Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-19

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and then slept throughout the after
noon. He then recounted his move
ments from the time he ate dinner I'M
til he returned from the trip to Tap
pahannock in the evening.
Cause of Arrest.
Cloth said Sisson's arrest was the
result of information he had obtained
chiefly from letters to Miss Baker,
coupled with his actions in keeping
quiet" when he knew that the authori-
ties were looking for him for the pur-
pose of questioning him about the case.
His failure to come forward" Cloth
declared, resulted in his name being
broadcast throughout the whole coun-
try"
The difficulty in locating Sisson, Cloth
explained, was due to the fact that the
territory he covers for Baltimore soap
maker extends over 20 Virginia counti1s
1t was known, however, that he was
scheduled to return to his home in
Warsaw yesterday and three Arlington
County police off1cers-Hugh G. Jones
John r. Burke and Roy Cobean, who
found Miss Bakers body. were sent
there to take him into custody.
News that Sisson had been arrested
spread throughout Washington and
Arlington County early last night and
when he arrived at the Arlington County
Court House shortly after IL O'Clock, a
large crowd had gathered. He appeared
calm and did not seem to mind the ex-
element He wore gray SLOUGH hat
and gray topcoat.
The interrogation of SiSson had been
underway only about half an hour when
Cloth learned that Gallagher was in
Richmond. He Immediately telephoned
the police there to arrest him and hold
him for investigation.
Attended Funeral.
According to Cloth, Gallagher at
tended Miss Bakers funeral at Oak
Grove last Tuesday. His arrest was
made on fugitive warrant.
Cloth indicated that SiSson would be
held in the Arlington County Jail pend
ing further developments. The bus
driver who reported picking up sus-
picious looking man shortly after 8
o'clock last Friday night near gaso-
line station in the vicinity of the Ar
lington Cemetery will be taken to the
Jail sometime today to confront Sisson.
The description given the police by the
bus driver does not correspond with
the salesman appearance, however.
Miss Bakers long-sought hat and
coat were found by Clarence L. Joneston,
1928 Yost place northeast, and j. E.
Nash and George Alexander Kelly OF
1912 Twelfth street while searching the
Department of Agriculture Experimental
Farm grounds. The articles were stuffed
in a sewer at an isolated spot that had
been gone over before, but heavy cover
over the sewer hid them from view
The clothes were water soaked.
The three men brought the clothing
and other personal belongings of Miss
Baker to the Washington detective bu-
reau and turned them over to Inspector
William S. Shelby. An investigation was
started Immediately TO trace the owner
of the pair of mans gloves and the
scarf. The detectives are not definitely
certain whether the scarf is a mans or
woman's.
Gloves Hottest" Lead.
Cloth frankly admitted that the find
ing of the pair of gloves is the hot
test" lead the authorities now have TO
work on in the search for Miss Bakers
slayer IF this lead falls through"
he declared, Eve will have to start all
over again."
Arlington County officials find it diff
cult TO believe that Miss Bakers clothes
and other belongings were stuffed into
the sewer by her slayer. Several of
them think that the colored men who
ransacked the abandoned and blood
stained car may have hidden the gar
mentS in the sewer with the intention
of returning for them later, but be-
came frightened upon learning that
they had taken the clothes Of muir
dered woman.
Several of the investigators point
out that a murderer, in his excitement
would not have taken the time to search
through the agriculture farm for such a
secluded hiding place as the sewer to
dispose of the clothes Moreover, they
declare that the fact that the colored
men admitted taking the small coin
pocketbook indicates that they must
have taken the pocketbook The pocket
book was found with the clothes.
Probably Dropped Keys.
The explanation offered for the key
ring containing the keys to Miss Bak-
er'S car and the key to the door OF
her home and the receipted doctors
bill, found three days ago near the
sewer where the clothes were discovered
is that the person who carried the
various articles to the hiding place
most likely dropped them while going
through the contents of the pocketbook
The question which is now puzzling
the investigators is where to look for
Miss Bakers lingerie and the gun
There is a possibility that the slayer
carried the weapon with him after
committing the crime, it was said, for
the purpose of defending himself
against capture If surrounded, or else
committing suicide. 1t is a foregone
conclusion of the authorities that If
such was the case the murderer dis
posed of the gun far from the scene OF
the crime