The Washington herald., 1908-08-29

he alighted from the train at Long Green (
he caught sight Of a reporter He ap- 1
preached the reporter and said
60 know you and know what you
are here for. and If you come near my
place III xii you"
The Williams children. who had been
with Mrs Williams in Atlantic City. got
back To Baltimore earlier in the day and
went Immediately 10 the Long Green pai-
ace IN, charge of servants Their father
i had remained in Baltimore 70 meet Mrs
Williams who was expected 20 arrive IN
the city at a late hour, but he returned
home alone
Only Servants There
/ A reporter went 10 the Williams home
after Williams had gotten home. and
/ made an effort 20 secure some statement
] concerning the case. but there was no one
who could give him any information ex-
/ cept the servants. and they only knew
what they had read in the papers They
were unable 10 give any account Of the
movements Of either Williams or his wife
for some DAYS except what they knew
by hearsay.
Later in the evening q representative
OF the press called the Williams country
4 house by telephone. and one Of the house
attaches. who said his name was Mitch
ell answered the phone Mitchell was
iasze5 4 lIr Williams was az home and
replied that he WLs- request was IEen
made 10 have Williams come 10 the tele-
phone. but Mitchell replied that he could
not De talked vita
This Is q serious matter and we have
Information that 1Ir. Williams should be
! Acquainted with Il al the earliest possible
moment. was stated
! know. but Mr- Williams can't talk
20 anybody now. was the answer from
the other end Of the line
What's the matter? Can't you get aim
10 make some statement was then
..No. sir was the answer. Three
3 men are with him row. and can't do any
2 thing with him. He can't talk 10 any
body ar this time"
Darrell Makes Denial.
10 When II was seen that no Information
b. could be gotten from M Williams. Nr
- Darrell was interviewed M Darrell was
? made acquainted with the contents OF
- the press dispatches. and ne entered ar
D emphatic denial OF The statements there
In
e How about the statement that Mr.
e Williams did not go % Europe with Mrs
d William T. Howard six weeks ago. DU
T. had been at q sanatoriun instead. under
e zo.nr treatment there2' AIr- Darrell wa
p lsksd-
- That is absolutely untrue and II N
police Of Atlantic City make a stateulen
fof ths; kind they DO not know what the
are talking about AIr Williams DID &
70 Europe. as stated. and while he va
l. on the houewa-I voyage on the kro1
4. p-inzessea Cecile I received a wirelss
rneSsa ge. q copy Of which I have IN ID
- cnce Al this time. and Il you desire T.
P VIII show YOU that message as proof C
p What I say
II How about the statement that n
sr Williams was in Atlantic City on --
e. night u the Shooting Was he there
s. If De was nor. do you know where he va
~ al that h0ur2'
M Williams was not n Atlantic Cit
on that night He was a. his cOuCtT
D. home az Log Green A number Of u
be- house servants VIII v1Ech for that stat'
" rle1r- Besides. oa Wednesday morniu
~ had talked % Mrs. Williams I Jalke
Ia % lfr. Williams on the telephone. and
-- talked 10 Ny Williams again IN the ate
~ noon Between the hour I talked 20 ht'
- over The phone a. Long Green and q
time the shooting occurred or Wedne
day night he could not have gotten
Atlantic CITY"
M -Suspicion Unjust
~ What do you think Of the statemel
e that the police believe M Williams eth
-' fred the shot OF was an accessory 20 q
fact. ei-he- before OF after was Z
next question asked Mr.. Darrell
Why. I think such suspicious are abs,
luteiy wrong, and Go a great injustice
Ny Williams The poIice OF Atlautic Cit
. do not want 20 let & get out that a hol
Up was attempted al the resort Fl z
y bright glare Of the Boardwalk lights. az
- they z-e trying TO throw suspicion els
where Co keep down such az ilpressio
az They know il was an attempted hold =
= and cannot make anything else out OF
- 10 matter how much they try
Tonight a New York newspaper ma
an inspection Of the passenger list Of q
- |CecIie on her last voyage 20 America. al
- the name Of 1Ir. Williams did appear
- It. as was stated by AIr- Darrell
70 Sought For in Vain.
eft Tonight Detectives Eammerslsa a.
en- Be-uey. Of the city detective force. al
Detective Wilson. Of Atlantic City, we
out 10 ind Williams. and, at least, que
ton hiu-
q They found that he had left his count
,2s place during the evening and had come
- Baltimore The detectives spent an no
ton At the home Of Douglas H Thomas. pre-
"a dent o. the Merchants National Bank.
700 St Paul street. with Douglas
tes Thomas. r.. and Gordon Williams. wit
the out results Believing that Williams u
al the Maryland Club. this building v
- watched. but not entered
- Late tonight the detectives gave UP {
re vigil until tomorrow. when they '
and again seek Williams and question him.
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