The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-09-04
CAN SOLVE MYSTERY?
ATLANTIC CITY SHOOTING AZ
FAIR is A TANGLED WEB.
BOARD WALK VICTIM LIVES
His Death Would Place Powerful
Weapon in Hands of In
sestigstors.
BOARD WALK VICTIM LIVES

Atlantic City, y. j.. Special The
efforts Of the police 10 penetrate the
mystery surrounding the shooting OF
Charles X. Roberts. OF Baltimore. on
the board walk last Week. were
marked only by the inferenual state
ment OF Chief OF Police Malcolm
Woodruff that the Baltimore police
We're not giving the Atlantic City au-
thOrites all the assistance they might
and the declarations OF the same Off.
cial that he is not seeking or even
making inquiries as TO the where
abouts OF one Of Mrs. Williams i'm
mediate relatives. whose name has
been mentioned, and that he does not
know where AIRS Williams is. though
he believes she is still at the Hotel
Brighton.
Charles B. Roberts. Jr. of Baltimore.
the victim Of the affair. lies in the
City Hospital lowering between life
and death. Pending the result OF his
abdominal wound. the authorities are
almost at a standstill. In the event OF
his recovery they are hopeful that he
may be led into satisfactory explain
alton OF the affair. while in the case OF
his death more powerful means OF in
quiry would be put into their hands TO
get at the bottom of the now closely
guarded secrets.
Chief OF Police Malcolm Woodruff
discussed the case with apparent
frankness.
Despite reports to the contrary ="
he said. we have not changed our
line OF inquiry, and so far as We in
this city are concerned. we have
neither sought a blood relative Of Mrs
W. ;. G. Williams, the woman who was
with Mr.. Roberts at the time he was
called from his rolling chair and shot
down on the board walk, nor have we
made any inquiries as to his present
Whereabouts.
Il have as yet received no report
from Baltimore that satisfies me with
the result OF investigations In that
city. | believe Baltimore police could
clear up the question OF Mr.. Williams's
whereabouts on the night OF the shoot
ing in a convincing manner and in a
very short while il they chose to do
so But we are not getting the CON-
plete cooperation that had hoped for
l understand that a near relative Of
Mrs Williams is connected with the
Baltimore Police Board. ! do not
know that this has had any effect upon
the investigation.
Mrs Williams is surrounded By sew
eral members OF her family who are
denying her 10 all visitors. One Of her
brothers. Thomas De Ford. IL was said.
Is still at Narragansett Pier. and is
quoted as saying that the first intima.
ton h. had OF the shooting was in a
Chicago paper last week. He had
gone TO Chicgo. he said. on business. |
tie also accuses the Atlantic City po-
ice OF refusing. for professional reas.
pms. 10 entertain the robbery theory. |
which he declared appeared to him as
he only tenable one.
Mrs Williams left Atlantic CITY and |
TO her home at Long Green |
Valley. near baltimore
The police We're reticent about Mrs /
Nilliams's movements until she was /
veil out OF the city. when they posted /
/ bulletin TO the effect that she had /
eft her hotel with the permission OF /
he department and would be available l
whenever wanted. They refused even 1
o admit that she had gone TO her
lone. This incident is typical evil /
Ience OF the conflicting statements
hat are 10 be met with at every turn /
" IN inquiry into the case.