Evening star., 1933-11-24

come from the elderly woman physician
after a verbal slip in which she ac-
knowledged that she had been with
Rheta when she undressed.
Shortly after the announcement,
three police officers raced over to the
Wynekoop mansion and returned with
a waste basket containing some object.
Miss Enid HennesSey, rUomer at the
home, was also taken into the room
where DR.. Alice was under examination.
Marriage Unhappy.
OF the motive, the young widower
told the police in statement he had
talked of his married life with Rheta
and of his friendly relations with other
girls. AS he led to the tragic denoue-
ment in the surgical office of his mother,
where Rheta was evidently chioroformed
and then shot through the back, Earle
was asked if he suspected his mother
was the slayer.
Il have great fear" he sobbed, and
asked that she be brought to him.
1t was only a month after their mar
riage that Earle and Rheta knew the
feeling was not there for either of us. ~
he said in the statement made public
by Capt. Thomas Duffy.
During our married life there was
no great desire for companionship be-
tween us. My wife's health began fail
ing last year, and she became finally
tubercular"
AN examination by a physician dis
closed that she was slightly mentally
deranged. At times Rheta had put
drugs in cooking kettles and portions of
filings from knife sharpener. This
concerned mother very much. She
became highly nervous about these
conditions in our home"
Mother Had Motive.
Rheta and Earle lived with DR.. Alice
Wynekoop in the gloomy house of death
on West Monroe street, scene of three
deaths in recent years.
"I believe my mother had a motive, "
Earle was quoted by John M. Long. as
sistant States attorney. "She was un ..
happy because she knew I was unha ppy
over my married life. My wife and I
were incompatible a month after We
were married"
The police asked Dr. Frank Chauvet,
who had examined Rheta a month ago,
concerning Earle's statement that the
physician had found her tubercular
and slightly deranged.
Dr. Chauvet, the police made known,
replied that the young woman did not
have tuberculosis and her mental con-
dition was perfect"
Lie Detector Used.
All through the night the young
widower, red eyed, his hair touSled by
nervous hands. had been subjected to
thorough examination. A lie detector
was applied. and at times the police
said he evidently was not telling the
full truth
His mother had met the lombard
ment Of questions calmly, albeit firing
from the continual strain.
Even at am. today, when the po-
lice yielded and let her rest for three
hours at another station, she remem-
bered little details of her household and
told her son Walker to be sure to or
der coal today.
Capt. Thomas Duffy. emerging from
the dramatic scene between the
pressed some disappointment with the
progress of the inquiry
We thought we had something" he
said, but it didn't break"
As DR.. Wynekoop and Earle looked
at each other, Duffy said, the son burst
out suddenly: For Gods sake,
mother, if you did this because of the
bond of love between us, go ahead and
confess" He sobbed and nestled his
head on her shoulder as he pleaded
The young widower asserted that
Rheta had been mentally deranged and
had put drugs and iron filings in fool
at the Wynekoop home.
Evidence against Earle himself, the
police announced, was lacking.
Il didn't kill her." said Dr. Alice
Wynekoop. still clear and calm despite
the an-night ordeal of questioning.
Il know all the evidence points
against me, but I didn't kill her, Earle, "
face
"YeS, the evidence does point to you,
Earle sobbed. throwing his arms
around his mothers neck And you
had a motive
Earlier today, the youth, wearied to
the breaking point, burst out: "Ill sign
an iron-bound confession myself to save
the one l fear"
He did not finish the sentence.
Shows Strain.
Newspaper men who saw young
Wynekoop for a fleeting instant as he
was being led from one room Of the
police station tn another said he an