Evening star., 1952-02-21

IW Howard C0-ed Iens
Police Il Was Accident
| The Howard University student
Icharged with the Monday night
Islaying Of a 19-year-old coed
faced return to Washington today
with two purported versions Of her
death.
Donald N. Tyler, %, Howard
pharmacy student, gave himself
up in Chicago yesterday after
police in 13 States had been alert
ed. After his surrender. the COL
Iored student told authorities the
girls death was accidental.
The victim. Janet Ellen King.
transfer student from North Caro-
lima State College, had been GRIM
inally assaulted, choked and shot
three times, according to Deputy
Coroner Richard Rosenberg.
Left Note With Friend.
In Washington, meanwhile.
homicide detectives said they had
Ia note, apparently written by
Tyler and left at the apartment
Iof a friend, Raymond w. Elliott.
a pharmacist of 1846 Maryland
avenue NE. from whom Tyler
had borrowed an auto.
Dear Doc" it said. IT am
scared.
IT went to sleep and when I
woke up, Janet was gone. Three
bullets are missing from my gun.
There's blood on my pants. Il
don't know what happened"
Inspector Edgar E. Scott, chief
of Metropolitan detectives. to-
day said Tyler's note "does not
jibe" with police reconstructis.
of the crime.
Miss Kings body was found
early Monday night on the side
walk in the 1900 block Of Nine
teenth street NE. her coat badly
torn, part of her underclothing
missing and bullet wounds in the
head, shoulder and neck.
Clothing In Car.
Thirty blocks away, the auto
mobile which Tyler had borrowed
was found abandoned-in the 900
block of New York avenue NV.
Bloodstained and with one win
dow shattered by a brick which
was found inside the car. 1t con-
tanned Miss Kings underclothing
and several Of Tyler's school
books.
The suspect is married and
lives in the 2400 block Of First
street NV. with his wife and
mother. His parents are divorced
and the father lives in Chicago.
At the Elliott apartment. police
said there were signs of a strug-
gle. A lamp and cocktail table
had been broken, and detectives
said there apparently had been
an attempt to straighten the
room. @
Tip From Mother.
While Washington police had
asked Chicago authorities to watch
the elder Tyler's home, the first
real tip on the students where
abouts came from his mother
here. She telephoned police. they
said, saying she had had . call
from her son in which he said
II killed her"
From Chicago, the Associated
Press said Policeman James Fos-
ter quoted Tyler with this version
of the girls death:
Tyler met Miss King in the
university library Monday after
noon to deliver some lipstick he
sold her in connection with his
mothers cosmetics business.
Got Auto Permit.
Miss King asked him to take
her to the Municipal Center. Third
street and Indiana avenue, so she
could obtain an automobile
learners permit.
Miss King obtained the permit
and the couple then went to Mr..
Elliott's home, where they stayed
from $3.50 pm. to about Z pm,
playing records and watching
television. MIR. Elliott was not at
home.
They went driving again and
Miss King asked to drive. Tyler
got out of the car and walked
around to the other side so Miss
King could operate the car.
When he opened the door, she
was holding a foreign made au-
,omatic pistol which she had taken
from the glove compartment.
Tried to Empty Gun.
IT told her not to play with
the gun as the clip was in it. :.
She handed me the gun when I
got in the car and I was trying
to empty it and somehow it went
off.
II noticed her fall over in the
seat and she fell against me.
Blood got all over the clothing I
was wearing.
II became scared and took her
out of the car and laid her on
the ground.
II returned to Elliott's, re-
my clothes and put on some
belonging to Russell Patterson,
who lives at Elliott's but is now
in the Marines"
Then he left Washington.
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