Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-11-15
BLOODY COAT FOUND
IN HOME Of Ne GRO
MURDER SUSPECT
Garment Is Discovered in
House of Women Held for
Staying Aged Waterman

Investigation by city detectives OF
the brutal Staying last Saturday
night of j. l.. Arendale, 60-year-old
nightwatchman at the Patterson
Lumber company plant, on Highlan@
avenue, was spurred Thursday after
noon by two striking developments,
as follows;
l. Announcement by detectives
that a bloody coat had been found
in the home of Pearl Booth, negress,
the same place where detectives
Wednesday found Mr.. Arendale's
watch, and a hammer alleged to
have been used in crushing the skull
of the aged night Waterman. De
tectives say they have witnesses
who Will testify that the Booth
woman was seen wearing this coat
Saturday night.
,. Announcement that Mrs. J. F.
Rogers, of Az Edgewood avenue,
has identified the Booth woman as
the person who entered her home
about two weeks ago, under pre-
tense of securing work, and had
struck her across the head.
According to Mrs. Rogers, the
negro woman was frightened away
from the house by her screams, and
failed to take anything.
Detectives also announced that an
investigation of the alibi offered by
the Booth woman for her actions on
Saturday night was nearing compile
ton, and that they we're almost ready
to take the case before the grand
jury.
An investigation of the alibi Of
fered by Madison Reeves, the negro
man implicated by the Booth w0m-
an, also was being made by officers
Thursday afternoon.
The police took away from the
Booth woman's room more than
two truck loads of property sup
posed to have been the loot from
a score or more recent burglaries.
Officers were at work Thursday list.
ing this property, which included
wearing apparel, house furnishings,
bed and table linens and all manner
of small articles. The police declare
they will be able to connect the
Booth woman with at least dozen
recent burslaries.
Stolen property, valued at more
than 81 ,000s recovered in connection
with case, has SO far been identified
by the following:
NJ. Holman, 2O2 Peck building;
Dave Epstein, 100 West Harris
street; J. r. Jennis, 209 st. Charles
avenue; P. r. Womack, us High
land avenue; Miss Gertrude Ward,
80 East Ellis street; Mrs. ]. A. Pat
terson, 66 East avenue; ]. e. Mil
ler 265 North Jackson; Mrs. l.. L.
Lamontague, SO Arlington place;
Harmon Lyon, Peck building; Mrs.
l.. A. Sullivan, 243 East Pine street;
J. L. Kent, 293 Lake avenue; J. G.
Gordon, 430 Virginia avenue; Mrs.
l.. c. Boland, Jr., so Rosedale drive;
r. o. Stephens, IS Adams street
Mrs. T. f. Middlebrooks, and Mrs,
w. Y. Freeman, 50 Ashland avenue.
The statement from the Booth
woman that the watch and the
blood stained hammer were brought
to her rooms early Sunday by
Madison Reeves, a negro OF
1874 II West Mitchell street, does
not satisfy the detectives, who have
| been investigating the case. Reeves
held inCOmmunicadO at police head
! quarters. denies all connection with
the murder of the aged Waterman
and also denies having given the
watch and hammer 10 the Booth
woman, but the officers are check
ing up on his movements Saturday
night
Four detectives who have beer
working on the case have expressed
the opinion that the Booth woman i.
directly involved in the Arendalf
murder. either as lookout" for the
gang that attacked the watchman il
the lumber company office, or as ar
actual assaiiant of the aged man
Unhealed cuts and scratches on hel
face, hands and arms are regarded
they say rs indicating that she was
onG2 @ed in the struggle with MI
Arendale. The office where his body
was found bore evidences of a ter
rifle battle before he was overcome
a. b kuykendall. who lives in the
vicinity of the lumber cOmpanys of
flee, was attacked by a negro WON
an Saturday night, about the time OF
the Arendala murder, as he walked
past the lumber Company's plant, h
reported to police. He was knock
ed in the head and severely injured
but was able TO give a fairly accu
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