Evening star., 1946-06-05
Police Seek Identity
OF Youth Hunted in
G|endening Murder

A youth suspected Of the Indian
war club Staying of Don B. Glenden-
ing surrounded himself with such
mystery that acquaintances who
met him several days before the
murder have been unable to throw
any light on his identity.
Police pointed this out today along
with conjecture that the person
who blugeoned Glendening to death
in his apartment last week end
had acted with generalization and
concealed his identity for that
reason.
Through acquaintances of the
slain man, police have succeeded in
filling in some of the continuity of
events from the time the slayer ap-
peared on the scene for the first
time last Tuesday.
But even though they have a
clear-cut description of the suspect,
along with fngerprints and other
clues, police admitted they were
as far from solving the crime today
as they were when the body was
discovered Monday at Glendening's
apartment, 32l E street NE.
Skull Battered by Club.
The skull of the radio repairman
had been battered by an Indian
war club, one of many such relics
he had collected. Police have fixed
the time Of the Staying between
$50 am. and 1890 pm. Saturday.
At the earlier hour Glendening made
a telephone call and shortly after
noon woman saw the suspect park
Glendening's automobile in front
of 500 Rhode Island avenue NV.
Although parking in that block
is prohibited during certain hours
of the day, the car remained there
until 9 am. yesterday, giving the
killer more than 48 hours start on
the police.
On the steering wheel of Glen
dening's car police found IL finger
prints to compare with those OF the
victim and with those of military
personnel. The slayer is believed to
be recently discharged veteran.
With the assistance. of MIR. and
Mrs. Byron Preston, Sc Seaton place
NV, police have partly traced the
activities of the blond suspect from
last Tuesday. when a friend of
Glendening, identified only as
guard at the National Gallery of
Art, met him in Franklin Park and
took him to Glendening's apart
ment.
Party Given Next Night.
The following night Glendening
had a party at his place. Guests
included the Prestons, the guard
and the suspect. All spent the night
there, the Prestons sleeping on a
double day bed, the suspect sleep
ing with Glendening in the bed
room and the guard occupying
cot.
Picking up another couple-a
sergeant stationed at the Pentagon
and his girl friend a clerk in the
Veterans Notwithstanding men,
bers of Wednesday night party
picnicked Thursday at Great Falls,
Va. Police said the sergeant and
his friend met Glendening May 18
at night club and knew him but
casually.
Returning at 10 pm. Thursday,
the group dropped of the unmarried
couple at their homes and went back
to Glendening's apartment. The
Prestons soon departed, leaving the
suspect and the guard to spend the
night there.
The events of Friday are not clear,
but at 6:15 pm. Mrs. Preston said
she passed the apartment building
in cab and saw Glendening sitting
in his car.
Suspect Has Blond Hair.
The man being sought is described
as S feet 6 inches tall, with very
broad shoulders and long wavy blond
hair. He was believed to be wear
ing an Army combat jacket.
The many service men known to
have visited Glendening's apartment
posed ANOTHER problem for police.
Many of them had keys to the
apartment, police said.
Although Mrs. Preston said Glen
dening twice had attempted to take
his own life, police records showed
only one attempt-on December 20,
1914, when Glendening filled his
kitchen with gas.