Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-02
Contradictory Stories of Crime
in Dead Mans Hollow.
MULLEN ACCUSES WEISS
Declares the Brother of His Fiance Did
the Shooting.
WEISS AND HIS SISTER DENY
Prosecuting Attorney Crandal Mackey
of Alexandria County, Va, Con-
tinuing the Investigation.


Accused by John William Mullen OF hay-
ing shot him in the hip and mouth while he
was In the woods in Dead Mans Hollow
Sunday afternoon last. between and 3
O'clock Charles Weiss. brother Of the flance
OF the wounded man. Is occupying cell at
the seventh precinct police station. He
protests his innocence. declaring the wound
ed man wrongfully accused him last night
when he was taken to the sick chamber at
the Georgetown University Hospital.
Commonwealth Attorney Crandal Mack
ey OF Alexandria county. Va, Is continuing
his investigation OF the affair, endeavorng
! TO determine II the allbl set up BY Charles
Weiss will stand Miss Amelia Weiss, who
claimed she had been criminally assaulted
after Mullen was shot still maintains that
negro committed both crimes. She OBJ
Jected to submitting to medical examina
ton however. and said she would depend
upon her mother should the reach the
courts. Weiss was taken to the hospital
yesterday at o'clock. Several other men
went into the room with him when he was
: taken before the wounded man. Mullen,
/ whose condition serious picked out
D.. Weiss the man who had shot him
He looks like the man who shot me-"
said he. adding. II am positive-yes. posi-
tive he is
This is the first time 1 have ever seen
you" protested Weiss. and L am innocent
or the shooting.
Weiss Pleads With Him.
Weiss told the wounded man that he
(Mulleu) was probably on his death bed and
asked him for Gods sake not to condemn
an innocent man. Mullen repeated his accu-
sation and Weiss sent to the seventh
precinct TO be detained until his story can
-
the wounded man yesterday afternoon and
remained with him several minutes. She
showed signs of mental suffering when she
left the hospital. but she insisted that her
story of having been assaulted by colored
was true.
with Miss Weiss. He told her what Mullen
had said regarding the shooting. but she
disputed the truth of his statement. The
prosecuting officer spent two three hours
in questioning the young woman. but was
unable to shake her story. Mr. Mackey
says she would not even admit she was as
far away from the road as the place where
E her comb and the club were found declar-
ing she had been combing Mullen's hair
and that he had put her comb in his pocket.
Mullen says that Miss Weiss did not give
him the comb.
My brother knows nothing about the
% shooting" Miss Weiss declared last night,
after she had been told about the scene in
the hospital. land | don't see how Mr..
Mullen could put ii on him.
Policeman Heard Pistol Shots.
Mr.. Mackey has succeeded in determin-
Ing the time at which the shooting was
done. The reports OF four pistol shots
. were heard by Policeman Steinbraker, who
was standing on the Aqueduct bridge. This
was Just after the 8:15 o'clock car started
across the bridge. Mr.. Mackey. whose
: home Is only about 900 yards from where
the affair happened was at home at the
time
And" he said to a Star reporter today,
elf che girl and negro had been there as
long as Miss Weiss says they were l would
have probably have seen them
: While Weiss at the hospital yester-
day. il is stated Mullen was feverish and
excited. but this morning there had been
considerable Improvement in his condition.
He is able to swallow better and the
wounds not giving him so much trou-
bic. one OF the physicians at the hospital
said he thought an operation would be per
= formed upon the patient later in the week.
Weiss Makes Statement.
When Charles Weiss was asked as to his
whereabouts Sunday about the time of the
shooting he stated that he was at home
He left his fathers house at Rosslyn, he
= said. about 80 o'clock and had gone to his
81 home IN Southwest Washington. While
there. he stated. DR.. Fl. T. A. Lemon called
later took to a drug store near his home to
be filed. He stated further that he had re-
mained there about fifteen minutes and
that IL was then 8 clock. Weiss said that
after returning home he had sat on his
front steps for some time with his wife and
that several neghbors had seen him there
He hoped to get some of them, he said, to
SO testify.
LAS to the shooting, did not know any
thing about It until l was reading The Star
Monday evening after had returned from
work he declared
He refused to answer any further ques-
lions. stating that he was waiting for Com
monwealth Attorney Crandall Mackey to in
, vestigate his statements made yesterday.
Druggist Fills Prescription.
Dr. Mcdonald. druggist. stated today
that Weiss was In his store Sunday after
noon shortly before dark and that he
filled prescription for him. He said he
did not know what time Il was, but Weiss
had remained there about fifteen minutes.
Investigation late last night revealed the
fact that neither Mrs. Spry nor her daugh-
ter. Mrs. George Peyton. both of whom
side at 1121 Az street southwest, saw Weiss
enter his home or pass down the street in
front OF their home at any time Sunday
afternoon. 1t Is alleged that Weiss said
both women were sitting on the front porch
at about 2:30 o'clock and him pass.
g. Mrs Spry admitted she in front of her
house ConverSing with her husband, but
that as near AZ she could remember her
4 daughter was in the house at the time.
Protracted investigation failed to show
that any one had seen Weiss near or in his
horne between the hours OF go and $50
Sunday afternoon. A physician who called
on Mrs. Weiss, between and q o'clock In
the evening. In response to call sent out
that morning, did not remember to have
seen Mr.. Weiss.