Atlanta Georgian., 1913-10-14
GIRL s DEATH
IS LAID To
MAN, 90
Footprint Leads to Arrest Of Sus-
pect in ThomasviIIe Hotel
Death Mystery, y

BROWNSVILLE, oct. 14.-With T.
w Duane, about 30 years old, held on
suspicion, the police are this after
noon continuing their efforts to clear
up the mystery surrounding the muir
der Of pretty Miss Dorothy Haug. the
21-year- old Valdosta stenographer
who was found slain in her room at
the Southern Home, a Thomasville
hotel, Monday morning.
Duane, who was arrested this
morning denies any connection with
the murder or any knowledge of it
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 TO
Valdosta. Duane roomed just across
the hall from Miss Haugs apartment.
II was 20 his room that Mrs. Haug
went for a match 20 strike a-light
when she discovered her daughter
dead.
Footprint Chief CIew.
The c!ews that led to the arrest -
Duane were the finding of a BLOODY
footprint and a blood stained toWe,
in his room Thus far he has no.
satisfactorily explained their pres
ence to the police
Little is known Of Duane here. lie
came to Thomasyille a few weeks
ago from Tampa, and has reen en-
ployed in : meat market. So far as
is known, he had no acquaintance
with Miss Haus.
A rumor that owen Baxter. Of Do
than. Ala, a young man friend -
Miss Haug. was seen here Sunday
Is to-day declared to be without foun-
dation. Baxter. it is stated, did no;
know Miss Haug was here She met
him here iast winter while he was
employed al the Tosco Hotel BaX-
ter, it is said, fell very much in love
with her, 5ut she did not reciproclte
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 n.
neral. as the CorOner's jury, which
Monday afternoon rendered a verdict
Of murder b. an unknown person, i9
to-day conducting a reinvestigation.
The body. however, viii be taken to
Knoxville the home Of the Haug
family. for interment probably to-
morrow
DR.. T. NJ. McIntosa. who examined
tho 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 il. Or. McIn-
tosh said. there was no doubt Of the
blow having been struck with a
heavy. blunt instrument in the hands
Of a man. A woman. he said. could
not have struck such q powerful blow.
When the girls body was found lying
in a pool of blood Dr. Mcintosh was
called ana promptly made a careful
examination, finding that the skul,
had been crushed and that there vas
no sign of a bullet wound. although q
pistol was found near the body with
one cartridge discharged This pIs~
tol is said TO have belonged to The
dead girl ana to have been carried
by her :or protection.
That Miss Haug had been murdered
in her sleep was shown by the FAC;
thar 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
md 81.