Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-04
WOMAN WANTED
IN GREEN GABLES
CASE BROUGHT HERE
Ruth Bradley Held in Capital
on Larceny Charge While
Story Is Probed.
{ DENIES BEING IN ROOM
WHEN SHOT WAS FIRED
Coroner's Jury Returns Open Yer
diet in Prince Georges
County Investigation.

Ruth Lynette Bradley. alias Ruth
Hunt, alias Ruth Harris, alias Hot
Shot" Ruth, alias Lynn Dalton, go
year-old self-styled beauty culturist,
wanted by Maryland authorities in con.
nection with the killing of Wesley
Pcatra at Green Gables roadhouse, ar
rived in Washington this morning from
Florence, S. c.. in the custody of Head
quarters Detective Arthur T. Finely
and Policewoman Caroline Alexander.
She was brought back to this city on
warrant charging the grand larceny of
81 100 worth of furniture.
Although the Maryland police have
o warrant charging the woman as being
an accessory to the murder of Poutra.
who was fatally wounded during the
shooting ARRAY in the Maryland road
house on the morning of March 20,
District authorities stated the prisoner
will be tried In this jurisdiction before
being turned over to Maryland. An
open verdict was rendered in the shoot
ing at Upper Marlboro last night.
Lists No Occupation.
While the woman, who gave her adj
dress as in the 1900 block of street
in this city, said she formerly conducted
a beauty culture school and was
trained nurse, she gave no occupation
on the police blotter and said she was
unmarried.
After her arrival at police headquar-
tiers this morning she was taken to the
police gallery" for photographing, fin
gerprlnt1ng and measuring. She went
through the formalities with an air of
indifference.
LAS I said before, have no more
idea who shot poor Wesley than
you" she said in answer to a
query of whether or not she knew who
did the shooting. Il was in the kitchen.
trying to get the cook to fix me UP
chicken sandwich, when heard several
shots fired" she cried, land when I
ran out into the dining room. every
body was running around amongst over
turned tables and the smoke was so
thick I couldn't see foot in front of
me. All Of sudden some one grabbed
me by the arm and pulled me out
into a machine and drove me straight
home to my. apartment on s street.
That's all I know about the shooting.
The next morning decided to go away
for q rest and stopped of in Richmond
before going to visit friends in Flor
ence."
Grilled by Detective.
Headquarters Detective Joseph wal
dron of the homicide squad, after grill
ing the woman for more than an hour,
said she had told him everything she
knew about the affair, which was SUBJ
stantially what she had told news
paper men, but added that she might
be able to tell more later.
She is being held in the House of
Detention for investigation. and viii
probably be given preliminary hearing
in Police Court tomorrow morning on
the grand larceny charge.
Apparently satisfied with the evidence
of the only witness produced by the
State, the coroner's jury returned
by reason Of a gunshot wound inflicted
by party or parties unknown to the
jury"
Others Not Called.
Although 1t was announced when
Emilio Tore, Lucille Grisson and Eve
lyn Metcalf, all of Washington, were
taken to the Marlboro Jail Sunday that
they would be held for the coroner's
inquest. none of them was called and
tine only person to testify was George
Knighton, waiter at Green Gables,
the Suitland roadhouse where the fatal
shooting occurred.
Release Of Tore Sought.
At the conclusion of the inquest At
torney Harry Grand applied for the re-
lease of Tore. Justice Of Peace H. w.
Gore admitting ne could see no reason
for holding the prisoner longer, de-
clined to release the man until con-
ferring with States Attorney j. Frank
Parran. An effort will be made to
secure the release under bond of all
the prisoners. Those who appeared be-
fore the grand jury were Knighton,
John Lawrence Bremen, who was ar
rested after driving Joe Hauser, an
other man shot In the ARRAY. to Emer-
gency Hospital: Lewis Behrens, alias
John Bunny, who was injured just be-
fore the shooting: Judith Cole, q host
ess at Green Gables, and George Bow
man, q cook.