Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-29
TOday's Telegraphic News
Williams Suspected.

Atlantic CRY, N. j., Aug. 29.-T@o
statements, unexpectedly made BY Mr.
@. w. 8. Williams, lsts last night dur
her cross examination by Chief Of Police
Woodruff. have made the police more
than ever determined today TO break
down the silence of O. B. Roberts, who
was mysterionsly shot as be was riding In
a wheel chsir on the boardwalk.
"Ask my husband, he oughtto know"
said Mrs. Williams 10 answer TO an un-
expected question.
AfterNards she bit her lip and seemed
annoyed ct the statement But the
questions were continued and again as II
by sccident Mrs. Williams said:
"Mr. Roberts should know who the
man wss."
Roberts sticks to bis original story.
He insists that the man who shot him
was robber and that be was after
money aud nothing else. Although it
is not yet certain that he will recover,
be is doing everything In his power to
conceal the identity of his ssssilant, il
he really knows who the man was.
Today physicians at the city hospital
say be has chances for recovery.
Early this morning Chief Woodruff said:
"If the man in Baltimore who Is
under watch does net satisfactorily ex-
plain his movements on Wednesday
night l will telegraph the Bal imore
police TO arrest him after swearing out q
warrant here. No warrant has been
issued. l want t. give every man an
opportunity to clear himself if possible. !"
A stony current today said the police
had positively identifed Roberts as
sailant and that his arrest would be
made in Ballimtre. An Atlantic @ y
detective sent to Baltimore soon after
the shooting it is said, will make the ar
rest. No secret is made of the fact that
the detective went there to trace the
movements of Williams on Wednesday
night.
Although no arrests have been made
b. tn Mrs. w. S. G. Williams, who &C.
cupied the chair with Roberts at the time
of the shoe ting aud her husband, the
millionaire Baltimore clubman, are vir-
tual prisoners, both being Swallowed BY
detectives.
The police are attaching considerable
significance to the fact that since the
shooting no effort has been made by
Williams to see bis wife or by the wife
to see him. Coupled With this significant
fact is the alleged admission to the police
by Mrs. Williams that her life IS wife
was a miserable one.
Je,s. dickson, the negro chsir-pusher,
who has already been badly muddled by
the cross-que; tionine, is looked upon to
furuish the evidence upon which an ar
rest will be made. Jackson says: "The
only remark / recall was one made just
before the hold-up mao approached. |
heard the gentleman in the>chsir say
"You have troken my heart"
Atlantic City, N. j., Aug. ga report
from the bedside of Charles B. Roberts,
the victim of the boardwalk myst ~, il
to the effect that the Baltimore million
aires condition took a decided turn fol-
the VO:ss this afternoon and thst bis
death is probably but few hours Oft.
| The informs ton has caused the police
/ to rsdOuble their efforts to make an ar
rest before Robert death. 1t Is prob
able that an ante-m0rtem statement will
be taken from the injured man this az
ternoon and that an effort will be made
to get him 10 admit that he knows bis
assailant even though he declines to dis
close the lstier's identity.
Mrs. Roberts, the wife of the victim
is here at the Brighten but has not seer
her husband yet as the doctors have
considered his condition ever since hel
arrival as too serious for the scene which
might result. 1t is said that Roberts
concurred In the opinion Of the phySi'
clans that it was best for his wife not
to see bin at this time.
Baltimore, Aug. 29 The attempt Of
the police to keep the public 10 the be-
lief that they will arrest s. g. Williams
for the shooting of Roberts appears tt
hsve fallen fat this afternoon, for 1t wsi
learned on good authority that the de-
tect yes are searching for another man,
who i. very prominent in social life.
Attempts to secure a veri6catiOn of this
at police headquarters Is met with re-
buff and those 10 charge will neither
affirm or deny the report. From this
information 1t appears Oh the snr'ace that
WiIisms'end is being used as blind by
the Atlantic City police with the hope oil
ge ting clew on the man they want.
@ plain of Detectives Pumprey this az
rnoon gave out stitement ia which
be says that be does not expec! an ar
rest in Baltimore today.