Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-17
Cloth and Kelly
Leave to Bring
Man Here
CIRCULAR LEADS
POLICE TO ACT
Search for Prisoner
Under Way for
Two Months

The capture in Montreal of
Herman H. Barrere, itinerant
painter, wanted for questioning
in connection with the murder of
Mary Baker, is expected to lead
to the arrest of another man, it
was indicated this afternoon by
Washington officers, who are
speeding toward the Canadian
city to take Barrere into custody.
Dispatches from Troy, N. Y,
through which the Washington
officers passed shortly after l
o'clock this afternoon, en- route to
Montreal, said that the finding of
Barrere would serve to facilitate
the investigation of the murder
mystery, but that another man is
involved in the further inquiry.
The officers who have gone to Montreal
70 bring Barrere back TO Washington
are Lieut.. Edward j. Kelly, chief of the
homicide squad of the Detective Blu
reau; Commonwealth Attorney William
G. Cloth of Arlington County and
Samuel w. Hardy of the Bureau of In
veStigation OF the Department of JUS
tiee.
win Seek Indictment
Cloth announced to washington
newspaper men who are on the train
with the officeIs that he plans to re-
turn with Barrere as soon as possible
and take him before a special grand
jury on first degree murder charge
The Arlington County Circuit Court is
IN session, he said, and grand jury
can be impaneied within few hours.
Early reports from Montreal indicated
that Barrere was planning to fight
extradition to the United States, but
Cloth said he did not expect to run
into any international legal complica-
tons.
IF Barrere valves extradition,"
Cloth said, I'VE will start back to
Washington with the prisoner inlme-
diately, possibly tonight. If we should
have to resort to extradition proceed
ings, our return necessarily will be de-
layed However, from what we have
learned we do not anticipate any
trouble in securing custody of Barrere
under the murder warrant which
have with me. I shall ask Judge Nc
earthly 10 call an extraordinary ses-
sion of the grand jury as soon as Bar
rere is back in the Arlington County
Jail"
The three officers are due to arrive
In Montreal at 7:45 o'clock tonight.
According to present plans they will 60
direct to police headquarters, accom-
panied by A. e. Farland, another De-
partment of Justice agent, who has been
In Montreal for several days investigat-
ing report that Barrere was headed
o.. s~.k. ,A1 elaNr
Barrere was arrested last night When
he walked into the Montreal Detective
Bureau to complain of theft of $50.
A detective there Immediately recog-
nized him from the description IN the
circulars broadcast by William S. Shell
by, chief of the Washington Detective
Bureau.
Oficers Go for Suspect.
A few minutes later the Montreal
authorities wired Inspector Shelby of
his capture, and at his request the
painter was placed in jail to await the
arrival of officers from Washington.
Shortly after midnight Lieut.. Kelly, ac-
companied by Commonwealth Attorney
Cloth, left for Montreal to bring Bar
rere back for questioning. The party
was joined at Philadelphia by Hardy.
The Montreal authorities were just
o few hours ahead of the Department
OF Justice in capturing Barrere, ana
had not the missing painter gone to
the detective bureau there to complain
of the theft, he undoubtedly would
have been picked UP very soon.
Several hours prior to Barrere's visit
ut the Montreal detective headquar-
tiers, Farland, who had trailed him to
Canada, had been in conference with
Capt. German of the detective office
and exhibited the circular calling for
the arrest of the painter.
Captain Recognized Man.
With the description Of Barrere fresh
in his mind, Capt. German recognized
MIN almost Immediately. While In
spector Foucault and Sergt MCCOY
listened ITO his story, German walk
into another room and telephoned the
inspector to detain the man. He was
then subjected to a severe grilling.
At that Barrere was not hard 20
identify. His signature tailed with the
specimen signature carried on the look
cut circular sent out from Washington.
His tattoo marks also conceded exacty
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