The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-15
BELIEVE
MURDERED. |. /. Girl !.
BELLA Lemons.
Woman Slain in Baltimore.
Now identified as An
other Local Girl.

BALTIMORE, July ya15.--Having
eliminated Carmelia Safroca OF
Fairmont, w. Va. as the murdered
woman whose body was found near
the Rolling Road Golf Club at
Catonsvflle. Thursday, on notif1ca;
ton by the Fairmont police that she
was located at Akron, Ohio, last
night, the Baltimore police turned
their attention % other clues to-
day. Another Fairmont woman.
however, is now involved in the
case, the description of the slain
woman closely fitting that OF Bella
Lemons, who was reported to have
left Fairmont last Tuesday for Bal
timore.
8 Martinsburg. w. Va. police
thought this morning that they
Recognized picture of the slain
woman as a woman who visited
them last Monday looking for a
prohibition officer about bootleg
sging activities, she said. She was
directed to the prohibition agent
but 30 far as learned did not see
him. The first development of to-
day was a telephone request from
he gton police to detective
here that picture
Soft ttheEwoman be rushed to WASH
ingtonEby automobile. This was
done imm The local de-
partment also was told that a
washington detective was on his
way$to Baltimore with SUPP posedly
important information.
Belief that the woman murdered
in Baltimote early Thursday mos,
ing was not a Fairmont woman
was further strengthened last
evening when Carmella Sarraco
called local authorities on the long,
distance Telephone from Akron
k1ndST.totinf nforTnss me- that she wsfs
still alive sand wis he'd It deny any.
REPORTS that She had been murder.
ed as at first reported.
s. Upon Ire ceiptkof the news OF the
i murder eaEdathe disappearance sof
IfCarm ella Sarraco some persons
were of the iopinion that the dead
woman: ,mustssbe Carmella, and ac
Investigation was started which
ended rather abruptly yesterday
when the issing woman called
on the telephone.
Police eauthorities are still OF
the opinion that the dead woman
at Baltimore might be an inmate
= ia water street resNrt sand are
making a&thorough investigation of
the whole matter. Baltimore au-
thorities will arrive in the city to-
day with photographs of the dead
woman. If the body is 50 badlT
mutliated that no Identification
can be made, it is likely that some
member of the local police force
acquainted with the Inhabitants OF
Water street will go to Baltimore
in an effort to, make an identifiz
cation.
girl wore and Of jewelry found on
the body are being taken tc local
millinery and jewelry stores today
in an effort to determine
whether the body is that of Bella
ifIemons, another resident of Water
street, who left the city about two
weeks ago, shortly after she had
;;;paid fine in police court on a
iIoiterirg charge.
A description of the Lemons girl
was sent to Baltimore officers last
night. Today a telegram was re.
Iceived at police headquarters stat
ing that the description was almost
| Identical with that of the dead girl.
The only discrepancy in the de-
scription was that she had false
teeth. The girl in Baltimore does
mot have false teeth. Otherwise
the description was the same.
4 Members Of the Fairr mt police
! force this morning loo I'd at sew
CCont1nued on Pas, Tend
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