Evening star., 1951-06-30

but didn't know, "sleep it Off %
About $50 am. Mr.. Gilbert woke
and went to the mems room to
clean up a bit. Then he walked
away, having said not a word the
entire time he was there.
AS he passed the 18th precinct
station house at Seventeenth and
Rhode Island avenue NE. Mr..
Gilbert entered. He told the desk
sergeant he was tired and asked
if he could sit down for while.
The sergeant waved him to a
chair in squad room.
About half an hour later, Corpl
Robert Kisner looked into the
room and saw Mr.. Gilbert crying
He asked the youth to tell him
his troubles and after some coax
ing, Mr.. Gilbert blurted out his
sensational story.
Corpl. Kisner was incredulous,
but he communicated the youths
tale to detective headquarters and
Detective Sergt. James Hunter was
sent to the 18th precinct. arriv-
ing there shortly after 8 am.
Meanwhile, at 7:10 am. a
lookout for Gilbert and Miss
Barker had been flashed to police
headquarters over the Interstate
teletype network from Prince
Georges County police at Hyatts-
vile.
Hyattsville police had been asked
to search for the, couple when
they had failed to return to the
birthday party by II pm. A for
NAL lookout was issued from the
Hyattsville station at 1:12 am.
1t was not teletyped to Washing
ton until hours later, however,
because. it was regarded as rou-
tine.
Among friends at the party
there was a suspicion that the
couple had eloped.
Teletype Lookout Indexed.
The teletyped lookout was sent
to the missing persons bureau at
police headquarters here, where it
was indexed and filed. 1t was not
sent to the precincts. and officers
at No. II had no knowledge of it
when Mr.. Gilbert walked in.
Mr.. Gilbert emptied his pockets
of IS cents and blood-stained
handkerchief. He told police the
kidnaper had used the handker-
chief and returned it to him after
ass ulting Miss Barker.
With Washington police, Mr..
Gilbert went back to the scene
of the crime. They found his dis
abled automobile at the spot
where he said he had left it.
Several youths were found who
had noticed the car or the trio
near the scene of the reported
assault. Bill Pitt, IA, of $3.50
North Twenty-sixth Street, and
Lawrence Davies, Is, of 2518 North
Winchester street, said they saw
two men and a woman beside a
car and then walking up Little
Falls street and across the tracks
of the Washington and Old Do
minion Railroad.
Frederick Faass, 20, of 1929
North Twenty-sixth street, also
said he saw the car there, about
dusk. -
Says No Lights Were On.
"The hood was open and steam
was coming out" he said. THE
car had no lights on"
At the drivers wheel was a
young man, and an older one was
in back with his arm around a
young girl, he added.
Several houses are only a short
distance from the scene. David
Knost, IL. of 2514 North Win
chester street, about 200 feet
away from the cars parking spot,
said he saw two men and a girl
get out and walk toward the
woods just about dark.
Mr.. Gilbert appeared exhausted
and distraught when he returned
to his home about $3.50 last night
and his family refused to allow
3 reporter to see him. He lives at
the Brentwood address with his
mother, who was under a physi-I
clans care last night. His father
died IA years ago.
The youth first met the Barker
girl about nine months ago
through the proprietor of Byram'sI
filling station, $500 Rhode Island
avenue, Brentwood, who is Miss
Barker's brother in law, his fam
ly said. They had seen each other
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