Evening star., 1932-02-10
SUSPECTS FREED
IN SHIPPING PROBE
Nervous Tension Spreads to
Other Areas as Bullet
PierCeS Windshield.

With all suspects virtually eliminated,
police admittedly were starting from
scratch" today in their investigation
of the mysterious murder of Paul Riedel,
45-year-old baker, and the equally
battling shootings of an Agriculture De-
partment forester and two high school
girls.
Meanwhile, some of the nervous ten
sion created by the daring gunman, be-
lieved to have perpetrated all the shoot
ings, had spread from the northwest
section into other areas.
Windshield Shattered.
Fear OF the mysterious gunman was
intensified when a slug of the same
caliber and type as those used by the
gunman shattered the windshield of an
automobile parked near the Washing
ton Yacht Club, Fifteenth and Water
streets southeast.
Despite the protection of patrols oi
headquarters detectives and policemen
streets in the areas in which Riedel ano
the other victims-Gordon T. Bacsus
81, of 3433 Mount Pleasant street; Ie1ler
Andrews, 18, of 5611 Sixth street, :nc
Doris Beall, 16, of 1411 G street south
east-were fired upon, were all bus dr.
serted.
4 report that four bullets were fired
through the window of a store in the
same section was being investigated
today by Inspector Frank S. w. Burke
chief Of detectives
Although the shots were believed to
have been fired Monday night. Inspec-
tor Burke did not learn of the Incl
dent until today. He Immediately
communicated with tenth precinct
police with a view to checking up on
their inquiry, which was made yester-
day. The gunplay was reported tc
police by B. A. Coe, proprietor of a gas
appliance shop at 1868 Park road.
Tells Of Bullet Holes.
When opened my store yesterday
morning" Coe declared, Il found four
bullet holes in rear window. Ar
electric bulb had been shattered and an
alarm clock about 10 feet away also was
badly damaged. The glass in the win
dow is of the wire-mesh variety
Tenth precint police, after a su-
perficial investigation, asserted the holes
apparently were made by BIB shot dis
charged from an air rifle.
An indication that the police are no
convinced the shootings were the worl
OF a hardened criminal was given today
when Inspector Burke revealed three
society youths had been questioned In
connection with the case
Avoided Embarrassment.
I'VE made no announcement regard
ing the young men," Inspector Burke
explained, because we wanted to b,
sure We had some tangible evidence
against them before embarrassing thei
families by making 1t public that tn,
youths were under suspicion. Afte
questioning them and having then
scrutinized by witnesses, however. W,
were convinced they were innocent, 81
we let them 60"
Denies Seeking Evans
A published report that Robert (Cow.
boy) Evans, escaped st. Elizabeth!
Hospital Inmate, Is being sought as 6
suspect In the shootings was charac.
tertzed as Something Of an exaggera.
ton" by the inspector.
Inspector Burke said: Eve don't ever
know that Evans is in Washington
We just happened to remember thai
Evans. who once served a term in Sins
Sing for murder. had escaped from st
Elizabeth's in 1923. and so far as we
know is still at liberty While we hac
nothing to indicate he was involved II
the shootings. we decided to make {
quiet check-un to learn if he has beer
mere lately. Thus far we have dug VI
nothing to indicate he has been.
Realizing publication Of a stor!
about this hunch might cause Evans, u
flee If he happened to be here, we tols
case what we had in mind All % O
them promised not to mention Evan
until We got line on him."
Two Men Eliminated.
Two men picked up for questionin,
Yesterday have been eliminated. the in
spector said One of them-James Sui
livan. GIG U street-has been taken t,
Gallinger HOSPITAL where he is bein,
held for mental observation. He hat
two revolvers. 80 and a .25, whel
taken into custody at Good Hope roa,
and Fifteenth street southeast.
The other man. Benjamin Hayes, 2c
walked into police headquarters an,
announced he had stolen about $500 II
Wheeling, w. Va. He convinced in
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