The Washington times., 1929-12-18

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! broken In such q manner tl1at
the family is convinced It wss
grabbed at by someone Just be-
fore the fatal plunge. The break
occurs at q point near the clasp
or back" Of the necklace.
Fingcr.1TarIs On Throat
Alleged finger rmarks observed
on the throat Of the dead woman
as she lay IN her caSket also are
cited by the family to bear out
the contention that someone tried
70 get possession Of the necklace
BY force.
The dress, q green affair, trim
med at the sleeves with embroid-
cred cuffs, Is badly torn on the
right shoulder, the seams being
ripped away. The right elbow Is
torn out, ali being mute evidence
Of the terrific force with which
MRS. Dreyfus struck the boat club
landing Ia the 2Ofoot fall.
This evidence, coupled with
other facts. the latter contained
/ in affidavits, make It highly prob
able that District Attorney Rover
win take the entire case before
the January Grand Jury, It was
learned today.
McBrien's Actions Cited
Frieda Fischer, sister of the
dead woman. has signed an affi-
davit that she saw Edmund J.
McBrien, escort Of her sister,
hurrying across the dance floor,
his face white and drawn while
the orcEestra played Home,
Sweet Home"
Ten or Is seconds later. the
sister testified, the music stopped
and 1t was then that she learned
her sister had fallen" from the
porch and was unconscious on
the landing.
McBrien. who with her sister
had been the aiibi Witnesses for
Albert e. GuiEnares when the
latter was under suspicion Of hav-
| ing murdered Dot King, Broad
way butterfly, IN her West Fifty
iseventf Street apartment, New
York, Ia March, 1928. was some
where between the cloak room
and the landing when It was
discovered that Aurelia had
fallen" " Frieda says.
Girl Tells 81 sDull Thud."
That, however, Is Is far as Nc.
Brien,S story of the fall and his
actions coincide with the sworn
statement Of Anna Leonard. who,
with q friend, was Oh the porch
| at the time ok AureliR's fall
Miss Leonard swears that she
heard 3 thud '.Iike q sack of
coal striking the ground while
the orchestra played Home,
Sweet Home
Just after the ''thud," she says,
the orchestra swung into ALA
bama Stomp" " and it was ct that
point that F'rieda saw McBrien
walking across the dance floor
at q very fast pace.
Then, after 9 few bars, the or
chestra began to play "ShoW Ne
The Way To Go Home" and then
quickly swung into the strains Of
aHome Sweet Home" "
Time Factor Important
The most significant thing III
this new affidavit. which Il cor
rOborated by an affidavit signed
BY the orchestra leader, Is that
the thud was heard at the begin
ming of the first playing Of Home
Sweet Home, !" and McBrien Is
placed on the porch during that
time. About 3 minute and 3 half
later. two minutes at the most,
the affidavits aIIege, Alireliass
body was found on the landing,
Just as the orchestra was finish
ing with the second playing Of
Home, Sweet Home. "
Alirelia vas picked up and
placed ia the back Of an automo-
bile and started for emergency
Hospital. the sisters affidavit
declares.
During the ride, McBrien kept
begging those with him 10 keep
Inny name out of this. it win
bring lip the Dot King case
The II quoted as having said.
While District Attorney Rover
and the Fischer family here have
collected affiuavits and an In
lvestfgation of them u under way,
New York police remain apafhetiC
TO the possibility that Ii them
Imay lie the way TO clear up the
x-year-Old mystery Of Dot Kings
murder.
New York Not interested
The New York police are mot
Interested Ia the affidavits. dis
patches from New York quote
Grover Whalen, police commits
sioner, as having said. He Is
further quoted as having referred
to the afEidavits as "bunk, !"
quoting his detectives.
McBrien had q few words To-
say yesterday through his at
tOrney, Terrence j. McAEaTllls.
McBrien Is ready to answer any
summons the New York or
washington police issue and he
wilI ten ail. McAEanus AYERS.
Text og Statement
The statement was given ia Me-
Brien's name hy his attorney and
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