Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-30
on|g Ihs Death Of Charles !, Dlk'
Rts Of Baltimore Can soIvs
Atlantic CNy shsolItg.
10 Case OF HIGHWAY DoBlflr
Police Have No Further Evidence In
Sensational Shooting on Boardwalk
at Atlantic oity-6oth Families Re-
main Silent and Nothing New Has
oeveloped--PoIiee Busy.
(By Associated press).

ATLANTIC CITY. N. J.. Aug g.
sun adhering to the belief that
Charles r. Roberts, who was shot on
the board walk Wednesday night
while in a rolling chair with Mrs.
3. G. Williams. OF Baltimore. Mr.,
was not attacked by a highwaymau,
the police Of this city are working
on a theory that the Baltimore 40
ciety man was the victim of some
vengefnl purpose. The Developments
In the case today include story
which the police afe investigating
that two men and a woman from
baltimore, who are supposed to have
been friends Of the parties concerned
were stopping at a large beach front
hotel under assumed names on the
night of the shooting.
II is also said there was a possl.
billy that the shooting may sneyer
be solved unless Roberts were to die
While all sorts OF new and old the-s
cries and ruIiOrs as to the shooting
are heard. Chief of Police Wossiruie
tonight declared positively that hal
mas absolutely no additional imports
ant Information that would throw
FItsnt npSu n eS - - ~
Fup 20 tonight IN hs knew cphel
ing the result OF the iuyesfteafi6
IN Baltimore as to the Whereabouts
OF Mrs. Williams husband on thu
night OF the shooting was based upon
letter which he received early "a.
day and which contained Only such
information as has already appeared
in print.
Members OF both the Williams and
Roberts families remained silent to-
day, standing Oh their statements
already made that Mr.. Roberts vss
attacked by highwayman at q
lonely point on the board walk.
Both Mrs. Williams and Mrs. Rob
erts are staying at the Hotel Brigte
ton and were surrounded today 6Es
relatives and close friends.
That the true cause of the shoofs
Ing may be determined only I'm tk6s
death Of Mt. Roberts Is believed BIZ
many. The death of the society maG
the police say. would make Mn
Williams a material witness snG
open the way to a public inquiry
that would preclude the possihiIjti
Of concealing any important tes(z
mony. 8 "a
Prosecutor Coldeuberg, Of Atlantis Z
county. today went carefully over IT,
Of the shooting a 49,
sented by the men assigned to ~
)y Police Chief Woodruff. =
They waived the possibility % WI
Jams having been in Atlantic CItyxs
md after considering all the lato9s
nation SO far gathered in tho cx1DS
he prosecutor declared that uuGlts
rsre tangible evidence than 1t pre-
mt he would make no attempt &
lrrest anybody.
A story which may have OUUo
'earing upon the case is told By II z
rev. Henry Fisher. whose fsmE1 Y
cupies cottage at New HampsAfro
venue and the board walk wtfhsn
wo blocks Of the scene OF the sho0e-
hg. He says that at the time e
he shooting he va preparing .
etire for the night when he was IT.
racted by the shots. He went -
he window and saw three men ~
ing down the board walk They turu.
d into New Hampshire avenue snd .
uTricd toward Atlantic aycuue. Ms
~: sight of them in the darknsDD
nd can give no definite descriptton.
Heroic efforts we're made to-day % :
ave the lite Of Mr.. Roberts. TW0 Z
lrgeons from Baltimore, asscr e.
with those from the b a
al hospital performed sn ssuzs~f
peraiiQn on the patient In an1o4oys =
lcca and remove. II possible -
uIict IA; penetrated his st6ey y a
ng incisios was maize IN the 81
,mca on the right side at the Point =
here the hall entered Through this
;eration the entire abdominal cav.
y was explored and u was foss4 4
at the ballet passed through TIE q
yer and lodged in the msscIc Of fh9 q
lck.
u was deemed iaadvisabic 10 -
ovc the bullet and after all the ~
ries had been iiba;cd the voUu1
- packed. n wxs stated that -.
,hcr:s passed uhrpush the cpcSzt1ou
20 and tn opinion was cxprcsap0
q, u he lived through rbc cQect G
he would recover. The dsaGu< -
5 case sss from blood poteou
hcmorhasc.