The Washington herald., 1922-08-11


near the cuivert where the body |
was found when some one In si
Ford coupe flashed binding light |
In our eyes. The car vas
standing within few feat Of the
spot where the body was found.
and can't help thinking that
those In II were in some way In
volved In the murder.
Where the man was murdered 10
even q mystery. At first II was
believed that he had been killed In
this city and his body taken to
the spot where II was found. Later
police seemed inclined TO discard
this theory. Some now believe that
he was killed in an automobile
along the Marlboro road. Others
believe the killing process ended
right near the spot where the body
was found.
Brush Lines Road.
Woods and thick underbrush line
both sides of the road where the
body was found. The fact that the
murdered man was not carried back
into the woods, but was dumped
almost in plain view on the edge
of the pike leads authorities to be-
lieve that only one person handled
the body in removing II from the
car. Hood splotches at tn point
also show that the body was
dragged from the machine.
Apparently the man was attacked
from the front with a sharp curved
blade. Deep cuts on his left wrist
Indicate that he had raised his arm
to ward off the assailant's blows.
The twelve sIashes on the back Of
his head, 1t is believed. were re-
ceived when he tried to escape.
The body was discovered shortly
before noon by a .l3-year-old col
ored boy, Gervan Neal, who saw the
mans feet protruding from the cul-
vert. He hailed Emery Fowler. who
was passing in an auto. and the
pair drove to Meadows. less than
two miles distant. where they noti-
fed Deputy Sheriff Pumphrey.
headquarters Here Notified.
Believing the dead man to be
washingtonian. Pumphrey imme-
diately communicated with detec-
tive headquarters here and asked
that officers be sent out. Detec-
tives Vermillion, Burlingame ana
Horne were rushed to the scene.
Later in the day Detective Scrio-
ner and Fred Sanborn, d hnger-
print expert. visited the undertak-
ing establishment where the body
was taken.
An inauest is to be held over the
body August II at p. m. Mean
while, the murdered man lies In the
Ritchie Brothers Undertaking 'es-
tablisbment at Bitches Corner
about a mile and a half from
Meadows.
Because of the dead mans unique
pbysical characteristics police De-
lieve that his Identification Is not
far distant
"He Is the queercst looking IN
dfyfdual I have eyer seem" Detec-
tive Sanborn is said to have re-
marked whel. he saw the body.
wns Of FIabby Build.
The man measured about hve tee'
nine inches and weighed around lSe
pounds. Although at hrst Glancs
he appeared to be of a powerful
hui,d closer examination dis
closed that his huge bulk consis'eo
mostly OF fabby fiesh.
The hair. which is close cropped
"a of a light red color. well streakec
with grey, and the face is extremel!
dorid. Two teeth are missing ano
the. others are in a state of decay
| The hands are soft. indicating thal
the man was not engaged In haro
physical labor.
A heavy paunch. milk-white Skin
from the neck down, well-groomed
toe nails, and the hairless conoition
of the body are the other outstano-
ing characteristics.
only four cents were found in the
| mans pockets. Other articles turned
over to the Washington detectives
were: A platinum scarf pin. set with
five blue sapphires and eight chip
diamonds; a pair of shoes, size q
a black leather belt with a silver
buckle; meerschaum pipe IN a
black case; a black cigar holder in
a case. and pearl cuff buttons
The man wore a dark brown palm
beach suit. There was no hat on
or near the body when II was dis-
covered. He had on summer under
clothing. which like the other
clothing was immaculate. A white
shirt with white silk stripes, and a
black four-in-hand tie completed
the attire.
Practically all efforts to identity
the dead man were wasted. Through
a mistake precinct stations and no.
tells in the city were notified that
the dead mans initials, as linked on
his Underclothing. were w. {. b.,
when 1t was discovered that the
in.ta,s were ". c. II. all pre-
einct stations and hotels were noti-
fed Of the mistake.
Detective Scri5ner, who looked
the body over. expressed the beiief
THAT the murderer was a oreiGner'
with whom the knife is popular
weapon Of destruction. The detec-
tive feels certain that one man did
the killing.
Photographs of the dead man
taken by Sanhorn. will be broad
casted about the city. and II is oe-
lieved that Identification will quick
ly follow. Laundries VIII D. can
vassed also to see IL any OF them
ha,. patrone whose initials are