Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-10-04 | Page 7 | 3 Arrested in Death of Girl

13 3 ARRESTED IN DEATH OF GIRL Doctor Nurse and Fiance of Illegal Op Operation ration Victim Victim Victim Vic Vic- tim Qu Questioned CHICAGO Oct 4 Jp P Three per per- persons persons sons were under arrest anda and a fourth was sought by police tod toddy today y alter after on ono one o of the trio identified the body of a girl f found und inra south side swamp swamp 11 days ago as DS that of ot Miss Clara R Rowe we 17 Hammond Ind Her death apparently was caused by an Illegal operation operation opera opera- tion Uon the authorities said The three held were Allen Gatewood Gatewood Gatewood Gate- Gate wood Hammond street car conductor and fiance of the victim Dr Morris Reich Chicago and Mrs Blenda Cleeves Chicago a nurse No charges however have been filed against themAs them As ks th they y questioned e each police poUce said they learned the salient points of the girls girl's death excepting that Dr Reich denied having performed the opera opera- Authorities said Gatewood told told them he accompanied Miss Rowe to Dr Reich's office September 18 for foran foran an operation but denied nied he was responsible responsible re re- for her here condition Dr Reich the the Investigators said Insisted that the girl had b been n oper operated on before being brought to him He said he the took her to the home of oi Mr Mrs cs Cleeves where she he died September Septem ber 20 On September 23 he told offs cers that with the help of another man he removed the body to th the swamp Dr Reich said he did not know the name of the the man who aided him and police poUce were seeking him today