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Plas Angeles Bellhop Half InBlack Dahlia’ Killing. = By the Associated Préss i LOS ANGELES, Jan, 11.—A bell- hob who the- police’ say knows’ minute details of the 2-year-old: mutilation killing . of _Blizabeth! <) _Short,.ihe “Black Dahlia? is 7 -—=~ificommunicado ‘today as a suspect.; Booked on ‘suspicion of he gave his name-as Leslieti 27, “alias Jad) and other nah eis r sailor-and intermitlent Los Angéles resident. * . - : Police Chief C: B. Horrall; -who announced -the arrest, said Dillon knows numerous details of the kill- 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° waitress with many boy friends and known, as the “Black Dahlia” because of her fondness for sheer black cloth- nds, 2: e. The girl’s nude body, bisected‘ati the waist, was found in a vacant lot January 15, 1947. Chief Horall said Dillon con- , tacted Dr. J, Baill de River, police ‘ix weeks ago, sayingt sted’in sadism. Subs! arranged to meet Dr. m who said: that for the. eek he had.been disctissing/ thefgDablia” killing. with Dillon. . | “‘Detectives“kept “sirveillance san on aie ‘made’ the ave ~ he was inj re he, pe . . A y » ) o : | OE. Seas 2 f INDEXED - 115 43 WN 14 18 2 ad ah Clipped from THE EVENING STAR Washington, D.C. Dated JAN 12 949