The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-04
COMPANION. TN PARTY, ARRESTED D. H.. MOreland, North Birmingham Detained
 For Investigatior WHOLE AFFAIR
 REMAINS MYSTERY All Hotels In City Are Visited By Police And
 Friends ONE OF TWO WOMEN CLAIMS IGNORANCE Other Of Them Tells Of Joy Riding'-Hints At Possible
 Robbery
ONE OF TWO WOMEN
 CLAIMS IGNORANCE

While the police and friends of Elmer Maddox, Jr., cashier of the Cudahy Packing company, who has not been seen since last Thursday, were widening their search for him, D. H. Moreland, R. F. D. No. 6, North Birmingham, was being held by the police for questioning in3the case.
 Until 1 o'clock Monday ItJrnihg no clew of t. r'issing man had been found, Guy Detective 5. E Hubbard and T. E. Riley. " r@sre conducting the police i9sft gatfoa said. His friends apd frtio v'orl CTS were on the Str eets iii o'clock Sunday X: aE5 's 'nak- ing a system st.c ' -r7 R opas oi finding som tf&4 oi tas Glis.n man.
 Morelanc IS Beins aeit OF technical charge 1or .aV7 t5PatIoii.
 Friends and relatives Of tae uliss ing man spent Sag lrday nigh vis.s- | ing all hotels ara other stopping places in the c.ty, thieRing thas they might find nm oo..e in some room. No. one Birtinp ais degsrfe- tion had bscil sJfs9.d tfl seeE v any one at the rlaces 1sltee
 Two E4,esnsa fselG ! s,-,r-. .,sy-e.4 44-.t 1 Saturday nigat, were ,Fj.i hpi7g bei8 in the citg jail One ol then, .aha K known as Louise. bur who seas doeh--. eted undel the naIle If Ann May Brown, ks;; :. charge sf inuraseg 2gala st her, but he detectives declared ti.s only a achnical charge so that she could bt held for investigation.
 Nell EIaitb witt whom Miss Brown declares she left Maddox and the man. is being held on an investigation charge. | She still maintains that she knows nothing of the case and has never seen the parties involved. ..,
 Police authorities have thrown a barrier around all of the suspects and have repeatedly refused newspaper men and other persons an interview with them. Just what angle the investi- gatiOn would next take was declared police secret which cOul ld not be given out.
 Car A Mystery
 The manner in which the rented au. tomobile used by Maddox and other members of the party, came to be placed in front of his boarding place at 1901 Thirty-fifth street, north, also remain- ed a mystery. No one who had been found Sunday night who had seen the automobile when it was driven in front of the home.
 The car was rented at II 20 o'clock Thursday night from the Ford Rental company and was placed in front of MT. Maddox home some time Satur- day morning. The speedometer showed that it had been driven 211 miles.
 Mir. Maddox came home Thursday afternoon, dressed and left again for town as was his usual custom, accord ing to I. Walker, with whom he boards. He was supposed to meet one of lis fellow employees in town around s | o'clock but failed to appear. Seen In POOlrOOm
 Later he was seen playing pool in downtown poOlrOom When the game was completed the two men left the hall together and did not return, the 1 proprietor told investigators.
 Miss Brown, the woman known as Louise" told police of an alleged joy riding party composed of Maddox and ] the other parties being held in the case. She stated that the four rode around for while and she left the party.
 As she was getting out of the car 1 fnIl fn Maddox with them as he had Il roll ofi him, she told police. Let's keep him with us. He has q big roll on him and if we get few more drinks in him we can get it," the Smith woman is alleged to have said.
 Miss Browns statement came after several hours of grilling, the police stated. She at first professed ignor- ance of any knowledge of the case. The two women were questioned face to face with one denying as fast as the story could be told.
 Maintains Innocence
 Sunday Miss Smith professed her in. nocence of the case as strongly us she did Saturday night, the detectives stat ed She has never seen Maddox and had not seen Miss Brown until they were brought together after their ar rest, she stated. The women are be. ing held in separate cells and are not allowed to communicate with any one
 Maddox's disappearance came to | light Friday morning when he failed to appear at his office at the usual time. His home was called and an investigation showed that he had not slept there. Friday night, when he still failed to appear, his friends and all of the male employees of the Cuhady Packing company began a city wide search for him.
 Saturday the police were called in on the case. The combined search of his friends and the police had failed to trace him further than the alleged
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