Evening star., 1918-04-08
BAL I||NORE POLICE
IN MURDER HUNT
Two Detectives Grill .Isaacs,
Suspect in Ebert Case, Held
at Annapolis Jail.
STAINED SHOES ARE FOUND

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. April .s-Detectives
Joseph Dougherty and Thomas Hogan Of
Baltimore came here yesterday and are
assisting in the work of solving the muir
der Of Miss Dora Ebert OF Portland, Anne
Arundel county. whose nfless body was
found beside the tracks Of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad short distance south OF
viewed the prisoner in the county jail
yesterday, and today they are in the
vicinity of the scene of the crime
running out statements made to them
by Archie Isaacs, the colored track
walker, who Is held on suspicion OF
having killed the young woman.
Shoes worn by Isaacs the day the
murder was committed and which. he
declares, were taken from his feet by
two colored soldiers who. he says COM
mitted the murder, were found in q
clump Of broom sage In the pines be-
tween where the murder was committed
and Odenton by Thomas FairalL a car
Inspector, yesterday. Fatrall. anxious
to assist ina solution OF the murder
mystery, searched the woods near q
of the railroad between Odenton and
the scene of the commission Of the
crime, and found the shoes.
He reported that the shoes presented
the appearance of an attempt having
been made to wash them, but the wash
ing was not complete enough to remove
what the authorities believe to be
b1oodstains on them. Isaacs admits
ownership of the shoes. which also have
ton, who gave them to Isaacs some time
ago. The prisoner also has admitted
that the wrench with which Miss Ebert
may have been killed and which was
found near the scene of the crime is the
,ne he used as a track walker in
Tightening bolts along the railroad.
Sheriff Bells has directed that the
jailer keep 1saacs as far as possible
from John Snowden, convicted slayer OF
Mrs Lottie Brandon. who is awaiting
the fixing of a day for his execution.
It is thought Snowden's experience
gained during his long Incarceration
and trial might suggest to him the
would interfere with officials who are
trying to solve the murder under in
vestigation.
May Not Hold Inquest.
No time has been fixed for the hold
ing Of the inquest, and it is thought
probable that States Attorney Nicholas
H. Green may determine not to have
one held. but will pursue the course
pursued in the Brandon murder case
of taking the case direct to the grand
jury.
The grand jury will convene one week
from today, and by that time the states
attorney hopes to have the case ready for
presentation to that body.
Persons engaged in the investigation of
the case have been unable to find any
witness who saw soldiers near the scene
Of the crime Friday afternoon. the state
ment Of the prisoner being the only in
formation they have been able to obtain
on that subject.
Unless something develops in the next
two or three days to convince officials that
some person other than Isaacs committed
the crime, 1t is stated, formal charge of
murder may be preferred against him.
Some Of the investigators think the testi-
mony already obtained is sufficient for the
grand jury to report a formal accusation
Of murder in the first degree against the
prisoner.