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surgeons, reported finding three deep abrasions on the forehead Just over the right eye. They in- dicated Miss Short had heen: severely slugged by a blunt in-! strument, which may have caused concussion. Her skull was; not fractured, When the young woman's hody was found some smali pleces of flesh were missing. These were found by the autopsy surgeons, . Tied for Torture Marks around the girl’s legs, , Wrists, neck and right thigh: Showed she had heen tied with ope or wire prior to death. Det.' Lis. Harry Hansen and F. A, Brown said they believed she had bean bound and tortured be. fore her murderer carried her hady to the Norton Ave. “lovers’ lane” for disposal, So shocked hy the details of the: butchersmurder were city ‘Officials that a $10,000 reward was planned for the capture of the slayer. City Counciiman | Lloyd G. Davis said he will ask ihe posting of the reward at the earlicst opportunity. Besemblance Doubted Policewoman Myrl McBride, | who said the-victim looked like: a girl she talked with on Main: St. last Tuesday night, last night| ‘Was more dubious about the re-! semblance after seeing Elizabeth ‘ Shoart’s photograph, : The policewoman said the girl. ;Came to ber in a bus station, saying “Someone wants to kill me." then told of a former sery- ieeman-suitor’s meeting her in a bar and repeating a threat on |ner life should he find her with ‘another man. Policewoman Me. Bride said she larer saw the mri ,feenter the bar and emerge ;with two men and another wom- an, She had told the policewom-: an she was to meet her parents} -at the bus station later, Miss! i McBride said, ' The entire homicide detail joined in the widening search for the killer as telephones in. the squad reom jangled inces-. _santiiy with the tips of citizens. who read~efth murder. i | ‘ Bepot Visitor Questioned Picked up py omcers carly ves- telday at the bus depot at Sixth | and Los Angeles Sts. Cecil! French, 23, of Bakersfield, was‘ jotense on suspicion of a morals offense and questioned concern-: jing possible implication in Miss: jShort's murder, i French, said the officers, was. seon molesting women jn the vi- cinity of the depot. His automo- hile, parked near by. was miss- ing a back seat. Freneh told Hansen and Brown that he had -removed the seat to carry some machinery, He was not consid-' ered 3 “hot” suspect. One caller said he had seen a ear drive slowly along Norton ‘Ave. at 5:30 am. Wednesday, _yrause to turn into an alley. then -conuinue slowly away. The caller -did not give his name. Cars Seen Near Scene Another witness, Roh Alyer. also reported seeing a Ford se- dan pauxe near where the body was found, and continue. He placed the time at 6:30 a.m. Other witnesses, however, caid they walked past the lot as late; a8 830 am. Wednesday without, seeing the body, found only 12} { } Lannea _aechpnanerantite teneestcaepetginaantnpeterte cameestt feat from the sidewalk. An automobile registered to Wilford A, Dougherty, 4212 EB. Slauson Ave, abandened in a ,Servide station at 950 W. Man. ‘chester Ave, was thought to be. @ jead yesterday, Strands of; ‘grass hung from the mud-splat-} ‘tered door, Flecks of blood dot- ted the upholsters. Threa news:: papers, all dealing with the crime, lay on the seat. - Det, ft. Stewart Jones dis-' missed Dougherty ag a guapect. however, when it was learned that he had left the car in the service station early yesterday morning on his way home from BA PATIY, — conmepuumnger eC RAMR AEM OMI C, oe et omnte, AeanmmaN Se ein ine IA ite tL mes aa de daneenttetneleaedeineeteiat ttt tthe comets vaatetantte beatae ie aa teet scones.” ccain on omemaneneanamedaaeanaaeenemamnnammnnendamanebemtieienentiiandianis: madiemeinmainiall ne nore =n set Lethe eR