Evening star., 1948-09-21
Murder
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either killed them or dumped out
their bodies, and turned around
before returning to the narrow road.
The girls body was exposed from
the waist down. Mr.. Morton said
there was every evidence that she
had been violated.
There were signs Of q struggle
at the scene, indicating to Chief
Souers that one or both of the
victims could have been alive when
the car drove up. Miss Kline's
body also bore number Of
scratches, presumably made by
finger nails.
Chief Souers said he believed
Mr.. Mahlan had made valiant ef-
fort to beat off the attacker. His
shirt was torn and his hands bruised
as though he had been fighting.
Discovery of the bodies brought
to an end a search by / 900 guards
men, Boy Scouts, and citizens staged
since the Mahlan car was found
Saturday morning in clump OF
bushes near Lipin's Corner.
While hundreds of persons beat
the bushes in the vicinity OF the
abandoned car, the bodies were
found by George Asquith, So, OF
Camp Row, Md, . county road
employe.
Mr.. Asquith had stepped down
from his road grader to stretch his
legs when he walked few yards OF
the road and made his startling
discovery.
Frightened almost to the point of
incoherency, he rushed to the road
gang, about 100 feet down the Ches-
terfield road, and told his story to
Luke Hall, boss of the gang.
Mr.. Asquith, father Of eight chill
dren, then drove his grader to the
Road Commissions garage at Best
gate, near Annapolis, and called
police.
Weeds Knocked Down.
Later MI Asquith described the
scene for reporters.
The bodies were lying beside each
other and the girl was nude from
the waist down." he said. She had
on no stockings and only one shoe.
The weeds around the bodies had
been knocked down a little, indi-
eating the bodies had been dragged u
Mr.. Asquith observed that there
were small pine trees in the area.
Police had been puzzled by bits of
pine needles found in the Mahlan
car. Miss Klines other shoe was
In the back seat of the car. and a
.38-caliber slug also was found in
the car.
Pending completion of the au-
topsy, police believe Mr.. Mahlan was
slain with a .38-caliber pistol.
Shot in Left Cheek.
Another description of the scene
was given by Al Bembe of West
Annapolis, former county police
man now a truck driver Mr.
Bembe, who. was at the garage when
Mr.. Asquith arrived, gave this de-
scription:
The boy had bullet wound In
the left cheek, between the ear
and eye. There was no weapon
there. The girl wore no rings, but
had a small bracelet en-. She had
fingernail scratches on her arms
and legs. Her face was so bloody
you couldn't see If there was bul.
let wound in the head or not.
There were bruises on the boys
chest, but he seemed to be fully
clothed. His left arm was bruised.
The neighborhood's pent-up ex'
citement burst its bonds as wore
of the discovery quickly spread. The
day had been filled with rumors, al
of which had proved groundles:
when investigated.
Now hundreds of persons jammec
the narrow, twisting Chesterfield
road. There were minor collisions
as the curious drove their cars a.
closely as possible after the bodies
had been removed.
Mr.. Asquith found the bodie
shortly before 4 pm. A short tim
before, the days most promising
lead had developed.
Shots Heard Friday Night.
It was initiated by Fred Schroep
fer, who lives on the north shore o
Marley Greek, about mile south O.
Glen Burnie
Mr.. Schroepfer told police of hear
Ing two pistol shots in the vicinit,
about II pm. Friday. The shot
seemed to have come from the south
side of the creek, he said.
Several hundred searchers, trans
ported by bus and automobile, wer'
taken to the area and a systematic
beating Of the bushes began.
Finally some Of the party rar