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an’t Stand If ny Longer’ 33-year-old Man Denies Writing Notes LOS ANGELES, Jan. 28 (AP). Police Capt. Jack Donohoe ans nounced late tonight that a 33. year-old man had walked into po- lice headquarters and said he “wanted to confess” to the sadis- tic killing of Elizabeth Short, 22, whose nude, bisected body was found in a vacant lof here re- cently. The man, dressed in tan work pants, green sport shirt, his cop- ner-curly hair bareheaded, was hooked on suspicion of murder. He gave his name as Daniel 5. Voorhees, aE }"Gan't Stand“It Any Longer” “Just a short time ago,” said Donohoe, “a man telephoned po- ‘lice headquarters and said “I can’t stand it any Jonger—I want to confess to fhe murder of the Black Dahlia’* Theat was the way friends of the former Hyde Park, Mass., girl referred to her, because of he penchant for wearing black clot ing to match her raven tresses. ‘Shortly after we received th tel@phone call,’ said Donohoe, “this man walked info the homi- cidg department and said ‘T can't stand it any longer~—I want to «confess to the Black Dablia’s mur. der’? Se A sehen amen RN AIH FUTILE OCONEE ES, oy Has Family in. Phoenix Donohue said that after the man was booked, giving several down town hofels as his residence, he was turned over for questioning by Dr. Paul De River, police psye aHologist, ‘The he psychiatrist. said, after a preliminary examination, that he had “come t to no definite conclu sion. ad Detective Ed Barrett, who was among the man’s questioners, dis played a sheet of paper on which ‘was written, “Z did kill Elizabeth Short,” which was signed “Daniel S, Voorhees,” "| Barrett sald Voorhees told him ‘he has a wife and nine-yearold ‘daughter in Phoenix, Ariz, but declined ta identify them. '| Must ‘Get it Off My Chest? Barrett quoted Voorhees as say ing: | “f am so sick I can’t stand it, 1 simply had to get if off my ‘ches§.” He denied having written any jof @ number of letters and post cards to police, one of which said the slayer would surrender at 10 am. tomorroy. PHOENIX, Ariz. Jan. 28 (AP). The Phoenix police identification bureau said tonight a man whe | ave his name as Dan Voorhees ‘had been arrested here five Himes.” The bureau said that Voorhees, arrested in 1942 in connection. with... a Phoenix assault to commit rapa . case, gave ‘pis age as 25. Records showed no dispasition of the case, WASHINGTON TIMES HERALD a Mr. Miss Gandy. . Tolson . B. A. Pamm_ Clegg . Glavin . Ladd . Nichols . Rosen . Tracy . Carson . Egan Gurnea « Harbo_ . Hendon . Jones . Leonard . Pennington » Quinn Tamm_ WNease mene