The times-news., 1937-06-14

Carl Dill, 80, of Greenville, S.
c., was being held in the Hender-
son county Jail today while the
sheriff's department and State
Highway Patrolman j. }. john
ston continued an investigation
into the disappearance last night
about IL 80 o'clock Of Miss Bob
bic Burns, 25, of Greenville.
The investigation was begun
last night by county and state Of
ficers after Dill had reported the
disappearance of the girl from the
vicinity Of the High Bridge, on the
Hendersonville- e-Spartanburg road,
about eight miles south of Hen
derSonville.
Up to noon today, absolutely no
trace Of the girl had been found
since she walked away from the
car in which she had been riding
with Dill on the south end of the
bridge.
Patrolman Johnston said this
morning that if no report on the
whereabouts of the girl had been
obtained by this afternoon he
would ask the Charlotte bureau OF
the Federal Bureau of 1nvestiga-
ton to cooperate and would turn
Dill over to federal officers. AT
present no charges have been
made against Dill and he is being
held for investigation.
Patrolman Johnston this morn
ing quoted Dill as saying that he
called for the girl at the residence
of her aunt, in Greer. S. c., yes
terday afternoon, and that they
left Greer about $50 o'clock.
They were en- route to Green
vile and came to North Carolina,
as Miss Burns had never seen the
country.
Dill himself said this morning
that he stopped his car Just at the
southern end of the bridge and
bought peaches from a truck
parked there. ,
He and Miss Burns ate several
peaches, he said. Dill said that as
they sat in the car party OF
about six people approached from
the opposite end of the bridge. he
knew two of the people, he said.
and the entire party began sing
ing. >,
He said the girl said she was
ready to go and he told her he
would leave in few minutes: she
then left the car, he said, and was
not seen afterward.
The girl was crippled and
walked with crutches. She was
traced across the bridge, about
800 feet. by the marks of her
crutches. Patrolman Johnston said.
At the opposite (northl side OF
the bridge. the crutch marks
stopped abruptly and no further
trace of the girl has been found:
Johnston said that a party OF
officers last night made thor.
ough search of the steep banks OF
Green River gorge on both sides
Of the bridge and up and down
the, stream without finding any
trace of the missing girl. !,
High Bridge is about l2O feet
above the level Of Green river, at
that point. The bridge is Just De,
low the Lake Summit dam and
there is practically no flow OF
water in the stream below the
dam The water is insufficient to
cover a body or carry it down.
Johnston said that the girl left
her hat and a package of clothing
when she got out of Dil's car. he
thought it improbable that she was
nicked up by another car. because
Some word would have been re-
ceived from her by this time,
As far as could be learned here
TODAY. Miss Burns lives in Green
Vile Her father resides there,
bmt Dill told officers that he called
for her at the home of her aunt
in Greer. He said he did not know
the name of the aunt.
Early this morning Patroiman
Johnston asked the sheriff at
Greenville to cooperate in locat-
inc the girl. Up to noon today
he had received no word from
Greenville. At 8 o. m. ne talked
with the sheriff there and the glr,
had not been located or heard
from.