Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-10
TRACING HIS STEPS
The Laurel furderel Was Seen in
This ! City
TIE POL IcR HtgE A THEORY
Dog Similar 'to she One Seen
With Drown.
M AKING "A RCH

Additional knowledge regarding the move
ments soon after reaching this city of the
man who is supposed to have murdered the
woman. the decomposed remains of whom
were found last Sunday morning in KEEL
iogg woods. near Laurel, Md, was secured
today through the investigation of a Star
reporter. AS heretofore published, The Star
traced the alleged murderer from the scene
OF the crime to Beltsville. Md. and from
there brought him to a point within the city
limits. at 18th and H streets northeast. 1t
was learned that the man was allowed to
ride from Beltsville to this city in the
wagon OF farmer named Stansfield. He
applied at several brick yards in that To-
calfty for employment as brick maker or
setter. He was not successful in that direc-
tion however. and after begging a few pen
MES from the workers at the brick yard
entered small store and purchased some
buns. That was the last seen of him in
that neighborhood.
The Star yesterday, after careful in
curry, learned that In all probability the
man who was seen with a woman in the
Kellogg woods spent the night of August TO-
or rather the early morning of August IL,
in lodging house,. conducted by a man
named Hall, at 104 B street. AS the man
left the lodging house shortly after day.
light he was seen by. Policeman Coghill of
at the time. ''fsf
Another Trace.
So far as has yet been. discovered the
alleged murderer has'not been seen to be
recognized or remembered up to date, but
The Star reporter today accounted for
his movements after leaving the neighbor-
hood of the brick yards at 18th and II
streets northeast until he applied at the
B street house for lodging. On reading the
man wEo was thought to have committed
the murder, Mr.. B. Stanley Simmons,
well-known local architect, who resides
at 155 E street southeast, recalled that a
man who tailed with the description in
every detail called at his residence. as
near as Mr.. Simmons could remember,
about August 10. in all probability on that
very dat9.1 Mr.. SimmonS residence 1s a
corner house, and the servant employed in
the family was quite alarmed about $50
o'clock in the evening when strange man
entered the kitchen without previously an
nouncing his coming. Mr.. Simmons hap
pened to go in the kitchen from the din
ing room at that momeht. 1.-The stranger
had a reddish mustache. long at the ends;
a growth Of beard about two weeks old;
wore felt hat and old, clothes. The man
see that he was trembling and was notice
ably agitated HI, asked for drink of
water, and after IT was given to him show
so to do. Mr.. Simmons thought the man
had been drinkinssomsthing stronger than
water. Upon beipg told to get out the
stranger passed thgous he rear yard and q
pick up a small sa,tc!ieF and a bundle which
he had depositeds There on entering tho
yard. sa no s.m - .-y--
The strange .featursd of the visit was
yard proce eded directly fo the side en-
trance of the house ana again requested a
drink. Of 3Water..fyhir. Simmons. thinking
the actions Of tbsn map Father queer. to
police unless the Intruder departed without
delay. At the mention OF police the man
walked rapidly away along E street In the
direction Of LIST street. .glanaing behind him
aso seen t s~S
mother other members of the family and
by several fieiglibors.
A Star reporter learned that after leav-
ing Mr. Simmons house, the much-Wanted
individual proceeded west along z street
to list street west and turned north on 1st
street. He reached this point Of his walk
some time after pm. He selected the
west side of the street and turned as
though he meant to enter a small grocery
store at AIS 1st street. The store was
closed, however, but a rather bright light
was burning within. H
An alley runs along the north side of the
store and the man started to enter it, but
retraced his footsteps ard continued up Ist
street His movements here were noticed
by the members ofaa colored family living
Of the house occupied BY them at the
time. r..oui 20" = -.
Saw a Polfceman.;tt.
At the southwest corner of list and d
streets southwest Is al restaurant and sum-
mer gaEden.r., This fs sjust half a. block
north of the small store referred to- At
night the corner, is brightly lighted. and a
member of a group of men standing on
the corner about a month ago noticed a
man with q. satchel and bundle and other
wise ansv ering 1.-the description Of the
Laurel murderer come UP the street and
make move to enter the restaurant.
The man caught sight of q policeman ap-
preaching and. thastelfed I'D the. street.
abandoning his intention of entering the
saloon. Icy. =.
A night Waterman on duty In the neigh
borhood Of 1st and B streets southwest
stated to the reporters his BELIEF that the
man whose descriptionois now well known
spent perhaps two, hours one night about
the 10th OF August on a big gravestone
resting on the edge Of Jouvenal & Smiths
stone yard, at-the southwest corner of
LIST and streets southwest, one square
north of the restaurant and summer gar
den. The man hao satchel aud bundle.
His head was resting 10 HIS hands and he
place several times and the man had not
departed. q -.
ION my next round, said the Waterman.
II intended to stir the fellow up. but he
had gone" ~
There is no doubt THAT after leaving the
stone yard the strange man with the va
lise and the bundle continued up LIST street
and finally applied tfoy. lodging at the house
on street. es Heretofore stated in The
Star. 49, 1T. ~
The Palmer Theory.
There are several members of the local
police force who firmly believe that the
Laurel murderer Is man named Palmer.
who formerly resided ff this city, and that
the murdered wpihaIl Was his wife. The
couple boarded Ia, a Roase in Northeast
Washington. anasEhIis there trouble be-
tween them was qAntinAepsss The man was
given to drink adad f@qNentIy wandered
on, to be gone FL. weeks When he re-
turned he looked Hlkeca tramp Finally
both husband and-wifa- suddenly departed.
ap0ut eleven months ago, G.
The man was q builder and bricklayer hy
occupation. The police ,have been unable to
find any one who has Seen or heard Of the
wife within yeaf Palmer, however. was
in Washington ube to hist Monday. so the
police say. He he'd o small table and was
engaged In writing, visiting cards on Penn
syivania avenue between 9th and 10th
The pubiicatioEiln this city of the finding
Of the body at.skeurekr was; last Monday
H.