Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-24
Disguised Girl Fled
in Peirce MOtOrcdr
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there all evening. not appearing on the
street so far as could he learned. Dur
ing the evening. however, they either
changed into other clothing. brought
along or purchased at store not yet
found. They were seen to be differently
clad and in better garments than on
their arrival.
They did not indicate how long they
intended to stay ut the hotel. Icstcr-
day morning. apparently in a great
hurry. they left. paying their bill and
checking out. From that time on all
trace of their movements was lost.
TIE reason for their hurried drpa't.
urc was evident when the police
searched the room. They found in II a
COPY Of q Wheeling morning newspaper,
which contained an account Of the
murder in Philadelphia. and more to
the purpose. description Of the car
and the number.
They might have taken their time
about leaving. however. as II was NOT
until yesterday afternoon that tht
garage PROPRIETOR bethought himself oil
the similarity between the car brought
DN Tue lNb anu Wv
scribrd as that used in the murder.
Car Is Identified
Later Plant became suspicious and he
! looked at the license number of the car
and found il tailed with that Of til.
car sought by the police. The front
license tag had been bent in so that II
was hard to decipher the numbers. The
chr was searched thoroughly. Under the
drivers seat was found letter ad
dressed to Peirrc. 1t was a statement
" of merchandise delivered to his homt
mt Fort Washington. Pa, last July
This clinchcd the Identification of thu
car. ,
Other articles were found in thu
pockctS and on the floor. \ slip o
paper was one Of these finds, bearing
sc AZ Of writing. From Pearl t.
Douglas
Tne police do not know what bear
ing. If any, this may have on the mur
der. They found also in one OF TN
pockct's u woman's grey suede glove
On the floor Of tho lar were number
of roarl buttons. There was also copy
of Mondays issue of Cumberland
Md. newspaper, bought evidently D!
the fugitivcs to see if the murder yc
, had becn 0lScONer'u'
On the floor Of the car were mum
bCr of sticks of chewing gum. ana II
one of the side pockets some apples ani
crackers. Picrce's membership card II
In In Motor Club. No. 7Ol. also was
fnrnd in ono of the pockets. The Lu III
Motor Club insignia had been removed
however, from the windshield.
In the start Of several hours whirF
l., N'h,al;nU it 10 no
lievcd they sought to put as great
distance as possible between 'h'h'sefr'
nnd the authorities by taking tram
Inouiry il being made in every city an'
in nil ncighb0rng states. on dcscrp
tions furnished by the Philadelphia de
trctives. ,,.,,, ,
Every avenue out of Wheeling wa
covered as soon as the polic" learned
the identity of the car. The police /"
the ncighboring states, especially ''hio
which is lust across the river, w'r
notified to be on their guard and nun
dr.ls Of patrolmpn and detectives o
many Municipalities. as we'll as the rail
road police. are seeking them.
Woman Exonerated Here
Mrs Ethel Halpern, the girl whom
the police sought to question yesterday
in the belief that she might know tn
woman in the case. was fully cxoncr
otnd even Of indirect knowledg" OF IN
crime or its perpetrators by captain
Of Detectives Souder today.
Mrs. Halpern. who was at detechv
heodnuarters from II o'clock last nigh
until . o'clock this morning, r"turne
agoin at q o'clock, and had anOthe
feIk Of less than an hour with Detec
tiyes HInting and Bclshaw and Captai
Souder.
The girl is abut twenty two year
old. prctty. with hair almost Dlack, nm
was very we'll dressed in a hnc III
coat, a blue gown with gold braid trim
ming A small blue hat and black Stra
, slippers. Both visits she PAID TO d"te'
rive Headquarters were voluntary.
Dctectivr bunting yesterday was as
| signed 10 look for her. BY round
about chain Of reasoning. the police ha
, suspccted that she might know tn
'.b,onde" who has figured in tn" cast
{ Bunting was unable to find her.
Learns She Is Sought
! Last night Morris JaC kson, said
be known among his lhtiihhteS by "
, nickname of The Little Peacock WI
LANDING at Eighth and Vine stree
| when he heard that the detective vi
=. seeking Mrs. Halpern. She and Jack
p sons wife are friends. and he went
her home Immediately Mt Franklin Al
Berks streets. She had retired, b'
r dressed when he sent up word tn" d,
tectiyes were looking for her, and
i and two Of her older women frienC
p accompanied her to Central Station
Q When the police had finished question
p ing her they were convinced she kne
. nothing of the case or those connect.
with il. and sent her home with Il
r request that she return today.
\ Jackson went with her To the dete'
| tive bureau at q o'clock. the hour :
Q by Captain Souder. He il a fai -hairC
Young man and was dressed in a ne
oycrcoat and dark suit and hat Of late
= model. He told reporters he had know
p Mrs. Halpern from childhood, and n
. always had borne good character AT
was living at present with her husbai
at the Franklin street address. II
husband was at work today and cop
not come with her 10 the detecti
/ bureau.
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