The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-12
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| parent yresulted from an argu.
ment when Miss Hoey attempted tc
| leave the farm and return to New
York.
One of the guests, police report
ed, said that finally Rogers told
Miss Hoey to pack her bags and
i get out. Later the oil man followed
her upstairs and then there was d
shot.
Grubb said. however, he had moi
been able to get a connected &C.
count of events and that another
version Of the affair was that Rog'
ers was on another floor of the
rambling farm house when Mis-,
Hoey was shot.
Some time after the shooting
telephone call was made from the
Rogers house to the police al
Downingtown, Pa. Chief Chester
Gibson of Downingtown, notified
Grubb and District Attorney Parks
The two county officials went i'm
mediately to the farm.
They brought Rogers and Kelley
to the West Chester county jai
here and started an investigation
Was Guest of Rogers
The slain girl had been guest
at Rogers Indian Rum farm fol
about a week, authorities said.
Miss Hoey, an attractive blond
was about rs and popular In the
atrical circles. About three years
ago she sued New York hail
dresser for $4,000 damages
claiming her beauty har beer
marred by burns suffered during
a beauty treatment.
Henry H. Rogers, Jr., is sor
by the late oil mans first wife, the
former Mary Benjamin. whom III
divorced in 1929, 20 years after
their marriage.
Young Rogers, who is 81, wal
virtually disinherited by his faith
er. The will Of Col. Rogers, flee
for probate last July 81, at River
head, N. Y, disposing Of an estate
at more than $15,000,000, left thu
son only a trust fund of 100000
The will declared the beques
adequate provision" and specific
ally Excludes" him from any othe
participation in the estate.
This was surprise to man!
friends Of the Rogers as the sol
acted as best man when the faith
err married his third wife, the for
mer Mrs. Pauline Van De Voor
Dresser, the present widow. tw'
/ years ago.
| The income of virtually the en-
tire estate, except for the $500.00'
trust fund, was divided among tn
| widow; Col. Rogers, only daughter
Millicent Ramos and his 10-year
| old grandson, Peter Salm, son o
Millicent's former marriage to tn
| Austrian count, Ludwig Salm Vol
Hoosstraeten.
| Young Rogers married Miss Wiz
ginia Lincoln, daughter of Mr.. ant
Mrs. William r. Lincoln in Cleve
land, Jan. 26, 1929. His fathe
did not attend although his sister
Millicent and his brother 1in-law
Arturo Ramos, were present.
May BE Suicide
West Chester. Pa, Sept. 49,
(UP).-Authorlties indicated to
day they believed Evelyn Hoey
Lretty blorsl musical comedy star
had committed suicide at the hom'
OF Henry Huddleston Rogers, scioi
of the late oil millionaire.
Rogers and William J. Kelley o
Union City, N. j., were held TO
questioning. however, until an In
vestigation could be completed.
Other Guests There.
The other guests at the Roger
Farm were Joseph Clark, of Way
ne, Pa. Attorney for Rogers, ant
Clark Pattin, a neighbor.
Police said the Ave had beer
having a drinking party and tn
affair had been boisterous befor'
the tragedy.
The shooting was done with ,
AS caliber automatic and Their
were two other guns--a shot gul
and another revolver--in the room
where Miss Hoey's bdoy was found
According to police, Miss Hoe!
was the only woman at the farm
During the drinking party Detec
tive Grubb said, there were mum
erous quarrels. the most severe o
which started when the dancel
threatened to go home.
Rogers. enraged, ripped the tele
phone connections loose, police said
Finally he told Miss Hoey sh
could go and she went to a Secon'
floor bedroom, ostensibly to pack.
Because the telephone wires wer
torn, 1t was more than an hou
after the shooting before polio
were informed. The chauffeu
drove four miles to the neares
telephone to make q report.
The body of Miss Hoey wa
found on the floor fuily-dresse,
except for hat and coat.