Evening star., 1926-10-14

chief of detectives; Detectives Kelly,
Waldron. Sweeney, OBrien, Nally,
keck, Thompson and Talley keep run
ming out the preliminary information
presented, generally finding nothing
at the end Of the search.
John F. Maragon, former narcotic
agent OF the Bureau Of Internal Reve-
nue.. familiar figure at one time
around the District Building and at
the Washington base ball grounds, Is
being looked for by the detectives.
They merely want to talk to him to
clear up preliminaries which may aid
them with the case. He knew
Scrivener well. Scrivener introduced
him at a local bank, it is reported.
Later, police are told. he and Scrive-
ner had disagreement. Informa-
ton coming to the police, however, Is
that Maragon has been in Florida for
the past several weeks. None Of his
friends knew of his leaving Florida
recently.
illustrating the sort of work the
detectives have been doing is the re.
port Of William II. Stribling. a taxi
cab driver of 2006 l street, who volun-
teered information regarding a sus
picious fare yesterday. He stated
that he picked up a man in an alley
near Thirty-tirst and p streets, not
far from where Scrivener was muir
dered, and was surprised to find that
the man insisted on his backing the
automobile into the alley. He then
noticed blood on the mans shirt. He
noticed brush burn or scratch as
If he had fallen down on his right
eyebrow and a bit OF blood about the
left wrist. The man asked to be taken
to Mclean, Va, not far from where
Scrivener's financee lives. The detec-
tives ran out this angle only to find
that the man was picked up about
IL o'clock yesterday, 10 hours later
than the murder. and place very little
importance in the report as the result
Of Mclean, Va.
HOld-up Theory Studied.
The investigators, although inclined
10 drop the holdup theory, are now
again giving It consideration. They
paid some attention to the theory
that the murderer was one who
would be- benefited by killing Scriv-
ener and thereby eliminating perils
of prison because of information
Scriyener held. This theory waXed
and waned and now is an open ques-
ton.
Into the wee hours this morning auto
mobile loads Of detectives secured
Georgetown's night resorts, lunch
rooms, poolrooms and clubrooms'
They brought back no news.
Yesterday afternoon attention was
given to the motive of vengeance
because Of q woman. Detectives Wis
tied the home of the fiancee and the
former fiancee of the deceased detec-
tive and were satisfied to let this the
orv subside as to those angles after
their interviews.
An Incidental fact coming to light
in the police investigation yesterday
was that Scrivener presented Miss
Helen Barnes Parker. his f1ancee, with
an engagement ring recently returned
10 him by his former tiancee, Miss
catherine Markey, registered nurse
and former supervisor at Emergency
Hospital. The ring was returned q
few days ago, according to police.
Blue Car Sought.
They swung to the theory that the
blank wall they are bucking, might
have a door which could he opened
by the key placed in the hands of the
police by the two soldiers held at the
seventh precinct. They broadcast
look outs for a blue bodied automobile
said to have been seen by Paul
Schnopp Of Fort Washington, Md,
and Victor Herbert of Camp Devens,
Mass. about / o'clock on Wisconsin
avenue. with a man standing on the
running board and another at the
wheel speeding out toward the out
skirts. This clue has yet failed to
produce results. No such automobile
has been located. The two soldiers
are being held as deserters.
Three other persons were question
Ell nv police regarding their knowl-
edge of the case. but they are not
important.
DIR. ]. Ramsay Nevitt, District cor
oner. Is satisfied that Detective ScIfv-
euer received his death wound before
he clutched the tie of his slayer, the
clutching being evidence Of an ante
mortem spaSm.
Such spasm almost invariably occur
in instances Of persons dying from
sioaanca. UA NaattA Atated ssuAneQnan&