Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-14
FIaherty Finds Writing Re-
sembIes "Tip-off" Letter
/. Sent to Police Here.
NAGEL KILLING INQUIRY
REOPENS SECOND CASE
Confession Declared Wrung From
Suspect After Girls Name Slips
IL Out During Quiz.
ny DOUGLAS wARRENFELS,
stan Correspondent Of The star.

ML 0OONLAS WA&RkzNH EAoS
stan Correspondent OF The star.
SCHENECTADY, N. Y, November a..
AFTER making q comparison of sigma
lures on papers in possession of Harry
). Allard, John Flaherty, washington
detective, told newspaper men here to-
day he was convinced Allard had no
connection with the murder Of Mary
Baker in Washington April IL.
FIaherty announced he had no faith
in a confession to the crime made by
Allard, . 25-year-old itinerant painter.
He added he believed Allard was merely
seeking TO evade serving a five-year
sentence in the Dannemora prison in
New York for an automobile theft.
FIaherty revealed the signature of
Allard resembled the handwriting on q
letter received recently by Inspector
William S. Shelby, chief of Washing
ton detectives, in which Allard was
linked with the Baker case. The COM
lnunication was signed with the name
of a resident Of Worcester, Mass.
Check Declared Not Cashed.
Fiaherty also disclosed ofsicials of the
Citizens Trust Co. Of Schenectady re-
ported they had no. record Of having
cashed q check for $50 Allard said had
been sent to him by Miss Baker.
Schenectady detectives cited the
prisoners long police record in sup
port Of their belief that he might be
found guilty Of the murder.
The New York detectives denied re-
ports that Allard had come forward
with his story voluntarily. They said II
had been drawn from him only by
patient persuasion and hours Of tedious
work. They declared he had confessed
responsibility for the Baker death only
after the name Of Miss Baker had
slipped from his lips while he was being
examined in connection with another
II was explained AIiard was confined
ia the Schenectady County jail when
information linking him with the kill
Ing Of Frank Nagel in Mcintosh County.
Ca, shortly before Christmas IN 1928
was received Through letter mailed
from Scotia, N: Y. This ccmmunica-
ton was signed with the initials w.
n r"
Confesses to Reporter.
ais it true, old man. that you killed
Miss Mary Baker In Washington" Al
lard was asked ny . reporter from Tne
aYes.s he replied, sbut how did they
Dyer get q line on me?"
The prisoner then wtnt into an ac-
count Of the staying. He was 9 beaten
looking individual as he answered ques-
ton after question with apparent re-
luctance. His brown curly hair had not
been trimmed In month or two. HIS
al eNf n
tidyness. He was attired in blue trou-
Eers somewhat the worse for wear and q
nondescript yellow shirt turned In at the
collar. He was without both belt ana
socks.
ct was like this" Allard began. 81
was at my home In Schenectady early
an April--on April Fools day, I'm fact
when received letter from Mary ask
ing me to come down to washington to
see her. I replied by letter that I'd like
70 make the trip, but didn't have any
thing to use for money.
Declares She Sent Check.
sTt was a few DAYS later that re-
celved another letter from her. It con-
tanned q check for $50. The check was
drawn on some bank in washington.
don't remember just which one. So
cashed the check and attended to some
business / had in Schenectady for three
or four days. Then I drove down to
washington.
''On arriving in Washington on about
April 10, IL or IL, I'm not sure which,
called Mary at her ONCE. She told
me she would meet me at $50 at
Thirteenth street and New York avenue
IN front Of drug store.
she arrived there some time be-
tween $50 and o'clock. She was in
her car. My car also was parked
nearby. So told her to follow me
in her automobile She trailed me to
Thtrty-second street near M. We
parked her car there and she got In
with me.
I'VE then drove across the Key
Bridge and stopped in a drug store or
soft drink stand. Both of US ate a
couple Of sandwiches and drank cup
Of hot chocolate. We then drove TO
Alexandria and then TO q parking place
on the Cemetery road near RosSlyn.
I'VE parked there a half an hour or
10. After that we drove back to the
same drug store in Rosslyn and had
Sonae more hot chocolate. We were in
the store about q half an hour. We
then drove across the Key Bridge IN
the direction of Georgetown, parking
the car about $50 feet from the WASH
angton side. There was only one other
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