The Washington times., 1935-11-19
|TZEL BARES
FIRST HOPE
OF BREAK
INCASE
Mother Faces Renewed
Quiz; Hunt Pressed
for Secret Suitor

A "break" in the investigation
of the mysterious murder Of
Corinna Loring, 26-year-old Mt.
Rainier (MdJ choir singer whose
battered body was found five
blocks from her home 10 days
ago, was hinted today for the
first time.
In a statement made at Upper
Marlboro shortly before noon,
Lieut.. Joseph Itzel, Baltimore de-
tective in charge of the murder
case, announced that definite
hope" looms for a solution of the
murder of the choir singer who
disappeared from home two days
Before she was to have been mar
ried to Richard Tear, 29-year-old
attendant at st. ElizabethS Hos
pital.
I'VE are making definite prog
ress," Itzel told reporters. ,"I can't
say anything more at this time.
We have no suspects under sur
veilance and as a matter of fact
have as yet established no motive
for the crime"
Refuses to AmpIify
Pressed for an explanation Of
the first hopeful statement made
during the Today investigation,
Itzel said amplifying statements
would tend to hinder the couse
the investigation has taken" in
the last few days.
Itzel reiterated his first state
ment that members of the family
are tout of this case"
Itzel also said Mrs. Frances Lor'
ing, mother Of the slain girl,
would be questioned again, prob
ably tomorrow. Itzel will ask Mrs.
Loring to retrace details she gave
in her first interview with detec-
tiveS. Since Mrs. Loring is be-
lieved to be the last person to
have seen her daughter alive, po-
lice are of the opinion she will be
able to throw light on the last
movements of Miss Loring.
Police are working on a theory
that the girl was lured from her
home by a secret admirer who
came to the house with the ap-
parent knowledge Mrs. Loring
had gone to church for the eve
ming. Miss Loring was in the
house alone after her mother left.
Navy Yard Clue Fails
Itzel told reporters there is
nothing to the story about the
Navy Yard man." It previously
had been reported that police
were looking for a nemploye OF
the Washington Navy Yard who
appeared for work with his face
badly scratched the week the girl
was slain, I'VE looked into that"
Itzel said, "but there was nothing
to it,"
Lieutenant Itzel has become one
of the two central figures in the
caSe-the other being States At
torney Alan Bowie.
Everywhere they go they are
tagged by reporters eager for q
new lead" friends of the dead
girl and the morbidly curious.
If they drop into a restaurant
newsmen trail them. If they step
out of a room after a conference
with suspects or witnesses, dozen
or more reporters bob up like
jacks-in-the-box. If they walk down
the street news hounds walk be-
hind them. And if they drive to
Washington to confer with police
here, an automobile filled with
representatives of the press bowls
merriy along behind.
/, Authorities planned to make
careful study of business letters
and other correspondence found
in Miss Loring's office.
2. A Charles county colored
man sought in connection with
the case was found to have been
committed to st. Elizabeth's Hos
pital.
Bloody Suit Explained
8. The mystery Of a blood
stained suit sent to a cleaner fol-
lowing the murder was cleared UP
when the owner went to Upper
Marlboro last night and offered g
satisfactory explanation to ac1
count for the stains.
According to the report o1
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