The Washington times., 1931-01-13
BARGFREDE.
TESTIMONY
/. HELPS
Chum of Slain Limerick Girl
Says BeuIah Had No
Fear OF "the Cop on Beat"

ton Talley stepped forward and
took her into custody.
He took the girl to headquar
tiers where she was held under
close guard while Mr.. Collins and
Captain Kelly went into confer
ence behind locked doors at the
court house.
While this was taking place, In
spectOr Shelby announced that
Policeman Robert F. Langdon
''the cop on the beat that BeulaE
feared" has been definitely
cleared in the case.
Langdon was taken into Gus
tody after he had found an
empty cartridge case in coffee
cup in the kitchen Of the death
house at 18 Nineteenth st. S. E
and a bullet in the floor beneath
the bed.
Langdon was armed with .25-
ealiber automatic pistol, the type
Of weapon the girl was killed
with, when he was taken into
custody.
He Was Hunting Evidence
Members of the Limerick family
declared that Beulah had ex-
pressed fear of Langdon, charging
that he entered her room at
night and attempted to date her
out.
Langdon admitted going to the
house. but claimed he was seek
ing evidence to have the place
closed as a disorderly resort.
Martha Bargfrede, president Of
the Sky High WhOOpee Club and
Beulah's most intimate friend,
practically cleared Langdon when
she declared that Beulah had no
personal fear Of him, but was
afraiad that the house was going
to be raided.
Langdon had accused Vernon
Limerick and Richard Reed, the
two young men who lived with
Beulah in the Nineteenth Street
house, Of being bootleggerS,
Martha revealed, and for this
reason Beulah had planned to
Feared the consequences
A fear Of being bumped off"
for knowing too much about the
murder of Miss Limerick was ex-
pressed on the witness stand to-
day at an inquest into the mur-
der, by Mrs. Bargfrede.
Policeman Clyde Rouse COM
nnunicated a warning ito a woman
who lives in the house with my
mother" that violence might be-
fall her in the event she knew too
much Of the murder, Mrs. Barg-
frede told the jury.
This sensational development
was brought to light through ques-
tions asked Of Mrs. Bargfrede by
Assistant United States Attorney
William H. Collins. He asked:
Q.-Where did you live?
AIT 447 Luray Pl. N. w.
Odd you stay there last
night?
A.--No.
Q.-Where did you stay?
AT my mothers.
Q.-Why did you stay there?
A.-BecauSe I was afraid that
people might think I knew too
much and bump me off.
Names the Policeman
Q.-Then you do have a fear
Of violence?
A.-Not exactly, only what peo-
pie have been talking about.
Q.-What people?
A.-Well, a certain policeman
has made remark to woman who
lives in the house with my
mother.
Q.-What remark?
A.-Well, he told her that Mar
tina had better watch her STEP"
Q.-Do you know this police
man?
Ayes.
Q.-Who is he?
A.-Clyde Rouse.
Mrs. Bargfrede testified that her
husband knew she was aSsociat-
ing with other men and attend
ing parties and that he approved
of it.
She stated that her husband
had never quarreled with her
because of her association with
Miss Limerick.
She was asked:
Stayed at the Death House
Q.-Was your husband ever at
the Nineteenth Street house?
A.-No.
Q.-You testified yesterday that
you stayed at Beulahs house all
night once. Did you not?
Ayes.
Q.-Where did you sleep?
A.-With Beulah.
Q.-In the same bed?
Ayes. Downstairs in the
front room where the stove is.
Odd you see your husband?
Ayes. He came after me.
Q.-What did he say?
Ale wanted to know why
didn't tell him I stayed there al
night.
Q.-Then your husband did
visit the Min eteenth Street
house? A.-Why, yes, but just
that one time.
Mr.. Collins then launched into
q new line of questioning con-
corning an alleged assault com.
mitted on Mrs. Bargfrede by