Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-20
MYSTERY OF BAKER
MURDER DEEPENS
Statesmen Expected to Be Re-
leased as Soon as AIibis
Are Checked.
Continued Prom First Page.)


Of Miss Bakers correspondence and
photographs had been removed from
her desk in the file room of The Bureau
Of Aeronautics prior to the visit there
last Monday by Cloth and two De-
partment Of Justice agents. The de-
tectives said they are satisfied that the
only articles removed from the desk was
the property of the Navy Department.
with broad smile when he arrived at
the Arlington County court house after
his 100-mile automobile ride from Rich
mond. Like Sisson, he showed no Wis
ible sign of excitement over his de-
tention and expressed the opinion that
the suspicion cast upon him would be
removed when the officials checked his
story.
Quite willingly Gallagher posed for
the newspaper photographers, but after
they had taken series of "shots" and
began to put fresh plates in their
cameras he turned away with an adj
now"
Rode without Coat.
Gallagher made the trip from Rich
nond In an open car with Cloth driv-
ing and an Arlington County police off,
cial riding In the rear In rumble seat.
Despite the chilly weather he did not
wear his topcoat.
Although the authorities spent most
of the week trying to locate SiSson and
Gallagher, 1t was disclosed at police
headquarters that several members of
the homicide squad had been search
ing at the same time for the mysterious
"stout man" who Miss Baker had COM
planned to her mother had been forcing
his attentions on her.
Detectives questioned all known
friends Of Miss Baker and her associates
at the Navy Department, but none of
man to whom the girl referred. A
cousin of the girl, however, furnished a
vague description of stout" man he
had seen her with in a moving picture
theater shortly before her death.
Rev. Thomas F. Baker, father of the
slain girl, received several days ago
an anonymous post card indicating
that the stout man" lived In the vi
cinity of Tenth street and Massachu-
sets avenue and stating that he had
been seen spending some time at q
furnace. The police have kept close
watch in this section, but have failed
to observe a stout man." answering
the description Of the one with whom
Miss Baker was seen in the motion pic
ture theater.
While Washington police officials are
now confident Miss Baker was murdered
in Arlington County, they do not In
the crime. Announcement was made at
police headquarters that the entire
| homicide squad will continue the search
| for the slayer until he Is captured or
the crime is recorded among the un-
solved.
Outside Aid Given.
Arlington County officials, however,
will be required to direct the arrest CT
any new suspects who may be drawn
! into the case. The arrest Of Sisson and
Gallagher, it was pointed out, was or
dered by these officials, although
Washington detectives aided in the
search for them and are now assisting
| the Arlington County authorities and
ing their alibis.
When Cloth returned from Richmond
with Gallagher he announced that he
| proposed to subject him to the same
| whitening examination that greeted Sis
[ son upon his arrival at the Arlington
( County Court House. Cloth then went
home to catch few winks of sleep
1
| highland changed his plans after a
three-hour nap.
A large crowd of newspaper men
gathered at the court house last night
to get the result of the interrogation.
But the court house remained dark and
shortly after o'clock the reporters
| began a search for Cloth and found
him in conference with Lieut.. Edward
]. Kelly, chief of the homicide squad,
and several members of the squad In
the homicide room of the detective
bureau. It is understood that the
series Of questions to be asked Gallagher
and Sisson today were drawn up at this
Policemen william Hammond and
Oren Spears of the park police force
who knew Miss Baker and had seen
her at different time with male &C.
uuaintances, went to the Arlington
i County Jail yesterday afternoon to see
Sisson and Gallagher. They were I'M
able to identify either Of them as men
they had seen with the slain girl.
Confident Of Alibi.
Friends and relatives of Gallagher
and Sisson In Warsaw yesterday were
confident that both men, who are sales
men in the northern neck" can salts
fy police of washington and Airing
ton County that they were in this sec
ton and not In or near Washington at
. the time Mary Baker was murdered
Mrs Sisson declares emphatically
that her husband spent the night Of
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