Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-27
WATCH [OTERER
!. NEAR HOOD HOME
Observers Suspicious When
Man Makes Inquiries Where
Maniac Worked.
POLICE CONTINUE HUNT

The mother and sister of Miss LII
Ian Hood, one of the young women
shot by the desperate who raided
three homes In the northwest Friday
morning. are puzzled today over the
identity of man they saw this morning
lettering near the back window Of
the same room at 1897 L street in
which Miss Hood was attacked.
Mrs. Hood, the mother, and Mrs.
Parkinson, sister, came here Satur-
day from their homes in Tennessee.
as soon as they learned of the attark
on Miss Lillian Hood. They are &C.
cupying the room in which the young
woman was wounded.
About 1880 O'Clock this morning,
they said, they saw a middie-aged
man wearing a soft hat, probably
brown, in the narrow alley in the
rear of the L street house. He APP
peared looking for something, &C
cording to Ms. Parkinson.
Talks With Colored Woman.
After several minutes, they said. he
walked out into the broader alley
which opens on 14th street and en-
gagged q colored woman living In the
alley In conversation. He then dis
appeared.
Louise Brown, colored, who lives in
the alley opposite the fence OF the l.
street house. said she saw a man in
front of her house around o'clock
Her impression was that he was a man
advanced in years and that he had
short growth of light beard.
The colored woman said he asked
her if this was the place where the
woman was shot and then walked
away This statement supported the
theory that the man seen by the
mother and sister of Miss Hood was
curiosity seeker.
DR.. j. Ward Mankin at Emergency
Hospital said today that Miss Martha
e. Geagan, the other woman who was
shot by the Friday morning raider. Ii
on the road to recovery and that MISS
Hood also has a good chance to live if
no complications set in. Miss Hood is
a war worker from Brownsville, Tenn.
Police Continue Activity.
The police have not modified any
phase of their rigid search for, the
fugitive. Thus far they have discov-
cred nothing that promises to lead to
the capture. Several clues received
yesterday looked encouraging, but
were abandoned after Investigation.
was in Falls Church. Va, Friday. and
sought to buy a hat was investigated.
The proprietor of a store in Falls
Church which sells hats told detec-
tives he remembered bareheaded
man coming to his place and trying
on a number Of hats. but that he be-
lieved this was several days prior to
Friday.
The police are still searching for the
man whose picture was given them
Saturday by Constable Ketner OF Riv-
erdale. According to Ketner, this
man was in Riverdale few days be-
fore Christmas and was questioned
because Of attentions he paid to
young womenson the streets.
Suspected Hospital Patient Located
Ths man who was reported Saturday
night ~ having escaped from St. Eliz-
abeth Hospital early in the week
and whose description resembled that
Of the fugitive. has been located in
Ohio. Inspector Grant. chief OF de-
tectives, said he is satisfied this man
knows nothing of the crimes commit
ted here Friday morning.
Mai. Pullman stated today that the
Home Defense League and the corps
OF volunteer motorists, under Lieut..
Howard Fisk. u. s. Navy, will assist
the police again tonight in pAtroiling
the residential sections Of the city as
inal. Il he 10 sttu Ia the city.
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