The Washington times., 1922-08-18
COMPANION
SUSPECTED
IN Staying.
lcentInped from First PaEe.l

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plating when they went to Atlantic
Another new development In the
case which may ultimately throw
some light on the mystery Is the re-
cept Of a telegram nem j. 3. Nc
Bride, OF Decatur, Ala, asking for q
full description Of the dead man.
The Alabama man believes, he says,
that the oil man was his brother,
who went West forty-two years ago.
At that time. II Is said. the oil man
was twenty years old.
-he police are proceeding on the
theory that McBride's companion In
Atlantic City knew that the dead
mans stepdaughter had been at.
tending q seminary here and that he
also knew that Mcbride always
came TO washington when he made
trip TO the East.
To have made arrangement for q
Washington hacker prior to the visit
to Washington would have been
simple matter, 1t is pointed out.
Motives are legion. That the
companion was false friend Is cer-
tain, That Mcbride at times was
filled with distrust is evidenced by
several Of his actions here.
When he registered at the Raleigh
Hotel before going to the rooming
house where he stopped six years
ago, Mcbride was nervous. His hand
trembled when he signed the hotel
register. He misspelled the name of
the Louisiana city, Alexandria.
At 232 Third street northwest
where Mcbride renewed acquain-
tanceship with Mrs. Mary u. Gone,
the landiady who had furnished him
a room on previous visits to Wash
ington, he was uncertain a. 20 his
movements. He first told her he
would be here only a few days.
Later he said he would be In Wash
inRton two weeks, and in his last
coIayersatiop with her he said he
would be here about three weeks, !
Mcbride had his trunk checked
through from Atlantic City TO Musko-
gee, but after reaching washington
he changed his plans for some rea'
son or other and had his trunk sent
TO his rooming house,
On Wednesday night shortly pc.
fore O'Clock, when McBride walked
hurriediy into the Elks Club ana out
again, he was agitated.
The authorities at Alexandra,
La, will be asked to determine, u
possible, what business deals had
been pending between McsridSeA SA,,,ld snld
the pseudo Cambre have been one
who would have bean familiar with
these business dealsf
L. the stranger using the name
"Cambre" q member OF q group
OF men who prey upon elderly
wealthy men such as McBridef
Has he been In Washington In the
past and Is he listed at police
headquarters here?
The washington police may To-
cate the hacker who they believe
can throw some light on the Kill
ing, but the description the hacker
NAV furnish of the arch conspira-
tor may not be such that he can
weli.known hacker here who
has been sought Tor the past three
days IL still missing. A. woman
friend Of the hacker 10 also miss
ing and no one has yet been able
TO furnish clue as to their where
abouts.
II was brought out today that
the slayer of Mcbride may not
have profited to the extent that
he was first credited with. Trac.
ing the dead mans movements and
actions in the East, II is learned
that he did not carry more than
800 in cash at any one time, re-
serving his travellers checks to be
cashsd as he needed them.
Mrs, Cone, at whose rooming
house he stopped, asserts that she
did not see him wearing the $1,000
diamond ring that he had had tor
several years. Had robbery been
the motive, the slayers would have
realized not more than 800 In
cash and Q gold watch.