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f Veiled by Army;~ Story in Doubt FORT DIX, N. J., Feb, 9 (NY News)—The army’s criminal in- vestigation division here, faced with the likelihood of having its Black Dahlia murder “solution” blow up in its face, withdrew be- hind a curtain, Af secrecy today. Corp, Joseph\\Dumais, the gar- rulous combat ‘Veteran and mil- itary policeman, who said yester- day: that it was “possible” that he was the killer, was being ques- tioned again by Capt. William H. Florence, head of the post’s CID. ‘Throws Up Veil But Florence refused to talk to newspapermen, refused to let them question Dumais, and re- fused to tell what progress, if any, he,was making. Yet yesverday he announced that he was “con- vijiced” Dumais murdered “The + ¢Dfhlia”—attractive Eli Short, 22, whose nude body was found ngeles lot on Janvary 15. Capt. Jack Donohoe, ‘head of the Los Angeles homicide squad, said the weakest point in Flor- ence’s case was the fact that Fart Dix records show Dumais was jn camp at 3 p.m. on January 16, the day Miss Short’s body wks: found in the lot, close to a fp- quently used sidewalk and in plain sight. Plane Possibility ‘The body probably was placed? there after dark on January 14° or early on January 15, Donohoe said, otherwise it would have! been discovered earlier. Dumais couldn’t have done it and get: back to Fort Dix by 3 pm. of | January 15, Donohoe said, with-' out flying East on a Constellation ; plane and there is no evidence; that he did. I Today three sergeants said they saw Dumias when he checked into camp January 10 after a 45-day turlough and that they saw him there on January 13, 14 and 15. Post records show he was there January 11, but there is no record of where he was on January 12. Meanwhile at Tilton, N. H., the mother of Dumais’ first wife ail ported her daughter alive and well. ‘Dumais reportedly told authorities‘ ‘at Fort Dix she died under mys- terious circumstances.” Mrs. Hazel de Langis said Dumais married her daughter, the former Eunice Fortune, on January 1, 1937, in Claremont where the corporal lived at that time. Town records show that umais was 19 and his bride {5. Told of Dumais’ statement tl _ is first wife was dead, Mrs. jangis replied: *- So PE C2 cum, thatisiabsurd. My a \ ba FE Htexbs lve pe Xv - | Dahlia Suspect ont UG WASHINGTON TIMES-HERALD Page__> tet wry Mr, Coffey! Mr. Glavin. Mr. Ladd|, re ron Ss “Rosen r. Tracy Mr. Carson Mr, Egan Mr. Hendon Mr. Pennington __- Mr. Quinn Tamm _ Mr, Nease Miss Gandy _.”