Evening star., 1922-02-09
MYSTERY IN DEATH
OF WOMAN IN RIVER
Jewels and Money Missing.
Ring Gone From Finger,
] Though Hands GIoved.

Mystery Of the death of Miss Alma
Hullings Jones, twenty-six years OLD,
$50 North Payne street, Alexandria.
Va, whose body was taken from the
icy waters of the Potomac near the
steel plant late Monday. has not been
solved. Mrs. Lillian F. Jones, mother
Of the dead woman, believes her
daughter met with foul play, but is
unable to suggest when or where. or
the name Of any person who desired
to do her harm.
Sheriff Clements of Arlington coun-
ty, Va, today Is conducting an In
vestigation with a view to ascertain
ing something definite relative to the
whereabouts of the young woman att
er she said farewell to her mother
about 10 o'clock Friday morning'
gan at Cherrydale. Miss Jones never
reached Cherrydale.
Orders for the arrest of a male ac-
quaintance Of Miss Jones were issued
by the sheriff. The theory In the
minds of authorities of Arlington
county Is that Miss Jones met the
man In Washington, possibly last
Friday, and that on the return trip
to, Alexandria 1t Is possible she fell
or was pushed into four-mile run, q
short distance outside Of the city:
The four-mile run at this time of
the year has a very swift current and
according to authorities. could easily
have carried the body into the river
where 1t was found.
From the friends of Miss Jones it
was discovered that the man sought
was married, and that he lived in
Alexandria a short distance from her
home
Jewelry In Missing.
Mrs Jones said her daughter car
ried q suit case containing new
dress and other articles of wearing
apparel when she left home. She
also had about $75 in her pocketbook.
the mother stated, and wore q dinner
ring, frat pin. gold locket and string
of pearls. The suitcase and articles
of jewelry are missing.
It was learned In Alexandria today
that the morning Miss Jones left that
city to visit her friends In Cherrydaie
she did not purchase q ticket Tor Cher
rydale or Arlington Junction. Alexan-
drians usually taking tae latter route
when going to Cherrydale. Miss Lena
Shinn, ticket seller at the Payne street
ticket ONCE of the washington-Virgtnia
Railway Company. said Mss JOKES pur-
chased a round-trip ticket for Wash
ington.
So far as relatives or the police have
been able to learn. il Is stated, Mise
Jones movements after purchasing the
ticket have not been traced. 1t is taken
y
to this city. and it may be that she In
tended to go to CherrydaI4 direct from
the station at Pennsylvania avenue and
18th street or from the station at Ross
Iyn, Va. 1t Is thought she may have In
tended making purchases In this city
before going to her friends home in
Cherrydale.
Grant Starts Investigates.
Inspector Clifford L. Grant. chief OF
detectives. this morning learned from
q Star reporter that Miss Jones had
purchased ticket for this city, and
he Immediately started an investiga-
tion.
Police of the several precincts, espe-
were directed to inquire II young
woman answering the description OF
Miss Jones had left suit case or other
belongings In q hotel or roomtng
house.
An autopsy performed on the body
by DR.. G. Henry Rawson, acting
deputy coroner. showed that death re-
suited from drowning. The body was
not dtsfigured. although it evidently
had been In the water q number OF
days. Broken fce' was floating about
it. It was noted that not a single
article Of -jewelry was found on the
body. and the superintendent Of the
mofRue reported that long white
gloves Miss Jones wore were on her
hands when the body was recovered.
The funeral Of Miss Jones will take
place at oclSsk %ss.ssTs tS%srrow os1usrv 1r1srv
chapel in Alexandria and services will
be conducted by Rev. Dr.: E. E: Jack.
son, pastor of the First Baptist
Church Burial will be In Bethel
cemetery, Alexandria