Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-04
LACEY'S SLhYEPS
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ton, probably never having been mere
before, for they appear 10 havo been
| entirely unfamiliar with thc streets ~
the city which arc most f1milInr to motor
sts, - we'll rs 10 pedc3trlans.
They were sharp efough, however
to get away quickly and 90 fnr have
succeeded IN avoiding arrest
II * not improbable that they arc
members Of IN organized band IL
motor thlevea having headquarters IN
Philadelphia or New York, for II Is cvi-
i dent tkat they intended to take the car
III that direction.
/ SEARCH HARR0wF TO ONE Man.
Search for the slayer of Lacey has
| narrowed to one man, probably q for
eigner and Il stranger in Wilmington.
| 1t Is gathered from such information
as can bc divulpcd bv he poiicc That
a curtain rod from the machine was al
| least one ot the uSrdcr weapons uaed
| IS also the opinion Of crime experts who
| have had long experience ri similar
! cases
TIE crank Of the machine vas mics
inp when ths car was found and stlch
weapon may alao have figured III the
| murder. Doubt ls expressed, however
| by K II McRginson, manager If The
taxi company, that there was any crank
~ the machine when # was taken ont
OF he garage the night of the homicide
| ! he car was 4 self starter almost new,
and there would have been little or M
reason for having crank among the
tools. lie pointed out that about half
of the similar machines n the shop were
sent out without cranks.
RELIEVE CURTAIN Rop rsED.
That nothing bit a sharp edged and
heavy rock could have caused such
wounds, ii stone vas used
is also another opinion held BY
some of thc detectives who arc working
on the case tut that one of the -tecl
rods which are used 70 hold tho curtains
taut was the instrument Hith which
the chauffeur Was - vicIously beaten
to death IS accepted IS the mos plausible
theory.
These are rods Of polished steel. about
% inches long. half an men in diameter
and weighing about q pound and . half
They have IN l. shaped CROOK bout
two inches from one end. II r mad
at least four Of these rods IN + !. hen il
went ntIt that night Two Of these were
found under the front seat, covered with
blood. and two in the bottom Of the car,
one Q. them heavily caked with yellow
ia dAA1l tftdiiti- ShgLc NlRACil At5Fi4Die4
dried blood. Ona of these was the rod
which supported the curtain over the
right rear door which Was found of its
hinges.
Iacev'S head bore four wounds; one
a deep cash along the right side near
the crown. two on the lett cheek and
temple and one on the jaw the bones
OF which Mere shattered The first one
mentioned Is believed to have been tie
first struck and MAS made with Il long
narrow instrument which left almost
I straight cut nearly FIVE inches long
WOUND HAD ODD sHAE.
On Laceys left cheek was 4 similar
long cut with curious break IN the
middle over the check bone. which had
he head sc a hammer The crook OF be
curtain rod weld with terrific force
undoubtedly would have crushed in
the check bone IN an area similar 10
the wound. The curtain rod was he most
handy weapon at hand for a shaver seated
on the back seat It stood upright from
the door precisely IN the position ~ be
easily grasped and 1t WaS ae rcadIly
pulled from its place
Il Is believed that when some spot
on the road which offered the safest place
for the crime vas reached, the slayer
quickly seized he rod, dealt the unslls-
peetlng driver terrific blow on the
right side OF the head and as the victim
fell over to the right OF the seat the
other blows were rained on his upfurned
left check The motive still remains
he theft Of the ear, those handling the
e;isc seem 10 agree
Deputy Coroner AicCrery >qid that
thore was not "A sigll Of clay or raek-grt
IN the hldeous sashes IN Lacey 5 heat
/ his seems etiectua!ly T. dispose of the
theory that shaip-edged rock WAS
responsible for tbon The cutS were
deep fracturila the bone la lspeed e.lges
which must have retained some of the
friunlc matter of q rock, OF tho clay which
Ihust have covered The >,enc had such
lfias naca use3
MN MlTNEs~ foU>p.
\ new witness va~ found tins mognua
bv Eyer1. Evening. who corauborated
thc stories told by Phillip Arto~ pro
prietor oi the boston Lunch Room III
Eighth and Orange streets, and MIR
and Mrs Gilpin 5. Woodward. who
conduct IN apartment house over l0l
Nest Eighth street, winch address was
given by the supposed slayer OF Lacey
to lure him on the death ride "Wednesday
night.
Mrs. ,loseph Rowman ii Richardson
Park told Of passing Il man about 80
that night going east on Eighth street
Just below shipley From her description.
tins Was likely the man who had sent
III the call To the taxi office ouiv il few
minutes before from Artos restaurant
Mrs. RoWman had been visiting her
mother, Mrs Charlos Farra lit sos
ahipleN street, and WAS on her way 10
friends to 60 70 the movies
woRE WESTERN HAr.
She sad that just as she turned tic
corner going west on Eighth she met 4
man OF medium Size, wearing a dark /
slouch hat with rather 4 wide brim. and
II long dark overcoat or rain coat. She |
described his hat as a western hat
She said he Was walking slowly as though |
waiting for someone, and halted ut the |
corner. 1t was drl1zllng at the time and |
the mans collar Was turned up She said |
she did not notice his face, thinking nothing |
OF the incident at the time
MIR. and Mrs. Woodward both watched
the movements ii Il man Of similar
description about the same time from their
windows upstairs. lie was then on the