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Dahita’ Suspeci | '. Kell in St. Leuis| ST. LOUIS, March 18 (INS).— St. Louis police said tonight a man held in: the city jail since; ; Feb. 12 had admitted the slay-| ving in Los. Angeles of Elizabeth Short, “the Black Dahlia.” Picked up on a_ stolen-car} ear charge, he gave the name of Melvin Bailey, 23, and said he was from Missouri. According to police, Bailey said he met Miss Short at a Los Angeles bar. ‘They decided to travel together to Missouri, Bailey said, but the girl later told him she was going to Missouri vith two soldiers. Bailey said he was incensed hy tis. While they were sitting [in alcar, Bailey told authorities, fe stized a Commando knife and stabbed the girl. | MAR 191047 New York Daily Mirror Page Mr. Mr. Miss Gandy Tolson BE. A, Tamm Clegg Coffey Glavin Ladd _ Nichols Rosen Tracy Carson Egan . Hendon Pennington _— . Quinn Tamm Nease renee amen