Evening star., 1935-11-17

which had been given her by a rela-
tive. It was found in the Loring
home after the body was discovered.
Talked on Telephone.
The matron said the girl went into
q telephone booth, closed it behind
her and talked for some time. She
left the waiting room shortly after,
presumably to enter an automobile
the matron never saw.
The matron was convinced the girl
was Corinna Loring when photographs
we're published several days after Miss
Ioring dropped from sight.
The matron was positive about the
Identification, and it carried weight
with Baltimore police because she had
at least 20 years experience in iden-
tifying missing persons in connection
with her duties with the railroad.
On the other hand, the girls mother
explained to police that she left home
about o'clock to 60 to church. Mrs.
Loring arrived at church. according
to police. between $40 and 8:15, SO
she could not have been mistaken
about the time.
It was said that Mr.. and Mrs Leo
IoJacono, brother -in-law and sister of
the slain girl, left the Loring home
at 7:20 pm.
Reward Offers Expected.
County and city rewards probably
will be offered in few days for in
formation leading to the arrest and
conviction of the slayer. Perry Bos-
well of Mount Rainier, president of the
Prince Georges County Board of Com
missioners, said he would move the
posting of a reward when the board
meets Tuesday morning.
Mayor Norman A. Pruitt probably
will ask the Mt. Rainier Town Council
at its meeting tomorrow night to offer
q reward. Mayor Pruitt said last night
he expected to make the request, and
believed 1t would be approved, al
though he added he did not know
where the money was coming from"
States Attorney Alan Bowie of
Prince Georges County said additional
witnesses would be questioned tomor-
row to clear up points raised when
he and Itzel reviewed yesterday the
stenographic transcript of the stories
offered thus far in the inquiry.
Bowie declined to say who the wit
nesses would be, but admitted most of
them had been interrogated before
The States attorney declared every in
innate friend of the slain girl would
be questioned1
Mysterious Car Reported.
A mysterious automobile which she
saw pull into a driveway alongside
the Loring home and then depart
with darkened lights on the midnight
prior to the discovery of the girls
body was described to police last night
by Mrs. L. E. George, 1851 Thirty
flrst street, neighbor of the Lorings.
Mrs. George said the car remained
about 10 minutes and she was sure
no one alighted during that time.
She did not get glimpse of the oc-
Cupants of the car.
A man believed to have been Rich
ard Tear, 20, attendant at ST. Eliza
beth's Hospital, and Miss Lorings
fance, was seen seated on the front
porch of the Loring residence on the
night of the bride-elect's disappear
ance by two neighbors, Mrs. Robert
Seaye, 1899 Thirty-f1rst street, and
Mrs. Dehaven Moore, 1887 Thirty
first street.
The women told police they noticed
the man as they passed along the
sidewalk on their return from a mo-
tion picture show about 9 pm. Al
though neither knew Tear, the story
checks with Tears own account of
his movements on the night in
question.
Left Note on Door Knob.
The fiance said Miss Loring was
expecting him to call, and he came
to the home shortly before 9 o'clock,
obtained no response when he rang
the door bell and waited on the porch
until 9:15, when he left note over
the door knob and went on to st.
Elizabeth's to report in time to 60 to
work at 10 o'clock.
Another canvass will be made of the
neighbors, police said last night. in an
effort to find some one who saw
Corinna or noticed any suspicious cir
cumstances after her mother left her
home alone about pm, where she
was ironing some clothing and waiting
tor Tear.
The houses in the neighborhood are
comparatively close together and the
murdered girl was well known to res
idents of the vicinity. She left home
after hastily changing clothing and
putting out all the lights except one
usually left burning when the family
was away.
The girl locked herself out. Both
Of Corinna's keys were later found in
her room.