The Washington times., 1921-04-08
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GULLYS[AY|NG
Police Search Centers on Auto
mobile Twice Seen Parked
on Lonely Road.
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/ have been convinced that this
corpse represented the foulest of
foul play. call upon all loyal
residents Of Montgomery county
and the District of Columbia to
aid me in establishing the identity
OF this murdered man and bringing
to justice his slayers.
II have information which leads
me to believe that q Washington
woman and three men from the
National Capital are responsible
for this murder, and that they not
only killed this man last Septem-
Der, but returned to the scene of
their crime on Palm Sunday, or
thereabouts, with a can of quick
lime to destroy the evidence of
their gruesome handiwork. They
were discovered by Maryland
farmer who happened along and
recognized them as the same four
people he saw in an automobile
about the time this poor unfor-
tunate mans life was snuffed out"
Investigation of the death of tn.
man has revived interest in the slay-
Ing OF Major Frank Murphy Scanlard,
former army officer, who was found
dead with two bullet younds in his
head. last September, a week before
the disappearance of Lieutenant
Franklin from the Raleigh Hotel.
Scanland also had been a guest at
the Raleigh. His body was found in
a strip Of woodland near Alexandria.
Va after ha nj 10
than a week. There was no evidence
of a struggle at the spot and IL was
the opinion of the police that Scan
land was killed in Washington and
his body taken to the woodland by his
slayers in an automobile.
d. An examination OF the body found
on Tuesday in the ravine Off the Rock
vile Georgetown pike did not reveal
any evidence that the man had been
shot. But William II. Pumphreyfi OF
shot But william II. Pumphrey. of
Sons. Rockville, declared he found the
chest had been crushed and that he
believed the man had died from the
heart being punctured by a chestbone.
States Attorney Dawson this after
noon Is trying to get in touch with
the farmer who has stated that last
September he noticed a touring car,
carrying three men and a woman,
near the spot where the skeleton was
found.
FARMERS STORY IMPORTANT.
"The farmer said that as he passed
the touring car he noticed the men
and the woman in a quarrel" said
Dawson. II am inclined to place
much importance In his story, and I
am anxious to have a personal talk
with him."
In this connection the police today
declared that at the time OF Major
Scanland's death an automobile, bear
ing three men and a woman, was no
ticed near the woodlands where the
slain officers body was found.
Several persons noticed the car
because the wornan in
the machine is said to have screamed
several times. She has reported to
have shouted, Don't kill him.
1t was just a week after this oc-
currence that the police were notified
Of the disappearance OF Lieutenant
Franklin. They made a search for
him, asking the authoraties of other
cities to assist them.
BELIEVES TEETH GOOD CLUE.
States Attorney Dawson said this
he believed II would not be
He pointed out. for one thing, that
the man had unusual bridge work
In his mouth.
A description Of Sse dental work
is as follows:
Lower right, sanitary all-gold
bridge, extending from second BIZ
cuspid to second molar, right side.
Lower left. sanitary all-gold
bridge, extending from first bicuspid
to second molar
Upper right, second bicuspid gold
crown.
Upper left, three-tooth bridge
from second bicuspid to second
molar." s..
Inspector Clifford L. Grant. chief az |
detectives. who Is assisting the Rock
Vile authorities in investigating the
case, stated this morning that he did
rot believe the body was F'rarkIih's,
Tut he had sent a description of the
teeth to the officials of the League
Island Navy Yard, Philadelphia. o."
heials there have a description OF
Franklin. including his teeth. Nc
word had been received by Grant up
to noon today from the Philadelphia
It is understood from friends of
Franklin that he had gold teeth in
the right side OF his mouth. How
ever. these friends could not say
whether he had bridges similar to
those found In the mouth OF the skel- |
eton.
Franklin is listed ss a deserter from
the marine corps. He has a wife and
several. stepohildren living in Phila-
aeaehia Tho police say that On Sep