Evening journal., 1920-03-03
FIND NO TRACE
Of GARAGE Man
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was Obliged 10 turn uic car over TO It's
rightful OWNS. and held Landaw liable
FOR i1e purchasc price Scott said to-
dav mat settlement h8d been made by
Landaw as Ear as he knew. for the car,
but that IAndaW sim owed for some
attorneys fees IN connection with tho
Transaction and was 10 have paid these
fees today
According 20 Detective Nlahoney and
Scoli. no trace OF Lsndaw could be had
a tho Dodge agency at Chester or al
any other place there where he was
known ne did not buy a car 81 the
chester agency. Tho overc0at and hat
were IN such position they could MOI
have been thrown from q passenger
Train Il was az first thought that a
hOle in the hat. which was OF dark
green felt. might have been made by
buiid. but close examination Indicated
t had been cut with a penknife
Arthur w h. Wyatt proprietor OF
ihe Hotel SbOeckle, who also leased
The garage 10 Landaw and Scott, says
he endorsed a nole for $500 for
Landsw. drawn on a local bank, some
time ago. This Is still due. Friends
- Landsw say he spent money very
freely and usually carried large sums
Mrs. William Stetter, OF No. POS East
Firth street, with whom Landaw
boarded, said today Landaw owed her
several weeks board "He had board
"a with me nearly three years" she
said, and always had paid me prompt
b until within a few weeks ago. As
I felt be was thoroughly good, didn't
bother about it'
Mrs. Sletter said Landow had appear
ed steady in his habits seldom stayingI
out al night and arising regularly for
breakfast at 730 In the morning He
had few callers.
Some weeks ago. Mrs. Stetter said
today, Landaw seemed a trife blue and
remarked. II have stayed IN Whining
ION longer than at any other place
have ever been in Scott, his partner
also recalled today that Landaw had
remarked within the last few weeks
that II ! had the money 7 would go
down South and live -
Landaw left virtually no personal ef-
fecis at Mrs. Steiter's house aside from
a suit Of working clothes When told
ioday that the Dealers license and ses
eral other business cards were found in
Landaw's overcoa' pocket, Mrs Stel-
set said 10 was not surprising as he
usually carried them that way and not
in his pockeibook. His oyercoat, she
added, was almost new.
Landaw told Mrs. Sietter his family
lived In Toledo, Ohio He lost his par
ents years ago. From Toledo he went
10 Detroit where he worked as an au-
tomobile mechanic ia the Dodge plant /
From Detroit he came 10 Wilmington
and was employed for a time by Cahil
and Company, which has the Dodge
agency here. az Second and French
streets. He enlisted IN May, 1918. and
was sent 10 an aviation station al Min
,neanolis February q year ago he was
mustered out OF service and returned 90
Wilmington on February "A, So Nalen-
tines Day Shortly aiterward he leased
me Hotel Sioecklc garage and took
scott into partnership with him.
Sergeant OF Detectives Benson this
morning made a report on The. findings
~ Detectives Mahoney and Scott. who
were sent 10 Chester yesterday 10 In
veslisatc the case. 60 Chief Of Police
Black Officials OF this city and Ches-
ter have dropped The murder theory. de-
clarlne that II Landaw had been mur-
ierei some one would have located him
0r az least found some traces Of him by
tAis time.