The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-03
MYSTERY UNSOLvED
ATLANTIC CITY POLICE BAFFLED BY THE ROBERTS SHOOT
 ING AFFAIR.
WOMAN IN THE CASE TELLS HER STORY
Mrs. Williams of Baltimore, Who Was With Roberts When Shooting oc- cured, Describes the Affar-cIaims Her Husband Is Not the Man Want ed-Says Motive Was Robbery.

S' >f'pce tfc NHdlT-Oidim6 6 Her Husband Is Not the Man Want
 ed-says Motive Was Robbery. Atlantic City, N. j., Sept. 2.-While pending the outcome of the heroic light for life that Charles B. Roberts IS making in the city hospital, the in vestigation into the baffling circum- stances of the boardwalk shooting of last Wednesday night seems to be at a standstill. The chances of securing statement from the Baltimorean who was so seriously wounded by an assailant whose identity as yet is a police mystery, seem now to be re- mote. He has talked with relatives and his personal physician but to no one else
 Like all other features of the case the reports aS to MT. Roberts condi- tion are conflicting. It was stated that in another week the danger of blood poisoning would be past Meantime the physicians can but watch and wait. One report Monday said the wounded man had suffered a slight turn for the worse, while another said his temperature was more nearly nor nal than at any time since he was shot.
 Detective Wilson, of the local DO lice who was sent to Baltimore to inquire into the whereabouts of w. s. ~f th an who was with MT. Roberts on the night of the occurrence, returned here Monday. Wilson interviewed MT. Will Hams in Baltimore and afterwards visited the Williams place at Long Green in company with Baltimore de tectives. MT. Williams told him he spent the entire night of Wednesday at his country home. Servants at the place told the same story.
 Baltimore, Sept. 2.-Seated Monday in the drawing room of her home at Long Green, Baltimore county, Mrs. w. S. G. Williams, in the presence of her sister, Mrs. Sherlock Swann, wife of the president of the police board described in detail the shooting oi Charles B. Roberts, Jr., who was wounded on Wednesday night on the boardwalk at Atlantic City while in her company.
 Tt was an attempt at robbery, pure and simple" she declared, and MT Roberts was shot because he refused to comply with the demand of the man in the mask who had ordered him to give up his money.
 Words have been put in my mouth about this sad affair that I never spoke. Sentiments have been ascribed to me that 1 never had. The whole thing has been distorted and greatly exaggerated.
 When the shooting occurred I had left my little daughter at the Hotel Brighton not more than 20 minutes before. MT. Roberts was going along with me in the rolling chair and We got to a place where the boarding was rough and the chair bounced . good deal. l suggested that we turn hack. The chair was covered one and MT. Roberts rapped on the glass and told the negro chairman to turn around. Just as he did so the char stopped and masked man thrust pistol into the chair, having irs' opened the window on the ocean side and ordered us to get out
 CT was seated on the side of the chair toward the ocean and without word got out and held up both hands Nr Roberts followed me, and as soon as he had emerged from the chair the man told him to give up his money. had A little chatelaine bag attached to my wrist, but the man made no CT fort to get this. He wore the rough est kind of clothing, and judging from his appearance, he looked like tramp.
 q was scared and begged Mir. Rob erts to give the man what money ne had but MT. Roberts instead rushed at inc man who was covering nm with pistol and stood few pacei off AS MT. Roberts started forward inc man fired two shots in all, one If them taking effect. Although struci hv one of the bullets he kept or toward the man and the villain es caped in the darkness"
 "Did either you or MT. hopert' recoenize the voice of his assailantY' Mrs Williams was asked She re piled in an indignant negative.
 If 1t had been any one whom w knew we'll" she said, do you no think we would have recognized ths voice at once? If it had been my bus hand as they have tried to insin nate. or my brother, 1t would have been impossible for either to have disguised his voice so that both MT Roberts and would not recognize 1t.
 .DThe police of Atlantic City went t work trying to substantiate and prove wicked theory that had no basis II sact From the first their course hal heen the same-always seeking t' 5nd a hidden motive instead Of th' real one which they obstinately ie nored."