Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-16
Thomas Jordan Questioned
on JayneS Murder Dur
ing Robbery.
BURKE THINKS SOLUTION
OF KILLING CASE NEAR
Search for Two Men Mentioned
by Woman Prisoner Goes on
by Police.

With a new suspect in the banning
Jaynes Staying under arrest last night.
members of the homicide squad were
making an intensive effort to clean up
the case.
The new suspect, Thomas Jordan. 80.
was arrested in Atlantic City by Sergt.
Robert Barrett, who was sent there Fri
day by Inspector Frank Burke, chief Of
the washington Detective Bureau act
Ing on information indicating Jordan
might know something about the kill
ing.
The nature of the information and
the source from which it was obtained
were withheld by Inspector Burke, who
explained publication at this time
might interfere with the investigation.
Near Solution
1T looks as though we're nearer So
luton OF the crime than ever before. .
the inspector declared, "but we can't be
sure until we've done q BIT more work. -
The additional work, Inspector Burke
said, viii include questioning of both
Jordan and Mrs. Edith M Dodsworth,
30, arrested here several days ago, and
search for another man.
More than 30 arrests were made in
~.
Elizabeth Jaynes, 57-year -old Garden r.
Shoppe cashier, shot during an at
tempted hold-up early In April. The
inspector expressed belief the next ar
rest may bring ''cfean-up" Of the case.
Jordan was brought here from At
lantic City yesterday, following his ar
rest the previous day. Although he
was quizzed en- route, no information Of
ony value was obtained from him.
He was locked up in the twelfth pre-
cinct police station, pending further
questioning by members OF the horni-
eide squad. The detectives also plan
ned TO requestion Mrs. Dodsworth, who
is understood to have known Jordan for
some time.
Work ON Woman's Tip.
Meanwhile. police were continuing
their quest for two men named as the
killers by woman arrested in eonnec-
ton with another shooting.
While In jail awaiting grand jury
action, the woman Is said to have told
detectives two men with whom she went
automobile riding on the night OF the
Staying told her they had held up the
tea room and fired . shot about two
hours before. They divided Che money
the woman said. They did not realize
the bullet had struck Mrs. Jaynes at
the time, she added
Although detectives admittedly placed
little credence IN the wofnan's story,
they began search for the men named
by her on the chance they may be the
killers.
Police still were interested, however,
In Herman Duker and Dale Lambert,
under indictment IN Baltimore for the
fatal shooting Of milkman during a
hold-up there.
Hurt Fleeing Policeman.
Duker, scion of a prominent Balti-
more family, was seriously wounded
when he attempted to escape from q
Los Angeles policeman recently. Last
reports from the California city said he
has virtually recovered and would be
returned to Baltimore for trial. Lam
bert, arrested shortly after the killing,
already is in custody of Baltimore po-
lice.
Witnesses in the Jaynes case said
photographs of Duker and Lambert re-
sembled the two bandits who held up
the tea shop at 1885 Columbia road
While no definite plans lad been made
at police headquarters last night. it was
thought likely detectives would soon
take the witnesses to Baltimore to
scrutinize the pair.