[Easton Express, Wednesday, October 18, 1922, pg. 5]
HENNINGER FUNERAL FRIDAY
Bingen Man Who Committed Suicide. Laid Misfortune to Family Trouble

The funeral of Edwin Henninger, who committed Suicide at his home near Bingen after being pursued by the police, who sought to arrest him for murder, will take place on Friday morning from the family residence, followed by burial in the New Jerusalem cemetery, Leithsville. Henninger shot and killed Harvey Gross, of Hellertown, Sunday night, and wounded Constable John Rothrock, who had a warrant for his arrest.
Coroner Welter J. Cathrall was notified on Tuesday of the suicide and impanelling a jury made his way to the Henninger home. After viewing the body an autopsy was held and a certificate of death issued.
A search of the premises was made and a number of notes, purported to have been written by the murderer­-suicide, were found. In nearly all of these Henninger laid his misfortune to domestic trouble.
That Henninger was desperate and was taking no chances was evidenced in a remark he is said to have made shortly before he decided to commit suicide. He is reported to have said that his gun holds six shots and with five of them he would get five ------------ before they would get him, and "the last one will be for myself. They'll never take me alive."
Henninger, who was 52 years of age leaves a widow and the following children: Sadie Shaner, Detroit; Harry, Hellertown; George, Bucks county; William, Bethlehem; Bertha, Henry and Mabel at home.
Henninger had eluded Capture from Sunday evening making his escape through thick underbrush near the scene of his crime. He went to the home of a friend on West Morton Street, Bethlehem, between 11:30 and 12 o'clock Sunday evening and made certain plans with the man. These were in reference with the dis­position of his effects. Accusing his family of being "against him," he told his acquaintance that certain members were to have particular articles, while the others were to have nothing.
With this idea in mind he told the man that he would return Monday evening with a judgment note, which would enable him to sell all of his (Henninger's) effects and make dis- position as per his instructions. Wind of these arrangements reached the police and Detectives McGettigan and Quigney, in company with officers Connolly, Pulcher and Connors, had the place under surveillance until 5 o'clock yesterday morning.
Henninger failed to make his appearance. Shortly after 8 o'clock yesterday morning, Mrs. Henninger in company with her children returned to the home, they having left it through fear of Henninger, and as they entered the yard they heard the report of a shot. Mrs. Henninger notified Moses Yeakle, who was working nearby and he in turn sent word to the Bethlehem police.
Captain Kelly with a detail of police responded and just as they arrived the second shot was heard within the home. Thinking that prob­ably Henninger was working a ruse to lead them into a trap the officers waited, later making their way into the house. Lying on a bed on the second floor they found Henninger, dead, his body still warm. He had fired two bullets into his body from a .38 calibre revolver. One bullet lodged back of the right ear and the other in the chest, the latter being the one that caused death.