The Washington times., 1920-08-14
CLUBMAN SHOT
GIRL, IS THEORY
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Hotel slagle. where the girl was EN-
ployed as a waitress and where she
irst met Thompson, 10 also OF the
opinion that Thompson killed her
niece.
She also said she did not believe
Miss Sneeringer took the revolver
from the room OF the hotel clerk
She said that, because OF her obJee-
tions TO her niece associatins with
Thompson. she frequently searched
the girls room
Had there been a revolver In
Mary's room. l would have seen II.
believe Thompson killed Mary" sala
Mrs. slagle.
MAY HAVE BURIED GIRL.
DR.. Huff declared II was his opin-
ion Thompson took the revolver from
the hotel clerks room two months ago;
that he used II In killing the girl to
make II appear that she he'd shot her
self, then used the other weapon to
take his own life.
"I believe that after Thompson shot
and killed Miss Sneeringer, he lay
down beside her body. waited few
minutes, and then killed himself" said
Dr. Hun.
Thompson was found lying on his
back. while the girl was on her left
side. Ar right arm thrown over her
body. The revolver could have
fallen from her right hand. but the
authorities doubt this theory.
1t is the opinion of many OF the
residents here that Thompson lured
the girl to their trysting place on
the banks of Flat Run creek, where
their bodies were found. to read; that
after arriving there they sat and
talked. 1t is believed that Thompson
was sitting on the right side or the
girl that he suddenly fired the shot
into the girls brain. then got up and
moving to the left side OF the girl
ended his own life.
TRIED TO AVOID HIM.
1t is said that on the day Of the
tragedy. Thompson had been drink
ing heavily. 1t also is said that the
girl. although she was infatuated
with Thompson. tried to avoid him;
that she ran to the kitchen and out
into the yard, plucking a flower. but
that Thompson followed her and
urged her to accompany him on the
walk to the river bank.
Farmers living on the land over
which the couple crossed to get TO
the river bank declared that they
noticed Miss Sneeringer hesitated-
that her actions indicated that she
did not want to further accompany
Thompson.
The question Is asked:
Did Miss Sneeringer enter into a
pact with Thompson to commit sui
eide and tGen when the time came
lose her nerve?
The answer, according to Dr. Hun,
is that Miss Sneeringer had not seen
Thompson for more than a week be-
fore the tragedy; that she was not
the type of girl who would impul-
would take her life.
KNEW HE COULD NOT MARRY
HER
1t also was pointed out by DR.. Hun,
tina. Thompson came to Washington,
that he engaged apartments at the
fashionable Meridian Mansion last
Thursday a week; that it was his
opinion that Thompson upon the in
sistence Of the girl that Thompson
marry her resulted in his doing this.
Then after he had engaged the
apartment" said DR.. Huff, Thompson
lost his nerve and returned to this
place for the purpose of killing him
self and the girl. Thompson knew
he could not marry the girl because
Of her age. He also knew that he
had not been divorced from his wife
and that il he married her he would
commit bigamy.
DIED ON ANNIVERSARY.
1t also developed today that Thomp-
son and the girl died at approximate
ly the same hour. on the same date
on which they met last year.
That the couple had. an agreement
to destroy letters thSy had written
each other also is shown by letter
found among the girls effetcs. The
letter, authorities say, was written
scrawlingly, apparently by Thomp-
son. 1t read:
please be sure to keep faith with
me and burn these letters" The note
las found in a packet of Thompson's
end the girls love letters.
Most of the letters referred to
Thompson's interest in the girl. Of a
desire to educate her and later marry
her.