Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-28
SUPPOSED CLUES
FOUND TO CRIME
At SANDY SPRING
Sardine Boxes, Spoons and
Book May Lead to Ban
dit-Murderers.

Safdlne containers, spoons and a
tin cup found near Fulton, Nd, are
being held today by local police
identification bureau experts. in the
hope that fingerprints on the articles
may provide the means of identity
ing the, group of aatei bandiss who
s4ooteG the First Natlonal bank a,
Sandy Spring. Nd. and kiiied Director
Francis A. Hailowcll at his desk
Monday afte moon
Another promi sing clue, in the opin-
ion of the police. is a Hudson auto
mobile instruction book found q short
distance from Sandy Spring by John
Savage, the young son of Ward Saw
age, a former resident of this city
an ana at present living at oiney. Md.
On a page of the book was found the
inscription. Battery Fully Charge,
from 1,215 to 1900" Detectives and
county authorities believe that this
may provide them with information
which will lead to the Identification
OF the owner of the bandit car
suspects Taken to Baltimore.
The four men arrested at Elkton yes-
teraay, giving their names as Charles
Rothi OF Newport News. Va. Herbert
Parks and George Ashton of this CITY.
and T. V. HenkeI of New York city, are
being taken to Baltimore today by de-
tectives of that city for questioning, il
was reported. Local police believe that
the two Washington men had nothing
to do with the hold-up of the bank. AS
sistant Cashier Francis Miller of the
bank said that none of the four men
was in the hold-up band. Thomas L.
Dawson. states attorney of Montgomery
county, continued an investigation in
the neghborhood of the bank today. No
definite results were announced
Regarding the tinware, 1t was stat
ed at police headquarters that il will
De permitted to rust before a careful
examination is made. Rusting. it ia
oelieved. Will outline the prints of the
~ 10 establish means of Identification
of the users
Mysterious Group Seen.
mysterious group Of men in an
automobile stopped near Fulton last
small stream near the road. Jobn w
Lewis and John w. Wilson. farmars
In that vicinity. saw occupants Of the
camp purchase tin cups, spoons. cofree
and crackers.
we only want cheap things" said
% use them once" Detectives yestars
lay visited the scene of the Damn
Il was here that they gathered the
sardlhe boxes. spoons and a lineup.
Others Saw Speeding Auto.
Before finding the instruction book
'ohn Savage and other children were
n front OF their school. it was ex
blamed to Detectives Scrivener and
Thompson. who engaged in the in
res ;estisation @ Yesterday. and they turned
rhe pupil and playmates told their
eacher that they had seen an auto
mobile speeding in the direction of
Highland. three miles distant, where
t was compelled to make a turn he
'ause the road was barrica,led Max
ng the turn Put-the occupants of the
:ar in a position to go direct to ELI
cott City or Baltimore.
Before the speeding car reached the
county school, about one-third of
nile east of Sandy Spring, it was seen
by number OF persons. and those
who noticed the license tag said n
was a Pennsylvania tag, but none Of
hem was able to give it's complete
number.
Tragedy Followed Quickly,
1t was about fifteen minutes after
he car passed Highland that Disney ,
vas telephoned of the murder and roh.
'ery. He quickly recalled having seen
he Hudson car. but. he stated. NOT
having high-powered car at his dis
'osal. he deemed it useless to go in !
pursuit.
Detectives Scriveaer and Thompson
brought the automobile book to the !
ity and turned IL over to InsDector /
irant. who viii conduct an inyestiga
ion with a view to getting it identi- |
led.
Early Saturday morning a big gray |
ar stopped in front of the residence /
+ Philip Brown. between Fulton and |
Highland. and one of the occupants !
sked Mrs. Brown to direct him to a |
Dad that would take them to EIIi- |
oft City. 1t was before breakfast |
ime, Mrs. Brown told the detectives I
nd the man who came to the door
he said, did not have a gentlemanIy
ppearance.
He had a hard face" was the de-
cription Mrs. Brown and others gave
I one man in an automobile who at
racted attention. and several persons
rho saw photographs exhibited by !
he washington detectives selected |
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