The Washington times., 1922-08-20

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the most plausible theories:
BY all means get taxi driver
who has disappeared; he VIII
likely be good witness. II
person living In another state
wanted 10 kill any one they
would not wait until said person
had gone to some other state,
then follow. Mcbride, could have
been drugged here In the city,
and taken out in auto and muir.
dered. M. l.. A.
My theory is that there were
two men In the murder and after
Mcbride was slain these mon
had man-to-man fight perhaps
In some hiding place mp the
riyer) over their shares OF the
stolen money and jewelry be-
cause one who claimed the largest
share was afraid Of the other In
forming the police. That brought
about the fight, which ended In
the death by drowning OF the
r. THOMAS.
The ''.under world Ii being
brought up into society through
q layer Of hymns by "uplifters
to slander, attack and mur-
der men and women OF the upper
classes and 10 establish q socialis.
tic government by the masses and
"down-and-Outers," mental defec.
tives, with . "brotherly love"
church and state scheme, instead
Of socialism Of the Debs and Ber.
ger type, without church or God:
A false propaganda Of slandcr Is
put out againkt the intended VIC
tim or Il may be true, as the case
may be, and his body Is killed to
save his soul and thus raise the
morals" Of the country.
Mcbride i'm coming East fire.
quently had met some woman In
one Of the nearby towns Dr. cities,
and was I'm the habit Of meeting
her here ON his trips. She posi-.
bly, was q married woman, but not
necessarily so. A woman Of stand
ing in the place she lived, how
ever, this information became
known to the surveillance de-
partment maintained by these up
lifters," and q trap was set to
catch the man with the woman.
Her husband, relatives or reform
ed" underworld toughs were IN.
formed OF McBride's arrival In
Washington, but Il was not known
when the meeting would take
place. The woman came to the
city, got into one Of these '.mur.
dering, slandering, soul-sa wing. re-
formed taxis." The taxi driver
sounds the alarm 10 these muir.
derous "reformers" that the
woman has arrived. The woman
sends a man. to the Elks' Club,
possibly q member Of the house
hold she was at, to find out II
Mcbride was there, and tell him
70 come, shc was In town. This
man did not know Mcbride by
sight and asked to have him
pointed out TO him. Mcbride left
later to meet the woman. He
met her and she felt she was
being watched; her messenger
was hunting another place. . spy,
Of course. and Mcbride was told
to leave the house at once and
meet the messenger later at the
Elks. He did not meet the mes
senger there, but met him rs he
was leaving the club. Mcbride
was then Informed Of the new
meeting place, and went there.
And this Is what happened: He
met the woman; they both took
n drink which had been doped
for them. When asleep, In comes
the numbering "reformers," posi-.
bly, the husband, spurred OH. TO
murder, and the two or three men
blackjacked Mcbride where he lay.
He was q ''bearcat," and got up
dazed. IL was then that the
gunny sack was slipped over his
head, tied and the knife thrusts
made that finished him. The
woman Is now home and afraid
to say anything, as 10 would ruin
her reputation.
McBride's body was taken out
the back way, put In an autcmo-
bile or truck, and taken where
the way. however, where the hat
reason they decided not' to leave
the body there. The travelling
checks. ring, and money, II any he
had, was taken to give the I'm
preston he was killed and robbed,
but his Ells' card was also taken
to prevent his Identification, and
his diamond pin would have been
taken, but part Of the gunny sack
covered IL, and it was overlooked
In the excitement.
Mcbride knew they were on his
trail and that was why his identi-
fication card was hid away In his
shoe. The murderers may never
be discovered. but II they are they
never will be convicted.
MRS. X. X. TAYLOR.
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