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For @ Cuestioning in | ‘Black Dahlia Slaying By- the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 13:—A San Francisco. freelaz ce: writer is held for questioning. today concerning the A slaying two: years ago of. Elizabeth } Short, khown as | theBlack Dahlia. j Is t “é iprisoner, . ! Jeff Conners, 40, iis en Youte here * itor San Fran-~ ‘cisco with Joseph | J / Reed, Los Ang- L-elés assistant por lice: chief, and, ‘detectives, ; Conners, ar * rested at Gilroy, | i Calif, hear . Sa ‘ Francisco; Tues }day night’ arid ‘ held: for ques- ‘tioning on a sob comners I technical “en route” booting, denied , he ever knew Miss Short, ‘much less !that-he was involved’in: the brutal 4 ‘killing, 4 ee Namedby Bellhop. . i lo Preeti: i | Detectives: were léd-to Conners by - statements made by Leslié, Dilion,! 127, ‘Los, Angeles bellhop, who roa i ¥eleased* yesterday after being held ; on .@ booking -of suspicion of murder-! uing. Miss Short. . i Police Chief -C. B. Horrall said * Dillon told: deteckives hé had learned details of the Dahlia killing from | Conners. \ ‘Conners told Mr. Reed ‘arid, San i ‘ Francisco officers: that he ‘knew Dil-: ‘Joh ‘but hadn’t given*Dillon ahy ins ‘ formation about. the killing ‘and “TL “haven't... the vaguesb: dea, “why ‘he’ * namhed: me?* ‘He ‘said’ he and: Dillon :meétin a San Francisco bar in 1946., 1 Conners: added that after the’ | Dalilia,_ KillingMiss ‘Shorts’ nude, ; bisected: ody was’ found here Jan-| i uaty 15; 1947—he: volunteered what phe thought would ‘be helpful infor- : mation to Los Angeles police; hame-| ” i ly; that the night’ before the slaying} ie r ch es a gitl friend of his had pointed out} ' ae oe Leet “Black: Dahlia” ‘th a, Los: Ans! wk LBD ED geles. bar, ! Vg © a Wrote Police: ‘Psychiatrist. i ‘Since’ Miss’, Short, 22; waitress! With many . poy, friends, ‘was: killed,i police: have questioned fiondreds of| . persons and“have-inves gated miore| , thah. 50° “conféssions”’ tlroughout} . “So cams the.. Nation,. all of ‘which: have: been: } disproved. . . The preserit investigation devel | oped: after’ ‘Dillon, ‘from: Miaini, Fla., wrote to a police ‘psychiatrist ‘here, ther, ‘came cheré to: ‘discuss the’ Dalilia ‘case with, ‘hhirh, was Arrested, ‘hooked’ Monday and: released. ' Meantime, Mrs, ‘Grace. Allen. of iLos Angeles: told’ a reporter she fs the divorced wife of ‘Conners: and | _ Said he was working in ar Hollywood: studio: the night before the Dahlia. ‘killing came to light. She said that ‘when the newspapérs appeared’ next’ jday ‘Conners: talked about the case . i: } ® 6 Ni AR ? a 1943 .. erg eee alone the. dangers “i, Q. g 10 1948 Loy wa WA eer | | EM-25 Clipped from THE EVENING STAR Washington, D.C, Dated ; ‘Conners said “Jeff ‘Conners” was i ‘professional name. Mrs. ‘Allen JAN 13 1949 said: his eeaid ane is. vane Hide orem tel ‘gald she would: give any: thtorinati oh she could! to the. police oday. ' a er ee