Evening star., 1919-09-20

The murder of Emmett Z. Wood.
eighteen years old. whose body was
found in the subcellar of the Liggett
drug store. 14th and F streets, yester-
day morning. with his skull crushed
in and a bloody section of iron pipe
lying nearby, has not yet been solved.
The police, however, are making
every effort to solve the mystery.
They have under arrest a white boy
and colored boy who We're employed
at the store and another man has
oeen arrested in Cincinnati. No charge
has BEEN preferred against them.
They are "held for investigation"
Inspector Grant. chief of detectiyes.i
said today that neither of the boysS
being held here is suspected of
being connected with Woods death.
but were being detained to throw
more light on happenings at the store
during the past few days.
Henry A. Starr, clerk at 9Th street
branch of the Liggett firm in Wash
ington, who is alleged to have disap-
peared Thursday with s532 which he
was taking to bank for the store. was
arrested as he got off n train in Gin
cinnati last night. A young woman
who, the local police say. was with
him also is being held there.
Detective Goes for Starr.
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to Cincinnati to bring Starr back 70
answer to the charge of carrying off
the stores funds. Inspector Grant
said Starr had 1903 when arrested.
The police say that Starr knew
Wood and he will be questioned by
the detective who went after him to
ascertain If he can give any infor-
ma tion that would assist them in their
search for the slayer.
The other former employe of the
Liggett company who worked at the
same store with Wood and who the
police desire to question in conuec-
tin with the case was thought to have
left Washington late Thursday night
on a train for Cincinnati, Inspector
Grant stated, but the officials of that
city were unable to locate him.
Inspector Grant said that from the
white and colored boys who are being
detained his men are getting infor-
nation about the movements of dif-
ferent persons at the store during
the past few days. He said they are
only in custody to tell what they can
about the dead boys acquaintances
Could Throw Light on Movements
The white youth, Inspector Grant
stated rooms at the same mouse
where Wood had been living and for
that reason it was thought he would
be able to tell of the victims moVe-
ments on Thursday and Friday.
Coroner hewitt this morning swore
a Jury over the body Of the slain
young man at the morgue- Three WIZ
nesses were examined and the hear
ing adjourned indefinitely to give
the police an opportunity to obtain
additional information relative to the
mystery.
walter D. Wood, father of the de-
ceased, whose home is at 1116 lyman
avenue. Charlottesville, Va, accom-
nanfed by an undertaken from the
Virginia town. was among the specta-
tors. having previously identified his
sons body.
Shortly after the jurors were sworn.
the Virginia undertaken arranged TO
nrepare the body for shipment to
CharIottesville, where funeral serv-
ices will be held at o'clock tonor-
row afternoon.
Came Here Last Christmas. -
Young Wood. came 10 this city dur
ing the Christmas holidays last year
and was first employed by the LigestI
firm about three weeks ago. Prioh
To about two weeks ago he resided
at the residence of l.. \. Roettins. 4VI
NJ street northeast. Roetting haVhS
formerly resided in Charlottesville.
After leaving the Roetting residence
and was rooming there up to the time
he was slain. He gained many friends
during the short time he worked at
the soda fountain in the street
store. M
meter reader for the Potomac Electric
Power Company. was one of the three
witnesses examined by Coroner NeVltt
today He went to the sub-oasement
Of the Westory building to read eiec-
trio meters, he testified, and while
groping his way through dark hall
way he stumbled over an object on
the floor.
Discovered Body in Cellar.
bringing his electric fiashlight into
nIav he said he discovered the OBJ
struction was the body of young
man whose head was in a pool OF
blood. He went in search of some per-
son connected with the building to
report his CHASTITY discovery. He soon
found such a man, told him of the
presence of the body and the man
said he hardly believed ii possible
that body could be there.
Cuomo remained in the sub basement
near the body until the arrival of the
police. He explained to the jury that
he had read two meters and was
searching for third one. when he
stumbled over the body His reason
for searching through that part of the
building, he said. was because the
janitor was sick and there was no
person who could tell of the location
of the meters.
Detective Jacob Berman, one OF the
several detectives engaged in the in
XsS;tsstion OF the mystery, and Ses ~
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