Show Man Identified as L. L A. A Suspect S Sought Refuge in iii Astoria Ore S PORTLAND Ore June 23 AP William L. L Tallman young radio operator was sought by police inthis in inthis this city today following reports that a man in water soak soaked d clothing clothing cloth cloth- of the description ing answering Virginia Virginia Vir Vir- Virginia the suspected slayer of Mrs ginia Patty in Los Angeles had appeared appeared appeared ap ap- ap- ap at Astoria I in a lumber yard I the A. A Pe url for Astoria Lumber company reported ta to Police that a man mail man had bad sought refuge In the lumber yard last Saturday Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- night Pekuri identified theman theman the theman photographs man from newspaper a ag as Tallman The rite watchman said the n an manS mana d and that li h ne clothes were drench drenched cl devoured food ravenously Ponce Police re related rela re re- said the mans mans man's description as tallied cl closely with h la laed ld by Pekuri Tollman man S t Tallman boarded the steamship 4 Admiral Benson at San Pedro June 4 shortly before tho the body of Mrs Patt Patty beaten to death with a brick was found In an apartment in Lo Angel Angeles s. s Tl Th The J Owner owner of oC the apartment apart apart- ment identified photographs of Tallman as the tho man who had rented the apartment under uMer the tho nam name of W v. C. C C Johnson When the Admiral Benson put to tosea tosea sea for San Francisco police pollee of Los Angeles radioed a request that Tallman bo be taken talen In custody custod A A guard was placed at the suspects suspect's stateroom door doer but when the Ves Vessel VeSsel es essel sel docked at San Francisco he could not be found Theories were nere advanced that thia he lie had hac had lial Jumped overboard or walked down the gangplank in dis- dis pulse guise ulse The Admiral Benson Denson departed for Pacific northwest por port s and ana during the trip n a cor continuous search Co u on 1 i u j Man Ma M Identified as L L. A. A Suspect tl S Sought Refuge in m Astoria 0 Om Continued from page e 1 was made aboard tho the vessel for tor forT torr T r Tallman Uman LOS IOS ANGEL ANGELES S. S Cal Cat June 12 AP A M-A A mystery woman whose name police r refuse reluse fuse to divulge today was w s add added d to to the lengthy list of oC those thoe who have been interrogated regarding tho the slaying of Mrs Virginia Virginia Vir Vir- ginia Patty Patt wife of f a Portland OreO Ore business man Juan The womans woman's name annie was found scribbled on a crumpled piece of pf paper in fn the tine apartment of Mrs Patty William L L. T Tallman 1 Uman radio operator operator oper oper- opere ator suspected slayer of the comely comely come come- ly 11 n was wal still missing as po poUce police police po- po lice Uce of pt several coast o st cities pursued their their quest que t of him Tallman disappeared disappeared dis dis- dis- dis appeared s me time Wednesday evening June Jun 5 5 just be before ore the steamer Admiral Bens Benson n on which he had t taken ken passage for San Fran Francisco cisco ls p o d docked at its pier in the tine bay cl city iy r rAfter After Arter questioning questioning- g the mystery woman police pollee announced th tha had had denied ever knowing ei d I Tallman or l Ir Mrs Patty She i been unable they added to ex cap how her name appeared I ml In apartment Sho She was Wal known Po said to have been a hotel where Tallman lived Uve fop to time The woman will be d der r surveillance and further in Ca Captain Al Slaten charge e of 01 the murder said Slaten said copies of ot of or Tallman taken while lie he lieas was as I the marine corps service hadri ye yet reach reached d Los Angeles j Washington D. D C. C but soon On arrival al they v will compared with photographs of oU If taken In fn tho the room win wi l Ir Mrs Mis Pat Patty y wa was as slain Her lIer bodri body found eleven days ago aso clothes hook in an apartments apartment so distance from her home Tall h has s been Identified as the thc man man i rented tine the apartment under name name nanne o of W. W C. C Johnson m |