The Washington herald., 1907-10-04
CHARLES WEISS FREE
Released as Suspect i'll Null
len Shooting Case.
ANOTHER ARREST EXPECTED
Virginia Commonwealth Attorney
Claims TO Have Information Impii-
Family and Promises Develop
menss in Mysterious Affair To-day.

Charles Weiss. brother Of Amelia Weiss,
who was positively Identified by John ".
Mullen as the man who shot him while
he was with Miss Weiss, in Dead Mans
Hollow, near Rosslyn, Va, and who later
proved an alibi, was last night ordered
/ released by Crandal Mackey. Common
wealth's attorney Of Alexandria County.
Va. Lieut. Peck. who is acting chief OF
detectives at night. after some delay, COM
municated with Mr.. Maci.ey by telephone,
and then sent the release order 70 the
Seventh precinct. where Weiss was locked
up.
/ case as far from solution as on the night
Of the crime, now nearly a week ago.
Mr.. Mackcy, who has been working on
/ the case ceaselessIy, promises, however,
new developments this morning. What
these developments will be he declined 10
state In advance. IL is known, however,
that he expects 70 obtain a confession
/ from Miss Weiss. who has, to the present
time. stuck steadfastIy TO the story that
Mullen was assaulted and shot by
negro. Mullen. who was reported last
night as improving. with a good chance
I of recovery, still insists that it was
Charles Weiss who assaulted him.
Another Arrest Looked For.
/ Mr Mackey is prepared to make an
other arrest in the Weiss family. He
/ expected TO do SO yesterday but
developments caused the withholding
/ OF this plan until he could weave q
stronger chain OF evidence. He has. he
/ says TWO witnesses % swear that d
member of the family entered the Weiss
/ home from the direction of Dead Mans
/ Hollow shortly after the shooting. and
/ that one of them saw Miss Weiss enter
/ about ten minutes later She was walk
] ing along naturally. not crying il is
alleged, and apparently not very much
/ pertarbed, and the witness spoke 10 her.
/ hut she did not answer. IL was but q
/ few minutes after that when the outcry
+ was raised. The many varied stories OF
/ the affair have not been changed with
/ the exception Of that told by Miss Weiss.
! and She has only varied IN the details.
Weiss Released at Midnight.
/ Quite a lot Of comment was caused hy
/ the holding OF Charles Weiss. after he
F had proven au albi that was entirely
satisfactory 10 both the Virginia and the
F local authorities. There were several
/ conferences over the matter between
Capt Boardman, chief Of detectives.
Capt Snyder. Of the Seventh precinct.
+ and AE Maekay. Mr. Weiss protested
( that be should not be held and asked
F that ae he taken 90 Rosslyu and given a
/ chance to prove Ais innocence. When re-
/ leased last night ar 1870 O'Clock he had
/ no comment go make. except that he was
I innocent and knew nothing of the affair
I he went % the home of his Wife's par
ents. ON T. street, near Eighth street
southwest. where Mrs Weiss has been
+ staying since his Incarceration. Every
! one was in bed but when he rang the
be.l and Knocked. the family was sur
plsed and ovtrioyed Mrs Weiss threw
f he- arms about his neck, ard questioned
/ him rapidly and was pleased TO learn Of
/ his release