The Washington times., 1935-12-04
WITHDRAWALS
CHECKED FOR
BLACKMAIL
Murder Investigators
Seek Clue to Missing
Savings Funds

For weeks before she disap-
peared on November 4, Corinna
Loring, 26-year-old Mt. Rainier
public stenographer, feared some
one so strongly that she locked
her office door during office
hours, the investigators Of the
girls murder learned today.
This revelation followed on the
heels of another, given them yes
terday by Arthur Keefer, family
attorney, that two savings &C
counts of the garroted girl had
been depleted of $1,100 during last
June, July and August. The day
she vanished, Miss Loring drew
$50 from one account. leaving a
total of only SAB in both of them,
according to bank statements.
Whether these disclosures mean
that she was the victim of black
mailer is the puzzle that States
Attorney Alan Bowie and Lieut..
Joseph Itzel, of the Baltimore po'
lice. will try to solve today.
Mr.. Keefer, who was asked by
Lieutenant Itzel to aid him in q
study of the girls office affairs,
told The washington Times that
an analysis of her bank accounts
does not necessarily point to black
mail, but that the possibility
exists.
He said that money taken
from the Prince Georges Bank
and Trust Company, totaling
$445, probably was used to buy
bonds and furniture, as shown
by comparing withdrawal slips
with purchase tickets.
The total of $700 taken from
the National Savings and Trust
during the same period in five
checks is not yet accounted for.
The Withdrawals are tinged with
suspicion because her accounts
were inactive for a year previous
to the series of Withdrawals, it
was said.
Scared" Say Friends
Lieutenant 1tzel has been told
by unnamed friends of Miss
Loring that "she was sometimes
SO scared she locked the doors
when she was working" He and
Mr.. Keefer are to interview these
persons today.
Other developments in the
month-old murder mystery are:
The States attorney said that
the Navy Yard man who disap-
peared early last month to reap
pear the other day in Salem,
N. c., is still wanted for question
ing "aS one Of the important wit
neSseS."
Another man who disappeared
from Washington about the same
time and located two days ago in
Roanoke will also be quizzed. In
vestigators refused to disclose the
names of either of the men.
Richard Tear. 29-year-old fiance
OF Miss Loring, last night ex-
planned to Lieutenant Itzel the
purchase of $195 in honeymoon
apartment" furniture. Two days
after the date the girl disappeared,
they were to have been married.
Lieutenant ItZel said he had
not decided what instrument was
used to puncture the girls fore
hea6 in two places before she
was strangled because those
holes could have been made by
one of 500 instruments" despite
their peculiarly triangular shape.
An analysis of the girls Stom-
ach by toxicologist yielded no
information of value.
"It isn't pertinent to this
case" in the words of Lieutenant
1tzel
Redmond Eliminated
Victor H. Redmond, Washington
restaurant employ, held on a
charge of attempted criminal as
sault on nine-year-old Mt. Rainier
girl about 10 days ago, has been
virtually eliminated from suspicion
in connection with the Loring case,
authorities said today.
P. A. Maccarone, local sign
painter, had told the investiga-
tors he had seen a man acting
nervously and strangely on Sad.
dleback Ridge the afternoon
Corinna's body was found. Mac
carone went to Upper Marlboro
last night to see whether he could
identify Redmond as the man,
but he failed to do so.