Evening star., 1926-10-07
GIRL NOTE WRITER
SOUGHT IN Staying
Letter Found in Soldiers
Pocket Warned Him of
Death Pledge.

Police and Army officials are search
ing today for the girl author of an
endearing letter found in the clothes
of Pvt. Edgar H. Miller, Fort Myer
Cavalryman, Whose body was found
behind the west wall of Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery yesterday with a bull
let hole through his head. The let
ter warned the soldier that he was
marked to be killed.
Both police and investigating Off
GERS at Fort Myer declared today that
discovery Of this letter. signed Marian
l.. S." caused them to arrest Miss
Marian Ethel Gray, 20 years old, of
721 Eighth street, and hold her for
investigation. Miss Gray, it was de-
clared, is also known as Miss Marian
l.. Smith"
Stolen Pistol Found.
Perplexing circumstances came
thick and fast today as the officers
board Of inquiry, assisted by Head
quarters Detective Keck, pushed the
investigation into the mysterious
shooting of the young cavalryman.
These involved the theft of a post
pistol and it's recovery near Miller's
body, anonymous telephone messages
to the soldiers fiancee and mysteri-
Gus telephone inquiries at Fort Myer.
Miller received the letter Warming
him that unknown enemies had sworn
to kill him while he was on the pistol
range at Camp Simms with the
Service Troop of the Sd United States
Cavalry.
Miss Gray was shown this letter
az 10 &c
ing, but she stoutly denied writing or
having anything to do with it. She
did admit, however, that she was the
tltlan-haired girl, who was on a motor.
cycle with Ernest Johnson of 1921
Ninth street northwest when he was
shot in the leg Monday night while
riding past section of the cemetery
near where Miller's body was found.
Two Shells Missing.
The same day Miller received the
warning the 45-caliber automatic sery.
ice pistol of corporal attached 10
the service troop disappeared. II
was found yesterday a short distance
from Miller's feet Two shells had
been exploded, but search failed to
disclose them near the scene. OF.
ticers advanced the theory today that
@hillCi may nave taken the Wo3nOn
for protection after reading the Iet.
ter.
1t was only about an hour after
Miller's body was found that a woman
called Fort Myer by telephone and
asked to speak to the young cavalry
man. Informed that he was dead.
she replied:
Did he die? Well. where did they
find the body?"
Then. before officers could trace the
call. she hung up the receiver. Miss
Gray told officers that that she did
not make the telephone call. and TO
prove 1t asserted that she spent all
of yesterday with friends at Hyatts-
vile. She denied all knowledge of
the case. except in so far as il might
have bearing on the attack upon
Johnson and herself.
Ffancee Known at Fort.
Miller was engaged to marry Miss
Lucille Kemp, whose home is at Relay
Va. a few miles from Fort Mver
Miss Kemp is we'll known at tho
Service Club of the fort. where she
attended dances with Miller Frequently
and often came to watch the motion
picture shows. Her fiance was tho
post motion picture operator. and he
usually took her home after the
shows.
The last time he was seen was Ia ST
Monday night. when he left the Serv.
ice Club about $50 o'clock, immedi.
ately after the motion picture show.
Miss Kemp did not come to the most
that night. but she told officers that
Miller was to come to her home. Late
that night, however. she was called
by phone and told by q man she
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