The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-23

l Lynn, N4aSS, July. &3.-~(UED~-Au intensive search of sheds and barns for the ancient auto in which com ely Frances Cochran rode to her death began today after police found tire marks In a Salem sandpit simi- lar to some in the wooded Lovers Lane where her ravislaed and Ynli- tilated body was hurled.
 Police Chief Edward D. Callahan sent aides to examine thoroughly the lonely pit and said "we regard 1t as significant that the tire marks match those we found near the girls body"
 The latest development in the hunt for the marliacal murderer of the beautiful 10-year old book keeper came as result of story told by Shirley Dennis, 32, Mar- blehead milkma1.
 Dennis said early yesterday norn- ing, two days after the victims body was found, he was driving over his route past the pit when he saw a dark figure of @ man with flash light digging in sandpile about IS feet off the road.
 Man Disappears
 He said he slowed his truck and the man ran to an auto parked in the darkness at the rear of the pit and drove away but Dennis said the flashlights beam permitted him to see the man was "either swarthv or deeply tanned" He said the man IWoro Q white, short-sleeved shirt and khaki trousers.
 A preliminary investigation by authorities revealed the tire tread marks at the pit matched moulage impressions of marks taken at the murder scene.
 Police planned to sift several piles of sand believing they might yield missing clues including one of Miss Cochran's white sport shoes, her wrist watch and her pocketbook.
 During the two-day search for the murderer police had questioned nearly two score persons including boy friends whose names were found in the victims diary. All had been released and Chief In- spector Charles T. Duggan, who read the diary and various letetrs, said he found nothing that would aid in the investigation.
 Rep. Edith Nourse Rogers, R.. Mass, was to file a bill in congress today which would permit entry oi FBI agents into sex-slaying inves- tigations. State officials were ex- pected to increase 0 $500 reward offered by Mayor Albert Cole oi Lynn for information leading tc the slayer's arrest.
 More Alleged Clues
 Search of the wooded ravine where the victims nearlyanude body was found Sunday after tip had beer telephoned to radio station re- suited in discovery of a match packet, a white cotton glove, piece of rope and 6 pearl handled pocket knife on which was engraved sou venir of Schenectady, N. Y"
 The investigation centered or search for a square backed sedar with wooden-poke wheels which Mis-. Cochran was seen to step into en. route home from her office in c leather shop Thursday. That wa! the last time she was seen alive.
 Two days later her body was dis. covered. A crab apple tree limt the size of broom stick wa. rammed in her throat, she had beer criminally assaulted and her body was Q livid mass of bruises ane cuts.
 Medical Examiner Ignatius Zielin. ski said after an autopsy that there was no evidence the victim ate be. fore the staying. The body wa! held at a funeral home pending services in St. Luke's Methods church today.
 Other Girl Murder
 Reading, Mass, July 23.--(UPl -Fifteen-year old Raymond Wood. ward had been ordered placed 1T protective environment and undei strict discipline months before Con, stance Shipp, IS, Reading higl school junior, was lured to her deatl in Q Baptist church parsonage, 1 was revealed today.
 The order came from State Men tai Health Commissioner Clifton T Perkins, but Woodward, charged with the sex staying of the attrac, tive honor student, was allowed ti remain in his own neighhorhood according to records of the depart ment
 Public indignation has stemme, from the fact that Woodward, con victed in one sex case, was free il 9l,O00 bail in another in which hi alleged victims face was so dis figured she lost her job as chail restaurant cashier.
 "The Woodward file contains re ports and recommendations of stat