Evening star., 1932-04-21
Mysterious Killer Pumps Five
Charges Into Milton
(MiIsie) Henry.
WITNESS DESCRIBES
FLIGHT IN SECOND CAR
Shotgun Slugs Hit Victim in
Face, Abdomen and
Shoulder.

burg road gambling resort, was shot
to death shortly before 6 o'clock this
morning by a man who pumped five
charges into his body from a sawed-ofi
shotgun less than block from his
home. at 1920 Sixteenth street.
Henry, who recently was held for
three days by police for questioning In
connection with the shooting of Police
man T. D. Bacon, first precinct, was
fired upon as he slowed down his auto
mobile to pass a milk truck in the 340O
block of Brown street.
As Henry-shot twice in the face,
twice In the abdomen and once in the
shoulder-slumped forward in his car,
the punman ran to a dark sedan
marked about half a block away, leaped
into the front seat beside another
man, waiting behind the steering
wheel, and was driven away.
Described by witness.
The automobile in which he and MS
sccomplice made their escape turned
into Meridian place and headed east
ward. The pairs getaway was seen
BY George Seitz, 3508 Sixteenth street.
who gave tenth precinct police
graphic account of it.
Attracted by the shots while walk.
ing near the corner OF Brown ano
Meridian streets, Seitz said, he saw
the gunman run from behind Henrys S
car and Jump into the waiting ma
chine. He tried to jot down the
license number of the fleeing automo-
bile. he said, but the gunman saw MIN
and yelled "Scram!'
Seitz fed, he said but not before ne
had noticed the make of the car ano
the fact it bore New Jersey license
mates. the first letter on which was
&c" He also was able to give pollce
a description of the gunman.
In the street beside Henrys macnlne,
a small roadster, police found loaded
.38-caliber automatic-indi eating, they
pointed out, that he apparently nao
seen the gunman approach from the
rear and planned to shoot 1t out WIN
him. Apparently, however, the flrst OF
his assailant's five shots struck MN
before he had an opportunity TO nre,
and the weapon droppeo from lid
fingers.
Theory Supported.
This theory was strengthened, In the
opinion of police, by the fact Henry
clutch had been released, though MS
motor was still running He could not
have been in the act of parking, 1t was
pointed out, because his car was on the
ieft-hand side of the street and some dis
tance from the curb. The driver OF tne
milk truck, Walter K. Rollison, l65o
Thirty-fourth street, at the time OF the
shooting was in an apartment mouse on
the opposite side of the narrow street
making deliveries.
That robbery was not the motive loi
the Staying was indicated by tne Iac'
Henry had S947 in his pockets. Ap-
parently no effort had been made tc
search him, police said.
About five minutes after the gun
play the slain mans wife, Mrs. Regina
Henry. reached her husbands machine
then surrounded by crowd OF curious
residents of the neighborhood. She was
taken to the tenth precinct police sta
ton, and after questioning there was
transferred to headquarters for fur-
ther Interrogation.
Henry was said to have told Police
some time ago that John Kendrick
held in the District Jail in connection
with the shooting of Policeman Bacon
was employed as her husbands body
guard" Hendricks wife, Mrs. Barbars
Lee Kendrick, has been living with the
Henrys since her husbands arrest, po'
lice said.
Wounded Two Months Ago.
Bacon was seriously wounded about
two months ago when he attempted
to question two men whom he had
seen enter two adjoining buildings in
the 600 block of E street. Despite his
wounds, he held one of the men, later
identified as Kendrick. until the arrival
of other officers.
The positions of the two AUTOMOBILES
indicated, police said, that the gunmar
had crept up behind Henry's car as Il
came to a near stop and fired from the
left side near the rear. Though Henry
was wounded in five places and resi-
dents of the neighborhood said the!
heard only five shots, shot pierced
pane of glass in the door of the apart
mint house in which the milkman wa!
delivering.
Henry was pronounced dead by DR.
Julius Chapman of Emergency Hos
pital and his body was transferred u
the Morgue. Deputy Coroner A. Ma
gruder Macdonald. working in CO
operation with police, Immediately be-
gan an investigation.
Lookout Broadcast.
Meanwhile, Inspector Frank S. w
Burke. chief of detectives, ordered hi
men to search the known haunts o
underworld characters for the gunma1
and his accomplice and lookout wa!
broadcast for their machine.
At the same time. other headQuarter
men. working under the direction o
Capt. Bernard Thompson. assistant de
tective chief. questioned numerous per
sons, including he said. several promi
nent citizens" He declined TO nam
them, however.
The gunman was described as beinI
between 35 and 40 years old, 6 feet tall
weighing about l80 pounds and wear
ing a dark gray overcoat and darl
felt hat. He was said to be "neatl
dressed" and his complexion wa
termed swarthy.
Henry, according to police, wa
booked for investigation in connection
with cases in May, 1928; April, 1881
and November, 1881.
Arrested in 1929.
Henry, according to Prince George
County police, was arrested on tn
Washington Baltimore Boulevard in No
Vember, 1929. after chase by three pc
lice cars. Henry and his three com
pa Mons were armed, it was said, an
numerous cartridges were found In IN
bottom Of the automobile.
He was fined 500 on conceale
weapon charge, while the driver Of tn
machine was assessed total Of $3.50 o
reckless driving and speeding charges,