Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-20
DR.. SHOOK GR|LLED
24HOURS IN PROBE
Professor Admits Taking Key
of Slain COED Near Body,
Detective Says.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
COLUMBUS June 2o.--A KEY taken
from the spot where the body of Theora
Hix 24-year-old student at Ohio state
University, was found last FRIDAY, an
admission that he had burned voman's
clothes the next Gay and inability to
explain blood stains on his automobile,
was information authorities today had
wrung from DR.. James H. Shook, dis
missed professor at the university. They
we're continuing their questioning.
DR.. Shook, questioned until s o'clock
this morning, was brought back before
Prosecutor John J. Chester and detec-
tives short time later At noon Ches-
ter summoned stsnographer into the
room where Shook was closeted. Shook
has been under questioning almost con-
tinuously for "a hours.
Admits Burning Clothing.
Chief Of Detectives w. G. Schellen-
barger said DR.. Shook told him he took
the key to the north side room, which
he and Miss Hix had shared as man
and wife, from the spot were the girls
body was discovered. It was returned
to the landlady of the rooming house
short time before the slain co-ed's
body was found.
Authorities also said Shook had ad-
mitted burning woman's clothing In the
furnace at his home shortly before he
was arrested for investigation, and was
unable to tell how blood stains came
on his automobile The blood stains
are being analyzed to determine
whether they are human or animal
blood
Attorneys Shift Plans.
Attorneys for Shook said they had
temporarily dropped plans for obtain
ing his release on habeas corpus pro-
ceedings and intimated they would have
statement later.
Authorities had no comment on how
DR.. Shook, who has maintained he was
home the night of the killing. was bear
ing up under the strain of the pro-
longed questioning.
Detective Otto Phillips who took part
in the questioning, said the session that
extended through the night had ended
after DR.. Shook admitted taking the
key from the girls keyring, which was
found near the body. =.
did you get that key before you turned
1t in Friday?" He said Shook replied,
you know where got it,"
Narcotics Enter Into Quiz.
AT the bcdy?" Phillips asked, and DR..
Shook was quoted as replying Yes
Phillips said that Shook asked him
You believe me about the narcotics,
don't you?'
Phillips said he did not know what
the question referred to but that he
answered yes" and that Shook thsn
said well. she bounded me to give
them TO her"
Phillips said he did not know whether
Shook meant to imply that they were
for her own use or for other purposes.
Shook was taken back to the county
Jail at 12:45 pm. Prosecutor Chester and
police heads left the police station with
out revealing what had been the out
come.
Attorney John Siedel conferred with
his client at the jail for a short time
then said to newspaper men: They say
he has confessed. Shook, however, de-
nies it to me. What is the situation
anyway?
Until he tells me with his own lips
that he killed the girl and how he
killed her, will not believe it," Siedel
said. When we we're together in the
room Shook said: I got as much out OF
them as they did out of me- 1t looks
like some inferences might have been
taken by them from answers Snook
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