The Washington times., 1930-04-30
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Slain GirI's Family Certain
Killer Was Known to Her;
Hope Revived for Solution

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our minds. NIL Of her relatives
have, concluded that the man
gained entrance TO her car and
seated himself ut the wheel be-,
cause Mary knew him and
feared no harm at his hands"
Baker ID familiar with the COM
plants made by his sister about
the tIriWelcO1ne attentions of an
employee Of the Navy Department
and thinks the man al, least
should be, questioned. So. far,
police have not been able to learn
his name. Baker told detectives
his sister referred to him as "a
man who works In another wing
Of the building"
Other Leads Develop
Other angles Of the case have
been developing rapidly in the
last few hours. A 32-caliber auto
matte pistol was found in q yard
in Foxhall Village. This Is the
same bore as the missing murder
gun, but the Baker girl was killed
by lead bullets, whereas an auto
matte fires only steel shells.
Police believe that George Kel-
ley, one Of the three men who
found the dead girls clothes in
the sewer, may be able to give
them valuable information as to
how the stolen property - the
necklace, the silk stockings, a
book--got into the n1anhole with
the girls coat end hat.
Inquiry today showed that Kelly
and Jay Nash, who was with him
at the time he discovered the
girls belongings. had left for
New York over q week ago.
Inspector Shelby is endeayoring
TO bring Kelly back to Washing
ton for questioning.
A letter purporting to clear up
the mystery Of how the clothes
were placed in the sewer was
turned over to Commonwealth At
torney w. c. Cloth by The Wash
ington Times today.
The letter, bearing no signature
or tinguishing marks, was
printed In pencil. It said the
clothes. were given to colored
woman living on the Columbia
Pike by another colored woman
living In Queen City. When the
first woman found they belonged
to the murdered girl she became
frightened and returned them to
the second The letter added
that the second woman told the
former she later had thrown them
In the sewer.
Had Several Residences
Charles Baker gave police a
complete account of his sisters
several residences during the las.
few years, and Inspector Shelby
plans to question everyone who
knew her. -.
In 1928. when Miss Baker first
went to work at the Navy Depart
ment. she lived with her aunt in
the northwest section of this city.
The following year until 1926 she
lived in the Sunbury Apartments
on M Street, near IL Street N. w.
During 1926-1927 she shared an
apartment in the 1000 block Of
Eleventh Street N. w. with Miss
Olga Skinner and Miss Mildred
Sperry.
Baker used to have q delicates-
sen store on Massachusetts Ave
nue.. near Eleventh Street ana
the girls frequently met there
for supper. '..E
In 1928 his sister took an apart
ment alone on the fourth floor cf
the Conrad, at Thirteenth and I
streets, but stayed there only
three months, when she moved to
the Evangeline Hotel. She lived
there until last March 20 when
she took a house with Miss
Sperry and Miss Skinner on
Beech Street in Lyon Village.
This information gives the
police Q wider scope for their in
veStigation. Following Bakers
departure detectives are believed
to have questioned a man about
2S years Of age who formerly
lived in Tappatannock, Va, near
Oak Grove. No important in
formation was uncovered, how
ever