Atlanta Georgian., 1913-10-15
GIRLS DEATH
IS LAID To
MAN, %
Footprint Leads to Arrest Of Sus-
pect in ThomasviIIe Hotel
Death Mystery,

THOMASNILLE, Oct. 14.-With T.
w. Duane, about so years old, held on
suspicion, the police are this after
noon continuing their efforts to clear
up the mystery surrounding the mur-
der of pretty Miss Dorothy Haug, the
21-year old Valdosta stenegrapner
who was found slain in her room at
the Southern Home, a Thomasvine
hotel, Monday morning.
Duane, who was arrested this
morning, denies any connection with
the murder or any knowledge OF 1t
until after the girls dead body had
been discovered by her mother, who
had gone to her room to awaken her
in time TO catch a morning train 10
Valdosta. Duane roomed just across
the hall from Miss Haug's apartment.
II was to his room that Mrs. Haug
went for match to strike a light
when she discovered her daughter
I dead.
Footprint Chief CleW.
The clews that led to the arrest or
Duane were the finding Of BLOODY
| footprint and a blood stained towel
| in his room Thus far he has moi
satisfa ctorily explained their pres
ence to the police.
| Little is known Of Duane here. He
! came TO Thomasville a few weeks
ago from Tampa, and has heen en-
ployed in 2 meat market So far as
/ is known, he had no acquaiEtanc ce
with Miss Haug,
| A rumor that Owen Baxter. Of Do
| than, Ala, a young man friend Of
! Miss Haug, was seen here Sunday
IS to-day declared to be without foun-
! dation. Baxter, it is stated, did not
know Miss Haug was here. She met
| him here last winter while he was
employed at the Tosco Hotel. Bax-
ter, IT is said, fell very much in love
with her, but she did not reciprocate
the affection.
Second Inquest Held.
Thomas Haug, of Knoxville, Tenn,
father of the slain girl, arrived here
this morning, Joining his wife and
younger daughter, Margaret, whom
Miss Dorothy Haug, at the time she
was murdered, was visiting He has
made no arrangements for the fu-
neral as the Coron RS jury. which
Monday afternoon rendered a verdict
OF murder by an unknown person, is
to- day conducting a reinvestigation.
The BODY. however will be taken to
Knoxville, the home Of the Haug
family. for interment probably to-
morrow
DR. T. NJ. Mcintosh. who examined
the body soon after Miss Haug was
found dead, to-day declared that any
theory OF suicide in the case is un-
tenable. as there was no possibility Of
the fatal wound having been made by
the girl herself
Blow Struck by Man.
From the nature Of it, DR. McIn-
tosh said, there was no doubt Of the
blow having been struck with a
/ heavy. blunt instrument in the hands
of man. A woman, he said, could
not have struck such a powerful blow.
When the girls body was found lying
in a pool OF blood DR. Mcintosh was
called and promptly made a careful
examination. Hnding that the skull
had been crushed and that there was
no sign OF a bullet wound. although
pistol was found near the body with
one cartridge discharged. This pis-
tol is said to have belonged to the
dead girl and to have been carried
by her FOR protection.
That Miss Haug had been murdered
in her sleep was shown by the fact
that the bed clothing was drawn up
around her neck and she was lying
upon her side.
On Week end Visit.
Miss Haug had come to Thomas
willie Saturday night TO spend the
weekend with her mother and sis
ter who were guests at the hotel, OPP
Grated by T. c. Duren. She had ex-
pected to return to Naldosta Monday