Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-10-17 | Page 2 | Blood Stains Spur Search

BLOOD STAINS SPUR SEARCH Auto Gives New Clue in Murder Murder Murder Mur Mur- der of Aged Woman SAN DIEGO Cal Cat Oct 17 UP UP- UP Discovery Discovery- of a stained blood blood automobile automo bile bUe spurred the search today oday for an Ohio fanner farmer and reputed ex convict suspected in connection with the brutal murder of Mrs Laura Ella Str Straw v 74 year-old year widow Search was aimed too at a red red- haired laired woman said to h have ve been an acquaintance of Thomas Thom s M M. Jones whose disappearance preceded precede discovery discovery er ery of ot the dismembered body of Mrs Straw In San n Diego bay The automobile was found in a used d carlot carloL Police were told that Jones drove the machine on a demonstration Saturday night and andr r returned turned it an hour lour l later ter It was not until hours later ater that the tilted rear seat was adjusted disclosing blood stains on the cushion cushion investigators reported Search for the woman was started when police pollee learned she telephoned Jones Friday night and that Jones told her Well soon have a lot of ni m money ney and well we'll be going places Mrs Straw was was' hacked to death sometime time Saturday night as she slept Jones who made his home with willi the victim served time in Ohio penitentiary penitentiary In 1925 on a liquor charge police said