Evening star., 1951-06-30

they found the car would not
start. They walked then about
234 miles to a filling station at
Lee highway and Glebe road.
Before entering the gas station,
the gunman again warned that
he would kill the girl instantly if
any attempt was made to attract
attention to her plight, Gilbert
said.
Graves Fisher, attendant at the
gas station at Lee highway and
Glebe road, told police there was
nothing in the attitudes of the
two men and a girl to arouse his
suspicion when they walked into
the gas station about 1920 pm.
Bought Soft Drinks.
Mr.. Fisher was busy filing the
gas tank of car when the man
identified as Irwin strolled up and
asked for change for a quarter to
buy some soft drinks from q dis
pensing machine. Fisher gave him
the change. The girl walked into
the station and went to the ladies'
room.
The man bought the soft drinks,
gave one to Mr.. Gilbert and the
two men stood there talking. A
cab driver was parked near the
station, fixing a fuse.
Mr.. Fisher said when he walked
into the station the girl emerged
and handed him the key to the
ladies room which had been
locked. Evidently she had picked
the key up from a desk when she
entered:
"She didn't seem nervous" Mr..
Fisher said. There's a good stout
door on that room and she could
have locked herself in and shouted
for help. I wonder why she
didn't"
= Talked to Cab Driver.
The man talked briefly to the
cab driver, who has not yet been
located, and then the trio walked
another quarter mile to a bus stop
at Lee highway and Old Dominion
drive. There the gunman told Mr..
Gilbert to start walking back to-
ward Falls Church.
Don't tell the police anything
for six hours or I'll kill her." he
commanded
AS Gilbert started to walk away.
the gunman called out:
You'd better make that "a
hours"
He repeated his warning that
he was already wanted for murder
and kidnapping and would not hesi-
tate to slay his fiancee. Mr.. Gil
bert said.
Then the gunman and the girl
boarded an Arnold Line bus bound
for Washington. Arlington Coun-
ty police said one of their cruis-
ers was parked within hailing
distance of the bus stop when
the bus pulled away. Mr.. Gilbert
did not recall seeing it.
Emory Workman, 436 North
Monroe street. Arlington, the bus
driver, remembered picking up the
couple. Nothing in their actions
attracted his attention, he said.
Gilbert Starts Walking,
! He did not notice which way
they went when they alighted
from the bus.
~ Mr.. Gilbert told police he
thought the gunman had taken all
of his money and he started walk
ing to Washington.
Asked why he did not appeal
for police help Immediately, Mr..
Gilbert said:
Il was afraid he would kill
her." So
The distraught youth appeared
at a gasoline station at Fourth
street and Rhode Island avenue
NE. He said only that he was
tired and asked if he could sleep
for awhile. He slept until s. am.
and then resumed walking toward
his home. II a.
Amos Click, 81, of 1114 F street
NE, night manager of the Sunoco
station, said later he saw MIR. Gil
bert walk up about 2 am.
The youth got a drink from the
water fountain, walked into the
office section of the station and
sat in a chair at the desk.
Never Said Word.
"He looked dopey," Mr.. Click
said. Il went up to him and said,
Say. bud, did you have a hard
night?' The guy didn't answer.
He just shook his head a little.
leaned back and in a few minutes
was asleep"
Mr.. Click decided to let the