The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-04-18
MURDER SEARCH.
now GENTERED
ON OAK GROVE
Police Hasten to Slain Girls
Home Town After Taking,
With Victims z Roommates !
(continued From Pase y

Reporter Gives Clue
BY far the most outstanding
clue the police obtained today
was from a Times reporter, who
told them Of the Government EN-
ploye seen burning clothes near
the scene Of the murder last
Friday night.
According to this information
q young colored man who lives IN
nearby Maryland was attending
. . party in the colored section Oh
virginia. He was returning home
late when he saw a white man
burning some clothes near the
road. From the flames he saw
!. The face Of the man and recog'
nized him as q Government EN-
nloye living near him in Mary:
land. He could not see what kino
Of clothes the man was burning
and did not speak to him
THE man has not been at WORK
since last Friday. 80,
police also are checking up on
q travelling salesman who 1t IS
believed was q friend OF MISS
Raker. He is supposed to nave
left washington Friday n1gnL on
a bus, leaving here at $3.50 O'CLOCK
There is nothing tangible on him.
the police say, but they are
anxious to question him.
Coat Found in Hotel
The blood smeared clothing
which the police have had IN
their possession for several days
was revealed to be mans coat
which detectives obtained IN a
room in q local hotel. The
Chemists of the Health Depart
ment have been called IN 70
determine II the blood on the
coat and the blood found on the
cushions Of Miss Bakers automo'
bile are the same.
Virginia policemen who went
to Oak Grove, Va, today had not
reported early this afternoon, but
word from them was expected
later. In addition to these police
men, it is understood that De
partment Of Justice agents are
still at Warsaw, Va, checking up
on persons who knew Miss Baker
in her youth.
Important information was OBJ
tanned by police from Miss Olga
Skinner and Miss Mildred Sperry
during their questioning last
night. =.
Iowa police have been asked tc
assist in questioning F. M. Skin
ner. a brother Of Miss BAKERS
house mate, regarding the tele
crarrn which one Of the young
women sent from Fredericksburg
Shelby is Confident
Inspector william S. Shelby
chief Of detectives. believes that
the police are nearing a solution
of the mystery. He said:
eve are working on something
very definite. We have discovered
important new evidence"
Important Information
Important information gained
by questioning Olga Skinner and
Mildred Sperry and the finding
Of what is believed to be the
blood-Stained clothes Of the muir
derer, have brought a sudden
change in the aspect Of the case
The two girls were located IN
Fredericksburg yesterday by The
washington Times. They were
closely requestioned at the Ar
lington county court house by
Sheriff Howard B. Fields, Lieut..
Edward j. Kelley and Common
wealth Attorney William G. Cloth
and released shortly after mid
night. Cloth said he learned sew
eral facts to strengthen a theory
he is now working on.
Following the interview three
Arlington county policemen left
for Oak Grove, Va. where 1t Is
rumored they expect to make an
arrest. They remained in Fred
ericksburg last night and shortly
after z o'clock this morning
started for Oak Grove.
Inspector Shelby and Lieuten-
ant Kelley, chief Of the homicide
squad were up until 5 o'clock
this morning following up a lead
which they hope will lead to the
apprehension Of the killer.
Police Much Encouraged
When asked if he could point to
one man as the probable muir
derer, Lieutenant Kelley shrugged
: his shoulders and said:
''WeIl I wouldn't say just that.
You had better ask Inspector
Shelby"
There is no doubt that the police
are tremendously encouraged.
Yesterday they frankly admitted
they did not know which way to
turn.
Sheriff Fields learned that
shortly after the time Miss Bakers
bIood-stained car was abandoned
q white man about 5 feet 10 inches
tall sold a colored man a coat and