Evening star., 1932-04-23
FAIL TOL|NK DEATH
IN NPOTOMAC RIVER
WITH HENRY CASE
Police Unable to Identity
Drowning Victim as
Joseph Jacobs.
SIMILARITY OF BODIES
RESULTS IN CONFUSION
Homicide Squad Runs Down Clues
in Staying of Book
maker.

The murdered man whose body was
found in the GEORGETOWN Channel yes
terdav was not Joseph Jacobs, missing
gambler. and his death had no con-
nection with the Staying OF Milton w.
(Milsie) Henry. 35-year-old bookmaker'
members of the homicide squad de-
clared today.
Although the body discovered fest
ing between Arlington Memorial Bridge
and Highway Bridge answered the de-
scription of Jacobs, who disappeared
from his home in the 700 block OF
Princeton place last March 8, approx
mately 80 relatives and friends OF the
missing man failed to identify 1t.
According to Detective Sergt. George
Darnan, a homicide squad member
working on the case, most of the per-
sons who viewed the body at the Dis
trict Morgue asserted positively it was
not that of Jacobs. A few said they
were not certain, however, Darnall
added.
Reported by Family.
Jacobs was reported missing by mem
bers of his family two days after his
disappearance, and police were given
a detailed description of him. He was
40 years old and about feet inches
tall When last seen he was wearing
a dark blue suit but no overcoat.
The body found in the channel was
coatless. but was garbed in a blue
trousers and vest of the same material.
The clothes were of an inferior qua!lty
to those usually worn by the missing
gambler, however, according TO DarnaH'
Il examined all Jacobs personal be-
longings last night" DarnaH explained,
land / am convinced he is not the slain
man. In fact. I have reason to believe
Jacobs is now in Brooklyn, N. Y, and
am making every effort to locate him
there"
Henry Clues Followed.
Meanwhile, other members of the
homicide squad, working under the dl-
rection of their chief, Sergt. H. K. VIII
son, were continuing their enorts 70 run
down every available clue in the murder
of Henry, who was shot shortly before
6 o'clock Thursday morning while sitting
in his automobile less than block from
his home at 1920 Sixteenth street.
Inspector Frank S. w. Burke, CHIEF
of detectives, was awaiting word from
Camden, N. j., police, whom he asked
to locate and question man in whose
name license plates on car belleVed
to have been used by Henry's slayers
were issued. Thus far, the owner OF
the tags has not been located, the In
spector said. Neither the markers nor
the machine, found abandoned on
Eleventh street between N and o streets
about three hours after the killing, was
reported stolen, Burke added.
Underworld Searched.
With the investigation admittedly no
further advanced than it was on the
day of the shooting, detectives con-
tinued searching the haunts Of known
underworld characters and questioning
every one found in them. Numerous
habitues of local gambling establish
ments were taken to headquarters, but
all but two were released when they
convinced interrogators they had no
knowledge of the murder. The two
held were Dennis Beatley, 27, Of the
$500 block of Third street northeast,
and his brother, Leonard Beatley. 22,
of the 300 block of E street. They were
booked for investigation.
Police said they learned, however,
that Henry had been in fear OF being
put on the spot for some time and
they were making every effort to learn
the identity of the person or persons
from whom he expected the attack. 1t
was fo- this reason, they explained,
that he always carried the .36-calIber
at the time of the shooting.
In connection with the. channel slay-
ing, detectives were working on the
theory the man may have been killed
at some point farther up the Potomac
and thrown overheard. According to
Deputy Coroner A. Magruder Mcdonald,
who examined the body, death was due
to strangulation and hemorrhage of the
brain caused by heavy blow on the
head
Suicide Theory Secuted.
Around the neck were two lengths
of picture wire, one 5-feet long and the
other % inches long. Both were drawn
tight, twisted and Notwithstanding
police pointed out, the case could not
have been one of suicide
To support the theory the man may
have been murdered farther upstream
detectives pointed out the body had
been in the water about six weeks
that it could have been floated down
by Spring freshets and that it was clad
in clothing of the type usually worn
by farmers and laborers.
DarnaQ and other detectives were
checking all reports of missing persons
made recently, not only here but in
various towns along the Potomac. The
only clue found on the mans body was
q laundry mark with the initials "A. H.
on his underwear.