The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-12

everything in the house. was
,r.-fe-r1 IN drawers that were
closed when investigators arrived,
waS IN tho ou lamp chimney. was
o.rce- % Tho dress that MIS-
Burns died in-DieC-- she had =
over urrr she had completed the
carmen
ono drop ~ his blood was on the
note that non tells the story Of the
uhole traccdv. according 70 the
shcr.Ts theory. The old man.
mentally and physically stunned
wandered about that house from
early evening ~ MAY q until mid
AFTERNOON NJ NAV p when he v-ls
found wing on the floor. by Mrs
Ida Rr.rton. Sis ". -'orris-st, a
rct-hb0r-
with another ncighOor. hastily
erwm0ned. she entered the home
through the front door. left M
locked b. Mrs Burns IN her flight
ir ,he sherif's theory Is correct. AMI
picked the victim from the floor
seating him IN a chair.
What happened" thev asked the
victim.
Auto accident the expiring man
said
Even IN his condition. Mr.. Burns
was made 20 realize by the neigh
hors that his pattern Of life VAS
too wcu known 70 them 70 accept
that story He never drove except
IN DAYTIME. and then never except
on business. and never faster than
81 miles an hour.
Robbers" he exclaimed
shes Dead in Attic"
where is Your wife," he was
asked
shes dead in the attic he re-
piled
Mrs.. Burns was not in tho attic
Mr.. Burns never rcgained conscious
moss 80 that no could give any
reasonable account n the attack
or a. least ne never did tell the
story ~ what happened. He re-
heated time and again that his wife
vas dead. adding Where she ought
IN br
Yesterday Leonard Goble. Is. Of
r. r. 1. CANDY. hunting wilo straw
berries. found Mrs. Burns BODY
short distance from home. Today
ne was rewarded for this Dy
Sheriff Raw who from his own
pocket gave him $50. MS share
Of the 500 reward the sheriff pre-
viouSlv had announced
Girls to Get SIS Each
Margaret Sutton. 3. Of 1919 Denni-
son-st. and Ilene wallen. Z. of 1920
Dennison-st. who were with him.
we're given SIS each for their share
OF the reward.
The hunt for Mrs. Burns, begun
the dav the attack was discovered.
was carried into four states by
Sheriff Raw. and he interviewed
scores OF relatives and friends Of the
couple
He went through letter after let
tor found in trunks and drawers IN
the house. took names Of CORE
Spondcnts. and then visited them
From them he heard a story Of
the life OF the couple that adds a
poicnant tals. to the tragedy. Mr.
and Mrs. Burns we're partners IN
all he business ideals that brought
th,rn the ownership of several
properties.
Partners In All Deals
Together they entered real estate
deals. having equal authority IN de-
cisionS. and together they owned all
properties they acquired.
Only two weeks before the tragedy.
they had an Indianapolis lawyer
transfer into joint ownership the
only TWO properties that Mr.. Burns
until then owned outright.
on their West Side acres they
kept chickens and cows and they
sold milk and poultry to neighborS.
When investigators found ,he old
man wounded. they also found the
pantry shelves burdened with eggs
and the Kitchen stocked with crooks
OF milk. all. presumably. for sale
They found. also. Mr. Burns wal
let containing Sos. hidden in the
mechanism Of an adjustable dining
table. and they found a piece OF a
& Dill on the floOr-later finding
the remainder in his pockets.
Check for Sos Found
They found Mrs. Burns purse.
with - cents in It. and it was in
a hiding place known only to her
her husband. and a sister who guild
cd police 70 II.
In 4 SidehOsrd drawer they found a
check made out 70 Mr.. Burns Tor
sos. unindOrSed and uncaSheo. Dis
c0verv OF this money gave rise 10
rruors. never SUbStsntlateo. that
there was a considerable amount oil
cash hidden on the Burns premises
But Reginald Sullivan former
mavnv. administrator Of the Burns
estate. saws he has not been able
10 establish that the Burns estate
contains any large items Of cash.
and he said he had been told that
Mr. Burns was forced 10 borrow
money TO paw his taxes last time.
Investigators also found many APP
plications IN the Burns home for
New Deal loans FOR housing repairs
They found evidence that Mrs
Burns. described by DR.. Salb. her
personal physician. as unable 20
walk more than a few yards with
out collapSing. had recently applied
to Pleas Greenlee for a position Al
the Central Indiana Hospital.
Both M and Mrs. Burns once
worked there. she as nurse. he as
a mechanic. Previous 10 employ
ment there Mr. Burns had owned a
hardware store IN West Indianap-
oils. and il Is b.ieved by Sheriff Ray
that II was from the stock OF this
store that he took the revolver that
years later was 10 bring death 10
both OF them.