Evening star., 1939-12-07
Vengeance Slayer
Is Sought in Nai
Consulate Mystery
Dr.. EneeIbere, Secretary.
Battered to Deuth in
New York Hitler House
- the Annotated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. IA vengefm
person with q racial or personal
grudge was sought today as the
bludgeon slayer Of DR.. Walter Engel-
berg, AZ, German Consulate secre-
tary.
Deputy Medical Examiner Manuel
e. Marten said DR.. Engelberg, who
had been in the consular service
nearly 20 years, had been struck at
least three times while asleep and
that the blows, with an lax or some
other heavy weapon" were 50 severe
the man was practically decapi-
tated." r..
No weapon was found in DR..
Engelberg's Brooklyn dwelling, which
neighbors called Hitler house" and
which is on a dead-end street that
winds up at Jewish burial ground
DR.. Engelberg's battered body, clad
in a bloody night shirt, was found
in a second-floor bedroom yesterday
DR.. Marten said the man had been
dead about "a hours"
District Attorney William F. x
Geoghan said he believed DR.. Engel-
berg, a bachelor, had been slain by
q vengeance murderer" and other
authorities were inclined to support
this theory
Stocky German Sought.
Among several persons sought in
the strange case, which may develop
into a mystery of international pro-
portions, is a "middle-sized, Ger
man-speaking, stocky man with a
mustache," Deputy Chief Inspector
Joseph Reynolds said. This man had
shared DR.. Engelberg's home for a
time.
Mr.. Reynolds said robbery was not
the motive because DR.. Engelberg's s
valuables had not been disturbed.
Neighbors had regarded Hitler
House" as place of mystery. They
said DR.. Engelberg had entertained
men until late hours; that only men
were seen to enter, and that men
had been hired to do the house work
In the kitchen, cellar and garage
were huge quantities of food and al
coholic beverages-vegetables, pick
led herrings, sardines, preserves
soups, meats, fruits and Scotch, rye,
gin and bourbon. On the second
floor was DR.. Engelberg's ONCE, with
q desk, filing cabinet and a large
portrait Of his Fuehrer, Adolf Hitler
Radio Equipped Trailer.
The neighbors said an expensive
automobile and trailer, with two
way radio equipment, had been
parked in a nearby lot last summer,
and that this added more mystery
to Engelberg's activities. DR.. Engel-
berg never fraternized with them,
they said, and often was absent for
protracted periods.
A consulate official described DR..
Engelberg as brilliant, blond, ener-
getic and muscular" He was about
S feet 6 inches tall and weighed
165 pounds. DR.. Engelberg was
seen last at his consulate Of
flee Monday afternoon. He did not
appear Tuesday, and when half OF
yesterday passed without word from
him, Frederick Doell, consulate en-
ploye, was sent to find out the
trouble. Mr.. Doell discovered the
body. 81
DR.. Engelberg, who held a doctor
Of laws degree from the University
of Berlin, came to the United States
about a year ago following trans
fer from Athens, Greece. He was
assigned first to the German Con-
sulate in Chicago, but after about
two months he asked for a transfer
to New York, saying he preferred
Eastern climate.
F. B. I. Denies Probe Request.
Although the neighbors said one
Of their number had requested the
Federal Bureau of Investigation to
checkup on DR.. Engelberg's "suspici-
GUS actions" P. E. Foxworth, agent
in charge of the F. B. I. here, said
examination of the files of, this
Office shows that we never received
. request for such an investigation y
Consulate officials did not indicate
whether the Embassy in Washing
ton would take any action, but it was
pointed out that under ordinary cir
cumstances, an Embassy would not
invoke diplomatic action in such a