Evening star., 1924-09-01
MORE CLUES FAIL
IN OFFICERS DEATH
suspected Auto Stopped, But
Not Murder Car-FuneraI
OF leisinger Today.

a broken rear window OF a, .,,.o
.noolle IN which five colored persona
t"o men and three women. were rid
hs attracted the attention of a nov
Gon in northeast washington II.
euiatefy surmised that it possibly
was the murder car that figured in
the Staying of Policeman RAYMOND q
.iSinser or the second precinct in
ifont of 19 / street northeast ..rI.
last Thursday morning. The oar was
stopped and its occupants taken to
'he ninth precinct police station.
several members of Inspector Cliff
iord J.. Grants murder squad cues
uohed members of the Labor dav
partF on their way to the country
mere was nothing about them or the
car to suggest the slightest possible
connection with the homicide, how
ever, and they were permitted to re-
sumo their journey
IL was decided this morning to re-
,eaSe MARY Nelson, colored arrested
FRIDAY morning in Alexandria he
cause she was thought to have been
In an automobile with several coIored
men the morning of the murder and
was said to have possessed a mink
dress. the color of the dress worn bv
a woman seen in the murder car.
Her Aiibi Is Accepted.
Mary was in Alexandria at the time
the murder was committed She so
stated at the time of her arrest, and
detectives have definitely established
that such was the case The three
colored men arrested in connection
with her have not been released, In
spector Grant wanting to question
them further.
Inspector Grant today said members
or his murder squad have not sue
ceeded in establishing the identity Of
the murder car or its occupants Dis
cussing the affair. the inspector said
the case demonstrates the necessity
for obtaining the numbers of all cars
seen under suspicious conditions. Had
the number of the murder car been
obtained, he stated, members of his
force probably would have solved the
mystery long ago.
1t is the intention of the chief of
detectives to have his men round up
all automobiles that were seen in the
vicinity of the scene of the murder
Thursday morning.
While nothing has been learned to
show that Leisinger's murder was
the result of bootleg affair. 1t is
stated. Chief of Detectives Grant
will have known bootleggers. es-
pecially those along the line Of
North Cariptol street, rounded up
for questioning. He also will have
his men detain all persons of Ques-
tionable character who probably
were in that vicinity about the time
Leisinger was slain.
Subscriptions to the several funds
being collected for the benefit IF
the blind widow of the policeman
and his two children this morning
totsled approximately $4,000.
Funeral services for the dead po-
liceman were conducted at his late
home, 1S41 Monroe street northeast,
this afternoon. Inspector Charles A.
Evans, acting superintendent of po-
lice; Inspectors Henry Pratt and W.
s. Shelby Capt Charles T. Peck
and numerous policemen from the
several precincts were in attendance.
Rev. Charles Z. FultZ, pastor of
United Brethren Memorial Church.
North Capitol and r streets. only
short distance from which Leisinger
started on the ride to his death, Of
ficiated. LeiSinger being a member
of the young mems class of the church.
Pallbearers, members of the COM
mand with which Leisnger served.
were ]. W. Skinner, T. r. Montgom-
cry, w. l. Winfree, L. Christensen
r. Y. Stup and j. T. Dorrenbacher.
Interment was in Glenwood Cemetery.