Evening star., 1932-04-22
POLICE FIND AUTO
BELIEVED USED BY
GAMBLERS SLAYER
Machine Examined Carefully
but in Vain for Finger
prints.
ANSWERS DESCRIPTION
FURNISHED BY WITNESS
Authorities Here and in Nearby
States Admit They Lack Clues
to Henry's Killers.

An automobile believed to be the one
used by the gunner who killed Milton
w. (Milsie) Henry, 35-year-old gambler.
was in the possession of police today.
Meanwhile, the dozen or more head
quarters detectives working on the case,
n cooperation with police in all pre-
cincts here as well as in Maryland,
Pennsylvania and New Jersey, admit
tedly we're without a clue to the identity
of the slayers.
The car-in which the men are be-
lieved to have escaped after one OF
them pumped five charges into Henry
body from sawed-off shotgun shortly
before 6 o'clock yesterday morning
was found by Detective Sergts. ]. E.
Kenny and F. M. Alligood about three
hours after the shooting. 1t was parked
OIL Eleventh street between N and o
streets.
Bears No Fingerprints.
Believing an effort might be made to
recover the abandoned machine, the
detectives did not move it, but kept il
under surveillance until last midnight
When no one appeared to claim the au-
quarters, where 1t was examined this
morning by Lieut.. Fred Sandberg, DO
lice fingerprint expert.
A close inspection by Sandberg re-
vealed, however, that the car was de-
void OF clues. 1t bore no fingerprints
and nothing-not even a supply OF
tools-was in it.
The machine was of the same color
and type as the one used by the slay-
ers, and its New Jersey license number
began with the letter &C" man who
saw the killers flee after the shooting
which occurred less than a block from
HenTys home at 1920 Sixteenth street
told police the gunmen used a dark
coiored sedan bearing New Jersey tags
starting with the same letter.
A check-up disclosed the markers on
the abandoned automobile were issued
TO man living in Camden. N. j., and
police of that city were asked to ques-
tion him. Neither the car nor the
tags had been reported stolen, police
said.
Meantime, however. members of the
homicide squad. working under the di-
rection of Sergt. H. K Wilson, were
proceeding on the theory the shooting
was connected with the arrest OF
Henry's bodyguard, John Kendrick
former member of the notorious Duffy
gang of New Jersey.
Kendrick, accused of shooting and
seriously wounding Policeman T. D
Bacon, first precinct, has been held
in the District Jail since last Febru-
ary. Henry was arrested in connec-
ton with the case. but was released
after questioning. Since then, accord
ing to police, he had been endeavorine
to obtain Hendricks release on bond
Kendrick was held without bond
however, and Henry's efforts on hi;
behalf failed. The theory on which
police were working was that some oi
Hendricks friends, disappointed al
Henry's failure and feeling his erst-
while bodyguard had been ''let down.
decided to put him "on the spot.
This theory included the possibility
Henry had been given money to ust
in Hendricks behalf and it had not
been accounted for.
Activities Investigated.
Delving into Henry's activities, police
picked up numerous rumors of race
fixing, crooked pay-offS and double
crossing OF bookmakerS during the re-
cent Bowie racing meet Henry wa:
said to have operated a handbook. ir
addition to playing with other 'bookies'
many of whom lost SO heavily tC
him, it was said, that they discontinued
accepting his bets
Henry was fired upon as he SLOWED
down his car to pass a milk truck II
the 34O0 block of Brown street Ont
of two men who had been sitting in 6
machine parked about half a bloch
away crept up behind him and opened
fire, killing him before he could ust
his 38-caliber automatic. The gunmar
ran back to the waiting machine ant
was driven away. He apparently made
no effort to rob Henry for police foune
SCAT in the dead mans pockets.
Henry's wife, Mrs. Regina Henry
arrived short time later and was ques
toned for more than three hours. Sn'
was unable to throw any light on tn'
shooting. police said.