The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-04
TWO Staying
TRAILS TRACED
TOLOUISvILLE
Sheriff Ray in Kentucky
City Seeking WeIShanS,
Mrs. Burns.
FIND ABANDONED CAR
Alleged Love Slayer, Wife
of Murder Victim
Are Hunted.

ders led TO Kentucky today as Sher-
IF Otto Ray arrived in Louisville
to search for both Thomas Welsh
ans. sutton and alleged murderer Of
a 20-year-Old Speedway City girl,
and for Mrs. Minnie Burns, van
ished wife Of Jerome H Burns, g.
year-old landowner, mortaly
wounded three weeks ago.
Early this morning the stolen car
Welshans is alleged TO have used to
escape after he shot Mrs. Mary
Elizabeth Ferguson Hamburg TO
death IN her home. IN Speedway
City. was found abandoned in JEFF
fersonwlle. near the bridge over
the Ohio River to Louisville.
The sheriff was told by former
associates and fellow workers Of
Welshans that he has friends in the
Kentucky city.
Threatened Her Many Times
Meanwhile Mrs. Pearl Morris, 302
w. Ray-st. told Sheriff Ray that she
was a friend of Mrs. Hamburg, who
was separated six months after her
marriage to Harry Hamburg. four
wears ago. and that she had heard
Welshans threatened Mrs. Ham
burgs life.
Two weeks ago" she said, May
Elizabeth came 20 my house crying
and said she had been beaten up by
Tommy and that he had threatened
to XIII her. Mary wanted to go back
to her father Tommy had kept her
prisoner at his home. 325 s. Mis-
souri-st. for the last two months.
She said that when any one
called for her the blinds we're pulled
and she was said not to be there.
Saturday night. May 18, she stayed
A. my home. Tommy came and
asked for hF but she had gone to a
Hit I'd, Made Her Cry"
Tommy came back Sunday morn
ing and hit Betty on the jaw. She
Law on the bed and cried. Harry,
my husband threw Tommy out Of
the house. and Tommy threatened
10 Kill the whole family.
Last Tuesday for the second time
Harry threw Tommy out of the
house when Betty was there. Last
Friday Tommy again threatened
Betty at my home and said he
would Kill her"
A .25-calibcr automatic pistol.
found at Welshans' home. was iden-
tihed by the police balliStics eX-
peits as the gun that fired the shot
that killed Mrs. HAMBURG A friend
Of Welshans identified the gun as
having belonged to the fugitive.
Developments IN ;he Burns case
came swiftly today as Sheriff. Ray
revealed that 4 woman resembling
Mrs. Burns had been seen riding IN
a truck with two men at two places
IN southern Indiana. and that Mrs.
Burns recently Corresrcuded with &
Louisville family.
Confident She Is Alive
Sheriff Ray was confident that
Mrs. Burns was the woman seen in
the truck few hours after Mr..
Burns was shot in his home at 1926
W. Morris-st. Sheriff Ray also
learned that Mrs. Burns has rela-
tiveS in southern Indiana.
The Louisville family adopted
Mrs. Burns as a child and she had
written them frequently prior TO the
murder. Sheriff Ray said. The Sher-
If saws he is convinced Mrs. Burns
Is alive.
Former Mayor Reginald H. Sulh-
van administrator for The estate
or Mr. Burns. today revealed
that an investigation into the slain
land owners accounts showed that
the estate was Of no great value and
was burdened with debts.
NeiChborS previously had said that
the elderly man was wealthy and
kept vast sums OF money hidden in
the home.
Forced To Borrow 5000
The estate consists Of several
small rental properties and two
small farms of not more than 40
acres each in Hendricks and Boone
counties. Mr.. Sullivan said The &C
counts also showed that Mr.. Burns
was forced TO borrow $500 TO pay
taxes this spring.
Mr.. Burns was hard pushed for
cash. He told a neighbor less than
a year ago he had been looking for
z JOB. No person familiar with Mr..
Burns affairs thinks he had any
money" Mr. Sullivan stated.
4 psinstaking search by Sheriff
Otto RAY Of the premises Of the
house failed to reveal any hidden
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