The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-22
FaintS in Police Sta
ton When He
Speaks.
Prisoner Breaks Down
and Refuses TO
Talk.

/ CONVINCED beyond al doubt that
I Charles Thomas. a powerful negro. Is
the slayer OF William Kirby. who was
cut 20 death at his nonle, 42e K street
] southwest, early yesterday morning, the
police OF the Fourth precinct and
Central Office detectives are today ex-
erting every effort 70 wiring a confes-
sion from him
| When Miss Margaret Kirby heard
Thomas voice this morning she recog-
nized it as the same she heard inl-
mediately after the struggle IN the
dining room, and became hystericaI. A
few moments later she tainted. and was
not revived for somo time. Miss May
| Kirby. who also heard the man cry
OUT Who is that?'' recognized the
voice.
The negro. upon whose clothes the 70
| lice found blood stains, and who carried
a knife with CORY sp.Otches on IL, vas
/ further identified by William Ander-
son, another negro. Thomas collapsed
| after hss Identification, but became taCi-
turn and nothing could be learned from
him.
Anderson's statement 70 the police dis
/ PEELED ali doubt as 20 Th6alaJ' guilt
| He said ne and Thomas were together
| In John Aadden's saloon until about II
O'Clock Thursday night, when they part
ed on K street. Subsequently. Auder-
| son went to HIS horne with a bucket OF
| beer.
| When he came out a few moments
| later he saw Thomas standing at the
/ entrance TO Ambush court, between
| Sixth. Seventh. K, and I streets south
| west. Thomas had an open knife in his
/ hand. Anderson stopped and asked him
where he intended staying during the
With an oath Thomas replied: u Amt
| got no hsrne and no money. but I'm
goin. 70 ct some tonight"
after u king With Thomas a few
moments. Anderson noticed that the sa-
| looms were closing, and went 70 his
1 home. He stopped a. his front door
! 70 watch Thomas. Anderson IS positive
( he saw Thomas cross x street and go
directly into Kirby's house. after the
( old man.
Anderson then walked out 10 a uoint
/ opposite Kirby's house 81 sa-rs ne
! about L:3o o'clock. No amount OF
eross-quesuoT could shake Ander.
! sons story.
When e5nfronted With this ev,d.-os
| Thomas merely hung his head. anG
looked irto space with misty eyes
Daughters See Thomas.
While the struggle in the dining room
was going On yesterday morning. the
Misses Kirby went to the heeG of lhe
steps and Margaret ca.led OFT: who
is that?"
Today the girls went 20 .hs l-our.c
precinct station TO hear Thomas 'AIk.
The negro, who had bean confined in
the cellar dungeon Throughout the night.
was ordered 20 repeat the wurds heard
by the girls. He mumble1 them in
/ ~ 4~, -
necessary for the police to --go hi I
several times before he would tax IN
an ordinary conversational vo tce. fSoth
girls. who we're standing at the tGp oR
| the stairs, heard the voice and lecog-
riZed it.
Thomas refused to say anything What
| ever after this.
When arrested at Center Market BY
police Of the First precinct. Thoms said
| he got the blood on his knife. clothes.
| and hands as q result OF handling a
slice OF calfs liver IN the nlaI ket. A
/ piece OF meat was found in MS pocltat
out no one could eoFroborste his story
i or having purchased a liver. The blood
| on his hands was scraped or and given
1 TO District Chemist Lynch, who wifi de-
termine whether or not the blood Is that
Of human being.
Betrayed by Companiop
His arrest resulted from a talk a
Fourth precinct sergeant working on
the case had with Anderson. The ns-
gro was one OF the two in the saloon
| when Kirby went in TO get a glass OF
/ beer at 11:4S oclok. Thomas was the
| other man and Anderson SAIL he felt
sure his companion was the saver OF
the aged stationary, engineer.
| At the East Capitol street CIR bfrn it
| was said today that Kirby who was
employed there. received $50 a month.
/ and was paid ST5 on the I'd and 2(th Of
each month. Kirby was given g75 on
I Thursday afternoon. This mopsy evil
IDENTIFY was stolen from hin BY his
| murderer, who saw the roll Of bills in
| Madden's saloon and other resorts fre-
quented by the old man during the day.
An inquest probably will be held over
| the body OF Kirby at the mOrgue Mon
| day morning. A Jury of six men has
bsen summoned. The two daughte-s OF
| the slain man. Anderson and Madden.
| and police Of the Fourth precinct will
be witnesses against Thomas. who viii
| be taken there to hear tho evidence
against him.
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