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Harry Frankenfield

(12/10/1878 - 8/10/1916)

		Michael Frankenfield
	Harry Frankenfield
Marriage(s)		Elizabeth W. Phug
1 Daisy W. Crosby on: 07/12/1906 - No Issue Siblings: - John William Frankenfield - Charles Frankenfield - Edgar Frankenfield - Anna Elizabeth Frankenfield - Josephine W. Frankenfield - Eva Gertie Frankenfield	Born: Baptism: Place: Sponsors: Died: Burial: Notes: Trenton Evening Times, Trenton, New Jersey, August 10, 1916, Page 1 Philadelphia Has Murder Mystery Henry Franknefield, Wealthy Clubman, Found Dead on Door Step Mystery surrounds the death of Henry Frankenfield, a wealthy insurance agent, clubman and society man, who was fund laying acorss the steps of a Nor th Philadelphia residence early today. Deep gashes across his forehead and left temple, the police say points to a brutal murder, a theory for whch cannot be found. Valuable jewelry was left untouched, setting at rest belief that he had been killed for robbery. Mrs. Mary Teitgerwald, on whose pavement the man was found, deinied any knowledge of an attack and detectives investigating believe the man was assu lated miles away and carried to the spot where he ws found, in an automobile. The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, pa., Friday, August 11, 1916, Page 1 Broker's Death Puzzles Police; 3 Women Held Harry Frankenfield Found Dying in Front of Their Home Dectectives Declare Man may Have Been Pushed From Second-story window Harry Frankenfield With his skull frctured, four ribs broken and is lungs punctured, Harry Frankenfield, an insurance broker, of 1800 Diamond Street, ws found dying early yesterday outside the home of mrs. may Steigerwald, at 1600 Wallace street. Following Franenfield's death several hours later in St. Joseph's Hospital, the woman was arrsted, together with two girls who lived with her. mrs. Steigerwald was held without bail to await the action of the Coroner by Magistrate Beaton, whilethe other, Emma Young and Annie pardee, were allowd to sign their own bail bonds, each in the amount of $300, to appear when called as material witnesses. Detectices declare themselves pussled by the circumstances surrounding Frankenfield's death. The women who at first denied know the dead broker, later insister he had fallenoff the doorstep and received his injuries by striking a matal foot scrper. The hosptial authories informed the police however, that Frankenfield was hurt in such a maner as to indicate a greater fall. A second story widow directly over the spot where the man was found is said to have been widw ope. The police are included to believe that the dead man either fell from the second story tothe pavement or was pushed out the widown. Frankenfield had an office at 409 Walnut Street. H was a member of Manufacturer's Club, acitve in Masonic cirlcles and well-known in the local insurace business. His wife left Philadelphia on Tuesday for a short trip to the seashore. When Mrs. Frankenfield learned of his death, several hours after he died, she hurried back to Philadelphia and had the body takenin charge by an undertaker. She refued to make a statement. The police are trying to locate a man who sisaid to have spent the Wedensay night in several cafes accomplanied by Emma Young an Annie Pardee. During that time the polce said teymet Frankenfiel dan hed one of the girls telephone Mrs. Steigerwald. not Satisified with Explanations Although the poice declare they have been unable to fix a crime onteh perons they say they ware not satifised concering several explainations. Mrs. Steigerwald was subjected to severe cross examination as to the reason why she first denied having known the dead man. Detectives also sough an explaination from her as to why here was such hist in scrubbing out large blood stains on the pavement. The rhee women tell pratictial the same tore. About 1 o'clock yesterday morning Emma Yound and Annie Pardee and the man with whom they spent the evening returned to the Wallace Street adress. A ew minutes after Brennan and the two grils entered the hosue, the doorbell rang. Mrs. Stiegerwald called downstaris from her bedroom, a second story front chamber, that they were not to anser the call. "It's a drunk man,:" She said, "Don't Let him in." Several mintues later Annie Parde looked out of the glass of teh door. She saw a man's body on the pavement, wedged betwee the scrper and the stops. When she screamed, mrs. Steigerwal came runing downstairs. She opend the door, tood on look at the unconsiouc form, and curied out; "It's Harry." Policeman Cuningham, of the Twentieth and Buttonwood Streets station was standing a quare away. He noticed a crowd gatherin outside the Steigerwald home and hurried to the place. blood ws pouring form a cut in the man's head. At the hospital efforts were made to review Franenkfeiold sufficiently to learn hi accoun of hi injuries, but he failed to regain consciousness.
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