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In Butchery of Black Dahlia Salesman, 31, Admits Car Trip With Victim LOS ANGELES, Jan. 19 (UP) 'A 31-year-old.salesman known a: “Red,” was taken into custody’ to- night for questioning in the muti- lation death of Elizabeth Short, 22-year-old beauty who was known to her friends as the “Black Dahlia.” Robert.Manley, of South Gate, Calif; the salesman, was. arrested after an intense search for a red- haired companion who is believed to have spent the last hours with the girl before she was butchered Wednesday, ° Admits Auto Trip Police said Manley admitted knowing the murdered girl, and said he drove her to Los Angeles from San Diego prior to her death. | + Manley’s automobile, a black} Studebaker, was impounded by) police. . Friends of ‘Miss Short told po- lice that Manley bore a resem- blance to a man named “Red” with whom she associated. He was arrested at the home of Harry Palmer, of Eagle Rock, a fellow salesman, His car was. found in Palmer’s garage. Miss Short was in a jolly mood at a drive-in restaurant near San Diego the day before her muti- lated body, severed at the waist, was found in @ vacant lot here, police learned. A waitress told police that she served the black-haired, black-clad girl and “Red” the evening of Jam- uary 14 at a drive-in restaurant near San Diego. Jadell Gray, the aitress, said she knew Miss Short S “Beth” and had served her ther occasions. No hint. of the dark tragedy tb! (Turn to Page 3, Col, 3) WASHINGTON TIMES-HERALD Page Tolson Z B.A. Tart _ Clegg Coffey Pennington _. Quinn amm _ Mr. Nease -