Evening star., 1935-08-06


Committee of the mysterious arrival
of the missing man. and at once the
hounds of the law began to bark on
his trail
The doorman of the Shoreham said
he had put a fellow who looked like
Hopson into a taXicab, but he could
not be positive.
A beautiful manicurist at the Shore
ham vaguely recalled polishing the
pudgy fingers of somebody who looked
like Hopson, but she baked at positive
Identification.
The barber thought he might have
trimmed his hair, the woman who
runs the hotel book shop dirnly re-
called selling him book. the cigar
counter clerk thought perhaps he
bought some 50-cent perfectoes from
him-but none of them was certain.
c. H. Tavenner, the supersleuth
for the House Committee, aSsiduously
patrolled the Shoreham, but remarked:
Maybe the guy was here once,
but I think he has gone back into
retirement"
In between his rounds of pacing
the marble floor of the hotel, Tavenner
Carthy, chauffeur for Hopson, who
has been driving in the Capital for
Robinson.
Tavenner said he found nothing
IN the room of Importance, and added
he made the search on the theory
Hopson might have been in the room
during the last few days.
Herbert A. Blomquist, the rival
supersleuth of the rival Senate Com
mittee, decided to do his hunting in
the Mayflower Hotel. which is closer
to the center of town.
When Blacks man found nothing
at the Mayflower he went to two 9TH
er hotels, but found no trace of the
master of the disappearing act. He
also combed the Office which a local
law firm retains for the missing util-
fly head, but fruitlessly.
Huddled Under Palm.
The two high-claSsed detectives of
the Metropolitan police arrived shortly
before noon and went into a very
intensive huddle beneath a palm tree
in a far corner of the Shoreham
lobby, which by this time resembled
parade ground.
The aid of Washington police was
asked by the House Rules Committee
today after hearing Robinson's testi-
mony.
Impatient a. delay in locating the
long-sought witness, the House COM
mittee gave a description of him to
the Police Department.
Pressed for more information as to
Hopson's location this morning, Robin
son said he did not know and:
If you want to know what I think,
] don't think 1t makes any difference"
Willing to Testify"
Robinson said he went to the hotel
to have some fun, as I had a few
minutes with nothing else to do"
He added he thought Hopson's room
was on the fourth floor and that he
talked with him about 5 minutes.
Asked If Hopson said he was going
to remain in Washington, Robinson
replied: 'I believe not"
Robinson said Hopson expressed
willingness to testify before both the
Senate and House committees.
He added Hopson said he was feel
ing pretty good" yesterday and
thought he would be able to testify
in day or two.
Robinson told the committee Hop
son knew he was going to be sub
poenaed, but I didn't try to get out Of
town and, in fact, postponed a trip
had contemplated to England"
Questioned further regarding the
Hopson conversation, he said that, be-
sides the chauffeur, a man named
Duncan, described as a golf profess
sional, was with Hopson.
Last week Robinson testified he
thought Hopson was waiting to tes-
tify until the story of the fight against
the utility bill had. been cleared up
and he would have "a chance" before
the committee.
Robinson said he held about
100000 in Associated bonds at the
market price.
Asked by O'Connor If it was not
true that Associated was "the black |
sheep" Of the utilities, Robinson said