Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-14
.GIendening Suspect,
Caught al Niagara,
To Be Returned Here

Arrangements are being made
today to expedite the removal to
Washington of Henry Eisenbarth,
10, who was arrested in Niagara
Falls, N. Y, yesterday in connection
with the war club Staying of Don
B. Glendening, 32-year-old radio re-
pairman.
District Detective Sergts. Emmett
Talbot and Robert C. Kirby of the
District Homicide Squad arrived in
Niagara Falls last night by plane
to negotiate the eXtradition.
EIsenbarth, soldier AWOL from
Fort Belvoir. Va. was arrested in a
Niagara Falls hotel yesterday about
an hour after a police circular de-
scrlb,ng him had been received, &C
cording to Martin T. Considine,
Niagara Falls police superintendent.
Confession Is Reported.
According to the Associated Press
Chlet Consldine said Eisenbarth had
admitted in a formal statement,
that he had struck Mr.. Glendening,
collector of Indian relics, after the
radio repairman had made i'm
proper advances" The Staying oc-
CURED June in Mr.. Glendening S
apartment at 321 E street NE.
The police. superintendent quoted
Elsenbarth as saying that after the
staying he stole a pair of Nj. Glen
denlng's trousers, q shirt, a jacket
and $40. and then made his escape.
Elsenbarth, Chief Considine said,
then went to Union Station in
Washington and boarded a train for
Niagara Falls.
Chief ConSidine said Eisenbarth
had waived eXtradition to the Dis
trlct where he has been ordered held
for grand jury action
To Expedite Return.
Capt. Clyde N. Strange, assistant
chief of District detectives, said his
men would bring Eisenbarth back
here AS soon as necessary arrange
mentS can be made"
Chief Considine said Eisenbarth
was picked up by two rookie patrol
men. George Truesdale and Roy
Daubney
After seeing his picture. it was
said, the rookie policemen asked
permission to head the search for
the fugitive After a three-hour
check Of cheap hotels and rooming
houses they found Eisenbarth in
a hotel near Falls and Maine streets.
Niagara Falls. When confronted
by the officers EiSenbarth readily
identified himself and did not resist
arrest.
Reported StOien Car.
1t was disclosed following his ar
rest that three days before he had
made an attempt to avert suspicion
by entering police headquarters in
Niagara Falls to report a stolen
car, according to Chief Consldine.
Police said Eisenbarth's description
of the stolen automobile tailed with
one owned by Mr.. Glendening which
was taken following the Staying.
Inspector Robert J. Barrett. chief
of District detectives, said EiSen-
barth'S fingerprints were on the gear
shift of the car when it was found
parked in the 500 block of Rhode Is
land avenue NV. three days after
the body of MI Glendening was dis
covered. On reporting the stolen car,
Eisenbarth gave a false address.
Chief Considine disclosed.
A check into EiSenbarth's back
ground disclosed be was born in
Brooklyn, N. Y. When he was six.
his father died and he was sent
to the Masonic Home in Utica, N
Y, where he remained until he
was Is, when he was expelled on
sex charges, police said. He was
later arrested on a charge of lille
gally wearing a naval uniform and
after serving short term in JAIL
Joined the Army, the record dis
closed.
After being assigned to Fort Bel
voir. he left without leave in Feb
ruary of this year and has been
sought by military authorities and
the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
He told Niagara Falls police that
after he left Fort Belvoir. he worked
for short time for construction
company in Bethesda. Md,