The Washington herald., 1922-02-09
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BELIEVE GIRL
FOUND IN RIVER
Was MURDERED
Police Seek Missing Jew.
els Worth $500 and
>. Purse.
ROBBERY HELD
AS CRIME MOTIVE
Two Men Seen in Auto,
Near Cherrydale, Pos.
sible Slayers.

Miss Ella May Huilings Jones
was murdered somewhere between
her home at Alexandria and Cher
rydale, Va. last Friday. Arlington
County police. believe.
Identification of a battered body
dragged from the Potomac by
Harbor precinct police Monday aft
ernoon was followed yesterday by
discovery of a chain of evidenSe
that points TO death by violencs.
The dead girl. IS years old, "a ma
val yeomanette during the war, was
identified late Tuesday night by her
brother, George W., Jones, Of Alex
andria. It had lain over twenty
four hours at the District morsus.
Jewels and Purse Missing.
Jewcis worth $500 had been taken
from the body when It was found
A purse with so in cash was miss
ing. Robbery Is considered the
motive for the murder.
Two white men. seen. speeding IN
an automobile from the trolley sta
tion at Cherrydale last Friday aft
ernoon. are sought by police in con-
nection with the case. y
Miss Jones. kissed her mother
| good-by at their Alexandria home
about 1890 a. m. Friday. She lef,
the house to visit a friend, Mrs
Ruby Grogan. at Cherrydale. The
girl was seen to board a street car
near her home. The car was due
in Cherrydale an hour later.
Police have been unable to locate
anyone who saw Miss Jones again
Believe Girl Was Robbed.
That Miss Jones was robbed OF
her handbag containing clothing
and toilet articles, $40 in cash, and
personal jewelry valued at approki-
mateIy $500. there is no dsubt.'
said Sheriff Clements, Of ClareE,
don, last night.
The loss of the jewelry, particu.
larry one ring valued at nearly
5000. which is said by members oi
the family to have been unremov,
able. started police in their inves
tigation. The ring is believed t.
have been filed from the finger.
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home Of Mrs. Grogan, where sh,
had intended to spend the week
end. This was ascertained las
night by Deputy Sheriff Keim, o.
Cherrydale. He believes the CIR
; met her murderers while walkin,
to the home shortly after leaving
; the trolley car.
Expected by Mrs. Grogan.
Mrs. Grogan last night told polio,
she was expecting Miss Jones earl,
Friday afternoon. When she faile,
to hear from her she thought tn,
trip had heen postponed.
An examination of the body a
the District morgue by Washington
authorities showed Indications of !,
struggle. In an autopsy a specimen
of the stomach was taken TO
. analysis. Officiais hope to deter
mine whether drugs were used t
overpower the girl in this manner
Tho report. of the analysis. accord
ing to officials, will be complete,
within two or three days. Polio
are endeavoring to locate the troll
ley crew to learn whether Mis-
Jones got off the car at Clarendon
Wore JeweIed GirdIe.
At the time of her departure Mis-
Jones wore jeweled girdle. twl
rings-one a 1S-karat gold frater
nifty ring and the other a Dime
ring set with rubfes-a gold locke
and a gold hat pin. She carried ;
small handbag containing her nigh
apparel, a gingham gown and
manicuring and toilet set. She wa
seen to place a purse containing $7i
in her coat. pocket. Fifty dollar
of the money is said by member
of the family to have been derivet
from the sale of tickets for a stree
carnival being conducted by tn,
Alexandria Post of the American
Legion. The remainder of tn
funds belonged to her. n
OmciaIs Are Mystined.
Virginia authorities say the cas-
Is a complete mystery
1T is my belief that the girl wa
picked from the. road, probably rem
dered unconscious by a blow on tn
, head after which she was drugged
robbed and murdered" said Sheriff
Clements.
The body is believed to have beel
| Speeueu ny dutOIliOUllc " lIlc I1i6 IA
way Bridge and dropped overheard
No trace of the missing hat worl
by the girl. the handbag or tn
purse could be found.
Shortly after o'clock Friday af
ternoon, January %. the day tn
girl is said ID have been murdered
"a resident of Cherrydale told polio,
officials he saw two men in an au
tomobiie speeding toward Wash
inSSon.'
Weeping bitterly the widowed
mother told police that her daugh
ter was In the best of spirits wher
she left home. Her daughter TOLD
her she would return either lat,
sunday night or early the following
morning
During the war Miss Jones joinet
the yeoman ''F" and served until
the signing of the armisfce. Since
she had been assisting her mothc'
in keeping house
Besides her mother, Miss Jones 4.
survived by four sisters and ons
brother. Mrs. W. A. Golden, OF Mont
ross. Va: Mrs. Aubrey L. Toms, ol
AleSan and Evelyn, Louis ans
George W. Jones. jr. all at home
Inspector of Police Clifford L
Grant. as well as police officials Of
\ 1Clarendon and Cherrydale, are as
sisting the Alexandra authoritte,
I'm snivinR th. --v1ery.