Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-31
Still q Mystery.


Thwarted st every Turn By the detsrmi-
nation OF the Baltimore set to prevent a
solution Of the my cry surrounding the
shooting OF Chr es G. RObtrs while
90 the board walk last Wednesday night,
The local police we're almost at a stand
still today. AS result they have turn
ed to the possible clew furnished by
Talbot Williams, Of Plttsburg, cousin OF
w. s. G.. Williams, who last night de-
clared that he saw his Baltimore relative
at Atlantic City on the night Roberts
was shot.
While the officers attach little signifi-
canoe to WiIlisms's alibi, based solely
on the word of his negro butler, they
have made little progress in their Ell ris
to trace his movements aud today COM
plain that the Baltimore police have
shown little desire to assist In q probe
which many believe would result in
some startling disclosures in Baltimore
high society.
Roberts condition early today was
exceedingly grave. The bullet, which
at 6rst was thought to have inflicted
only minor injury, is now known to
have shattered the victims liver and it
is said that septic poison has set 10 with
the result that death seems inevitable.
While still following the line offered
by the contradictory stories of W. s. G.
Williams, detectives from this city are
today Investigating the whereabouts on
the day of the crime of other male men,
bers OF Mrs. Williams family.
Further efforts today to get state
ment from Virgil Jackson, the negro
chair pushtr, failed utterly. The negro
still sticks TO the story be fret told Of
the masked highwaymsD and decline'
absolutely to be drawn into any discus
sion of other theories.
Pnts5urg, Ps., Aug. 9l.-The pub
lished reports that Talbot G. Williams,
OF Roland Park, Baltimore, called at
police headquarters here and stated that
be had seen ard spoken to his cousin,
w. s. G. Williams. near the Atlantic
CITY railroad station on the night Charles
f. ROBBERS was mysteriously shot while
riding with Mrs. Williams, is untrue, &C.
cording to statements made today by
Police Superintendent McQusid. Nc
Quad said no one had seen him In con.
nection with the boardwalk mystery.
Baltimore, Md, Aug. 3l.-Smarting
under the criticism sent out from ATTAIN
tic City that the Baltimore police depart
ment has not coopsrated with the depart
mept OF thst city in trying to solve the
board walk mystery, the Board OF Police
Commissioners, of which Col. Sherlock
Swami, brother-in-lsw Of Mrs. Williams,
the central figure in the case, is presi-
dent, today summoned Marshal Farnsn
and Detective Humphrey and demanded
to know If such was the case and the
reason therefor. The commissioners also
wanted to know if the members OF the de-
pertinent had been hampered in any way
by orders from the board. Marshal Far
nan said the Baltimore police had done
everything in the case that they had
been asked to do. Captain Humphrey
corroborated the statement that It was late
Thursday AFTERNOON when the FIRST infor-
nation was received 10 Baltimore. He
Immediately assigned detectives on the
case and had given Detective Harry Will
son of Atlantic City all the assistance
possible. Col. Swami told the police
officials that he wanted them to work on
ali informstion that came 10 their hand,
even if it was necessary 10 use every de-
tectlve in the city.
Upon the discovery this afternoon
thst the Talbot Williams story from
Pittsburg in which the CT u,in of W. =
Williams was reported as having said he
saw the later in Atlantic City on We'd
nesdsy night was a myth the Atlantic
City police returned to the matter OF w.
). G. Willsa abb. They refuse TO
abandon this tact, alleging that 1t IS 1hs
mos! likely clew they have.