The Washington times., 1930-04-25
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FOR CRIME
jealous poiiarl, Says Fields,
While District Detectives
Favor Theory Of Robbery
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E. ,,.y think that il they can de-.
ternains how Mary Bakers coat
got ia the sewer with some stolen.
property they will be in Inncn1
better position to proceed with
the Investigation.
Cloth thinks now the things
may have been placed in the
sewer before the. police found
Miss Bakers abandoned car. For
q time it was claimed by Airing
ton county authorities that, the
arttcles must have been planted"
there some time last week. n
The story of the two C0iorec
men, Frank Smith and James Vol.
lin, that they found only 9 scarf.
q change purse and q parnSol
when they searched the car IS
now accredited by all the authori.
ties Investigating the case. Cloth
thinks it possible, however, that
another party Of men, finding the
car earlier, may have tansacked IT.
Rover Indicated that ii the
theft had no connection with the
crime and If an explanation OF
the presence Of the stolen goods
with Miss Bakers belongings
would aid the investigation, he
would not insist on a prosecution
for theft.
III commenting ION the Inn
portance of being able to trace
the stolen goods, as well as an
unidentified pair Of mans gloves
and mans scarf found with
Mary Bakers coat, Cloth said:
''TO clear up this pu1zling
angle Of the case would help
UNNECESSARILY. II is . stun
bling block, which, If overcome,
might prove the solution Of the
case"
Shelby Approves. Action
In speaking of the action taken
by Cloth. and Rover, Inspector
Shelby said:
II am heartily In accord with
this decision. Anyone who
knows anything about how the
clothes ana the stolen property
got into that sewer need have
no fear Of prosecution in CON-
inR forward to tell Whist they
know. This, Of course, provtd.
fng that the theft had no con-
1aection with the murder"
Renewed activity by police and
Department Of Justice agents TO
fix the exact spot whece Miss
Baker was slain sent investigators
off on q new lead today.
Members Of the homicide squad
are convinced that If they can
locate the place where the girl
was attacked additional clues will
be brought to light to aid them
In running down the slayer.
Search Centers on Farm
They are centering their search
on the Department of Agriculture
expert. entail farm, where it Is
believed the girl went with her
male companion shortly before
she VIC killed.
The story told police yesterday
by Miss Kitty Spaulding, waitress
In q restaurant at the south end
of; the Highway Bridge, to the
effect that Mary Baker had intro
duced an Army sergeant to her
as her husband, is discounted BY
police as an important lead.
They. are endeavoring, however.
TO link up the story Of the Army
sergeant with the homemade
necklace found last Friday in q
drain on the experimental farm
with Miss Bakers hat, coat, and
other effects It has been estab-
lished definitely that necklaces
similar to the ones found are
made by disabled World War vet
Grams at local hospitals and at
st. Elizabeth's.
Detectives last night were in
clined to dismiss the theory OF
Sheriff Howard B. Fields, Of
Arlington County, that a woman
was mixed up in the case.
Inspector william s.. Shelby
said If third person was involved
in the case that he would
have to be shown. He agreed
however, that he was no nearer
solution of the crime or the
motive behind it. than heNwas two
weeks ago.
on the other hand the theory
offered by some Of the investi-
gators that Miss Baker was sur
prised by q thief who was. rifling
her car and was forced to get in
the machine and drive to Virginia
where she was attacked I and
killed was labeled as "ridiculouS"
by Arlington county authorities.
ties. ss
Sheriff Stil at Work
Sheriff Fields is still working
on his own theory and said yes
terday that he hopes to have
some tangible lead that may
bring the slayer back. He said
he is not satisfied with the state.
ment made by one man IN the
case and intends to investigate
his actions more fully.
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