The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-27
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Daugherty in the apartment on
West Fifty.seventh street in which
she had been established by Nit.
cheIl. Philadelphia millionaire and
sOn-in-Iaw Of e. T.. StOtesbury,
leading American financier and
society man.
The police are searching for Bet
~ Inch. OF Broadway fame, who is
known to have befriended Dorothy
King when Dorothy's friendship
with Jack Lannigan, former owner
OF 1.-The Tent" was broken off.
Betty Inch probably knows more
about the life Of DOttie King than
any one OF her associates OF the
gilded palaces. The police wish to
question Mrs. Inch regarding this
knowledge.
Dottie lived with Mrs. Inch for
several months, but forgot to pay
any board and, following a quarrel
between the two women because OF
the attentions Of Frank Inch, hus-
band of Betty, to Miss King, Mrs.
Inch filed suit against her erstWhiIe
guest for the unpaid board bill, but
the matter was compromised out OF
court.
Screened from Jury.
Betty Inch is known as "the girl
with the beautiful ankles" So in.
teresting did jury hearing trial
IN which Mrs. Inch testified find
her ankles that the judge ordered
q wooden screen built around the
witness stand.
Mrs. Inch charged that Dottie
took possession OF a sable scarf
and failed to return It; that she
al
dress and some filmy lingerie and
that these garments were torn to
shreds during q quarrel between
Dottie and Lannigan.
The police wish to know whether
Betty, in her wide experience and
varied knowledge Of the life along
the Gay White Way has learned
anything which may benefit them
In their search for the blackmailers
who hoped to use Dottie a. a pawn
in their game to force, first, Nit
chelI and then Daugherty to pay
for their silence.
Albert E Guimares. one OF Dottie
Kings admitted admirers. upon
whom the girl showered gifts,
bought with Mitchell's money, de-
clared yesterday that he knew moth
ing OF the workings Of the black
mailers who reap a harvest of
riches off what they know about
wealthy philanderers.
The bIacEmailers circulated the
report that the son Of the Attorney
General Of the United States had
supplanted Mitchell and GuimareS
In the affections Of Dottie King.
In denying the truth Of such
report, Major Daugherty expressed
his willingness to appear before
the district attorney here and ex-
plain his acquaintance with the
murdered girl.
Gave Dorothy . Check.
Daugherty was a major in the
American army, and served two
years with the British army be-
fore the entrance of the United
States into the war. He has no
fear of blackmailers, but seems
hopeful Of meeting ''the rats OF the
underworld"
Daugherty admitted he had given
Dorothy King q check. At DoTo-
thy's request. he employed Frank
Keenan,. Dorothy's younger brother,
OaughertY was in the insurance
business in New York. During
that time Daugherty insured two
automobiles belonging to Dottie
King for $1,000. The Insurance was
through the New York Office of
Arnold Roth stein
Daugherty declared that he re-
GREETED the publicity which might
come to his name for the sake of
his father, who In Ill in Florida. and
because he wished to shield his
mother, who is also i'll.
T depIore possible publicity" he
said. "But I'd rather face It a
thousand times than act the
coward"
Guimares, through his attorney,