in the killing was stolen locally
and think that the gunner have
already left the city in a second
machine in which they arrived.
That machine is believed to be
a Hudson sedan, and lookouts for
it also have been broadcast.
Police have heard and are in
veStigating rumors connecting
Henry's name with race-fixing,
crooked pay-offs and double cross
ing of bookmakers.
Henry is said to have cleaned up
on the Bowie meet, winning so
much that bookmakers closed
their books to him, refusing his
bets.