Evening Star Newspaper, March 20, 1931, Page 5

LIGHT HOUSE DEATH VICTIM EXHUMED Theory of Keeper’s Murder { by Rum Runners Gains Ry Strength. Soeolal Dispatch to The Star. ORISFIELD, Md., March 20.—Indi- ‘eations that the Federal Government is investigating & theory that Ulman ‘Owens, keeper of the Holland Bar light . house, was slain by rum-runners Satur- day night were ‘strengthened here yes- terday when his body was exhumed by order of officials of the United States rtment of Justice. e body, found Sunday afternoon bruised and almost nude-on the floor of the light house, had been buried ‘Wednesday at Dames Quarte) T, Drs. George C. Coulbourne and W. H.| Coulbourne performed the autopsy yes- terday, after which vital organs were sent to Dr. Howard J. Maldeis, post- mortem physician of -Baltimore. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, MARCH 20. 1931. house keepers, including equipping them with pistols. Townspeople here say that Owens was killed by rum_runners because he talked t0o much. From his lonely post, 12 miles at sea, he saw the rum flect which operates’ off the shore, sailing Without Jights, at night, He knew, per- haps more thin any other person, their paths and schemes at secrecy. 'At the inquest in Crisfield Wednesday Sdoth e seised with an isane 11: | Def Overrued, However, suddenly been selzed with an insane fit: had mnymekaedum‘bmms m:,"'& on hhl: efense i / body; wrec room and then had | . . A Sbed. Among members of his family at | in Slaying Trial of Caba- Dames Quarter and citizens here this belief is scorned. ret Performer. — e By the Associated Press. BODY IDENTIFIED SALT LAKE CITY, March 20.—The Woman Thought Slain and ThroWn | g.pp naq virtually completed its evi- Into Lake Erle. | dence against Jean Dayle, cabaret Pa., March 20 (P).—An aged | singer, at her trial todsy on a charge ERIE, mother last night identified the body of | of murdering Sam Frank, Memphl!} a woman taken from Lake Erie Wed- | g i nesday as that of her daughter, Miss (Tenn.) jewelry auctio i Mary Sobuski, 23, of McKean, Erie Fingerprints on the neck of a whisky County. | bottle with which Frank allegedly was Th: ‘mother collapsed after viewing | slugged and those taken of the young ‘hf,mz’,:,;‘w'{,’f,"g.?:;c,m,d i .umpsy;wuman shortly after her arrest were yesterday sald Miss Sobuski was the vic- | admitted by the court yesterday. fim of an illegal operation. The body,| The State contends the defendant welghted by & heavy chain and iron was | used the bottle to slay Frank after ef-| Tound by Coast Guardsmen, and police | forts to drug him had failed. She is believed. the woman died on land and | alleged to have robbed him of a dia- cember 6. swindle.” In outlipe it resembled the the slaying in Frank's hotel room, D!-’iu. s_ wARNs AGAINST ‘| ment officials as “the J. 8. Bardole, police fingerprint ex- pert, identified the prints on the bottle woman. Defense Counsel Samuel A. King ob- Jected to admission of the fingerprints stitutional rights had been violated. | By the Associated Press. King made éfm he might appeal the| A warning was issued by the State of the United gdsfi":' '{hg Sm; D; point to the Supreme Court® in the| Department yesterday against a more part announc as endeavoring J event of his client's conviction after |than century-old confidence game, re- been overruled by|vived this time in Argentina. The | Officials said there were various forms the objection % nd scheme was dubbed by State Depart-'of the same scheme. In one of them District Judge James H. Wol dence Game Relocated by Letter Writers. immediate aid. trace the source. ARGENTINE SWINDLE |notorious “Spanish swindle.” Unde]r it eonm:’elr;ce m;nt represent themselves as in tress but al it to as those of the index and middle fin-| | Hou | Says 01d Confi-| come into @ sizeable fortune. gers of the right hand of the young|State Department Say they promise to share in return for Information has come to officlals that a person or group in Argentina | has made such advances to residents a letter written to a resident of this | country said the applicant was being | held in an effort to make him divulge | the location of a huge sum of money. The writer offered to disclose thei hiding place in return for $1,000 to be | given as an evidence of good faith, with half the fortune. CLAFLIN Optician—Optometrist 922 14th St. N.W. Just Think of It— The Star delivered to your docr every evening and Sunday morning at 1'2c per day and Sc Sunday. Can you afford to be withcut this service at this cost? ‘Telephgne Nationa! 5000 and de- livery will start at once. Justice Agent Arvives. the body was thrown into the lake. mond ring and other valuables after An agent of the Bureau of Investiga- tion of the Department of Justice ar- zived in Crisfield Tuesday aboard the light ®ouse tender Violet. Officers of the Violet, which reached Baltimore from Crisfleld Wednesday, Baid the another mysterious circum- stance had been added to Owens' death . —a calendar on the wall of the light C ’ l house was found torn to shreds. The (lrllll a room in which he was found was dis- :‘::Anged and furniture in it was over- @ Well, Folks, one look at those ned. Examination of the light r:vealed { ‘,’,‘Z’”’#‘éf,z L;zhuesri;y afil&')ssg'vtn’?t 27: that it had not been touched. It was ledtlin ol ¢ out Saturday night, and it was this that into a quick step—to siep ou first_excited the curiosity of the resi- and dress up. 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