Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-23
LETTER BELIEVED
ATTACK CASE CLUE
ASSaiIants of Mrs. Resented
Sought Note Demanding
Money, Police Think.

Assertion that a letter requesting
money and sent to George F. Rosen-
! field at his home, 1905 Newton street
| Mount Rainier, Nd, last week, was
at the bottom of the attack on Mrs.
Rosenfield last Tuesday night by two
assailants who bound her to bedpost,
attempted to drug her and ransacked
| the house, was made today by Con
stable Thomas Garrison of Hyatts'
vile, Nd, following the arrest in this
city last night of two local women in
connection with the case.
The two women arrested are Miss
Ethel Clawans of 1920 Fifteenth
| street, 81 years old, who gave her oc-
| cupation as a clerk when taken to
J police headquarters by Garrison with
Detectives Brodie and Varney, and
| Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Warnke, rs
years old, of 929 New York avenue,
| formerly interested in prohibition
work with the old vice squad of the
Police Department.
Miss Clawans i'm Jail.
Miss Clawans today was being held
| at the Marlboro Jail in default OF
| $4,000 bond pending a preliminary
| hearing in Garrison's Office before
Justice of the Peace John j. Fainter
| next Wednesday night. Mrs. Warnkt
was released on $4,000 bond to appear
at the hearing on the same night, and
at her apartment today was said tc
| oe i'll, under physicians care and
not in a condition to be interviewed.
After being taken to Hyattsville
| following the arrests in this city last
night, Miss Clawans and Mrs. Warnke
were each charged with assault and
battery with intent to kill and larceny
|
Gated Miss Clawans at a delicatesser
store near the corner of Seventh an6
M streets about $50 o'clock. CARR
son then flashed police headquarters
and Detectives Brodie and Varney re
sponded with the police automobile
and Miss Clawans was arrested.
Mrs. Warnko was arrested at heI
apartment some time later by Varney
and Brodie.
Both denied any knowledge of the
affair and agreed to enter the Mary
| land Jurisdiction without extraditior
proceedings, according to the police
Garrison said today that he was
closely guarding letter which he be
lieves was the inducing factor in the
attack and attempted drugging.
Letter Asked Money.
| 1nlS I6LI6T CUIILdAIlS d ACAuCo< AOA
money" Garrison declared. 1T was
sent by special delivery to his home
and Mrs. Rosenfield received 1t anc
signed for it. Her husband was not
| at home, and feeling that 1t might
have been important, she opened 1t
Learning what was in the letter, she
| retained it. Later, this fact came
back to the writer Of the letter.
I'VE believe that the ransacking OF
| the house last Tuesday night was
/ mainly for the purpose of recovering
| the letter, for in making the report
to us, Mrs. Rosenfield said that the
| assailants first asked for the letter
and then threatened her life for hel
| failure to give 1t up. I have the letter
| now in q lock-boX. 1t will be an out
| standing piece of evidence In the
case"
| The attack on Mrs. Rosenf1eld last
! Tuesday night was followed by 8
| thorough ransacking of the home
| Some $4,000 worth of jewelry there
| was overlooked by the persons who
T. had tied up Mrs. Rosenfield, but $14
is alleged to have been taken. The
letter, at this time, according to Gar.
| rison, had been so carefully bidder
| by Mrs. Rosenfield that 1T was not
| found.
Prince Georges County authorities
are locking for no further arrests In
| the case, Garrison said. The Original
report that search was being con-
! Quoted for two men, it was admitted
| today, was ruse to throw suspects
| off their guard.