Medical Evidence Disputes Man's
Confession in Slaying of Girls
Chicago (UP., Authorities
itarted a new phase in their in
vestigation into the slaying of
two young sisters today follow
ing a medical report that dis
puted a suspect's confession.
The surprise report at Tues
day's inquest indicated a skid
row romeo was lying when he
admitted slaying the tcen-aged
girls after a week long sex and
liquor orgy.
Instead, the findings of Dr.
Walter Camp, state toxicologist,
showed the girls apparently died
about five hours after they left
their home to attend an Elvis
Presley movie Dec. 28.
The unclothed and frozen
bodies of the victims, Barbara
Grimes, 15 and her sister, Pa
tricia, 13, were found Jan. 22 in
a suburban forest preserve ditch.
Report Based on Food
Camp's report was based on
tests of food particles found in
Barbara's stomach. The foods
were the same the girls' mother,
Mrs. Loretta Grimes, served her
daughters the night they dis
appeared. Mrs. Grimes, who appeared at
the hearing to "protect their
honor," said Patricia had eaten
little that night, which could ac
count for the lack of food
particles in her stomach.
The findings blasted the
signed confession of Bonnie (The
Dishwasher) Bedwell, 21, who
said he and a man named
"Frank" toured dingy skid row
bars and cheap hotels with the
girls for a week before dumping
their bodies into a snow-filled
ditch Jan. 13.
Bedwell also said the- two
girls had eaten hot dogs shortly
before the slaying, but no trace
of hot dog meat was found in
the final stomach analysis.
Camp said a preliminary study
also showed no indication of al
cohol, which also disputed Bed
well's story.
Camp said tests now are being
made for evidence of poison or
drugs in an effort to find the
still mysterious- cause of the
girls' deaths.
The report apparently left au
thorities back where they
started in the investigation, al
though state's Attorney Benja
min E. Adamowski sajd Bedwell
still is regarded as a top suspect.
Is That So?
Can our pronghorn antelope
run at a top speed of, almost a
mile a minute? Recently I said
yes. P. V. Whitney of Vananda.
Mont., said No! and that he had
horses which could outrun them.
Last week, I quoted a dozen or
Workers Walk Out
At Missile Range
Patrick Air Force Base, Fla
(U.Rj Some 900 non-union work
ers went on strike at the nation's
top-secret guided missile firing
range early today and picketed
entrances of two government
bases.
Scores of pickets manned en
trances to Patrick, embracing a
vast missile assembly area, and
to the storage and firing reser
vation at nearby Cape Cana
veral on the Florida east coast.
A civilian spokesman said the
strike will not interfere with any
test firings now scheduled.
A spokesman for Pan Ameri
can World Airways, chief civil
ian contractor at the facilities,
called the strike "illegal" and
said the workers will be fired if
the strike continues.
The strike was called "by sur
prise' 'last midnight and pickets
appeared in droves at each of
four entrances to the bases in
time to meet pre-dawn shifts
with their "on strike" placards.
The non-union employees,
who said they were protesting a
denial of a right to vote on a
prospective union affiliation,
comprise about 65 per cent of
the entire personnel of the mis
sile firing-operation.
more experienced outdoorsmen
who supported Whitney. Today,
i ii give you as many to sup
port me. To settle this long
standing argument, I'd like to
hear from others, based upon
personal experience.
R. M., White Sulphur Springs,
Mont. "Near Two Dot, Mont.,
we were driving at an angle
and easily overtook two buck
antelope. When I reached the
spot where they were, my front
fender was no more than six
feet from them. I drove straight
behind therft on a trail at 50
mph in second gear and was
unable to stay anywhere near
them. They were going at least
60 mph. I should know because
it cost me a new tire."
A. B., Laurel, Mont. "My
speedometer was up to 55 mph."
Mrs. G. D. Poison, Mont. "This
pronghorn business gets me red
in the face. For 30 years I've
lived in eastern Montana, where
there are hundreds of antelope
and never have I seen or heard
of a horse that was anywhere
equal to one in speed. They will
run and cross the road ahead
of you everytime when you
drive at 65 mph. If that guy
has a cow pony that can run
around the p-onghorn antelope
all I can say is: "Lordy, what a
horse!' "
G. T., Wilsall, Mont. "When
we got up to 60 mph, we were
gaining just a little bit ... so
I dropped it back to 58 mph,
and he started to gain on us.
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Ranger-Naturlist
We ran him at this speed for
l'2 miles. This antelope was
really running at the speed of
59 mph. The speedometer on
my car is accurate according to
all road checks. I will stick with
you Ranger, on the 60 mph speed
because I do believe that there
must be some antelope that can
beat the one we raced at 59
mph."
Can't Be Caught With Horse
J. Y., Manhattan, Mont. "I
don't know what type antelope
Whitney has in his country,
but the type we have here in
the Gallatin Valley cannot be
caught with a saddle horse es
pecially if he is scared. We don't
claim to have the fastest horses
in the world, but we have re
lieved a race track of some of
their top money and some of
these same horses have trailed
the antelope and lacked a whale
of a lot of catching him. We
have chased a lot of them in
pickups. My theory is that the
pronghorn has the top speed of
60 mph as he is noted for."
C.E.G., Fort Benton, Mont.
"They never run a cockeyed
inch faster than they have to
or care. I'll bet on them at 60
mph when they are properly
motivated."
E.F.R., Jerome, Ida. "When
going at 55, the antelope swung
over and crossed the road ahead
of our speeding car."
J.H.S., Broadhus, Mont. "I
have also turned antelope with
a horse but the speed of a band
is the speed of the slowest ani
mal, not the fastest. Also, if
one is careful not to panic them,
they will very frequently play
with a horse and rider. On the
other hand, I have paced an
antelope in a fenced lane at a
speed in excess of 50 mph for
a quarter mile. I firmly believe
they are capable of a least a
mile at that speed and could
have made a good deal faster
time on a shorter sprint. I am
willing to bet Whitney $50 that
if he will attempt to chase a
lone buck antelope in good con
dition and panic by firing a
pistol that he will find no horse
on earth can even approach the
antelope's speed."
K. S., Oakridge, Ore., "I'd
like to see the horse they can
whip up to 50 mph for almost
a mile or so."
R.J.P of Tucson, Ariz., winds
this up. "There is no horse that
can match a mature animal un
less it is sick or having its
young. I clocked a buck for one
mile at between 50 and 55 mph.
If Whitney would like, to do
something about it, I am sure
he can get plenty of bets with
10 to 1 odds in favor of the
antelope that he cannot even
come close to catching it on any
horse. I myself would put up
$1,000, in favor of the buck."
(Copyright, 1957, ,
by Eugene Burns)
(Released byMcClure
Newspaper Syndicate)
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