Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-15

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death house and not to let any one else
do so.
Langdon, according to his own state
ments, searched the room in which the
girls body was found with fatal bull
let wound in her head. His search re-
suited in his finding .25-caliber bullet
| imbedded in the floor under her bed
He also discovered a bullet hole in the
mattress and found an exploded shell
in a partially filled coffee cup in the
| kitchen.
Volunteered for Task.
"Langdon and I were standing in the
station house on the night of January
l, after it had become known that the
girl died of a bullet wound" Sergt
Pierce testified.
I'VE were discussing the case and
the matter Of detailing a policeman to
guard the house that night came up.
Without any suggestion on my part,
Langdon spoke up and volunteered to
undertake the task. He was the police
man on that beat, and readily agreed
that he should be sent to the house.
told him not to let any one in the house
and not to touch anything in it him
self"
Sergt. Pierce said that his precinct
had frequently received complaints
about this house and that it. was re-
garded as being under suspicion" by
members of his precinct. He said that
Langdon as the officer on the beat had
been instructed to pay particular atten-
ton to it in the past. Sergt. Pierce said
many policemen called it the mystery
house."
The largest crowd of spectators yet
to attend the inquest were sorely dis
appointed this morning when policemen
were instructed to clear the room of all
persons standing Coroner j. Ramsay
hewitt told the 800 men and women
obliged to leave that the fire marshal
had complained that the room was
crowded to such an extent that fire
regulations were being violated
Mrs. Ethel Limerick, who is said to
have been the first person to comment
on ''the gun in the stove" was called
next. She. did not answer and it was
explained that she could not leave her
sick baby.
Admits Moving Trunk.
Mrs. Julia Bywaters, Beulah's sister,
then took the stand. She admitted that
she and her brother, william, had re-
moved trunk filled with Beulah's per-
Sonal belongings from the death house
She said they neglected to tell the of
ficers because they did not attach any
significance to the trunk and its con-
tents. The woman denied she had ever
looked in the trunk or that she knew
what was In It.
Assistant United States Attorney viii
liam II. Collins then called Charles
Brown, 1921 Columbia road, to the wit
ness stand. Brown said that he is en-
ployed as barber and that he kept
company" with Beulah for some time.
Il boarded at the home for about
six months" he replied in response to
who else lived there?"
Vernon Limerick, Mrs. Dora Lime
rick, Mrs. Bywaters, William Paddy
and Richard Reed"
Did Beulah ever have room to her
self at this timer"
mo, she always slept with her
mother"
How friendly were you with Beulah?'
Il liked her very much when 1 first
knew her. We used to go to shows and
run around quite lot together at that
time"
Did you ever occupy a room ad-
joining Beulah's?"
mo"
Were you and Beulah engaged2"
mo"
Had you ever discussed marriage?"
We'll, she mentioned It few times,
but didn't want to get married"
DO you remember anything about
Beulah's trip to Kansas"
Il didn't know much about it. but
we discussed it now and then"
DO you know why she went?"
"vUaI 4ba~ ,,,,o+ Az ~ A.,
break between you and Beulah?"
There wasn't any break. thought
as much OF her when 1 left the house
TO live some where else as always did
started going with another girl at
about that time. however, and more or
less forgot about her"
Gave Back Photograph.
Did she ever demand that you re-
turn her photograph"
mo, I gave 1t back voluntarily"
did you know that a former mar
rage. of hers had been annulled?"
Il heard something about it, but was
| little interested"
Brown said he saw Beulah for the
last time about six months ago wher
| he stopped by her home one Sunday
while returning from church.
Brown, under croSs-examination BY
Attorney James OShea, said the police
had not questioned him about Beulah's
| diary, portions of which were printed
in the newspapers. He said he had read
the reproductions in the paper, in which
blanks we're left for the names OF
Beulah'S male friends, but that he had
not found a single blank into which his
name could be fitted.
Former Husband Called.
The next witness, William Carl Atche.
son of Laurel, Md, Beulah Limerick
husband, until the annullment of hel
marriage, said he had married BeuIat
in Washington IN 1922 and that sub
sequently she had secured an annull-
ment OF the marriage. He had only
seen her once recently at the Sixth
street address, and at that time he hac
come to see the boys"
What was the cause for your separ.
ation?" asked Mr.. Collins.
she wanted to be free, and didn't
hesitate minute TO let her Co." h
answered.
William D. Willis, owner of the Nine
tenth street house, testified that h,
believed Beulah was married to ReeC
when he rented the house to them. Thu
monthly rental, he said, was $3.50.
On one occasion, Willis testified, &
man calling himself Mr.. Reed" tele
phoned him and complained that DO
licemen were running through tn
house at all hours of the night" Will
said he referred this complaint to tn
commanding officer of the fifth pre-
cinct
i After they had been grilled for thre
hours yesterday, Mrs. Dora Limerick an,
: Mrs. Bywaters were returned to theh
homes by police. The questioning