The Washington times., 1930-04-17
PROBE or PARTY.
BRINGS FORTH
NO CLUES
Police Are Frank In Admitting
Fiye-Day investigation Finds
Case Back at Starting Point
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their identity had been estab bliShed
by The washington Times cor
respondent.
They had lunch at Dugan's
Cafe and later in the afternoon
walked about the little city, A
search is being made today to
try to locate them If they are
still In Fredericksburg.
Marriage Reported
Possibility that Miss Baker may
have been married secretly to .
former suitor is being considered
by investigators.
Just what steps police and De-
partment Of Justice agents are
taking to run this theory down
cannot be learned, but it is
understood on good authority
that it is being given considerable
weight.
It was learned that several
months ago the girl visited the
home Of her parents in Oak
Grove, Va, and while three was
seen frequently with a former
suitor. On her return here 1T IS
understood she was strangely
reticent about her trip.
Miss Skinner and Miss Sperry.
with whom she lived, did not
question her, however, as the
three had agreed that their per-
sonal affairs would not be in
quired into by each other.
Police are still conducting an in
tensive search for the murder
victims missing hat and coat, and
the gun with which she was slain,
The finding of these articles, po-
lice believe. will lead directly to
the slayer.
Two Theories Discarded
The original theory that she
~as killed in her automobile has
been definitely discarded by
rolice, as we'll as the idea that
she was murdered late at night.
Investigators believe the girl and
her companion left the automo-
bile at some point in Virginia,
probably on the experimental
farm of the Department Of. Agri-
culture, and that it was here she
was attacked and then slain.
Arlington county officers are Of
the belief it will be at the point
where they left the car that the
missing hat and coat viii be
found.
Had Not Had Dinner
Further support Of the idea
that the girl was killed some
time before $3.50 was given by
DR.. A. B. Swim, Arlington county
coroner, who stated that the
autopsy performed on the girl
showed she had not eaten since
early in. the day.
This, police say, supports their
theory that she was killed be
tween $3.50 and. $3.50, o'clock on
Friday night, as it was not likely
she would have remained out
long past her dinner hour with.
out eating.
Steps are now being taken to
make thorough search of. the
mud in the bottom Of Rice's
pond on the experimental farm
In the hope that the missing gun
may be recovered.
Some Of the investigators, how
ever, are not optimistic as to the
recovery Of the revolver, in view
Of the fact that the murderer
could easily have disposed Of II
by hurting it from the Highway
Bridge into the Georgetown chan
mel Of the Potomac River.
While police were endeavoring
today to locate the two roommates.
friends Of the Baker girl, 1t was
learned that q letter had been
sent by Miss Skinner to. the chief
Of the Legal division, in the Vet.
erans Bureau in which she asked
that on her return to work her
fellow employees be requested to
refrain from asking her about the
case.
car.
It was admitted today that
the time and place Of the MUIR
der are not yet known and that
little credence is placed in re-
ports of q number Of persons
that they heard bitter quarreling
end shots fired around IL o'clock
Friday night, near Rosslyn, Va.
Sheriff Stands Firm
Sheriff Howard a Fields. Of
Arlington county, still 'clings
tenaciously to his original theory
hat the girl was murdered and
cer body transported some dis
lance in the machine AMI hurled
INTO the culvert. He, points to
''>e fact that the murder must
1--we been committed early in
ne evening, as the girls watch
had stopped at exactly $50.
a reported houSe-warming party
at the home of the slain girl
early in April was investigated
by police, but furnished no new
leads.
Members Of the homicide squad
again visited the Navy Depart.
ment yesterday afternoon and are
supposed to have quizzed a man
VINO is known to have been
close friend of the slain girl.
with the many theories being
advanced those investigating the
case are considering a t Nry that
perhaps Tilted suitor may have
followed the girl and after get
ting In her machine to talk mat.
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