Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-30
Man Who Once Threatened
Him Suspected of Shooting.
WILLIAMS IS ELIMINATED
Supposed Assailant Reported to Be
Interested in Woman in Case.
DEVELOPMENT IN BALTIMORE
Victims Undergoes Operation-Mys-
tsry May Not Be Solved,
if He Lives.

BALTIMORE. August 29.-The sum OF
the act ial mplishments here today In
the inv astigation into the shooting wed
nesday night on the Atlantic City Board
walk o. Charles &. Roberts, jr while he
was rio -ng in a wheel chair with Mrs w.
s. G. Williams, both residents OF this
city, is that Mrs. Williams husband Is. 10
all inte ats and purposes. eliminated from
the case. he having apparently satlsneo
the detectives that he was at his home IN
Long Green valley. Baltimore county,
when tie shooting occurred. and the de-
velopmlnt of suspicious that have already
been entertained that the crime was COM
mitted ky another Baltimorean. a member
of one 6of the involved families. who Is
said toShave thought himself even more
aggriev5d by Roberts than Williams could
possibly believed himself to be.
This han. who is not yet to be named
is repois ed to have some time ago threat
ened Roberts in terms not to be misunder-
stood.
Evidesce multiples that the truth in the
new celebrated Roberts shooting case lies
at the $oottom of very deep well. and
if it is :ever to be brought to the surface
Ii will pc only after it has been dragged
up thrCSIgh a mass of contradictory state
ments Snd inexplicable evasion that seem
only t,s increase as the investigations
into tbs; case progress.
One IF the few definite developments
is that Baltimore appears to be the heao,
ouarters of a twentieth century brand
of chiyialry that jumps at the chance
to fals,fy, conceal and mystify In de-
fense g. woman's name. even though
that name is not in need OF defense.
Denial for Everything.
While; W. S. c. Williams, whose wife
was. 1t is now acknowledged, after re-
peated fat denials. in the rolling chair
with Rs.berts at the time he was shot,
was being examined by three detectives
in the ,resence of a newspaper man an
other reporter called at the offices, In
one of which the examination was go
ing on at the time, and asked ior WIZ
liams. 1,,,
In response to questions one OF VIII
liams' ,nost intimate friends. man VINO
has cla med to speak for him perhaps as
Williams o. ths-7detecrfves were at that
time in the offices, and even that they
had been there
Another development is the manner In
which :he friends of the Williams ana
Roberts families appear to be getting to-
eether IN the theory, tenaciously heid 10
by SOM. of them from the hrst. that tne
shootinS was a mere matter OF hoio
IN Tiiis notwithstanding that the a.
legged h;shvayman spurned Mrs. Williams
we'll flied chatelaine bag, and that there
has no. been offered the slightest testi-
lnony s:hat his assailant made any at
tempt 20 rob Roberts, either before OF
after shooting him, although he was
some sssy-protected by mask. and De-
fete tbs; arrival of assistance would have
hid quite time enough TO rifle his victfm
pockets hastily.
The dsy here has been destitute Of posi-
tive results. Williams was examined In
the Law offices of his firm by Detective
Wilson Of Atlantic City and Detectives
Hammes-slie and Berney of the local force.
He brought with him from his country
residen- his butler.
Both assured the detectives that Will
liams vas on his farm from Wednesday
persons have declared they saw Williams
in this city between these times. the de-
tectivess appear TO be satisfied. at least,
that Williams was not in Atlantic City
when Roberts was shot.
After the examination at the law Offices
the three detectives went to the Williams
place irs Long Green valley to verify what
they had been told. 1t was understood
the Pennsylvania railroad station. pre-
sumabl.' for Atlantic City, for which his
wife Is said to have summoned him re-
peatedls since the shooting, but without
success
Williams Elects Detective.
Instead. Williams got on the same train
OF the Maryland and Pennsylvania rail-
road the detectives took to 60 to Long
Green valley. Arrived at the station ne-r-
est to The place, one of the detectives
starteds TO climb into the Williams car
riage, which was waiting. Williams, how
ever, billed him to the ground. Entering
the cartilage himself. he. compelled the de-
tectve 10 walk to the house, a mile away
WhenS they had finished their Investiga-
lions a. the place the detectives per-
Suaded one or the servants to drive them,
withoul Williams permission. To Towson.
a distance OF nearly ten miles. In order
that th.y might get electric car back
10 this city. Williams remained on the
farm.
TIE Impression is gaining ground here
that TN ess Roberts dies the Atlantic City
police will finally ba persuaded to adopt
the masked highwayman theory and that
the hielwayman will never be captured
is asserted, no one will ever re convicted
of having fired the fatal shot.
On tfs other hand there are indications
that the investigation of Williams has
been in A measure i'm the nature of IA blind
and th@t the police. after all. have had
another man in view all along, whose in
terest IN Mrs. Williams and whose in
clinatiol and right to protect her would
be seco:id only TO those of Williams him,
self.
1t il stated by the police that there Is
no present intention. i'll the light of what
little has thus far been learned to make
any arrest I'm this city at this time. With
reasonz BILE reservations Williams seems
TO be eliminated from the police end OF
the cas-.