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~) For i Questioning i in ‘Black Dahlia Slaying | \ By -the Associated Press” LOS ANGELES, Jan. 13:—A San! | Brenclsto freelaice writer is held for questioning. today concerning the Ase Slaying two years ago of. Elizabeth) ‘khown_as 1g ‘iebiaee Dena. & t © prisoner, ~ ‘sett Conners, 40, vag en tr fom San Fran~ ¥ cisco With Joseph ‘Reed, Los Ang- & ‘eles assistant pt iice chief, and. detectives, ; Conners, a + rested at Gilroy, ‘held. for ques~ ‘tioning on a Jef } technical “en route” booking, denied: , he ever knew Miss Short, much less} }that-he was involved’ in: the brutal; + killing at Named:by Bellhop. é Yo janners. | Detevtives: were led to Conners by/ “statements made by Leslig, Dillon, 127, ‘Los. Angelés bellhop, Who wast lxeleased: yesterday after’ being held! x | on.@ booking .of suspicion of murder-? e hing. Miss Short. i Police Chief -C. B, Horrall said ! pillon told. detectives: hé had learned {details .of the Dahlia killing from, ! Conners. Conners told’ Mr. Reed land: San | Fitahcisco officers that he knew Dil- Joh ‘but hadn't given‘Dillon ahy in, havén't..fhe vaguesb-‘idea “why. 3 + nathed-me.”: "Hé'said’ he ahd Dillon met in a San Francisco bar in 1946, ,_ Conners" added: that after .the' |Dabilia, iilling—Miss Short’s nude, { bisected) body was'found here Jan- uaiy 15; 1947—he volunteered what phe thought would be helpful infor- mation to'Los Angeles police; hame-/ ! ly; that the might before’the slaying! | 2, gitl friend .of his had pointed out! : jthe “Black; Dahlia” in a’ Los: An+! igeles. bars’, } "Wrote Polite Psychiatrist. yy | Since Miss, Short, 22, waitress) Ly with many boy. friends, ‘was: killed, ey } policevhave questioned Hundreds .of| Oo persons audhav investigated’ more} , “confessions” - tliroughout' t thes ‘Nation, all of ‘which: ‘have heen! }-dispioved. i. The present investigation devel- | oped. after Dillon, ftom Miami, Fla., wrote to a! police psychiatrist ‘here, Athei cate hheré to ‘discuss the | Dabilia case with him, was arrested, {booked Monday and: released. ‘Meantime, Mrs. ‘Grace. Allen of Los Angeles: told’ a reporter she is ‘Mhe divorced wifé of ‘Conners’ and ,Said he was working in a Hollywood: jstudio the night before the Dahlia ‘killing came to light. She said: that : when the newspapers appeared’ next’ jday ‘Conneis. talked about the case jand' wartied her about the dangers ‘of going out alone. ‘Conners said “Jeff Conners” was a professional ‘name. Mrs. ‘Allen | said: his real’ name is Arthur] geheeih aid,she would: ge" any. 7 lon she’ could to the. police’ aw Clipped from THE EVENING STAR Washington, D.C. Dated JAN 13 1949