The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-14
FREED
IN NJ BRIDE
Staying
Feminine jealousy Is Seen Be-
hind Arrest-Death Mystery
Clues Again Fall.

Feminine jealousy was this
afternoon ascribed by the police
ms: tho cause for Information
which led 70 the arrest Thurs
day of a young woman frori
whom certain evidence n con-
rection with the Staying, August
10 last, Of Barney A. Mcbride,
wealthy Oklahoma oil man, was
expected.
Another Chapter Closed.
The woman, held incommunicado
in the House of Detention save for
trips to headquarters, where she was
closely quizzed by Inspector of De-
tectives Grant, was released shortly
after noon. While this by no means
precludes investigation through her,
1t is felt that the incident Is closed,
and that but another chapter has
been added to the engrossing muir.
der mystery.
Inspector Grant confronted the
woman, who b. about thirty, and
whose name remains unrevealed,
with the informant, a second WON.
an, in his office.
II listened to the story of the
woman we were holding. Then
I listened to the informant And
at the end of 1t all 1 came to re-.
gard the statements of the first
one as more worthy of credence
than those of the second"
So spoke the detective head Of
the affair.
II don't know anything about
the Mcbride murder; I didn't know
Mcbride" the girl declared over
and over again during the several
interviews with Inspector Grant.
He believes now she was telling
the truth.
Expect To Clear Mystery.
At the same time, the police have
faith that they may ultimately clear
They say that the theft of jewelry
and perhaps travellers checks from
the mutilated body, proving the
crime to have been not one OF SEN
timent but for gain, in all probabil.
ity involved several persons of
Washington's underworld. They
hope that in the end the arrest Of a
person or persons, perhaps in some
entirely different connection, will
give them a rift of light through the
at present impenetrable mystery.
It was revealed today that at least
one other lead had recently been
followed in the Mcbride investiga.
ton, and had likewise proved to
end in nothing.
The young woman whom Inspec.
tor Grant talked to was arrested
Thursday by Headquarters Detec-
tives Kelly and Scrivener, who were
the original team investigating the
killing. She was brought to the
central bureau about $3.50 o'clock
Thursday night and again last night
and subjected to rigid interrogations.
An air Of entire secrecy was thrown
about these interviews, Inspector
Grant admits, because he Is most
anxious to make no false moves in
the case or cause premature pub.
licity IL a lead "looks good" The
girl Is said to have offered no OBJ
jections to her Incarceration, though
no charge has been placed against
her. and even the formality OF book.
ing her was not gone through with.
Skull Was Fractured.
Barney Mcbride came to Wash
ington August s. After spending
one night at the Raleigh HoteI
he went to rooming house al
232 Third street northwest kent
by a friend Of HIS. Mrs. Mary
e. Cone. He did not return to
his rooms after the night Of August
Z. August he left the Elks' Club
where, as a member of the fra
ternal body he had played poo]
several times during his stay. This
was the last time he was seen alive