Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-01
'CLUBMAN SUSPECTED
Atlantic City Police Watching
Sojourner at Resort.
ROBERTS MAY RECOVER
Physicians Find His Condition Free
From Complications.
MRS. WILLIAMS IS INCENSED
Declares She Has Been Cruelty In
jured by Reports-Insists
On Robbery Theory.
MRS, WILLIAMS IS INCENSED

Special Dispatch to The Star.
! ATLANTIC CITY, September 1.-Since
the return yesterday afternoon of Detec.
| tive Harry Wilson, detailed to Baltimore
to investigate the shooting of Charles B,
Roberts as he sat in a wheel chair with
| Mrs. w. S. G. Williams, the police have
preserved absolute silence and have re-
| doubled their watch upon a man who Is
staying at one of the leading Atlantic
City hotels.
This mans name has not been given out
He is supposed to be we'll known mem
! Der Of the Baltimore social world.
| While the police are not willing to make
an arrest as long as the man remains in
Atlantic City. 1t is likely they would take
him rather than let him escape from
their jurisdiction.
| has increased since the first sensation of
the Boardwalk shooting wore off. Fol-
| lowing the desire of the dominating local
| interests Of the resort, they have refrain
ed from giving out anything new con-
corning the case. Their efforts and move
| ments can now be learned only by report.
1t is such a report, out of an official
source within the police department, that
| tells of the present direction of suspicion
against the Atlantic City visitor.
Strong Motive suspected.
| Whoever did the shooting, according to
this new theory, timed his work by in
tention, it is believed, to correspond with
the return home of Williams from his
European trip. The man who laid this
plot, it is believed, had a strong motive.
He was jealous of the man whom he saw
| on terms Of close friendship with Mrs.
| Williams.
| Mrs. Williams is a remarkably beauti-
! full woman. 1t is possible that she might
have inspired such sentiments in one
even but slightly acquainted with her.
Like many. cher theories of the police,
| however, in a mystery like this, the new
| clue is rather hazy. Whether any arrest
| will be made is doubtful.
Both prominent families involved are
anxious to see the end of the notoriety.
| Boardwalk interests are opposed to all
that might hurt the reputation Of the re-
| sort.
The outcome of Roberts wound may
have much to do with the airing of the
case. Should Roberts get we'll and show
| no disposition to tell stories regarding
his shooting there is much less likeli-
| hood that arrests will be made. One way
| or another powerful interests will oppose
the police zeal that might lead to cause
celebre.
| Roberts. after rallying yesterday after
| noon. continued to improve throughout
the night. Physicians thought this morn
| ing he would recover.
Dr. ST. Clair Spruill. who started yes
| terday q series of visits to Roberts, Is
prominent Maryland surgeon and resi-
dent of Baltimore According to the hos
pital authorities DR.. Spruill found Rob-
| erts' condition free from other than I'M
avoidable symptoms and promising for
recovery.
| If Roberts continues to gain he should
be strong enough, before the week ends
| to make a statement on the case, re-
vealing his intention. whether to follow
| or to leave the assailant alone.
Strange Stories Adoat.
| Not all the minute examination de-
manded by the case has yet been made
by the local police. If stories told by
employees at Weintraub's roller chair sta
| ton, at the scene of the shooting, are
| true.
The Weintraub roller chair garage is a
| little booth right by the corner of Rhode
Island avenue and the Boardwalk. where
the shooting occurred. The booth was not
open Wednesday night on account of the
storm.
| Three other sheds stand next to 1t. They
! sheltered a fruit store, a pOolroOm and q
| bath house. The bath houses at At
lantic City shut up tight at sunset. The
| poolrooms and fruit stands, as in other
cities, are open late.
| From what the pushers at Weintraub's
have been saying of late. however, II
appears that some of their neighbors have
| were unknown to the police. When asked
| thismorning to indicate those who had
seen the shooting the pushers took alarm
| and denied any knowledge of the az