The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-17

a fractured nose.
Coroner William z. Arbuckle
this afternoon was conducting an
autopsy % determine the cause of
the mysterious death Of Earl II.
Henry. 80. Of 900 King avenue. an
emplOye OF the National Malleable
and Steel Castings Company. whose
BODY was found BY police last night
a. the home Of Mrs Rachel Rich
wine. 81. OF 28l6 West Tenth street.
Meanwhile police we're holding
three men and a woman under ar
rest and we're questioning Mrs
Richwine and her son. Ralph Rich
wine, 3D.
Mr.. Richvine, described by neigh
bors as a former bartender now out
OF work was picked up at his home
and taken TO headquarters. where
ne offered an abb that he had been
visiting with Miss Vera DunkersOn.
80. of 5l2is North East street. last
night when Mr.. HemTy's body was
found.
His statement was corroborated
by Miss Dunkerson who said that
Mr.. Richwine had been with her
from 6.l5 until 2.20 a. m. today.
when a telephone call informed
them Of the trouble at Mrs. Rich
wines home.
Found al Mothers Home
Mrs Richwiue Who disapDearpd
from her home while police we're
trying 10 learn the story of Mr.
Hemry'S death. was found at the
home OF her mother. Mrs Sarah
Flax. 1916 West Sixteenth street.
She told police. who questioned
her. that Mr. Henry had promised
her a rabbit from hunting trip and
that when ne came to her house
last night. she heard a scuffle out
side in which. according to police.
she said a man named Henninger
was involved"
When she went to investigate, she
said. somebody whom she could not
identify hit her in the eye and told
her that she had better mind her
own business and keep out OF
this" This is all she knows Of the
facts, she told police.
Held on $1,000 Bonds
Held IN $1,000 bond on vagrancy
charges are Ralph Henninger, 81. of
1927 North Warman avenue. a Ia
bofer: his wife. Mrs. Pauline Hen
nirger. u; John Conway. %. Of ll44
Continental avenue. locomotive hos
tier, and Forrest Herring. "a. OF 1916
Croft avenue. machinist.
They were arraigned before Mu-
uicipal Judge Dewey Myers today
and their cases were continued TO
Nov. IS. None was able 10 furnish
tho $1,000 bail al once.
Police we're called late last night
ny some one IN the home and found
M Henry dead on the floor Of the
front room when they arrived. He
mac a small cut IN back Of his right
ear and his nose had been bleeding.
Questioned. members Of the party
agreed that Mr.. Henry came stag
Eering in through the front door of
TIE house and fell dead None would
make any further statement.
Or. Robert Spindler. city hospital
inferno summoned when Coroner
ArbuCkle was notified OF the death.
said that Mr.. Henry had been dead
between thirty minutes and an hour
before police we're called His pre-
uminary examination unearthed no
indications Of a beating. adding
mystery TO the case.
Clothing Torn, Is Report
Then. as DR.. Spindler was placing
the body on the Stretcher 10 remove
It 10 city hospital mOrgue. Conway
demanded Of police that his phySi-
clan be allowed 10 be present when
Coroner Arbuckle held his post
mortem examination.
The report OF Sergeant William
Marks squad. from which Mrs. Rich
vine escaped. said that her cloth
ing was wet and torn n two places
and that her elbow had been
scratched. With Sergeant Marks on
the run were PatrOlmen Oren L.
Mangus. T. p. Griffin, Patrick White
and John Roman.
Mrs. Richwine is said 10 be the
widow OF Bill Richwine. World
var veteran with a splendid reputa-
ton. who died Of a fever contracted
IN an army camp IN the south. Her
neighbors knew that she had been
remarked and they believed she
had divorced her second husband.
They said they never had known
her BY any name other than Rich
vine.
Az Mr.. Hemry's home. his grief
stricken widow. Mrs. Hattie Henry,
was trying 70 explain 10 their chill
dren-Betty Lois. 9: Margaret Jean.
Z. and Cecil Earl. 3-why their
father vas not al home.