The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-30
There We're No New Develop
ments of Consequence in
Case Yesterday.
ALL CLUES ARE FOLLOWED
Police and County Authorities
Each Are Holding Men
Arrested Sunday.

There were no new developments
IN the Cooley murder case during yes
terday and last night and both the
city and the county authorities are
working on evidence along the lines
that each started. Both departments
are following up every clue that either
could get in connection with the mur-
der ras Well as watching for new lines
of developments.
Wild rumors of arrests and confess
sions We're being circulated on the
streets yesterday afternoon and last
night. Stories of the two men being
arrested in various towns along the
railroad, of men being arrested and
confessing and other stories were
circulated without any foundation of
truth in them. Some of these the po-
lice had heard of but most OF them
We're originated and spread through
imaginative rumors.
The police force has nothing defi-
mite to announce as yet and the case
grows more complicated through the
many theories and lack of definite
information
George Evans. the Austrian held by
the city and suspected of being con-
nected with Cooley's murder on ac-
count of personal feeling between the
two men, is still under arrest and
further evidence against him is being
developed. Aside from this phase of
the case the police are working on
other theories and new developments
are expctd shortly
Several suspects We're held by the.
police during yesterday but none OF
them have developed into any tang
ible yet Mat Delehunt is under
investigation by the police besides
George Evans. Circumstantial evi-
dence against Delehunt is that he was
known to have been acting in very
suspicious manner late Saturday night
and this is being investigated
A 32-calibre revolver was found
among the possessions of Evans and 1t
is possible that the gun used IN the
shooting was a 80, but owing to the
flattening of the bullet after pene-
tration it might have been a 3S-call-
bre Evans claims that he has not
had the pistol in his possession Tor
several days. but among his effects
was found box of shells, newly
opened and only a few taken out OF
the box Behind a box on his dresser
was found number OF cartfidSeS'
which looked as though they had been
carried in a pocket for seVerat oaNs
and dumped there when he lsld emp
tied his pockets, as several other OBJ
jects We're with them
The sheriff's department is working
on the case of Marriott, the iron WORK
err arrested by them, on the theory OF
robbery Marriott is being put tnoush
a gruelling questioning as TO ms
whereabouts Saturday night and tells
different stories. In some instances
he says that he was in bed as early
as s p. m. Saturday night and did not
get up after that time. Again ne says
. that he went to bed just about the
time of the shooting took place Othef
questions that have been asked MN
have gotten contradictory statements
from him, though he maintains his IN
nocence IN regard to the shooting Oh
Cooley. When he was pinned down
to answer some questions he CLAIMS
that ne was drunk Saturday and cam
not remember where he was nor with
whom and also offers that as an ex-
cuse for his varied answers TO many OF
! the questions asked him.
The trunk belonging to Marriott has
been found by the sheriff but after n
thorough search of it nothing was
found to incriminate him in the shoot
ing. Marriott has not owned gun
for several weeks so far as is known
and the sheriff's department has not
been able to find any trace of his
having lately had one in his possess
sion Marriott gave his suitcase to
one of his friends, he claims. Satur-
day before the shooting, but nithing
about it has ever been found.
While the county authorities feel
certain that Marriott was at least
connected with the shooting they are
losing no effort in running down any
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