Evening star., 1932-06-11
blum COMING HERE
FOR QUIZ TUESDAY
Suspect in Henry Staying De.
Iayed for Questioning in
Philadelphia.

Frankie Blum, 35-year-old gangster
arrested in Philadelphia yesterday on a
warrant charging him with murder in
the recent shooting of Milton w. (Milsie)
Henry, Washington gambler and finger
man." will not be returned to the Capt.
tai until Tuesday, Inspector Frank S
w. Burke, chief of detectives, an
nounced today.
1t was at first planned to bring Blum
back to Washington today, Inspector
Burke explained, but Philadelphia police
decided they wished to question him
regarding several crimes there. Conse-
quently he was held without bond
pending a further check-up of his
Philadelphia activities.
Barring some unexpected develop
ment," the detective chief said, Blum
will be left in the custody of the Phila
delphia authorities until Tuesday. Then
he will be returned here by Detective
Sergts. John Dalglish and Dennis J.
Murphy"
Meanwhile. Mrs. Lillian A. Maddox,
80, of 2519 Third street northeast, was
being held at the House of Detention
for further questioning in connection with
the case, and an intensive search was
being made for another reputed gang
ster.
Philadelphia police, working in CO.
operation with Capital detectives, ar
rested Blum on information obtained
curing the investigation that resulted
In Mrs. Maddock's apprehension In At
lantic City last Saturday.
Denies Knowing Him.
Though Mrs Maddox denies knowins
Blum, several other questionable char.
acters are known to have visited hel
Third street apartment, according II
Inspector Burke. Inquiry into theil
activities led to the Philadelphia ar
rest.
Prior to his apprehension. Blum
known as a member of the Silverberi
gang of racketeers of Philadelphia. wa
the object of a widespread search il
several cities along the Atlantic Coast
The warrant charging him with murde
was issued by United States Commis
sioner Needham C. Turnage.
According to Philadelphia police
Blum, also known as Harris" ant
Charles Berger" is a former associat
of John (Jocko) Doyle, slain in New
York last January in trying to "muscl
in" on the beer business of Dutch
Schultz and the late Vincent Coll.
Dalglish and Murphy were sent t
Philadelphia last night by Inspecto
Burke following receipt of word tina
Blum had been taken into custody
Upon his return here. Blum will b.
taken to police headquarters for ques
tioning.
Witnesses to Be Called.
1t also is planned to have him viewet
by several persons who saw the tw,
gunman who waylaid Henry In the $40
block of Brown street, in the rear of hi
Sixteenth street apartment, on the morn
ing of April 81. One of these wit
nesses, a middle aged man, saw tn
slayer leap into slowly moving auto
mobile with another man behind tn
steering wheel after firing five charge
from a sawed-off shotgun into Henry
body. At the time the witness said h,
could identify both the gunman and hi
companion.
After the shooting the murder car
bearing license plates issued to a myth
ical resident of Camden, N. j., directl!
across the Delaware River from Phila
delphia, sped away. 1t was found aban
doned near Eleventh and o streets {
short time later.
Investigation of the killing unearthee
several rumors regarding Henry's &C
tivities, including one that he had failed
to fix" a race at Maryland tracl
after a group of New York gambler!
had given him large sum of none!
with which to do so.
Another report was that Henry hae
acted as agent for a band of Phila.
delphia safe crackSmen, "spotting sof
spots" for them. The last robbery stagec
by the gang, it was said, proved profit
less, and the yeggs accused Henry o.
steering them up an alley"
In addition, Henry was known tt
have made an effort to obtain the re-
lease of his erstwhile bodyguard, Johr
Kendrick, then being held for trial OF
an assault with intent to kill charge IL
the shooting Of Policeman T. D. Bacon
first precinct. Kendrick and Harr,
Yudelevit have since been convicted ant
sentenced to 10 years imprisonment.