The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-07
TWO SUSPECTS IN
BRAY CASE WERE
IN CARUTHERSvILLE
Sped on North in Hudson
Super -Six-No Line on
Other Two-MiSS Bray
Leaves Hospital.

Two of the men whom the police are
seeking as assailants of Miss Hazel
Bray are known to have passed through
Caruthersville, Mo-, and to have sped
on north toward st. Louis in Hud-
son Super-Six car.
The Caruthersville road was the
natural one for them to have taken
as the ruffians belonged TO the chauf-
feur- whisky runner class, which got
most OF its recent supply from Caruth-
ersville by auto when the roads were
good and by hpat when the roads were
h4a.
So far the police seem to have no
clew to either the present or recent
whereabouts OF the other two who Ore
charged with having been in the Car
and are still at large.
Stories still are rampant about town
that at least two Of the men still are
In Memphis. Police state, however,
that they are confident all Of the men
Girl Much Improved.
Descriptions OF the men, sent broad
cast following the assault, are begin
ming to have some effect But so far
the captures" made In nearby towns
are the wrong men. A report from
fernando. Miss. "Wednesday afternoon
that city, sent Detectives Hurst, Hoyle
and Peters there in a taxicab But
the men proved to be the wrong ones.
Another story that two Of the men
were seen last Monday in a high -.pds :
cred car, headed up country, Is being
Investigated by the police
Miss Bray's condition was SO much
improved Wednesday afternoon that she
was removed fron st. Joseph's hos
pital TO the home of her mother, Mrs.
Betty Reeves, s32 North. Second street.
jury Friday morning 70 teilsthe probing
body what they know Of the attack on
Miss Bray. The cases against Eugene
probably WIN be considered Friday by
IN aaftInsili' I Vasi Claims he was not in the
sutchnObtls, 6na that he WIN be able
| to prove III perfect alibi Myers makes
practically the same claim as MArtl-
| nelli. except that he says he was In
the naDtinn an hour before. the at
| by tNe foi'' nHl lie named, who now
". y rou~ht by police.
Stands by Names.
II officials who interviewed Miss
Hazel may, Thursday just before noon,
got any added information which would
shed light on the attack made on her
last Sunday morning by four or five
ruffians In an automobile. they chose
not to give It out after the Interview.
That she gave them the names Of two
| men who. were in the automobile party,
| and also said two men whom she did
not know, were In the machine, was the
gist Of the statement wWich the inter
| viewers gave out at noon Newspaper
men we're barred from the interview,
shorthand notes of which were taken
down by Charles Sturdivant secretary
to C.. B. Quinn. police comniissioner
| Detective Chief Hulet Smith and Joe
| Hanover, assist city attorney, repre-
scented the police department, while w.
T. McL.afn, assistant attorney general,
| took care Of the states evidence gath
ering, and questioned MOS Bray,
Walter Patton, alias Paddy Mack, 7"
| and Bennie South were the two names
| IN the party, she said, had red hair. Of
| ficials say this is Little Red" Wells.
Call for Witnesses.
A call for any person who witnessed
the attack on Miss Bray about 1880
o'clock Sunday morning at jackson ave-
hue and Second street, or who saw her
| when she leaped from the machine at
| Vollentine and Seventh few moments
later was issued today by w. T, Nc
Lain. A
| ANY person who saw any of this at
tack will confer q favor on the state by
| calling at the office OF the attorney
| general today or tomorrow, and giving
| me his information"
| Miss Bray's condition Is much i'm
| proved, say the men who talked to her
| Thursday morning. She was rational
and able to give a clear account OF the
attack. Her story changed nothing that
already had been told of the attack,
| il Is understood She was talking Ia
Paddy Mack" standing alongside an
automobile containing three other young
men, one of whom she knew as Bennie
the back seat seized her, and despite
chine, and drove away with her strug-
| Cling.
Police Hopeful
1t is understood that the girl knew
Walter Patton, or Paddy Mack" very
well. She told him, 1t seems, that she
would leap from the car II they didn't
let her out. Monday at the hospital
| she made the statement while In a
| semi-conscious condition, that she did
| leap from the car. She sustained severe
bruises and concussion Of the brain.
| 1t Is said that at least one of the
men being sought by the police recent
| ly was guilty OF an assault on another
| girl few weeks ago, which was sim
ilar In character to the one on Miss
Bray.
No further word as to the where
abouts of any Of the four men sought
was unearthed by police Thursday. Il
am sure we will eventually get the
men" Detective Chief Smith said, but
II win take several days possibly"