Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-08-18

unlikely that some important develop
ments will be the result
In the alleged confession, reference
to the Glenbrook Distillery," is meant
the "Gwynnbrook Distillery," this be-
ing an error of spelling.
Arrested As Witness Before
The jenkins woman was originally
arrested with 40-odd other persons
but released. On Tuesday a warrant
for her arrest was issued by Police
Justice ]. Roland Brady of Annapo-
lis, at the request of Chief Deputy
Sheriff Louis Schramm, who had been
at work on the case ever since the
prisoners were all released.
In the note, parts of which are
looked upon with skepticism, the girl
confesses not only the Staying of
Michael Cadora at the Belle Grove
Inn, but also to the murder of her
husband, Elmer Pratt, and the rob-
berry of the Gwynnbrook Distilrery
1.-THE name being misspelled in the
confession). The police are inclined
to believe that the confession of the
distillery robbery is an effort to Sc
cure the release of the man Winters
who was sent to the penitentiary for
the murder of a guard at the distil-
lery.
The note lays stress upon the in
nocence of Winters.
Bootleg Gangs Blamed
At the time of the Belle Grove
tragedy the police believed the shoot
ing to have been due to a battle be-
tween two rival gangs of bootleggers.
All of the first reports told of a pistol
duel that ragged for almost half
hour, in which a considerable number
of men were involved Most of the
witnesses later called before the
coroner's jury would admit no knowl-
edge whatever of the affair and each
was dismissed without further light
having been she'd upon the killing.
Obtains Aid OF Woman
Deputy Schramm, however, did not
feel satisfied with the result OF the in
quest and quietly went to work upon
the case by other methods He OBJ
tanned the cooperation of Virginia
Pierce, former companion of the
Bixby woman, alias Jenkins.
Several weeks ago the two women
went together to the Marlborough
Hotel, at Raleigh. N. C. While they
were stopping there the confession
was obtained.
1t is said the Bixby woman wrote
the confession in the presence of Miss
Pierce and placed it on the bureau of
the room in which they were staying.
She is said to have remarked that she
was tired of the life she had been
leading, and intended to commit sui
eide. Then she left the room.
Companion Secreted Confession
When she returned the confession
was not on the bureau. it was said.
Miss Pierce is said to have told her
she destroyed it and that it was all
nonsense to think of suicide.
They returned to Baltimore to-
gether and took up lodgings at 704 w.
Lombard street Last Tuesday Mr..
Schramm was introduced in Balti-
more to Mabel by Virginia.
Deputy Sheriff Schramm was ac-
quainted with Virginia Pierce, who
was an acquaintance of Mabel Jen-
kins. He enlisted the services of Miss
Pierce in an effort to obtain more
light on the shooting.
Tuesday last Schramm went to
Baltimore in an automobile, called at
the house where Mabel Jenkins and
Virginia Pierce were staying, and in
vited them to go with him for a drive.
When they arrived at point in the
Third district of the county Schramm
served the warrant and conveyed his
prisoner to the Jail.
Announcement of the arrest was