The Washington times., 1921-06-26
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DETECTIVES.
bAFFLEDAs
TRAIL ENDS
Motive for Crime Puzzles Police,
Who Have Probed Count
less Clues.
By C. LEO GIBSON.
at hend killed Margaret

What hend killed Margaret
Weber?
Then, with cold-blooded deliber-
alton cut from hsr hand finger
on which were her wedding and
q diamond r1ng1
The underlying motive for the
Staying Of the twenty-year-old bride
Of seven months, a. we'll as the
identity Of her slayer, for more
than . month has baffled astute
and keen-witted detectives.
~CONFUSsXONv IL REPUDIATED.
Not . single tangible clue. outside
Of confession only later to be repu-
Aiatsd, has been unearthed which
has led TO q solution OF the crime
The brutality Of the slayer has stir
red the residents Of Prince Georges
county to high pitch OF excitement
and open threats have been made
that should the fend be arrested he
will meet with mob violence.
Was Mrs. Weber the victim of =
former suitor, enraged and Jealous
because of her happy marital life
and that she was soon to become
mother; or was she slain by brute
OF tramp or negro farmland OF
degenerate mind whose motive was
not only robbery but ASSAULT
These questions are puxzling the
detectives and officials who are prob
ing the brutal crime. the fendishness
OF which has no parallel I'm Maryland's
long list OF murder and crime. Sever
al former suitors Of Mrs. Weber.
thought TO be able to throw some
light on the Identity Of the slayer or
give a motive for the Staying, have
been closely questioned, but none was
able TO throw any light on the trag-
sdy. Each claimed absence fro rnthe
city when MIRA Weber was assaulted.
shot to death and her finger cut of.
They said they were nowhere near
White station. Prince Georges
brain pierced with bullet was
MANY CLUES RUN DOWN.
Clues have been run out In various
sections of the country. But their
investigation proved worthless.
Neither the revolver used In the kill
Ing nor the wrist watch. diamond and
wedding ring. has been found.
Scorer of negroes have been cap
tuerd In the police draenet Two OF
them are held. They, are Calvin
hands employed In the vicinity OF the
scene of the crime. They are locked
up at the Baltimore city Jail sus-
peotsd OF the murder.
II was because of q thrilling story
told by Cousins that ths negroes are
being held. although the farm hand
has sincs rstracted his "confession.'
aseiaring II had been wruns from
him
Cousins ana Dixon were arrested
altar Mary Queen. thirtsen-year-o
ssiossd giri. had been taken to the
1Ai1 aA Marlboro and declared that she
Witnessed Cousins and Dixon attack
aAd kili Mrs- Weber.
Cousins was the frst taken inte
custody. He stated that he was In
tAe woods when he saw Dixon, with
. revolver isvsisd at Mrs Weber.
ordAr her under pain Of death into
gied against attack and that Dixon
shot and killed her and both Of them
attacked the woman, Dixon cutting
sn the woman's finger.
DIXON PROVES ALIBI.
DIXON then was taken into custody.
but maintained his innocence, giving
an aiibi which was run out and found
20 be true. The following day Cousins
yspudiated the confession" declar-
ing that Dixon was not the man who
had killed Mrs Weber but that q
white man was responsible for the
crime. He claimed he saw the white
man kill her.
Tho Queen girl also repudiated her
statements that she had witnessed the
assaults and killing of Mrs. Weber.
II told the story because was
afraid" tho girl declared.
With the reputation Of the con-
fsssions by the Queen girl and Cous-
ina, the police admit today that thsy
are as far from the solution of the
crime as they were an hour after the
body was found.
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