The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-03-13
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Police Believe Man Who Killed
Music Teacher Guilty OF
Assaults Last July.
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as to whether he actually was the
Asssilant.
II 10 the opinion OF some of the po-
lice that the negro who assaulted and
robbed Mrs. Gleason and the other
woman last July. taking to cover
when posses and policemen secured
the city for the assaiiant OF the WON
an, has made his temperance They
believe he is a maniac OF some type.
The negro who attacked Mrs. Glea-
son and the other woman, colored
school teacher, left no clew as TO his
Identity other than the instrument
used in attacking his victim. He had
no pistol. so far as Is known. The
sbsaiIsnt OF Mrs. Mann had no pistol.
He nrst struck her with chestnut
club, charrsd and tspering at one end,
IL was wrapped In newspaper ana
was found bloodstained near the
stene of the crime.
The discovery of blood -smeared
mint stone nearby. indicates to the
police that failing to deal death
blow, the negro picked up the stone
and crushed the woman's Skull.
Attacked In Early Eveninx.
1t is the opinion OF the police that
the woman was attacked about bib
home OF Mrs. Orwell exactly at 4;os
o'clock. Miss Catherine Orwell was
probably the last to see or speak 10
Mrs. Mann.
II looked at the clock when Mrs.
Mann left" said Miss Catherine. she
looked at the skies and said she De-
leved 1t was going to rain and that
she intended TO hurry home watch,
ed her go out Porter street ana waved
my hand at her. It's dreadful. She
was such a dear. refined lady. ] do
hope the police catch the man who
attacked her"
Before giving Miss Catherine a mu-
sic lesson. Mrs. Mann had been to the
home OF Mr.. Gompers, where she gave
a lesson to Miss May Gompers, grand
daughter of the American Federation
OF Labor leader.
Instead of taking a Wisconsin ave-
nue. car, going by way Of Georgetown,
Mrs. Mann was In the haoit or cross
ing through Porter street to Quetec
street. and thence through RodRah
street to Connecticut avenue. eaten
ing a car there, Mrs. Mann saved con-
siderable time and soon reached Co
lumbia road and Eighteenth street.
where she alighted and walked TO her
home, at 1872 Ontario road
Tears Awsy Handbag.
u was white Mrs. Mann was hurry.
. ,aC along Porter street that she was
,user unaNSges by the maniac, VINO
hGaSrh',. dfs't her a stunning blow
on The head with the club and then
dragced her across a deciiv'ty between
that street ana quebec. striking the
woman another blow. the assailant
then seized her velvet handbag, tear
ing it from it's tortoise rings which
were found dangling to the dead
Woman's left arm.
small purse in the handbag was
rifled by the maniac, who also scat
Tered about in his search for valuables
her visiting and professional cards, a
small hand mirror, powder puff. and
numerous other articles.
The leaves and underbrush about
the scene were disturbed and indi-
Gated signs of a desperate struggle.
nut Or. J. Ramsay hewitt, District
coroner, who had the body removed to
the District morgue for an autopsy.
declared he found no signs that the
woman had been assaulted other than
with the stone and club.
All of the articles taken from the
woman's handbag had been scattered
wildly among the weeds. underbrush
and leaves. 1t took detectives and
police from tho Seventh and Tenley-
town precincts three hours to pick
up the woman's belongings.
wedding Ring Not Taken.
One Of the strange features OF the
murder. the motive for which is he
lieved to be robbery by Inspector
Clifford l.. Grant, CHIEF OF detectives.
who went to the scene of the crime
as soon as word reached police head
quarters the woman had been slain.
is that her wedding ring and another
of slight value were not taken from
her fingers. Two other diamond
rings, valued at several hundred dol
lars, were found in q small sack pin
ned to Mrs. Mann's shirtwaist. But
there was no money found either In
her purse or handbag. which Rad
been ransacked thoroughly and ap-
parently nervously by tho maniac,
Search for q Glow which would
lead to the identity OF the negro be-
lieved to have attacked the woman
failed up to noon today. 1t 10 thought
however, that he may be traced
through the charred club of chestnut
which he used.
There are three bungalows in course
Of contraction within 300 yards Of the
scene OF the crime, but at the time
Mrs. Mann was attacked workmen
had quit work for the day. The club
used by the womans assilant ap-
peared to have been freshly cut and
II Is believed may have been taken
from the lumber being used in the
construction Of the bungalows.
Handkerchief Around Throat.
Another tanglc Inspector Grant is
trying to unravel is the presence Of a
mans handkerchief found tied around
the woman's throat. II was under
her fur necHpicce, and the inspector
does not believe It had been placed
there by the maniac who attacked the
woman. However. he is making an
investigation to ascertain the iden-
tity of the owner of the handkerchief.
Another effort will be made to
Identify the woman's asssilant
through the prints made by his shoes
In the soft earth. They were meas
ured by Detective Sergeant Fred.
SEndbcrg. Bertillon expert OF the Po-
lice Department, and Policemen o. J.
TrennIs and CoCklin of Tenleytowr