Evening star., 1919-09-24
SYLVIA IS CAUGHT
|NCOLUMBUS, OHIO;
AGREES TO RETURN
Wanted by Local Police in
Connection With the Murder
of Emmett E. Wood.
WILLIAM H. FORD, CLERK,
is FREED BY POLICE
Detective Cornwell Arrives With
H. A. Starr, Suspended
Policeman.

3Ul1CCuldu.
Joseph p Sylvia in custody Will
return without requisition papers
Send officer at once"
Such was the message received by
Inspector Clifford l. Grant, chief of
detectives, from o. H. Dyer, acting
chief of police of Columbus. Ohio
early this afternoon. Detective Fred
erick NJ. Cornwell. who returned from
Cincinnati with Henry A. starr yes
terday afternoon. will go to Colum-
bus for the alleged slayer OF En-
NETT f. Wood, soda dispenser in the
Liggett drug store at ,14th and F
streets, whose body was found in the
basement of the Westory building last
Friday morning.
Inspector Grant wired the Columbus
authorities a request for the arrest
of Sylvia a few hours after the body
of the slain clerk was found. having
received information suggesting the
possibility of his having gone there.
second request was sent yesterday
following the receipt of information
that a brother-in-law of Sylvia was
in the business of selling waters or
waffies in the Ohio capital.
Girl May Be Witness.
Dyer's message as to Sylvia's female
companion being with him, Inspector
Grant stated. but if she is with him
she will be brought here, possibly as
a Witness 1t is said her parents re-
side near Greater Capitol Heights,
Nd.
Detective Cornwell had warrant
issued by Municipal Judge Robert H
Terrell, charging Sylvia with Woods
murder, taking the warrant with him
on the trip to Cincinnati. Inspector
Grant this afternoon instructed him
to obtain a Police Court warrant foI
the prisoner. to present to the Colum-
bust authorities when he reaches
there and asks that the prisoner be
surrendered.
Detective Fred NJ CornwelI returned
from Cincinnati late yesterday after
noon with Henry A. Starr suspended
policeman, who is said to have admit
ted running away with more than
$500 belonging to the branch of the
Ltggett store at 418 7th street, the
money having been intrusted to him
to deposit in bank.
Starr is practically eliminated from
the murder investigation. according
to the police, nothing having been
learned to indicate that he was ac-
auainted with the man who is sought
as suspect or that he was near the
scene of the crime at any time. SyI-
via knew Starr by sight. however. as
was shown by his message from Par
kersburg, w. Va, telling of his pres
ence on the train.
Young Woman Released.
The young woman who accompanied
Starr on his trip to Cincinnati was re.
leased by the police Of that city. She
left there Monday and went to St
Louis. from where. she stated. she
would wire her parents in Jackson.
Vile. Fla. for money to return home.
She told the police her name was
Helen Boykin. but that she had given
il to Starr as Margaret James.
In conversation with Detective
Cornwell she said she met Starr TO,
the first time last Thursday, the day
he failed to make the deposit of his
employers money in bank She said
she met him in restaurant in Bal
timore, Starr having gone there in a
taxicab rather than chance being ar.
rested on a train.
She refused an invitation to accom-
pany him to st. Louis. where. she
stated, he told her he would MARI,
her. and only consented to accom-.
papy him after he had displayed a
roll OF bills. She said she was in Bal.
timore for treatment. having gone
there some time ago. and she was pre-
pairing to return home when she me
Starr.
Starr. according to the police. ad
mitted gong away with his employ.
er money, but said the amount was
trlfie smaller than the sum he is a /.
legged to have taken. On his return
yesterday afternoon he met Mai. Pull.
man in police headquarters and con.
versed with him about his trip west
declaring an attempt had been made
TO shake him down" for some of the
money.
Ford Released From Custody.
William Henry Ford, clerk in tb.
Liggett store at 14th and F streets
who was with Sylvia after Wood wa:
slain. and assisted in the search Svl
via said he was making for Wood. wa.
released from custody of the polio.
this morning. having been detaine,
merely as a witness since shortly
after the body of the slain young maj
was found
TO the office of Inspector Grant. chic
OF detectives. and again uuestione,
about Wood and Sylvia He told O
Sylvia's calling him three time
Thursday afternoon. the day the muir
der was committed He accompanie
sylvia to Union station about
o'clock in the afternoon and re
manned about three hours
Sylvia called me on the phone a
the store about 5:45 O'Clock, but wa
not there. and he called again at 81
O'Clock, when he asked if l had see
Wood, and said he wanted Inc 1.
come to the station and get 40 cent
ne owed at the store FOR cigars,
Ford stated
Ford said he went to the static
shortly before midnight, but did NO
see Sylvia. He told Inspector Gran
he did not have the slightest ide
what sum of money Wood had in hi
possession the day he was robbed
never having seen him with any larg
sum.
Several days before the day of tn
murder. he said, Wood had told hir
he could get two or three hundre
dollars for two or three ounces q
dope from persons addicted to its use
Such proposition had been made I
clerk in the store. it is stated, bu
the latter spurned the offer an
limited at dismissals of persons try
ing to make purchases for add crs.
Inspector Grant said he though
Wood had only about $40 when h
, was slain. Friends said he had So,
was paid $40 salary and that he col
| lected about $40 for a present fo
Sylvia, the retiring superintendent Q
the soda business.