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scene yesterday, Hicks pointed out
that the grade down which Corinna
was dragged is about equivalent to
the slope on Thirteenth street be-
tween E and F streets, and expressed
the opinion that one person, either
man or woman. pulled the girls body
by the right arm to the spot where 1t
was found.
Hicks also is making further ex-
animation of the girls watch. which
was found trampled in the dirt near
the body. He expects to confer with
Lieut.. Itzel tonight and submit his
tentative reports.
1t is his intention then to conduct
microscopic examination of the
cord found around the girls neck and
compare it with specimen now in
police custody to determine whether
they are similar Hicks is especially
anxious to find out whether the cord
with which the girl was strangled
was cut or broken from the ball by
her slayer.
On Ridge at Least 4S Hours.
Hicks announced yesterday that his
examination of the girls clothing and
shoes reveals conclusive proof that
the body lay in clump of pines on
Saddleback Ridge about a quarter OF a
mile from her home. at least 48 hours
before it was discovered. There Is
every indication the girl was killed on
the spot. probably within few min
utes after she left home.
Lieut.. Itzel said today he had
ordered a check of taxicab companies
in an effort to learn If any one drove
to the Loring residence on the night
of November in a cab. The Balti-
more detective last night examined an
automobile at first believed to have
figured in the case, but announced on
his return to Upper Marlboro that he
had run down another false lead.
Police expected to question at least
three additional witnesses today. The
last man quizzed in the case late yes
terday was Harold R. Peddinghaus,
l700 block of East Capitol street, an
attendant at st. Elizabeths Hospital.
He had no new information to offer,
Itzel said.
Took Number of Auto.
A strange combination of circum-
stances brought Peddinghaus into the
case. Early this week a woman peddler
called on Mrs. M r. Burroughs, 1900
block of Thirty-third street, and let
slip that she knew a lot about the
Loring case. The peddler then left
and some one at the Burroughs resi-
dence took the number of an auto
mobile in which she drove away and
communicated it to police.
The license number was that of
PeddinghauS' car. The attendant ex-
planned he did not know the peddler,
but had picked her up a few minutes
before she called at the Burroughs
home when she asked for lift.
Tear, Lo Jacono and Corinna's
father, George A. Loring, an employe
Of the Maryland Highway Department,
returned to the Upper Marlboro court
house yesterday afternoon. Detective
Itzel talked for some time to Tear and
Mr.. Loring, checking up on informa-
ton supplied from other sources.
Tear said his main reason in COM
ing to the court house was to learn if
the investigation was getting any
where" He said he himself had run
down a number of false leads, includ-
ing several ''tips" given him by cranks
and amateur sleuths.
Lieut.. ItZel said he was going to
Baltimore this afternoon to talk to
DR.. Woods of Johns Hopkins, bal
listics expert who worked with him
on the Seat Pleasant bomb murders.
Itzel Is credited with breaking" that
case.
Among various clues which have
been picked up by searchers securing
Saddleback Ridge since the murder
was a woman's yellow kid glove for
the left hand. The glove was given
to Lieut.. Itzel last night. He said he
attached no Importance to the clue,
since it was found after hundreds
had trampled through the thickets
where the body was found.
Lieut.. Itzel today was going over
a stenographic transcript OF state
ments taken from witnesses thus far
in the investigation, in the hope OF
finding some new lead to work on.