Evening star., 1948-02-26
Murder
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old, 5 feet 8 or 8 inches tall, 140
to $50 pounds and dark haired.
He was so unusually dressed
wearing a red and black striped
wooden jacket, blue denim trousers,
gray fedora hat and black shoes
that an employe noticing him enter
ing the downstairs lobby notified a
hotel detective.
The detective saw the man ap-
proach Mr.. Haeberle's room, but not
actually enter it, police said.
Was Greeted at Door.
Seeking to link the suspect with
Mr.. Haeberle's Navy background
police said the slayer probably knew
sailors knots.
Other hotel residents said they
heard some one flushing q toilet In
the victims room for 10 or is min
utes after II p.m.-possibly the
slayer's effort to destroy evidence
police said. -.
A guest said he saw o. man an.
swering the description of the sus-
pect knock on the door, then say:
"Helios long time no. zee" This led
to a police theory that Mr.. Hae-
berle was known to the visitor. .,.ss..!
Was On Navy Mission.
It Ya&sen a mission for the Navy
tlIleMIf. Haeberle, the father Of two
small children, registered at $50
pm. Tuesday at the hotel
Between that time and 1880 pm
yesterday, one or more assailants
attacked Mr.. Haeberle In room SAL
Alter 9 furious struggle in which
tn room was upset. papers strewn
over the floor, bureau drawers pulled
OUT and q suitcase ransacked, the
victim was garroted In Chinese
mystery story fashion.
Mr.. Haeberle was dressed only In
blue striped shorts and undershirt
His ankles were tiedss his. arms
wrapped In sheets, and both arms
and legs were bent back and tied
behind him with strips Of bed sheet
and his belt. Running down his
back from his neck was another
strip of sheet, so linked with the
knots that the slightest movement
would draw the moose tight around
his neck.
DR.. Thomas A. Gonzales, chic.
medical examiner, said after ar
autopsy today that death was due
to strangulation by violence.
Because Mr.. Haeberle's wallet wa.
missing and his pants pockets
turned out, Police Commissioner Ar
thur w. Wallander believed thl
killer was motivated by robbery. Mr.
Wallender made a personal survey
of the room before the body wa.
removed.
Spy Possibility Discounted.
Queries as to whether the victim
was carrying confidential papers
which might be the target Of a for.
eigp agent, brought negative an.
swers from the Navy.
Comdr. E. v. Brown, executive Of.
ficer of the Naval Photographic
Center, said Mr.. Haeberle had gone
to New York Tuesday in connection
with his work as liaison between the
Navy and the contract film pro.
ducer.
His immediate assignment had
to do with a Navy recruiting pic.
ture, which was nearly completed
As is customary, he had followed
the films progress and obtained
orders for the New York trip te
check developments. He made such
trips every few weeks and fire.
quently stayed at the Henry Hud-
son Hotel.
Comdr. Brown emphasized the
new picture is not secret, nor had
Mr.. Haeberle dealt with secret mat
ters since he became a civilian.
Hair Prematurely Gray.
Police believed only a strong
man or men could have subdued
Mr.. Haeberle, whom they described
as S feet Z inches tall, weighing
about 40 pounds in good physical
condition. The fact that he had
prematurely gray hair led to the