Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-14

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parked car on the bridge. It was ct
about the middle Of the span.
I'VE had been there about 20 min
utes when we began arguing. Mary
knew all about my connection with that
Georgia murder and she was threaten
ing to turn me in, so / grabbed my
pistol from thu. left-hand corner of the
front seat and shot her in the right
breast. 7 only shot her once. She
passed out In about half minute.
1T then began to wonder what was
eating on me. must not have known
what was doing. That's funny, too,
because I wasn't drinking and hadn't
been. With the windows of my sedan
raised drove back across the bridge
and parked the car IN the bushes to the
left Of Rosslyn. walked back to ROSS
Ign, got Q street car and rode to Wis
consin avenue and M street. / then
found Mary's car and drove It back TO
the spot where had parked mine. !
took her body out Of my car and put 1t
in the front seat Of her automobile.
Then ! drove down the cemetery
road q little way, threw her body into
the culvert and returned to my car.
Abandoned Car Near Body.
Beginning to realize I was In o lot
as soon as had abandoned Mary's
car about 100 yards from her body. !
had no clothes with me except those !
had on and shirt, so didn't have to
stop for anything. I drove all the way
home without stopping, except for a few
hours I spent In a rooming house IN
Trenton, N. j."
Allard was unable to account for the
presence OF Miss Bakers clothes in a
culvert on the Agricultural Experimental
Farm near the Arlington National
Cemetery. He said the girl was not
wearing coat during the time she was
with him the night Of the Staying. He
declared he had no recollection of driv.
ing on the farm property. He added he
was unable to remember throwing away
the keys to Miss Bakers car. They
were found after the murder on the
farm.
The prisoner declared he met Miss
Baker through mutual friends at a
party in an apartment house on SIX
tenth street in January or February.
1928. He declined to reveal the name
Of the person who had introduced him
to the girl.
Claims to Know Mildred Sperry.
Pressed concerning his friendship
with other acquaintance Of Miss Baker,
Allard said he knew Mildred Sperry, a
young woman with whom Miss Baker
lived with another girl in Lyon Village,
Va, and real estate broker in Alex
andria, Va. He declined to divulge the
name of the real estate man.
Allard explained he met Miss Sperry
at dance In roadhouse on the high
way to Fairfax, Va, about is miles
from Washington, In October. 1928.
When the conversation turned to the
Georgia murder Allard talked with the
greatest of freedom. He said he was
en- route to Miami, Fla, with Miss
Baker as his companion when they
stopped in Darien, Ga,A He said Miss
Baker complained Of ling III and
asked to be left alone.
$50 / went out" AlIard said, with
Frank Nagel. We had three girls with
us. Nagel was riding In the front seat
He wanted one Of the girls in the back
seat TO get up with him. We got into
an argument about it and he started
after me with knife. I drew o knife
and we had It OUT As soon as ! saw
his condition was serious went back
to town and beat 1t for washington.
Claims Three Residences.
Allard declared he made his home
while in Washington on Third street
at house in the 1400 block Of Thirty.
NTH street, the number Of which hi
failed to recall, and at BUNS joint
in LandoVer, Nd, known as White sta
ton.
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