Evening star., 1935-08-04
MUT|LAT|ON CASE
EVIDENCE GROWS
Sixth Person ldentI1'eS
Zenge as State Prepares
to Charge Murder.

6y tne ASsoclhLeQ FIteS
CHICAGO, August 3.--A net o.
citcumstantial evidence was tigntehe'
about Mendeville Zenge TO-DAY a.
prosecutors prepared to charge mn
with the fatal mutilation of DR.. wal
ter J. Bauer-his successful rival 4o'
the hand Of a pretty nurse.
Assistant States Attorney Charle'
Dougherty announced he would LOT
fnally book the adamant young prs
oner for first-degree murder after
sixth man had connected him WIFI
circumstances surrounding the crime
I'VE have a perfect circumstantia
case" Dougherty asserted. L oeieNt
we have sufficient evidence to go De-
fore a grand jury and obtain an III
dictment."
Oren J. Guiett, who occupied room
next to that of "E. L. Jones" at the
Jennings Hotel in Ann Arbor, Mlch
viewed the suspect. He said;
That's Jones"
Smiles at Accuser.
The 26-year-old Missourian glanced
at his accuser and smiled.
Dougherty termed the identified
tion most important"
DR.. Bauer told police in a dying
statement that this Jones had KID
naped him in Ann Arbor, forced him
to drive to Chicago at pistol point
bound him in a dark alley and there
performed the brutal surgery,
-Four other witnesses had Identified
zenge as the tall man who fled the
scene of the crime wednesday morn
ing. A cab chauffeur pointed him Out
as the passenger who left behind q
suicide note" and blood-stained coat
when he disappeared in the dark
vicinity of Navy pier Wednesday night
Declares His Innocence.
But the young suspect defiantly de-
clsred his innocence
I'm not guilty Of this crime" he
told reporters in his first interview
since he was captured early Thursday
Il never was in Ann Arbor. never
saw Dr. Bauer"
Would you like to see Louise?"
The attractive widows rejected
suitor squirmed in his chair. lis
handsome face flushed. He ID6ndered
a moment, !. lowered his SsE Then:
No"
statements with these words
The police are trying to make me
admit a crime no human being could
conceive. Do I look like a man who
would pull anything like that?
Tell the folks back in Missouri
am innocent"
He was led away for another round
of persistent interrogation.
He declined to comment on his sex
tuple Identification.
This fellow is an enigma" Lieut..
Otto Erlanson reported. He answers
all questions except those pertaining
to the murder"
Appears In Good Spirits.
LCIlSC was OSICLlSAOlS kOOA SPu iIS.
Joseph E. Green. an attorney detained
by zenge's father, petitioned for a
writ Of habeas corpus. Acting Chief
Justice ]. c. Lewe made it returnable
Monday.
The next major step planned by
authorities was a Sunday meeting be-
tween Mrs. Louise Bauer and the man
she spurned after q seVen-year court
ship, She attended the funeral of her
slain husband in Cleveland this after
noon. Dispatches quoted her as stat
ing she was willing to return but
"shuddered at the thought of con-
fronting Zenge"
Dougherty declared investigation
had established these facts:
Zenge. "niserably unhappy over the
loss of Louise" quit his job in Mis-
souri, following the nurses marriage to
the professor on July IA. He went to
Ann Aroor Hotel and registered as
"Jones."
The abduction and mutilation fol-
lowed.
Tells Of Shattered Romance.
Lieut.. Erlanson reported zenge had
related some Of the incidents OF his
shattered romance in Kirksville, Mo-.
where Dr. Bauer was on the staff Of
the Kirksville College Of Osteopathy
and the girl in the case was employed
oy a hospital. The lanky carpenter
said he had given Louise an engage
tnent ring and had purchased a new
tar with the intention of presenting
1t to the prospective bride as a we'd
ding gift.
He quoted Zenge:
Il met her the morning she married
the other fellow. She didn't tell me
about it then. Later, a friend Of mine
asked: Did you hear that Louise got
married today?' 1t was quite a shock
to me.
II thought that II any one should
have told me. 1t should be Louise. I
decided to take IL on the chin. I
hold no i'll feeling about it against
any one"
Gun and Knife Missing.
The lieutenant described the cir
case as "the strongest
Of its kind" he has ever seen. To
complete it, he added, the gun, knife
and dark glasses used by the slayer
must be found. The search for these
continued. A hunt was also started
In the cheap hotels where the pris-