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Dahlia Shyer Skips Date, Note Expresses Feat, ‘LOS ANGELES, Jan. i (UP). ‘Three hours after the deadline for the surtghfler of the killer of| Short, the “Black joliGE™ received a new note which said the murderer had changed his mind about giving himself up. A.previous communication had, said the slayer of the 22-year-old beauty would give himself up at "10 am. today. The hour came and went without anything hap- pening. New Note Sent Early this afternoon Capt. Jack ‘Donahue of police homicide bu- reau received a note. It was ad- dressed to him and said: “T have changed my mind about surrendering. I’m afraid I won't} get a fair deal.” The note was composed of le| ters and words cut from news papers, as were several previot Messages apparently from _ thi killer. It came in a typewritten f, envelope. ‘The envelope and. note were turned over.to the police crime Taboratory for study. ‘The new’ note arrived shortly after. the police had publicly pledged themselves to be fair“to| the-slayer if‘he gave himself up. Fot threé: days Donahoe had awaited the deadline of the slay-| er’s promise, received in the mail, to, surrender himself at 10 a.m. uy. ’ But the investigation was not without developments. In a 12-) hour period,. police received’ and‘ rejected, completely or in part, three purported confessions to the brutal mutilation slaying . of the plackhaired ‘girl. ‘The first. came last. night whe rhees, 33, gave hi ] Olicé*after telephonin: that he was the. killer, He gave fficers. a written fiveword “con; feésion” which said: “I did ‘kill Beth Short.” . GU WAK of 1947" ‘2d in Observation ———» Expért questioning on the dates; when he allegedly met the gir) convinced police it was unlikely, that he killed her. But he w: held in the county jail hospi ward, Officers pointed. out.that Voor- hees claimed he-weht out with the gitl in 1941 but her family had .said.she did-not.come to.the West), Coast until 1943. 4 Detectives. were even. less = ‘opinion aE rontn from a men- tal ailment. Miss Williams claimed: she: shot} and stabbed Miss Short in an auto court on the outskirts. of Los An- geles. The ‘bisected’ body of Miss Short" showed no ‘evidence of a "bullet wound. ° ‘The third unsupporte sion came from “Mai 37, who teleph said “I. killed’ Elizabeth, ” Officers. met. her outside a bar on South Vermont Ave. Brief; questioning convinced them: that she knew nothing. ‘of the case. Although ‘they had receive nearly’ a, half-dozen- notes - alle edly from the: slayer, police, w doubtful if any."except the first hed a real.connection:- It was the first note, received ‘last Friday, which contained personal effects of the ‘victim including her’ ad- dress hook, birth certificate, “? . WASHINGTON TIMES HERALD pats 3B O-¥ 7 Mr. Tolson Mr. E. A. Tamm_ Mr. Clegg. Mr. Glavin. Mr. Ladd. Mr. Nichols. Z T. Rosen. Mr. Tracy. Mr. Carson. Mr. Egan, Mr. Gurnea. Mr. Harbo___ Mr. Hendon, Mr. Jones Mr. Leonard___ Mr. Penningt. Quinn Tfmam_