Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-07-14
Description Tallies In Some
Details But Varies In Others;
Girl Went East Last Saturday

LIE SShtF WIN
The possibility that Annie
Thompson 24.year-oId daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. William Thomp-
son, living on the northern end
of the city, was the woman
whose nude body was found
murdered shortly after 7 o'clock
yesterday morning near the golf
course of the Rolling Road Golf
| Club, Gainesville. Md, was lndk
Gated today when Baltimore In.
Vestigators began long dis
lance examination of clues In
this city.
In some details the description Of
the dead woman. whose body had
been mutilated with blackjack aud
| knife and had also been shot three
times in the BRAIN tallies with that
of Miss Thompson. The Baltimore
report says the face was round and
full the hair was dark brown and
recently bobbed, that they had
gray eyes and good teeth; that the
body had full figure. was Ave feet
ono inch tall and that the nails were
well kept. In all these respects the
description could be applied to the
local girl. Her evident age, based
on an examination OF the body, 10
given as 35 and her weight as 100.
Her real age, according to her mo-
Their is "a. and her weight not
above 1875 pounds baltimore police
officials declare the murdered wc-
man was possessed Of Polish blood.
| II dpniaI h.
that there was any foreign blood in
her veins, although It Is recalled
that her face showed the high
cheek bones md fair complexion
which Is characteristic of the nor.
thern races
| Left Suddenly
At her home here this morning "
was said nothing had been heard 4
from MISS Thompson since she left
last Saturday evening in company
with a strange man, She boarded
No. 10 that night, eastbound, which
was running some what late. Where
she went was not known here AT \
the time che wore white skirt and
white sweater, and carried a suit
case. She also carried a hat bag,
apparently enclosing a hat. Her
mother this morning said sha wore
a black hat with fringe and stream
ers when she left home. Her moth
er did not recall seeing the strang-
or with her when the girl left the
house although she would not be
sure there was not man with I
her, her mother not regarding IL as
unusual for the girl to go up town
in the evening. Mrs. Thompson re- .
called that her daughter called to
her that she would be back later as
she left the house, Mrs. Thompson
at tho time being across the street
with a neighbor. Nothing has been
heard by her parents from the girl
since she left, It was said this
morning. They do not know where
she went. Always heretofore she
has told them when she expected
to be away over night but she left
Saturday and has not been heard
from since. She had not been in the
habit of going to Baltimore or any
of the eastern cities. and her moth
or could not understand whom she
would 20 there to visit although
W. % IpHlp9pIl, wiz was a MlHS
flemmons, Of Virginia, before her
marriage has relatives in the city.
Revenge Thought Motive
The possibility that Miss Thomp-
son may have been the woman
gained strength from the fact that
it Is generally believed she was the
one who informed the Winchester
| officers regarding the scheduled
transportation Of liquor through
the Virginia town by J. w. Frye.
/ her constant companion for some
months past, as a result Of which
/ Frye was arrested on the Valley
/ pike and Yesterday was sentenced
TO sixty days in Jail and to pay
fine Of $3.50. Miss Thompson, it is be.
/ lieVed. went to Winchester on Fri
day last and told the story. She
/ returned that evening to this city
! and was seen about the city until
Saturday night when the strange
man was her companion. Frye was
! taken Saturday morning early. Miss
/ Thompson left Saturday night. Con-
/ lecture raises a crowd Of possibilit-
4 les including, on the theory that
! the body is that of Miss Thompson
one that the companion was a
friend of Frye and was taking re-
yenge for the alleged betrayal OF
the man to the officers in Winches-
/ ter.
Other stories Of the murder and
the body from Baltimore this morn
ing declare the girl was of Italian
extraction and had the name OF
Carnelia Sioroco, and that she
came from this city. No verihcation
! of this could be obtained. Another
said she was Of Jewish origin and
weighed 100 pounds. If the latter is
/ true the possibility of Miss Thomp-
son as the victim would be auto
matically eliminated Clues point so
plainly to a Martinsburg woman,
despite the fact that the clues di.
verge in important respects, that
the city papers especially are max
ing strenuous efforts to settle MIRA
tnsburg's connection with the case
enc way or the other At noon to-