Evening star., 1939-04-15
.loriing Murder
Case Pro|onqs
urySessions
More Doto Sought
Also in Death
Of Soldier
By . Stan Correspondent Of The Star,

By stan Correspondent Of The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Nd, April
15.-Because more time was required
Ito complete certain investigations,'
the Circuit Court grand jury here
has decided to prolong its session
with a recessed meeting April "a,
it was announced yesterday when
the group returned 81 indictments
involving approximately go cases.
The nature of the further investi-
cations" was not revealed. but 1t was
understood that the Corinna Loring
murder case was chief among them.
It was reported that three Baltimore
detectives gave the grand jury some
new evidence and suggested that
more time be allowed to check on
certain information they had re-
ceived recently.
Capt. Joseph 1tzel, ace detective
and chief of the Baltimore vice
squad. has been placed in complete
charge of the Loring investigation
He announced that he had mo in
tention of dropping the case"
Soldiers Death Data Sought.
Another Of the matters on which
the jury is understood to want addi-
tional information is the killing OF
Sergt. Edman F. Garrett of Fort
Washington, Md. on the Livingston
road March IT,. A police theory that
the soldier had been the victim of
hit-run driver was exploded by the
verdict of a coroner's jury which
held that the man had met his death
by blow from blunt instrument
lin the hands of person or persons
unknown"
Just what is to be done with the
Mary Brown kidnapping case, on
which the victim, her sister Lucy
and her father testified this week,
was closely guarded secret with
the jurors and States Attorney H.
Winship Wheatley, jr. But it was
rumored that the jury was not salts
fed by the information given and
that further investigation would
be made
1t was reported also that Mr..
Wheatley carried his drive against
gambling activities before the in
quisitorial body. Whether he asked
the grand jury to act against
"Jimmy's Place" on the Bladensburg
road just across the District line,
was not known, but he has previously
insisted that no favoritism would be
shown the notorious gambling rem
devious.
Mrs. Vincent Indicted.
Only one indictment for murder
was returned by the grand jury out
of four presentments on that charge
Mrs. Mallie v. Vincent of Seat Pleas
ant, Md, was indicted in the death
of her son-in-law, Michael Malta,
last Saturday.
Although Mr.. Wheatley had an
nounced IAN early arrest" in the
death several weeks ago of Richard
Straughan, no indication was found
in the list of indictments that the
jury had found suspect.
Only the names of those persons
already in custody were made public
by the court. Other indictments in
this list were against James Robin
son. larceny: Edgar Brooks, larceny
and receiving stolen goods; Susie
Dent, larceny and receiving stolen
goods; James Murphy, alias Love-
lace, forgery; James Wad, larceny of
chickens; Elwood Day, assault with
intent to kill; Girald Randall, lar
ceny, receiving stolen goods and
housebreaking; John Bullock, lar
ceny, receiving stolen goods and
housebreaking; John Samuel Billiard,
assault with intent to rape: Edward
j. Grainy, assault with intent to
kill and assault and battery, and
Marlie B. Daughtery, assault with
intent to kill.