The Washington herald., 1922-08-17

PAPER new CLUE
IN MBRIDE CASE
Police Incline to Theory
Victim Was Slain at
Old Oil Well.

The discovery Of blood-stained
newspaper. partially charred. In an
abandoned oil well beyond Forrest
willie, Md, the search in Atlantic
City for a Washington man. known
TO police as having been arrested
here Ave years ago. and the finding
OF clot of blood on the concrete
bridge across Honson Creek on the
Mayhem road, were the develop
ments yesterday in the investiga-
tion into the murder Of Barney A.
Mcbride, 90 years old, wealthy oil
land owner and retired capitalist
of Muskogee. Okla.
Headquarters Detective Edward
Kelly left yesterday for Atlantic
City to search for the man arrested
In Washington during August. 1911
on An attempted robbery charge
Police yesterday were Informed by
a citizen that this man should be
watched and that he had something
to do with the murder.
Find Evidence of struggle.
With the blood stained newspa-
per. evidence of a struggle was
found. thus supporting the theory
that the murder was committed In
Maryland. The clot of blood on the
concrete bridge leads police to be-
lieve the murderers stopped their
automobile on the bridge to wash
their hands in the creek. The blood
is believed to have dripped from the
death" car.
The newspaper, bearing a Wash
ington headline and dated July %
| 1922, had been partially consumed
by flames. That the entire paper
was not consumed leads police to
believe that a struggle took place
in that vicinity.
With these new discoveries, po.
lice are of the opinion that Nc.
Bride was lured to the oil plants
and first attacked there.
They believe he was thrown
into the auto or truck and motored
to the culvert near Meadows, Md
where the assailants abandoned
the body.
Clues Near OIL Well.
A mans handkerchief bearing
the initial "a" and a child's dress
dirty and torn, found yesterday a
where the body was found, are be-
AAC'Su ~ poiiNc " HO DcdT~
ing on the murder
A resident of Prince Georges
County visiting the old oil wells
yesterday came across the news.
paper. Nearby was found a large
piece of tissue paper. smeared with
blood and partly burned.
Deep footprints were conspicu-
Gus around the place where the
paper was found.
Identify Tire Tracks.
In close scrutiny of the tire
tracks leading from the culvert
where the body was found, police
declare they have determined the
Impressions to have been made by
nationally known tire, and that
the tracks were those of new tires.
A close check-up Is being made on
the recent sale Of tires of this
make through Washington.
Police learned yesterday that Nc
Bride returned to the Elks' Club
921 H street northwest, for a sec
ond time on the night previous to
his death. Headquarters Detective
Thomas walsh. who Is attending
the Maryland State convention OF
Elks at Frostburg. Nd. learned
from an official Of the organization
that the murdered man returned to
the home about 7:40 o'clock last
Wednesday night.
According to police. Mcbride ap-
peared 70 be in a nervous state
| when he walked into the home and
seemed to be looking for somebody.
After Mcbride failed to locate the
person he was looking for, he left
Police are puzzled as to why the
Elk member who was seen convers-
| ing with the murdered man early
Wednesday night has failed to make
| his appearance.