The Washington times., 1922-08-20
SEEk4 MISSING
DRUGF|ENDSIN
NJ BRIDE DEATH
Detectives Take Up New Lead
in Effort to Solve Staying
of OIL Man.
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of OIL Man.
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of the murder that I regard Il out
Of question for the, killing to have
| taken place without someone hav.
| Ing seen, trouble In the death car"
Detective Arthur v. Scrivener, Of
headquarters, who has been working
day and night on the case. has run
down scores Of clues that have taken
him all over Washington and into
certain points In Maryland and Vir-
ginia.
scrivener 10 convinced that more
than one person had hand In doing
away with the oil man-and also be-
lives that the motive was not robbery.
II has been established that Mo.
Bride was not wearing the diamond
| ring he was said by friends to
possess; he had less than $50 IN cash
in his pockets. His gold watch II
Is said, was Of doubtful value. His
travellers cheques were not negotiA-
BILE. a..
Got Small Booty.
The slayers of the oil mai, got less
than $50 for the Job. II robbery was
the motive. II there was another
motive they have succeeded. up to
the present, In entirely concealing II.
Removal Of every mark OF tdenti.
fication, but one, from the body and
the placing of the body where II
lend force 70 the theory that the
slayers hoped the body would be
buried as an unknown.
That the siayers of Mcbride knew
of his rowing habits: that he rarely
made friends and kept his business
to himself. appears likely. In the
opinion of the police.
In Oklahoma the oil man had few
confidants. In Alexandra. Ia, hts
last place Of residence. Mcbride lived
to himself in room In q small botel,
For ten years the oil man had
roved about the country to all In
tents and purposes without plans
and without an objective.
In cities where Mcbride had stop.
ped for short visits. II Is learned that
he had no fixed rule as regards hotel
accommodations. In Chicago he
stopped at one Of the leading hotsls
In New York he chose q cheap room
ing house. In Atlantic City he stop
ped at one Of the most exclusive 80
tablishments. Coming to Washing
ton he put up at one OF the best
hotels and later moved TO an unpre'
tentious rooming house.
Was Mcbride secretly IN some busi'
ness that he did not want known TO
his brother and friends?
His Business Deals.
Were persons he had business deal
ings with In this mysterious bust.
ness responsible for his death?
While Mcbride had for a number
of years played the part OF the re.
tired oil man. the police want TO
know what business deals he had
been involved in during recent
years.
More than 1000 automobiles have
been inspected during the past week
by detectives in an effort to locate
the car that transported the body
Of Mcbride into Maryland.
A motor truck that had been miss.
ing since the killing and much
sought after by the police was 10.
Gated yesterday In q garage on i
street southeast. II developed that
the truck had been stored In the
place for one month and II was taken
out yesterday for the first time IN
that period.
While there stili exists consider.
able confusion over the reports
made that q stranger followed
Mcbride from the Elks' Club when
the oil man played pool there few
hours before his death, the police
are still trying to find the dead
mans pool partner.
J. H. ontrich, assistant secretary
Of the club. who says he can
Identify the pool partner II he ever
sees him again, has checked up al
photographs Of club members and
failed to pick him out. Many OF
the Washington Elks had their
tion last month In Atlantic City,
These were produced at the club
yesterday. but the likeness Of Nc
Brides pool partner was not In any
Of the groups or single pictures.
Seek Pool Player.
Detective Scrivener holds to the
theory that McBride's pool partner
was not an Elk. but was an acquaint
ance taken into the club by Mcbride
Rules of the club arg such that this
could easily have been done without
exciting attention.
The police believe that the pool
partner and the stranger who went
into the club and asked, "Is that Nc
Bride over there7" were known one
to the other.
The stranger who asked the ques
ton stood by the side OF the wall for
several minutes before leaving the
place. He did not speak with Nc
Bride.
Three automobiles were parked IN
front Of the clubhouse, s21 II street
northwest, when Mcbride left. Did
he get into one Of the cars Just be
fore II moved away, or was he trailed
by the car and later picked upa
! The police are eager TO question
the owners Of the three cars parked
before the club at $50 Wednesday
afternoon, August Q, In an effort te
determine whether the occupants
saw Mcbride and further to deter
mine what course he took aftei
leaving the club.
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