Evening star., 1935-11-15
Rust on Tacks in Heels Con-
vinces Hicks Corinna Lor.
ing Had Been Exposed to
Weather 48 Hours.
SCRATCHES INDICATE
BODY WAS DRAGGED
Marks Hint Bride.to.Be Was
Killed by Only One Person.
Mans Glove Also Re.exam-
ined-Type Is Widely Sold
Here.

Fresh rust on tacks in the shoes
worn by Miss Corinna Loring when
she was murdered establishes con-
clusively that her body had been ex-
posed to the weather 48 hours or
more before its discovery last Satur-
day, Robert w. Hicks, criminologist
working on the murder case, said
today.
While Hicks was making further
tests of the slain Mount Rainier
girls clothing, Police Lieut.. Joseph
w. Itzel of Baltimore was question
ing Miss Edith Tavenner at Upper
Marlboro. Md. Miss Tavenner, an
N. r. A. employe, living in the 400
block of G street northeast, was a
friend of Richard Tear, the slain
girls fiance, but had not seen him
for some time, it was said.
Hicks announcement regarding the
rust on the girls shoe tacks was in
terpreted to mean Corinna's body must
have been dragged to Saddleback
Ridge, near her home at 3110 Beech
street, Mount Rainier, not later than
the Thursday afternoon preceding the
Saturday on which her body was
found. Hicks indicated he is strongly
Of the opinion the girls body was
taken there more than 48 hours before
1t was discovered.
Doubt in Time Element.
Previously the belief had been ex-
pressed that Corinna's body was not
there on Thursday. In support of
that belief, it was pointed out her
clothing apparently had not been ex-
posed in Thursdays heavy rain. One
resident in the vicinity also told police
he passed the spot where the body was
found Friday, and said it was not there
at that time.
Hicks said there were seven tacks in
the heel of the right shoe and six in
the left.
The rust on them, he said, could
not have formed in less than 4e hours.
He is also making a study of several
scratches found on the back of one
of the shoes The presence of these
scratches coupled with the fact mud
stains were found on the left side of
the girls coat leads Hicks to believe
she was dragged by one arm to the
spot where her body was found. The
fact her right arm was extended back
Of her head indicates, he said, the
slayer dragged the girl by that arm.
The investigator attaches signifi-
canoe to these facts, pointing out that
If two persons had been involved in
murder, in all probability one would
have carried the girl by her hands
and the other by her feet. The
presence of the scratches and the mud
stains leads him to believe only one
person was involved.
To Examine Brush, Rocks.
Hicks will go to the scene this after
noon and examine the surroundings
in an attempt to discover the rocks or
underbrush which caused the scratches
on the shoes.
He also is examining the mans glove
found near the girls body. This glove.
he said, was manufactured by the
Hansen Co. and is widely sold in
Washington. He said the glove, brown
IN color, was for the left hand and
that its lining bore no marks indicating
the owner wore finger rings or similar
ornaments.
Shortly after noon today, Tear and
Corinna's father, George A. Loring,
came to the Upper Marlboro Court
House with the dead girls brother
1n-laW. Leo Lo Jacono, to talk with
Lieut.. Itzel. The Baltimore detec-
tive said he did not wish to question
the three further, but they merely
brought him something I had asked
for"
Miss Tavenner was accompanied to
Upper Marlboro this morning by her
attorney, Darius F. Prince, TOO block
Of Eighteenth street.
After questioning her, Lieut.. Itzel
intimated he intended to put further
queries to Tear. The detective prob
ably will talk further with Tear to
check information received from mem
bers Of the Loring family and friends
Of the dead girl.
Keys to House Found.
1t was revealed today that Miss
Ioring was locked out of the cottage
on Beech street which she apparently
left In such haste on the night of
her disappearance. The girl had
two keys to the front door, one of
which was found in bureau drawer
In her room and the other in