The Washington times., 1922-09-01
Z RE TIhORE
SUSPECTSARE
BELIEvEDHERE
Senator France Reports See-
ing Man He Thinks Was
Walter Socolow.

United States Senator Joseph
/. France Of Maryland has noti-
fed the police that he believes
he met at the Capitol on Wednes-
day Walter (''Noisy'') Socolow,
alleged bandit, wanted in connec-
ton with the killing in Baltimore
on August III of William B. Nor
ris and the theft of a $25, 200
payroll belonging to the Hicks,
Tase & Norris Company, Of the
Monumental city.
Names Nearly Alike.
With the tip handed TO them.
Baltimore and Washington police
concentrated their hunt for Soco,ow,
and his fugitive companion, Joseph
Hart, former conductor Of the Eask
Capitol street line of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company, In
this city.
According TO Senator France, the
man he believed to have been Soco-
low, stopped him inIthe corridors of
to keep an appointment. They ex-
changed few words on the political
situation and the man said his name
was "Sencolow," as the Senator un-
derstood IL. He comentted that he
was mentioned In connection with
the murder case" The man then
abruptly turned and hurried away.
The Senator, however, told the
police that the man who approached
him did not answer the description
the authorities have of Socolow,
and when he saw a photograph OF
the fugitive said he did not be-
lieve IL resembled the stranger who
approached him. The Senator said
further that he did not know what
to make of the incident unles
someone had sought to direct the
police search to Washington while
the fugitives were making their
escape in another direction.
Senator France told the police
that at the time he encountered the
stranger he did not connect the
name with that Of Socolow. He was
in a hurry and went about his busis
ness. Not until ne was in the train
coming back to Baltimore and
picked up the paper with an account
OF the hunt for the fugitives did II
occur to him that this man might
have been one of them.
Admits Being In Trouble.
Senator France went to police
headquarters and told all about the
incident. The man interrupted him,
according to his report, with the re-
mark that he had Just been up
through western Maryland looking
over political conditions there.
lis that so? And how did you
find them?'' Senator France asked.
They are very favorable to you
They have very fine opinion OF
you up there" said the young man.
What's your name?' Senator
France asked.
Senator France remembered IL.
You know. I'm in little trouble
in Baltimore" the stranger added
What's the matter?" the Senator
inquired.
why. my name has been men,
toned in connections with the
murder case"
With that the stranger turned and
left. 81.
Senator France explained to the
police that he had not been following
the murder case closely; that. In fact,
the name did not mean anything to
him at the time. He imagined that
the man had been called as wit.
ness. The boldness OF the approach
disarmed suspicion.
The man, as described to the DO.
lice by Senator France. was about
five feet eight or nine inches in
height, had blue eyes, was neatly
dressed in gray suit, well groom
ed, of rosy complexion, Of athletic
build and rather handsome. The
description OF Socolow as given by
the police was of a man five feet
four inches, sallow of complexion
and rather slim. ~