The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-02
MRS. WILLIAMS STORY
Tells Something About the Shooting
Of Roberts at Atlantic City

Atlantic City, Sept. a-"My hus,
band did not shoot Mr.. Roberts," de-
clared Mrs. s. G. Williams, of Balti-
more today in referring to the at
tack upon Charles B. Roberts, So
ciety leader and clubman of the same
city, who was with her in rolling
chair on Wednesday night when the
mysterious sidewalk shooting oc-
Cured. Continuing, Mrs. Williams
said: my husband is in Baltimore
and has not been in Atlantic City,"
Il do not know who the man was
who fired the shot, but l think Mr..
Roberts recognized him and could tell
his name If he RECEIVERS conscious
ness"
1t Is known that is was not high
waymen who fired the shot that nut in
danger the life of Roberts. 1t is also
known that the assailant did not
spring suddenly out of the dark, make
hurried demand and then vanish
again. Instead, the act was cool, de-
lfberate one, and the utmost care was
taken by the man who fired the revol-
yer to know who was in that closed
chair.
Selected Lonely Spot.
The spot where the attack occurred
was at Rhode Island avenue, and be-
cause of the bad weather that part of
the broadwalk was lonely. When the
chair reached there, man described
as slight and rather SMALL" walked
resolutely up to the chair and, snatch
ing the curtain aside, peered into the
vehicle.
He then passed around the chair
and walking to the front again. looked
in and took careful aim. 1t is uncer-
tain how many shots were fired. One
man who heard the shots said that five
were fired, as If man had emptied
five chambered revolver quickly.
Others say there We're only two shots
fired.
There was no demand for money,
there was only an effort made to find
out who was the man in the chair, and
when this was ascertained, derer-
mined effort was made to kill him. No
effort was made to shoot Mrs. Will
liams.
Roberts had an excellent chance to
look at the man who shot him, and it
is generally conceded that he knows
his assailant's name. The police are
sure Mrs. Williams knows, and they
have had several consultations with
her. She is not allowed to talk to out
siders.
Mrs. Charles B. Roberts reached here
today. At present she is with her hus-
band.
Mrs. Roberts declared that she
could furnish no clue to the man who
attacked her husband. She was great
ly wrought up over the occurrence
Mrs. Roberts was accompanied by
her two sisters, Miss Minnie Sloan and
Mrs. E. l.. Chermant, wife of the Sec
retary Of the Brazilian embassy.
In statement today Captain Whal-
en-, head of the detective department
here, declared that it appeared to him
that an effort was being made to
shield the culprit.
Until we can prove that the facts
are different" he said, 1--WE will have
to accept the statement that the shoot
ing was done by a stranger and that
the purpose was robbery. Roberts says
he had considerable money and the
man who attacked him might have
found this out and determined to hold
him up"
1t is known that the police are
looking for Maryland automobile for
which New Jersey license is said to
have been issued the day before the
shooting. If they find trace of it,
they think the trail will lead them to
Baltimore.
This is not highway robbery as
Roberts story would Indicate" said
Chief of Police Woodruff. "We've got
case on our hands that is going to
faka lof of morlr t6, cleor mn