Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-25
MURDER AT -TAKOMA.
EDw. MALE SHOT By ARTHUR
ROBINSON YESTERDAY.
Trouble Over Crap Came the Cause
Result Of the Coronef's
Inquest

EDWARD Maize Wd6 -Aue&dhesy AN
George Morgan wounded as the result OF
shooting ARRAY yesterday afternoon about
O'Clock at Takoma Park. Md. Arthur Rob-
inson was held for the murder of Male and
was taken to Rockville. Md. on an evening
train All of the parties connected with the
affair were colored The shooting was the
outcome of a crap game which was IN
progress at the time.
The shooting took place in Montgomery
county, at the terminus of oak avenue
within the corporation OF Takoma Park,
Md, and about two hundred feet in the rear
of Judge Gould's former home. A coroner's
jury was impaneled by Justice of the Peace
Homer Query, who acted as coroner Win
the following residents of Takoma Park
composing the jury: Wilmer G. Platt, fore
man. F. w. Longley. J. R. Colburn. James
Benson, James II. keister. j. c. Forrest, j.
L. Jackson, James Macallister. F. b. Nc
Lauglin. j. NJ. McCauey, Lisle Morrison
and J. b. Derrick. The remains We're view
ed by the jury and Robinson turned over to
the Rockville authorities.
At o'clock an autopsy was held over the
remains of the murdered man in the Log
Cabin. The autopsy was performed by Ut:
A. V. Parsons, with Coroner Guerry ana
members of the jury present. At the con-
clusion the jury rendered verdict holdlng
Robinson responsible for the murder of
Nalle.
Over a Crap Game.
The murdered man had received two bu!-
lets from Robinson's revolver One pierced
the abdomen and embedded itself in the
right side, while the fatal one entered the
left breast, passed through the center OF
the heart and after slancing off the ribs
landed in the right lung. The bullet was
So calber.
Accounts of the shooting as given out by
Robinson differ somewhat. One version OF
the affair was to the effect that a crap
game was started during the early morning
hours and at q o'clock in the morning the
game was adjourned until afternoon. There
had been a slight dispute during the prog
ress of the game in the morning, which was
to be settled in the afternoon when fair
play would be received by all of the par
Elephants in the game. The game was re-
sumed according to agreement in the al
ternoon hours and the spot selected was
where the shooting took place.
Another dispute arose in the second game,
which resulted in Robinson retiring from
the party. He remained away but a short
time, when he returned to the scene. AS
he approached he was met by Male. who
stepped ahead of the other members in the
party and placed his hands on Robinson.
whereupon Robinson pulled his revolver
and commenced firing. 1t was stated that
in all four shots were fired Two struck
Male and stray bullet struck George Nor
gan The jury unable to locate tbs
fourth bullet, although four empty shells
were found in the vicinity of the shooting
Robinson was present at the inquest and
acknowledged doing the shooting. The
party of players was composed of George
Morgan. Clyde Foreman, George Bailey
John Bailey, Thomas Carroll, Arthur Rob-
inson and Edward Male. There were no
eye-witnesses of the shooting present at
the coroners inquest as they Immediately
departed from the scene. 1t was SAID last
night that they came across the state line
into the District and then scattered. As
stated the Only evidence presented at the
inquest was that given by Robinson HIM
self
Robinson's Version Of the Affair.
In conversation with a Star reporter,
shortly after the shooting, Robinson stated
that Nalle had picked up some of the
money twice curing the game and also a
dollar belonging to him. AS a result dis
pute was started during which Nalle made
a plunge at him with knife or some sharp
instrument. cutting a large cash in his
shirt on his left side, but not deep enough
to injure him. After indulging in profane
language he jumped up. said Robinson,
and Il shot him The prisoner said he
had five shells in his revolver and after
the shooting three of them were empty.
He insists that Male also had a gun. which
he had recently purchased, and that after
making an attempt to stab him pulled his
revolver and fired once. He was unable to
tell whether he had shot Morgan or whether
Male had shot him during the exchange of
shots which he said took place.
In his version of the affair, Robinson
| said that after the shooting, which occurred
! between 2:30 and 2:45 o'clock, he went home
| and laid his revolver away. He then ate
! his supper and left the house. He then
| proceeded to the home of Deputy Bailff
| Samuel Queen, a short distance away, and
met him coming up the board walk and
| Immediately gave himself up. In the mean
| time the Takoma authorities had learned
! of the shooting through John Ross young
| white boy, and Immediately notified Deputy
| Sheriff ]. E Thompson. who took the pris-
| ouer from Bailiffs Queen and Cruitt and
| held them until the arrival of the Rock
| willie authorities.
States Attorney Robert Peters Of Rock
| VILE and Deputy Peyton Whalen of Cabin
John district arrived in time to be pres
ent at the coroner's inquest and returned
with the prisoner on the 8 o'clock train to
| Rockville. The numerous changes of the
| prisoner by the officials is due to the fact
! that police authorities from Prince George
| county Montgomery county and District
| police took hand in experimenting the pris-
| oner before he was turned over to Deputy
| Whalen, representing the Maryland au-
| thorities, at Rockville.
Both Had Bad Regulations.
| Both Robinson and Nalle had bad rep
utations in the vicinity of Takoma Park
| and have been In trouble on other occa-
| SONS. Robinson. it is claimed, was sent
up to Rockville for six months about two