The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-24

who once was one of the city's best known child and women's special ists. climaxed such a murder case as Chicago had not seen in years. Dr Wynekoop, person of steel nerves and rigid composure, re- ported the death to police at 10 D. m. Tuesday night. Development followed development as discrepan- cies were discovered in her story and the stories told by other wit. nesss.
 Today her son, Earle, husband of the slain girl admitted his suspi- cions of his mother and confessed to widespread acquaintanceship with other women.
 In her formal confession to po- lice, Dr Wynekoop placed the time of the staying at between 1:3O D. m. and p. m. This confiicted with the story of a neighbor that she had seen Rheta at p. m.
 "Rheta was going to go down town to buy some music" Dr Wynekoop explained, "before she went down town she went to the basement to weigh herself. I fol- lowed her there. While she was weighing herself she complained of these pains.
 "I said 'Rheta, I think I can do something to ease these pains for you. Rheta said that was fine and told her to undress and get on the operating table.
 q told her I would give her chloroform to ease the pain and the girl was agreeable. I had no thought of killing. Then I saw she would not come out of the chloroform."
 After the statement, the physi- clan asked and received permission of police to tell her story to her family, one of the most prominent medically in the city, in her own words.
 The confession made no mention of the fact that Dr Wynekoop had been named beneficiary of Rheta in a double indemnity life insurance policy for $5,000 which had been issued only a few days before. Nor that two members of the Wynekoop household were named beneficiaries of a second accident policy of $1, 1000 issued about the same time
 However, police had disclosed that Dr Wynekoop was in financial straits and had been for some time since the death of her husband who was well-known physician him. self.
 Police immediately announced a belief that the whole and true story of the killing had not yet been re- vea1ed. They pointed strong doubt at Dr Wynekoop's statement that she chloroformed the girl and shot her afterward.
 "The girl was alive when she was shot," said Capt Stege. Medical evidence shows this without doubt. We believe more blood exuded from the wound than would have had she been shot while unconscious" , At the very moment the confess sion was being dictated to police 8 telegram arrived for Dr Wynekoop from her son, Walker, sent from Peoria, where the, "alibi' telegram from Earle was dispatched.
 Keep up the fight like the brave soldier you have always been," Walker telegraphed his mother, "you surely are innocent of any, thing. I have flown here on an im- portant matter. God knows you didn't do this.'
 Police kept the son, Earle, in 1g- norance of his mothers confession for some time. He was held in @ cell in another part of the police station. Many angles of the mys- terious case remain to be cleaned up, officers said.
 They. mentioned that another young woman whose name has not yet been revealed was involved in some manner.
 "Wynekoop had promised abso- lutely to marry this third girl within a few months" one officer said. "Other developments may lead from this angle"