Evening star., 1960-06-10
JACKSON

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nylon stocking tied around her
neck. Janet had been struck
on the head, and Susan died
of a fractured skull inflicted
by a blunt instrument.
The family had vanished
January IL, 1859. on the road
from Buckner, Va, to Apple
Grove in Louisa County. Their
car was found abandoned the
next day 8 miles from their
home.
1t appeared to police that the
car had been forced to the side
OF the country road and then
hurriedly abandoned.
Mother Shot to Death
Two dolls belonging to the
little girls were found in the
car. The dolls were dressed In
the red and white striped
clothes which the Jackson girls
were wearing when they were
murdered.
In the Harold murder case,
Mrs. Margaret v. Harold, a 36.
year-old ArbutuS mother of two
was shot to death as she sat
in car with an Army sergeant
on wooded lane in Anne
Arundel County June 26, 1857.
Police said her killer climbed
into the back seat of the parked
car, pointed a snub-nosed 1e-
volver at the back of the
woman'S head and demanded
money. But before the couple
could respond, he fired once.
When the sergeant ran for
help, the killer fed, leaving be-
hind Mrs. Harold's purse con-
tanning $91.
Helped Miami Police |
Numerous sus poets were
picked UP for questioning but
were released and the crime
remains unsolved.
On Tuesday, Mr.. Herkos told
a reporter he had worked with
police departments in is ma
tions and with the Miami Fla |
police department recently. |
M. L. Reese, former Mont
gomery County manager and
now Miami city manager, told
The Star that Mr.. Herkos ap-
peared one night recently at
a dinner meeting attended by
many police oficialS in the
Miami area.
He put on a demonstration,
Mr.. Reese said, during which
he would hold a subjects key
ring in his hand and tell what
had happened to the person
rs years before, or make predic-
tions about his health.
"HerkoS claimed to have
worked on research in evaluat-
ing the twilight zone in the
fleld of telepathy."
Prefers Accepted Methods"
Mr.. Reese said MIR. Herkos'
appearance was purely a
demonstration.
Miami Police Chief Walter
Hedley said he had seen Mr..
HerkoS perform at a numper
OF dinner meetings and some
OF his demonstrations are
amazing"
But we have never used him
on any police case. We prefer
to stick to accepted police in
veStigative methods" he added.
Police Chief G. Edward
Simpson of Falls Church said
ne was astoniShed by the tai
ents of Mr.. Herkos. The chief
had lunch with the telepathist
Yesterday with a group Of city
off1cials.
Gives Demonstration
He said Mr.. Herkos revealed
incidents in the life of the DO
liceman during a conversation
at the lunch table.
"A few years ago." Chief
Simpson said, my son gave
me a travelling kit. Included in
the kit was a hair brush. The
oristleS were so soft YOU
couldn't brush anything with
1t. I didn't want to tell my son
about the brush: I didn't want
70 nurC MS feelings"
He said Mr.. HerkoS related
the incident exactly.
Equally impressed was Mrs.
Sylvia Sunderland, secretary to
Falls Church City Manager
Lewis JohnStone. Mr.. Herkos
stopped by her desk yesterday
on his way to see Mr.. John
stone.
He looked at me and said
I'd better have a doctor look at
my gum. He said there was
soreness there. He was right.
Just recently, a false tooth be-
gan giving me some trouble.
But hadn't told anybody
about it," Mrs. Johnstone said.