Show OF WIFE i. i 4 1 HELD BIGAMIST ADMITS WOMAN TO JO Of AI IN A AUTO m Then Poured Gasoline on Body Set It Afire He Tells Police WED FOR MONEY Received 1000 From Second Second Sec Sec- ond Wife He Says ELIZABETH N. N J. J April Apr l 12 AP Henry Colin Cohn Campbell year 60 old civil engineer and bigamist was in jail today as the confessed slayer slay slay- er of one of his wives whom he shot shot- and set afire The arrest and nd confession police said said cleared up the m mystery y ste of ot the killing of a middle aged woman whose body with with- witha a bullet bullat wound inthe inthe in ir the tho head was found blazing by the roadside near Cranford N. N J. J Jt on the morning of February 23 Campbell was arrested as l he e was about to enter the apartment where he 1141 lived with his first and legal logal wife tn C children He He was taken Tm r s' s ter the tlc body of life victim d been identified lied fied a as- as that of at f Mrs Benjamin S. S Mowry of or Greenville Pa a n. nurse In lit his pocket detectives found a loaded pistol In his con confession he said Eald he be became became became be- be came acquainted with witt Mrs 1 Howry TY through a matrimonial agency in Detroit He Ic said he had been in financial difficulties and hop hoped d to clear up his affairs by another mar mar- MARRIED IN AUGUST He said that after a brief briet correspondence corre he met tIre the woman at Washington Later he Jio met her again at Philadelphia when they drove to Elkton Md 1 wh where ro the they were cre married August 28 last The next day the woman deposited deposit deposit- cd ed a check for 1000 1000 to their joint account He lie then returned to 0 o West West- yule ville N. N J. J where ho was then living living liv liv- ing and she returned to Greenville In February she came caine h in search of him Ho communicated with her hel herat herat at the Y W. W Yo C. C A. A in New York where she was staying and met her February 21 1 at Philadelphia Af After er stopping topping at Dover er D Del 1 that night they drove northward in his carThey car car- They arrived in Cranford about 4 1 a. a I n m. m It February 23 3 White they thy were vere dr driving along there was an argument J she wanted to go to th the thO home which lie he had promised to prepare for her Then he slot her while he she dozed Continued on page paSe 6 BIGAMIST ADMITS i SHOOTiNG WOMAN r iI- iI I S TO DEATH IN AUTO Continued from page 1 r. r In n the seat beside him He Tie drove rove a hort distance stopped Il the tM c car r and 11 the body to the tha roadside tIle the took a can of gasoline from om the scar car poured Its contents over the j FL Clothing thing and set fire to It v BODY IDENTIFIED I The body was wb discovered by John Doyle driver of or a baker wagon f 1 Identification was accomplished tracing the sh shoes es back to he manufacturer In St St. St Louis 1 hence to Greenville Pa Where here detectives de- de learned that Mrs Mowry Mowry- rad ad lived before she left to marry R a. Doctor Doctor octor ampbell J f S. S Several features of ot the slaying ot or Mowry are similar to those of the e killing of or Margaret Brown New NewYork eW York governess who was found dy- dy with h her clothing afire alre behind ia refreshment stand near Bernards- Bernards N. N J. J a a. year ear ago life lifesavings lifesavings 4 Miss Brown had drawn her bel savings from a bank a-bank ba J and gone way away Baying she was to marry a doctor Ier slayer was never ne apprehended although though some bonds identified d as having belonged to her were Bento sent Bent to o authorities with a note in which ih the Writ writer Bald he was the h slayer layer |