Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-23
Investigation of Mary Bakers
Death Spreads in Five Di-
rectionS, With Little New
Evidence in Hand.
C0L0RED SUSPECTS AGAIN
CHILLED AT ARLINGTON
Third Man at Richmond Also Cues
tioned-Plans Made to Compare
Finger and Palm Prints of Pris-
oners With Marks Found on
Slain Girls Automobile.

After investigating nearly all of
the multitude of leads developed
in connection with the search for
the slayer of Mary Baker, Wash
ington police. Arlington County
officials and Department of Jus
tice agents admitted today that
they are now waiting for lucky
break" to aid them in the solution
of the crime.
In the meantime, the investiga-
ton spread in five directions.
reaching over Washington, Mary
land and Virginia.
Frank Smith and James Vollin.
the two colored men, who were
arrested with Miss Bakers small
coin purse and scarf about 10
hours after the finding of her
body April IL, are being subjected
to another rigorous examination
In the Arlington County jail by
Commonwealth Attorney william
c. Cloth, assisted by Lieut.. Edward
j. Kelly, chief of the homicide
squad OF the detective bureau.
Headquarters Detective Thomas
sweeney has gone to Richmond, Va,
to interrogate Earl w. Frank, alias
James w. White, who was taken into
custody there yesterday as a suspect.
May Have AIibi.
Additional doubt as to any value
from Franks arrest developed today
Wnen an Associated Press dispatch
from Goldsboro, N. c., said that an Earl
Franck, believed to be the same man
held In Richmond, is charged with
steallng merchandise from a railway
freight station there on April IL, the
DAY Miss Bakers body was found here,
A Goldsboro officer has gone to Rich
mond in an effort to identify the sus-
pect. Richmond police said when he
was picked up there he was taking the
numbers OF railroad cars containing
cigarettes.
Other investigators are continuing
their questioning of employees at the
Navy Department, where Miss Baker
worked. still hopeful of uncovering
some information which might put
them on the trail of the slayer.
Checking in Baltimore.
It also was announced that detec-
tives are in Baltimore checking I'D re.
ports that jewelry salesman may have
mad some connection with the crime.
These are the only remaining So-called
leads which the investigators have not
completely covered, but there is very
little optimism among them that any,
thing OF value will be developed from
continued investigation. The authori-
ties are not yet willing, however, to
record Miss Bakers murder among the
unSolved crimes
Aside from the requestioning of the
Two colored men in the Arlington County
Jail, their fingerprintS and palmprints
are to be taken and compared with the
photographs of the prints found on Miss
Bakers abandoned automobile. The
same procedure is to be followed in
connection with the fingerprints and
palmprints of Fred Wilson, the Gov
eminent architect, who has several
times been questioned about his rela-
tons with the murdered woman.
The re-examination of the two coll
ored men indicate that the authorities
are making every effort to establish the
connection between the stolen jewelry,
novel and pair of women'S silk stock
ings found in a manhole Of sewer on
the Arlington Experimental Farm of
the Department of Agriculture, together
with Miss Bakers coat, hat and pocket
book. This is being done in view of the
latest theory that the woman may have
been murdered by thieves.
Stories Disagree.
Detective Sweeney was sent to Rich
mond to question Frank because the
story he told the authorities there as
to his whereabouts on the night Miss
Baker was killed did not coincide with
statements of his sister in Baltimore.
Frank informed the Richmond police
he had been in Baltimore visiting his
sister April IL, IL and 49, The Navy
Department clerk was murdered on the
night of April IL. Franks sister, how
ever, said that he had visited her only
one day, on Sunday April IS.
Frank, according to the Washington
police, had several communion cups
such as those used in Episcopal
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