Evening star., 1941-02-11

the nOdy on the ped. FIN
gerprintS had been washed away
by blood, it was said. The bullet
had passed through Gen. Krivitsky's
head. 1t penetrated the hollow tile
of the wall and has not been re-
covered.
The death gun was .38-callber,
"super-automatic," one of the most
powerful known. 1t was loaded with
cartridges containing hollow-nose
bullets of high velocity. This ex-
plains the fact, experts said, that
the bullet passed through Gen.
Krivitsky's head and into the tile
wall
One Cartridge Fired.
The bullet fell into an opening in
side the wall and could not be re-
covered. Identification experts said,
however it probably had been too
badly battered for comparative pur-
poses. The elected shell was re-
covered.
The clip inside the butt of the
automatic was full except for one
cartridge, detectives said.
Distrist ATTORNEY Edward M. Cur
ran who aided with the inquiry last
night. said he was awaiting more
complete report from police before
deciding what course of action his
Office might take. He said he ex-
pected the full report later today.
Mr.. Waldman went to the Federal
Bureau of Investigation today to
confer with Inspector Al Rosen on
details Of the case.
1t was said however, the F. 3. I.
will have no jurisdiction in the case
even if police decide it was murder.
Spokesman for the Bureau said Gen.
KrivItSky was not associated with
their agents in any investigation,
and that they knew nothing Of his
activities in the United States.
The New York attorney then went
to the hotel and was permitted to
examine the room in which Gen.
Krivitskv met his death. He was
accompanied by 1t George Darnell
of the homicide squad and other
detectives. Mr. Waldman said he
would issue a formal statement later.
He implied dissatisfaction with the
F. B. l. for declining TO enter the
inquiry.
The attorney said he was espe-
ciallv puzzled by Gen. Krivitskys
alluSion in his notes to the farm
of Dobertov." He said he had never
heard of such man, although he
knew the deceased we'll, and the
man also was unknown to Gen
KriVitsky's family.
Why" asked Mr.. Waldman,
SHOULD the general go all the way
to Virginia to get a gun-When he
could have found one much nearer
and then return to Washington
to shoot himself?
Too. he might have been forced
10 write those notes. Such cases
are common in Soviet liouidations
l know that Gen. Krivitsky had
good reason to fear assasslns from
abroad"
Inspector Thompson said, how
ever. that Gen. Krivitsky's door and
windows were locked from the in
side. there was no evidence of a
struggle, and every reason to believe
the notes were genuine.
An autopsy was performed late
yesterday and the coroners Office
is awaiting the result of a chemical
analysis of the contents of the dead
mans stomach.
"DObertOv" Is Puzzle.
Inquiries at Charlottesville of the
chief Of police failed to locate any
one who had heard of man named
"Dobertov" living in that vicinity.
It was the inSistence of Mr.. Wald-
man, Dr.. Matthews director of re-
search for the Dies Committee,
and others who knew Krivitsky that
brought a reopening of the investi-
cation.
They pointed out that Krivitsky
had said less than three weeks ago
that a Russian assassin, whom he
identified only as Hans" had ar
rived in this country to kill him;
that the slain man had been in
mortal fear of his life-seeking q
permit to carry pistol and making
arrangements to change his name
and flee New York.
Had Planned for Future.
They insisted that he had been in
the best of spirits. that he had made
detailed plans for his future in the
United States, that he had no reason