Evening star., 1943-10-27
Stained towels Found
In Apartment Where
lonergan Spent Night
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 27-Police re
vealed today that the paper-wrappe,
mystery package taken to a polio
station last night by authoritie
handling the Lonergan murder cas-
contained stained towels taken from
the apartment of John Harjes, wher,
the husky RCAF cadet has said h,
spent the night before his wife wa
found slain Sunday in her palatia
Beekman Hill apartment.
Lonergan has said his uniform
was stolen from the apartment b,
an American soldier whom he be.
frended. The towels were turned
over to city toxicologists for tests te
determine the nature of the stains
Every available detective was de.
tailed to search for the uniform a,
authorities awaited his arrival from
Toronto for further questioning ir
the Staying of his 22-year old heires.
wife.
Expected to Arrive Tonight.
The renewed hunt for the uniform
was ordered by Assistant District
Attorney Jacob Grumet, who has de-
scfibed it as one of the most i'm
portant clues in the killing.
Lonergan, in custody of two New
york detectives, is scheduled to
arrive in New York via train early
tonight from Buffalo, where the
three spent the night because of in
ability to obtain seats on earlier
trains.
No charges have been placed
against the husky cadet.
Fingerprints Found.
Police also revealed that addition
al flngerprints had been taken from
bed posts, walls and blood-spattered
staircase leading from the bed
chamber in the Lonergan home
where the Woman's unclad, bat
tered body was found. Prints al
ready had been taken from an an
tlque brass candlestick believed to
be the death weapon.
Authorities continued questioning
Of persons having a knowledge of
the movements of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lonergan prior to the slaying, in
Guiding Harjes' butler, Emil Peters,
from whom they sought to learn
the exact time Lonergan arrived at
the apartment and what time he
left
Lonergan, 26, appearing tired but
composed, arrived at Black Rock, a
Buffalo suburb. early today, accom-
panied by Assistant District Attor-
ney John Loehr and the detectives
after he had waived extradition in
Toronto.
Delayed at Border.
The aircraftman was temporarily
detained at Fort Erie, Ontario, by
Canadian officials on a technicalitv,
believed to have been that Lonergan
did not have money declaration
form.
This technicality was waived after
90 minutes.
At Black Rock the crew -haircutted
cadet was Whisked to the Customs
House, where he appeared before a
BOARD of Special Inquiry Of the
immigration Department.
The three-man board, it was re-
ported, heard testimony that Loner-
gan was an alien and likely to be-
come a public charge, but he was
psroled IN the custody of Mr.. Loehr.
The four men then headed for the
New York Central Railroad Station,
With Mr.. Loehr refusing to talk to
neWspapermen. Mr.. Loehr boarded
the train alone.
Human Flesh Found.
The district attorneys Office also
reported that medical experts had
Identified as human flesh material
found under the fngernails of Mrs.
Lonergan after her unclad body was
found lying on a bed in her apart
naent.
Although no charge has been
made against the Canadian born
Lonergan, he consented to return
here after an all-day questioning in
Toronto. He has stoutly denied
any connection with the slaying,
maintaining he did not see his
estranged wife over the week end.
The RCAF cadet was quoted as
telling Mr.. Loehr he wished to waive
extradition because he loved his
wife and baby" and wanted to at
tend his Wifes funeral.
Mrs. Lonergan, however, was
buried yesterday in Salem Field !
Cemetery, Brooklyn.
Descendant of Brewer.
The slain woman was the grand
daughter of Max Bernheimer. who,
with his brother, Simon, inherited
the Bernheimer & Schwartz Pilsener
Brewing Co., founded here in the
middle of the last century.
Besides large real estate holdings.
the brothers also owned the John
F.. Betz Manhattan Brewery, which
they bought out in 1908. The New
York plant once was described as
"the worlds largest brewery. with an
ertesian well Of almost limitless
capacity which furnishes the purest
water"
Max Bernheimer was known as
philanthropist and art lover. A
stamp collection he left the Metro
politan Museum was said to rival
that of King Edward 1t took up
500 glass cases and was valued at
S250,0OO.