Pal Gives Alibi
for Husband of Dead Girl.
Pal Gives Alibi
for Husband
of Dead Girl
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Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 23 [Thursday].--[Special.]--Stanley Young, companion of Earle Wynekoop on a photographing expedition to the Grand canyon, was questioned by police here early this morning and established a record of the whereabouts of Wynekoop at the time the latter's wife, Rheta, was found slain in a murder mystery in Chicago Tuesday afternoon.
"Earle and I were almost constantly together from Monday night until ten or twelve hours ago," he said.
Tells of Movements.
Young then detailed, according to his best recollections, his and Wynekoop's movements.
"On Monday night," he said, "we slept at the home of George E. Q. Johnson, former district attorney in Chicago. He is my uncle. We left his home about 8 o'clock Tuesday morning, and we drove to Beverly Hills. We left there around 10 o'clock in Earle's car, our ultimate destination being Arizona.
"Our first stop was in Peoria. While in Peoria, Earle sent a telegram to Chicago. At the time of the murder, as I understand it, we were in or near Peoria.
"Then we drove on to Kansas City, and put up at the Pickwick hotel. I was with Earle almost constantly. In the afternoon [Wednesday] Earle learned of his wife's death. He was upset, and immediately made plans to return to Chicago."
Gives Up Plane Trip.
Young told police that Wynekoop planned to return home by plane and that he accompanied him to the airport to make reservations. Wynekoop, he said, gave up the plane trip when told the weather was rough.
Late in the afternoon [Wednesday] Wynekoop telephoned Young, the latter said, telling him he planned to go to Chicago on the 6 o'clock train. Young did not hear from him after that and presumed he departed by rail as he had announced.
Young, when questioned about their return to Chicago a few days ago after they had already been in Kansas City, told about Wynekoop's apparent desire not to get in touch with his wife Rheta. Earle, he said, did not want Rheta to know he was in town.
Source:
Unknown, "Pal Gives Alibi for Husband of Dead Girl," Chicago Daily Tribune, Thursday, 23 November, 1933, Page 3.
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