Evening star., 1948-06-28
Staying
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We expected her home in about an
hour and when she didn't come back
I went out to look for her.
IT walked up the route I thought
she would be coming back on, up
Seventeenth to Colorado, over to
Sixteenth and up the sidewalk. I
searched all around the swings and
tennis courts at the upper play
ground at Sixteenth and Kennedy
streets, but couldn't flnd her. So !
came back down Sixteenth street
on the bus"
At home his wife reminded him
Of a second play area to the south
east, near Colorado avenue, and
he took the bus back to Sixteenth
and Colorado, Mr.. Bardwell said.
Found Bike on Path.
Il walked into the baseball field
and looked around, but didn't find
her." he said. Then I took the
short cut toward home. 1t is used
a lot, but we have cautioned Carol
about going there.
Il came down the path and there
was her bike. I'm not certain how
far it was from Colorado avenue,
but I couldn't see the street from
that point. Neither could I see
Carol"
Mr. Bardwell then took the bicycle
to the home OF a friend, Peter E.
Kekenas, 4725 Colorado avenue NV.
He said Carol was not in habit OF
using the shortcut path, but that
since it was hot yesterday she prob
ably chose it rather than to take the
longer route by Sixteenth street.
Found BY Strolling Couple.
The body was found by John E.
Breen. 1419 Rhode Island avenue
NV, and Miss Lucille Bergstrom,
Ill Fourteenth street NE, who were
walking along the old road, which
now is used frequently as foot
path.
BY the. time the discovery was
announced, Park Police and more
than a score of the Bardwell neigh
bors were securing the woods, know
ing that Carol had left home about
5 pm. to swing at the playground,
about three blocks from the murder
scene.
Mr.. Breen notified Daniel w.
johnson, 440s Seventeenth street
NV, one of the neighbors in the
searching party. He was walking
through the woods with his wife
and grandsons, Bobby White, 8, and
Danny Shaner. 8.
Believing Mr.. johnson to be the
girls father, Mr.. Breen at first told
him not to- go down there"
Father Finds Bicycle.
After identifying himself, Mr..
johnson went to the girls side. He
saw the bloody form, doubled up
and lying on its side. He told the
grandsons not to come near.
Not long before, Mr.. Bardwell
had found his daughters bicycle
on the path about 80 feet from the
body. A Christmas present and
one OF her favorite possessions, she
had ridden 1t from home.
The old road on which she was
riding at the time she apparently
was halted, led into an east-west
bride path about 500 feet from the
murder scene. This path frequently
was used by children riding their
bicycles or walking to the play
grounds to swing or play tennis.
Capt. William Cunningham, COM
mander Of the tenth precinct, said
the only complaint police had re-
ceived recently resulted in the arrest
last September of teen-aged youth
accused Of trying to molest woman
on a bicycle. A youth arrested for
indecent exposure three months ago
was discharged after promising to
leave the District, Capt. Cunning
ham said.
Early risers in the neighborhood
clustered in small knots today, dis
cussing the tragedy that had be-
fallen the child and showing con-
Germ for the safety Of their own
children.
They recalled the Bardwells had
moved into their present home, six
blocks from where the body was
found, about 20 years ago, and that
both Mr.. Bardweu and his wife,
Elizabeth, were Washington natives.
A devout Catholic family, they
attended Sacred Heart Church yes
terday as usual and returned for q
quiet afternoon in the tree-shaded
block where they spent much OF
their time. ...
Child Loved by Neighb0rs.
1t. Comdr. e. w. Phillips, 1888
Webster street NV, saw the Bard
wells in their back yard in the aft
ernoon. The center Of attraction
was little Douglas, who seemed to
be enjoying a shower supplied BY
hose.
Carol was described by Mrs. James
Recachinas, 1922 Webster street
NV. as beautiful girl, very
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