The Washington times., 1922-08-17
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POLICE NET
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Chauffeur Who Holds Key to
- Oil Mans Death EIudes
Capture.
Dropping out Of sight almost
before the very eyes Of the police
just at the hour when he was TO
have been questioned in connection
with the Mcbride murder mys-
terry, a Washington hacker has
further complicated the case.
: The disappearance Of the man,
however, has quickened the inter-
est Of the police in developing
theory which they believe comes
nearer solving the mystery than
any yet advanced. r.
Exclusive Tip Given.
Certain valuable information was
furnished the police Tuesday after.
noon by sources known to the, hack.
er and to one of the hackers cronies.
known to his intfmates as "Slim"
Hot on the lead furnished by these
sources. headquarters' men sought
the hacker. He was gone. For two
days they have searched for him. He
was still missing at noon today, and
no clue was found that would lead
to his present abiding place.
While this angle of the case was
being developed, the waters of the
Potomac river gave up the body of
a strange man nearly one mile below
the Highway bridge. ...
Connect River Victim.
Is the body Of the drowned man
the body Of the Elk who was play
ing pool with Bernard A. Mcbride
some hours before the oil man was
found murdered near Meadows. Nd?
Members Of the Elks Club declare
that IL alive. the pool partner Of Nc
Bride would have come forward by
this time and given his version Of
the story. He has been sought over
several States by the police but he
appears to have vanished without
leaving a trace.
Pat Bresnahan, longtime member
/ Of the club, who knows nearly every
member personally, went to the Dis
trict morgue this morning to view
the body and determine II possible
whether he was a member Of the
club and whether he was the Elk
who played pool with Mcbride.
The body had been In the water
for approximately one week and
Identification was impossible, due to
the fact that decomposition had
set in. -.-
When the body of Mcbride was
found, four pennies were discovered
In his pockets. The police found
| four pennies in the pockets Of the
man drowned in the river. -
A laundry mark on the shirt Of the
drowned man may throw some light
on his case. The mark IL "B. L.-8."
The man was hatless, coatless. and
wore no shoes. He is about 8 feet
and inches in height and weighed
about 145 to $50 pounds.
The police today removed from the
mans clothing an open-faced silver
watch, Of Hampton manufacture.
Attached to II was a cheap brass
| small paddock key and In the cuff
Of his right shirt sleeve was an ivory
cuff button. A small two-bladed pen.
knife was also In his pocket.
Officers Of the Elks Club today
moved to get copies of all photo
graphs made of Washington Elks
at the Elks convention in Atlantic
| City last month. Many OF the local
members had their photographs
made there, and through them.
local officers of the club believe
they may be able to Identity the
man who was playing pool with
Mcbride last week.
Was It the original plan OF Nc.
Brides slayers to drug him and
throw the body in the river? Did
plans of the slayers 60 awry and
end in one member OF the party
being thrown into the river while
the other (McBride) was taken into
Maryland and hidden at the mouth
of culvert7 -"
Here il the theory being ,devei.
oped by the police, which they be-
lieve will lead to one or more ar.
rests within he next twenty-four
hours: .'.t
| Seek Missing Pair.
Two men, one tall. the other short.
approached a hacker on Pennsyi-
vania avenue on "Wednesday night
and engaged him to take them up
the river to pleasure resort above
Georgetown.
The two men had the hacker drive
them to Twelfth street and Pennsyi-
vania avenue and pick up man said
to ut the description Of Mcbride.
Driving the party to the foot OF
/ wisconsin avenue, Il IN claimed that
| the river, remaining there until lao
| o'clock.
Returning, the two men were
| forced 20 carry the man who Ntted
! the description Of Mcbride. When