Evening star., 1922-08-15
HAUNTS Of SLAIN
MAN NOW SOUGHT
Where Was Mcbride Tues
day and Wednesday Nights,
Police Question.
$500 REWARD STIRS HUNT
Oklahoman Found Slain in Mary
land Road lad $250,o00
Estate.

Where was Barney A. Mcbride last
Tuesday and Wednesday nights, and
who were his companions?
The answer to these questions, ac-
cording to Inspector Grant, will send
the police long 'Hay toward the goal
of solving the ;atesc Washington
murder mystery IN this belief, seven
Headquarters detectives are combing
Washington tod.y to locate compan-
ions or friends OF Mcbride who might
know of his whereabouts on these
nights His mutitated body was found
last Thursday Oh a Maryland road.
Incentive was added to the quest
last night by she announcement OF
Matthew c. Arbuckie,. representing
the Mcbride estate, that Il reward OF
$500 would be Naid to persons Tor
warding information leading to ar
rest and conviction of the party or
parties who murdered Mcbride.
Hunt for Companions.
Police are bending every effort 10
locate the persons with whom NC
Bride spent Tuesday evening. or a.
any rate to place Mcbride at thal
time. Sunday night and Monday night
he spent at his rooming house on
Sd street. After that time he was not
heard of until Wednesday. when ne
was at the Elks Club. Until twenty
five minutes of 6 o'clock he was there
Now Inspector Grant declares:
We vans to find out how he pass
ed from goad company to bad; how he
fell into the hands of the persons
who brutality murdered him on the
Maryland <oad. When we have this
Information l feel that we will be
able to see daylight. We are bending
every effort to this end
Man of Large Growth.
Mcbride. Inspector Grant is salts
fed after thorough analysis OF IN
formation thus far dug up, presented
a figure which once seen could mol
be mistaken. He was of extremely
large girth, about 3 feet 10 inches
in height and weighed 100 pounds
His collar was fifteen and a hall
inches He wore 'A-laSt' shoes Par
amount in all distinguishing features
however. was his voice. which was
shrill and high pitched. Friends OF
Mcbride in describing his actions
testify that in excitement his voice
attained a high pitch. being almost
squeaky at times. Although he dress
ed neatly, he could easily be identi-
fed by peculiar hat of gray-greer
felt, which was. if anything. toe
small for his large head. and which
he wore with brim turned down.
II Mcbride spent . Tuesday night
therefore. argue detectives, Win per
sons of high standing. which he woulc
undoubtedly list among his friends
they would already have come forward
and told about it. The only conclusion
left, therefore. is that he probably me,
the persons who later turned out muir
derers on Tuesday night and had 8
rendezvous with the same on Wednes-
day night just before he was murdered
Has $25O.OOO Estate.
His estate in Mushogee. Okla, is rat
ed at approximately s250,o0O. His jew
elry, worn by him virtually at all times
was a distinguishing mark. From {
finger of his left hand flashed two
carat diamond. He also had diamond
and sapphire pin and handsome watcf
and chain. About his person he car
ried numerous items of Identification
including his life membership card ir
the Elks. and all these had been re-
moved from the body.
This. then. is the way it stands Be
yond few meager clues. which In
spector Grant says he has, but does no,
vet wish to disclose. the mystery Is all
the more a mystery today, enhanced
with the length of time which has
elapsed since first the headquarters de-
tectives gave their attention to its
solution.