Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-19
DEVELOPMENTS EXPECTED
IN FAIRFAX MURDER CASE
Dcscrter From Camp Humphrics Ar
rested Near CharlottcsvilIc-H
Several Scratches and Bruises.
SHERIFF. INTERVIEWS SOLDIER
Sergeant Said to Have Been Missing
on 9th, Day When Eva Roy Wus
Siain-Anothcr Theory us To
Crime.

FAIRFAN, August l8.-Early devel-
opments arc expected to furnish the
clue that will lead to the murderer of
fourteen year-old Eva Roy.
lust when the authorities had de-
cided there was no foundation to the
'heory that the crime was the work If
deserted from Camp ilumphries,
Sheriff j. r. Allison. OF Fairfax Court
mousse. received an urgent long dis
lance telephone call from the camp,
saying that deserter, captured near
charlottesville, Va. had been brought.
N bearing scratches and bruises.
The sheriff, accompanied BY Assis-
tant Commonwealth Attorney Wilson
farr went post-haste TO the camp and
held long conference with the de-
serter, who proved 70 be a sergeant in
the engineer corps.
scars on the sergcant's face and
hands. although several days old. have
not fully healed.
Whether the bruises and scratches
were inflicted by finger nails has not
yet been fully established "A fur.her
examination Of the soldier Will be made
ana one of the camp surgeons Will
make physical examination.
The officials, with the cooperation
OF the military police, will check up
on the story told by tho soldier 20 de-
termine whether he could have had
''ine and the opportunity 10 have com
ih'tcG the crime
1t is said that he was missing from
the camp on Tuesday. Angus. g. The
cay Of the crime. Several days later
he showed UP at Charlottesville. NINETY
miles away.
When the alleged deserter failed to
satisfy the authorities AT Chnrlott4s-
VIE AS to where he had suffered the
bruises. a son of G. NJ. Money, Of Wen
ma, Fairfax County. Va, wro.c ID MS
n m
information to Sheriff Allison.
SOLDIER IS REPORTED
AS DESERVING CAMP
The deserving soldier theory. how
ever, was not held long, SING. it was
reported from Camp Humphries that
no soldier was missing. TIE cnginrr.
corps. however. reported tina, he SCR
seant In question deserted on August :.
Camp HUMPHREYS Is about ten miles
from the scene of the crime. y de-
serter would have gone directly 10 the
railroad and taken a straight route
south 20 have reached Charlottesville
such course would in a usual in
stance lead through the forest where
the girl WAS assaulted ard s:rangled to
death
Friends and counsel for Lou Hall. the
young woodcutter In the Fairfax Coun-
~ Jail accused OF the crime, feel that
the developments In the deserving sol
der theory have weakened the Com
'nonwealth's case against Hall.
Another theory was furnished tho
authorities at Fairfax Courthouse BY
"a Mr.. Renfrew. OF Washington, who
announced that he was not a dctec-
tive. but criminologist OF twenty
years experience.
He said that few days ago while
= en-. the Mount Vernon car. returning
from Virginia. lie saw young mar it
tlrB on scat opposite. He moved
over and began questioning the man
as TO numerous scars and bruises on
lis face.
The stranger, according to the Grim
inologist. became nervous. and ex-
Planned that his barber had cut his
face.
AS | started to take my pencil and
n slip OF paper from my pocket to
get his name, the man became fright
ened. rushed TO the door and leaped
from the moving car TO the pavement. :"
Renfrew told the officials