Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-10-10


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drinking that night, but that he
did not believe Mcfarland was in
toxicated. He said the three ma
rines had consumed about half OF
flfth-bottle of whisky and each
of them had several beers.
"All Wearing Belts"
When they left the barracks, the
witness said, all three of them were
wearing their belts. A belt was
found near the body in East Poto-
mac Park. Reports at the I'd Ma
rine Battalion showed Mcfarland
had purchased new belt on Fri
day. When asked by police what
had happened to his other belt, he
explained that he had lost 1t In
March and had not used one since
then, it was testified by Inspector
Barrett.
Pvt. Craven, testifying reluctantly
said he saw Mcfarland flashing a
knife when they left the barracks.
A knife found in taxicab which
carried a marine and a girl, identi-
fed as Miss Berrum, to Hams Point
on Thursday night was turned over
to police. Inspector Barrett said Nc
Farland admitted he had the knife
but that he had left it on his bunk
before going out that night. When
Mcfarland was asked to produce
the knife on Saturday, Mr.. Barrett
said, he was unable to do SO.
Pvt. John Holzberger of the LIST
Guard Battalion identified the knife
found in the taxicab as the one he
lent to Mcfarland about two months
ago. His initials. u. H." were on
the handle, he said
Cab Driver Testifies.
Mr.. Thomas. the cab uriver, told
of picking up marine and young
girl at Tenth and D streets NV. on
Thursday night.
He said he started driving to the
Hot Shoppe on the Virginia side of
the Fourteenth Street Bridge when
the Marine leaned forward and
gave whispered order that they be
driven to Hams Point. Mr.. Thomas
said he drove them to a spot on the
roadway near Hams Point and the
couple got, out.
During the ride, he said, the two
seemed friendly. He said the ma
rine first sat apart from the girl but
later he moved closer and the girl
raised no objection. Mr.. Thomas
said he found the knife on the floor
of his cab shortly after the couple
got out and he turned it over to
police the next day, after reading
Of the murder.
The other cab driver, Mr.. Roehner.
said a marine and girl, whom he
| later identified as Miss Berrum, tried
to get into his cab when he drew I'D
at Tenth and D streets NV. shortly
after 8 pm, but that he declined
to drive them because he expected
to meet his wife soon afterward. He
said he commented to several men
standing on the street on the girls
apparent .youthfulness.
The two men to whom he talked,
Henry E. Fish, 1907 K street NV,
and William Rothenberg, GLIB Sew
enth street NV, also told OF seeing
the girl and the Marine. All of the
men said they had been able to
identify the girl but not the man in
uniform. Mr.. Thomas, who at
tended police lineup Sunday,
said he was not able to pick the
Marine out during the lineup but
that he later told officers that the
second man appeared to be about
the same size. Inspector Barrett ex-
planned that this man was MacFar-
land.
Others testifying were Sergt.
Murray, James w. Green, National
Capital parks chauffeur, who was
one of the two men who discovered
the body Friday morning; Sergt.
Roy B. jenkins of the park police
and DR.. John w. White, Emergency
Hospital physician, who pronounced
the girl dead.
Also attending the inquest were
Irving c. Root, superintendent OF
the National Capital Parks, and
Edward Kelley. special assistant to
the superintend mt.
| Mcfarland watched the proceed
ings intently, sitting between q
United States marshal and his
attorney.
The FBI's record Of arrests listed
against Mcfarland indicated he
first came into hands of the author
tiles in Knoxville, Tenn. in April
1884, under the name, Jack Dills
and was sent to the State Training
and Agricultural School for Boys fol
larceny, burglary and automobile
stealing. He escaped in June oil
that year, the FBI said, and was
picked up again year later.
In June, 1886, it was reported. he
again fed the institution and
February, 1887, joined the twenty
second Infantry of the Army at Fort
Oglethorpe. Ga. According to the
FBI report, he deserted a month
later and in April of that year was
arrested and sentenced to four years