The Washington times., 1931-01-23
POLICE TO QUIZ
DANCE CHUM
Of BEULAH
New Trunk Tip Given Out in
Limerick Probe; Blue, Green
Cars Still Hunted Down

Cars Still Hunted Down
A man who quarreled with
Beulah Limerick at the dance
given by the Sky High Whoopee
Club a few hours before she was
shot to death early on Dec. 81 was
being sought by police today.
Information regarding the man,
who, it was limited, might prove
to be a relative of the slain girl,
was received by police last night.
Another tip given authorities
came from a man who lives
near the little house at 1S
Nineteenth St. S. E. where the
girl was murdered.
This man claims that he saw a
trunk removed from the house
the day before the murder.
Taken from House
During the inquest, it was
brought out that the mother and
sister of the dead girl had
packed a trunk. following the
discovery of her death and taken
her clothing and other belong
ings to their home at 116 North
Carolina Ave. S. E.
When first questioned by police
they denied that anything had
been removed, but later admitted
the truth.
Police found the trunk and
took from it letters and papers
which they hope may throw
light on the case. Among the
items discovered were scores of
love letters.
Abused at a Dance
Police will again quiz members
Of the family regarding the time
the trunk was taken.
The report of the man who
abused Beulah and handled her
roughly at the dance is regarded
by police as one Of the most
helpful they have received in the
battling case.
According to information the
girl was dancing with a sailor
when the man rushed into the
hall and up to the couple. He
shouted:
$50 you're double crossing me
again, are you? Running
around and dancing with
sailors nOw?"
The girl said something to him
and they walked to a corner OF
the room and had a long con.
versation in an angry tone. The
man finally left.
Given Name of Sailor
This information, it was said,
came from an orderly at the
Naval Hospital who was at the
dance and overheard the quarrel.
He gave police the name of the
sailor who was dancing with
Beulah at the time the scene was
created.
Polic< expect to question the
sailor tC%ay. They may take him
to the District Jail to see the
four suspects who we're bound
over to the Grand Jury by the
coroner's jury.
These suspects are Robert F.
Langdon, the cop on the beat
that Beulah feared; Vernon
Limerick, her brother who lived
with her in the Nineteenth Street
house; Richard Reed, who posed
as her husband; and William
Paddy, who returned her home
from the dance few hours be-
fore the murder and who is the
last man known to have seen her
alive.
Blue and Green Cars
These four men will be brought
before the Grand Jury next Mon
day, when that body opens its
investigation of the case. Police
admit that the case they have
against the four men is very
weak and evidence not enough
to warrant indictment.
Police spent hours yesterday at
tempting to trace a pea green"
roadster that Langdon claims to
have seen parked in front of the
house a few days before the
shooting.
They also attempted to locate
blue roadster which Donald
Boyer, milk wagon driver, claims
to have seen drive away from
the house a few minutes after he
heard two shots fired on the
morning of the murder.
Langdon's Case
LangdOn will be arraigned in
District Supreme Court tomor'
row on a charge of possessing q
still and whisky.
These were found by police
when they searched his home for
weapons after he had been taken
into cuStory.
Harry T. Whelan, attorney for
the accused policeman, will seek
to have the indictments set aside
on the ground that the police
had no search warrant and had
no right to search the house.