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2 In“Black Dahlia’ Killing By jhe Associated 'Préss LOS ANGELES, Jan. 11—A bell- hop who the - Police. say knows’ minute details of the 2-year-old: mutilation -killing . of _Plizabeth. Short, the “Black Dahlia’ is held’* 1 i i -~~~«ificommunicado ‘today as a suspect.; . Booked on <suspicion of murder, | he gave his name-as Leglie#Dillon, 27, alias Jack’Sands, J 3 ;Dillony and other viamés, “He is. a forrher sailor: and intermittent Los Angeles |} ‘resident, ° ue en i Police Chief C: 3B, Horrall, :- who announced -the arrest, said Dillon khows numerous details of the kil- ing and mutilation “which could be known only to a person «with direct, knowledge of the murder itself.” “Dillon denied killing. or even knowing Miss Short,’ 22, a: waitréss with many boy friends and known as the “Black Dahlia” because ‘of | her fondness for sheer black cloth- ng. a The girl’s nude body, bisected ‘ati the waist, was found in a vacant | lot January 15, 1947. H Chief Hovrall said Dillon con’! tacted Dr. J, Bafil de River, police) psychiatvist,\ six ‘weeks ago, sayingt he was inférested*in sadism. Sub-! hei arranged to meet Dr! de River, who said: that’ for the: laginfveek he had’. been discussing, hlia” killing. with Dillon., { “Detectives “kept -siirveillance wen Spifton anid made ‘the arrest". = x > 7-4 INDEXED - 1 43 WN 14 18 2 6 Clipped from THE EVENING STAR Washington, D.C. Dated JAN 11 W4e