Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-08

six hours after she had been pronounced
dead of natural causes.
Others TO Testify.
Robert Lee Merchant, q radio broad
caster of Alexandria, Va, and an ad-
mirer of the dead girl.
Louis Calvert, who was working IN
a lunch room at Fourteenth street
northeast early on the morning Of the
girls death, when Langdon came in
and asked about a man who had just
left the lunch room and who later was
identified as William Paddy.
Others for whom summons were is
sued included Mrs. Ethel Abbadale of
2412 Fourth street northeast, Mrs. Pearl
Poston of 1886 A street southeast, Jo-
seph D. Thompson, 306 Tenth street
southeast; David Limerick, who lived
with his mother at the North Carolina
avenue address, and William Limerick
of 1108 Owens place northeast, both
Michaelis Of 1916 Hobart street, Samuel
Ffiedlander of 128 Nineteenth street
southeast and Marie Grifith Of ass
Fourteenth street northeast.
Ten privates and officers of No. 5
precinct, including the men who stood
guard at the death house and others
who first investigated the case, were
subpoenaed
A lead which took Detective George
Darnell of the homicide squad to Phil
adelphia yesterday proved false when
Darnel obtained an admission from
Isadore Matin, otherwise known as Ted
Martin and Theodore Martin, that he
had cast suspicion on himself in the
hope OF obtaining publicity.
Matin, the detective said, at first con-
versed freely and intimately about the
Sky High Whoopee Club, of which Miss
Limerick was secretary, and its various
members. He said he knew Miss Lime
rick well, had given her golflng lessons
last Summer and even was engaged to
marry her at one time.
On information given by Matin, OAR
nell ran down several false clues in the
Pennsylvania city. Questioned further
yesterday afternoon, Matin said he did
not know Miss Limerick, and, further,
had never laid eyes on her.
Matin said he had read of the case
from the newspapers. He had a three
inch stack of clippings and several pho
tographs on his person, all bearing on
the Limerick case, Darnell said Matin,
who explained he aspired to be lead
ing golf professional, admitted that
business was poor and he had hoped it
would pick up bit after he got his
name in the papers.
Left Matin in Custody.
Darnell left Matin in custody of Phil
adelphia police yesterday afternoon.
The youth was being held for magis-
trate's court today, when it will be de-
cided If formal charges will be placed
against him.
Matin admitted he telephoned a
Washington newspaper, naming himself
as a suspect in the shooting. He fur
niShed the newspaper with his real
address, saying he was ALBERT Mason"
Two kilograms with similar information
were sent to detective headquarters here
from Philadelphia, and Matin further
involved himself by relaying the in
formation to the papers in his home
town.
Only one Of the kilograms was de-
ivered to police here. All of the mes
sages arrived collect" In them Matin
explained, in the role of Mason" that
friend was being detained in the
investigation and his release would re-
suit If Martin" was questioned.
Members of the Homicide Squad
brought Richard Reed to headquarters
this afternoon for further questioning.
They declined to say If additional in
formation was obtained. Reed and the
dead girls brother, Vernon, slept in
a Second-f1oor bed room on the night
of the girls death. Reed said he did
not hear anything during the night
and awoke about $50 o'clock, as was his
custom. He said he built fire in the
girls room, where he noticed her ap-
parently in a natural sleep on her
cot, and then went out to work without
anything was amiss. Detec-
tives have been unable to shake his
original story