The Washington times., 1930-04-16
MURDER PROBE.
TURNS TOWARD
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Friend Of Miss Baker Wearing
Newly Purchased Suit Not
!: At His Office Since Tragedy
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about the movements Of their
roommate, Olga Skinner and Mil
dred Sperry remarked:
some Of the reasons why we
three got along so wen to-
: @e&her was because none % uS
paid any attention to what the
others were doing"
This was the explanation the
two girls gave for rcs immedi.
ateIy reporting that their friend
had been missing all night with
her car.
Detective Kelly said:
R ssEyery one whom have
talked to has n0thming but the
highest opinion Of the girls
moral character.
However, don't see any other
belief but that she must have
been killed by some one who
new her."
Suspect Released
Earl Clinton Shuttleworth,
arrested last night by Third
precinct police for questioning In
the case, was released at noon
today when he proved he had
been in an automobile accident
At Silver Spring and had bled
prefusely in the police station
there, staining his shirt.
It was the finding of the shirt
IN Q suitcase that caused Shuttle
worth's detention.
!. Shuttleworth was arrested yes
terday at Silver Spring. Md, on
D charge Of reckless driving and
when taken to the station house
was found to be suffering from a
hernmorrhage Of the nose. After
being given first aid he was re-
leased on collateral Of $27.50.
Washington police arrested him
as o suspect and attached consid-
erable significance to the blood
stained shirt.
Hobo Suspect Held
A man answering the descrfp-
tion broadcast by police as one
seen with Miss Baker shortly be-
fore the murder is in the Essex
MD jail. where he is being held
for Washington authorities.
He was taken from a Ba1ti-
more and Ohio freight train near
aberdeen, Md, by Baltimore
county police He told police his
name was Alonzo Jones. that he
was 28 years old and q seaman.
Information which led to the de-
tention Of the suspect was furn-
ished by dispatcher for the rail-
road company.
First Theories Abandoned
All investigators, working on
the mystery were active but un-
communicative all day yesterday
and it was not until after a pro-
tracted conference at the Airing
ton County Court House near
midnight that any information
could be obtained.
Previous theories Of the slay-
ing Of the girl apparently were
discarded, detectives admitting
that they were unable to state
whether the girl met death in
the District, in Arlington county
or on the Military reservation
The three agencies working on
the case are Arlington county
and Washington police and De
partment Of Justice agents.
~ It was at first believed the g!rl
was driven into Arlington county
Shortly after meeting the man
in the gray cap" near Seven
teenth and d Streets Northwest,
Friday afternoon at 6 o'clock.
AS the movements Of the death
car were at first described the
couple after quarreling bitterly
drove first to Fort Myer Heights
and then Greenless Avenue, Ross.
1yn, where the first shot was
fired about IL o'clock. The car
then was supposed to have gone
at q rapid pace down military
road to the culvert where the
body was found. II
Killed Before $3.50
Police definitely abandoned this
theory last night despite the sup
porting statements Of q number
of person living along the route
the. murder car Travelled.
Detectives are now inclined to
the belief the girl was killed
sometime before $3.50 o'clock, Fri
day night, and that her body was
transported from some distance.
They also indicated they believed
the body was not thrown into
the culvert, but the slayer car
ried the limp form in his arms
and laid it in the water.
In support Of the contention
that the girl was not killed in
the car investigators pointed to
the small quantity Of blood found
in the machine and also to
splotches under the rear Of the
front seat which appeared to have
been made by a head resting
against the upholstery.
Keys and Bin Found
The machine was again gone
over carefully last night by In
spector william S. Shelby for
additional clues. It was after
this inspection that the confer
ence was held. The car, Incl.
dentally, has stood unlocked in
the courthouse yard since Satur.
day morning and has been poked
and pried into BY at least TOO
people.