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Etaggyenn ree Freeance Wrifertale For Questioning in i Black, Dahlia Slaying * * By the Associated Press ‘tos ANGELES; Jan, 13.—~A San|! " Francisco: fréelance writer is held} ' ad for questioning today concerning the ‘ (slaying two! yeats ago-of Blizabeth} ’ Shott,-known as aie the Black Dahlia, m3 THE prisoner,” Jeff Conners, 40, is en route, ‘here: from San Fran- cisco, with Joseph 8 Reéd, Los Ang-' & eles agsistantpo-. lice ‘chief; . and detectives, . -Gonners;,, ars, vested ali: “Gilroy, Calif., near’:Sani : ¥Fancisco; Tues: day hight, and held’ for’ ‘ques- * tioning ‘on “a spr Somers, technics? “eh toute” edking, dehied | hecever knew Miss ‘Short, much less} _ that he Was involved. in ‘the: ‘brutal "Killing, - Named: spy. Betthop,, . Detettives were -léd, ‘to..Conn: styl . statements: made by.’ Leslie? illon, ‘27: Los Angeles béllhop, ‘Who | was _ ¥eléased ‘yesterday. after ‘being held’ ; oma ‘booking. of: suspicion of murder- . ing Miss. Short. Police’Ghief ©: B.- Worrall said Dillén told détectives:he had'learned aetails-. of. the Dahilia, ‘idling tor “Conners, (oe ‘Conners: fold: Mr. Réed' afd Bar Francisco. éffiders that'hé ‘Anew. DIE . Joh-but: thadn’t, giver: ‘Dillon,-any ink formation - -about ‘the Killing and ‘I haver's* fe vaguest’: idea. ‘why - he named. me.” He said he. atid. Dillon synet in:a: ‘San Francisco -bar in 1946; +«Conmiers* ‘added. that after the . Dalilia killing—Miss Short’s. nude, | ' bisected body ‘Was found” here Jan- wary 15;.-1947—he voluntéered what ‘he. thought would-be", helpful. Infor mation.to -LosvAngeles police; names ‘lypcthat the, night before the slaying a gitlettiend ofthis Had pointed out the: “Black ; Dahlia”\'in ‘a ‘Los Ane |, geles- bar. j A ‘Police: psychiatrist, | Sines.” Miss., ‘Short, "22, . waitress: swith Nhahy “boy “friends,” was; killed, | police have: questioned ‘hundreds of persons + and have-investigated more |: when 50'“confegsions”: throtighout he ation, allvof, which have been/ tisirs e “The. Crosbrit, investigation. dével- \ oped! after*Dillon,, from” Miami, Fa. * wroté..to .alpolice,’ psychiatrist here, |; then came here .to, ‘discuss the Dahlia case With. him, "Was varrested, booked Moriday and released. Meantime, Mrs, Grdce Allen of Tos" Angeles’ ‘told :a, -reporter: she ‘is the divorced: wife of ‘Conners and said. he was: working in a. Holiywood studio the night beforé the Dahlia Killing camé‘to‘light. ‘She said that when ‘the: newspapers.appeared next ‘day ‘Conners talked ‘about the case! Vand. warned.-her. about the ‘dangers ? of ‘going out alone: "4 Gormers said. “Jeff Conners” was -%, professional name. Mrs. Allen, _ leaid his: real name. 4s. Arthur, BH. WEBUO, She said: she would. give any’ information, she coli te the ‘policg: - 4 “¢ w 2, ‘ a “es ae vate * a. “A W, wad Lube 8 eed STAR Page 27 . Date eeeemenmarnat td Tolson Mr. Mr. Gurnea Mr. Harbo Mr. Mohr Mr. Pennington__ Mr. Quinn Tamm_ Mr. Nease Miss Gandy F Bey id on - Ves, * NOT RECORDED 44 YAR 11 1949 SRS omementas eeeamngrenartl MEATEMOTENIE RE