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wo——edvemicnis Traced _ Capt. Jack A, Donohoe, given the identification by The Times, launched an immediate investi ‘gation to trace the movements of the girl before she fell prey to the perverted sadism of a per- “Son who apparently tortured her “before she died. Drs. Frederick D, Newbar and Victor Cefalu, deputy autopsy Surgeons, reported finding three “deep abrasions on the forehead _ just over the right eye. ‘They in- :dicated Miss Short had leen severely slugged by a blunt in- strument, which may have caused concussion. Her skull was not fractured, ‘When the young wonian's ‘body was found some small pieces 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 been tied with rope or wire prior to death. Det. Lts. Harry fansen and FL A. Brown said fthey believed she had been bouhd and tortured be-{ fore her mufderer carried her body to the Norton Ave. “lovers’! Jane” for disposal. So shocked by the details of} the butcher-murder were city Officials that a $10,000 reward ‘was planned for the capture of the slayer. City Councilman Lioyd G, Davis said he will ask . the posting of the reward at the earliest opportunity. Resemblanco Donbted Policewoman Myrl McBride, who said the victim looked like @ girl she talked with on Main St. last Tuesday night, last night .was more dubious about the re- semblance after Seeing Elizabeth Short’s photograph, The policewoman said the gin) came to her in a bus.station, | Se saying “Someone wants to kill me,” then told of a former serv- iceman-suitor’s meeting her in a bar and repeating a threat on her life should he find her with ‘another man. Policewoman Me- Bride said she later saw the sirt reenter the bar and emerge with two men and another woin- an, She had told the policewom- jan she was 10 meet her parents at the bus station later, Miss 'McBride said. |. The entire homicite detail joined in the widening search for the killer as telephones in the squad room jangled inces- santly with the tips of citizens ‘who read of the murder. Depot Visitor Questioned Picked up hy, officers early ves- terday at the Hus depot at Sixth ‘and Los Angeles Sts. Cecil French, 23, of fBakersfield, was booked on suspicion of a morals offense and questioned concern- ing possible implication in Miss Short’s murder. French, said the officers, was seen molesting women in the vi- jeinity of the depot. His automo- bile, parked near by, was miss ing a back seat. French told Hansen and Brown that he had removed the seat to carry some machinery. He was not consid- cered a “hot” suspect. Cars Seen Near Scene Another witness, Bob Myer, also reported seeing a Ford se- dan patise near where the body was found, and continue, He placed the time at 6:30 a.m. Other witnesses, however, said they walked past the lot as late as 8:20 am. Wednesday without Iseeing the hody, found only 12 j Boteeome the sinew: Al ae