The Washington times., 1909-08-15
Officials Think Boy Who At
tackled Aunt Knows Some
thing of the Crime.
WAS ONE OF THE LAST
TO SEE MAN ALIVE
Think Victim Was Killed Outside.
and His Body Dragged
Into Home.

Slowly collecting fact after fact.
cropping through all the veil of mys-
terry that shrouds the case, authorities
of Montgomery county. Nd. today be-
Iieve that they are facing one OF the
most remarkable crimes that ever has
stained the good name Of Montgomery.
for between the assault upon Mrs.
Clara Harris by her own nephew. Ollie
Harris. just a few days ago. and the
killing of Henson Poole they would
make a connecting link.
Ollie Harris, the nineteen-year-old
boy. who is in the Rockville iail. the
self-confessed assailant of his aunt. Is
today the man upon whom the eye Of
the authorities turn. Harris. they be-
Ifeve, knows something about the death
Of Poole. Poole was found dead yes
terday evening in a farmhouse. on the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal His body
was wrapped in a bed quilt and was
hidden in = closet. Three bullet wounds
showed the way death came. and the
coroners- jury made the non-committaI
verdict 5f murder by party or parties
unknown.
Developments Come Fast
Developments in The Poole murder
came fast today and the assault on
Mrs Harris was almost forgotten in
view Of the more horrible crime Ollie
Harris. evidently recovered from the
fright of yesterday. when interviewed At
the Rockville jail. discIaims any knowi-
edge OF the Poole crime. He saw Poole
last I'm Georgetown on July a, he said
At that time. the latter had big roll
with him. He thought Poole vas
good fellow and did not know that ne
had any enemies.
on the other hand. Motgomerians say
that Poole was attentive 10 sister OF
Ollie Harris. They declare that he had
been known to pay some attentions O.
the girl.
The reports that Poole was married
to a daughter Of Mrs. Clara Harris have
proved untrue. He was married 10
Washington girl with whom he lived
only for a few weeks The girls par
ents, il Is asserted. then made her
leave him.
Poole was not a farmer He was en-
plOyed OF a grain boat running on the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal several
weeks ago he quit work, havins ae-
QuiFed, il is said. enough money 10 cent
the farmhouse, where he was + Hd
with the bullet holes in his skUt
Whisky Jugs Found.
No one has known him TO " *
since left the canal. Two empty galhlp
whisky jugs were found in that solitai
house Of death with Poole's body
Scores Of corks for pint TASKS were
there. too. These discoveries led to the
rumor that Henson Poole may have sold
whisky. Montgomery county is dr.
and whisky is in demand there
Poole himself, his acQuaintanees say.
never drank at all He bad reputation
as a ''bad man partly because he had
killed "A man named Thomas Feacock-
in self-defense-and partly because he
used TO say he was a bad one.
One Of the latest theories OF the Kill
ing is that Poole was not Shot While
in his bed IN the farm house, but that
the murder was committed outside ana
the body brought in atterWard-
Although the cOr0nerS S jury has held
its inquest Magistrate j. A Han de
cided today 10 have it kept there until
the caliber of the revolver the murderer
used is determined.
Officials Are Hopeful
Working on lEie lucttA ttidt OAAtE mar
ris may know something tbaut the kill
ing of Poole. sherif Mulicar. of Mont
gomery county, did not visit the scene
of the killing today, but remained in
Rockville. The authorities. however, are
basy threshing out all possible clues and
believe that the murderer can not get
away.
Poole. it became known today, visited
Rockville at the time OF the Masonic
fair, about three weeks ago. At that
time he carried a large roll Of money,
and the authorities think % possible
that this was noticed by hangers-on-
There were many negroes about Rock
vile 1T tnat time and theorists claim
that some of these may have been the
aSsasslns.
Those who thing that ollie Harris
may know something about the murder
point to the fact that Dr. W. II. Pratt.
of Potomac, little Montgomery county
village. physician 10 the county coroner,
after an examination tf POoIe's body
this morning. declared that the three
bullet wounds had been made by re-
volver of a Caliber smaller than 30 cali
ber.
Searching For Motive.
Ollie Harris admitted when questioned
in the Rockville jail that he was pre-
pairing to leave this part of the coun-
try. The authorities believe that he
wanted money with which to make his
getaway quickly.
All the prosecuting officials of Mont
gousery country are ready 90 act II
any definite clue Is forthcoming Just
at present they are trying to untangle
the bIOad-Staiued skein of murder ana
find the motive and the man, Develop
ments however, MAJ come quleklN to-
night and tomorrow
Last to Sse Poole.
ollie Harris, according TO his own
statement made this morning in the
Rockville jail. was one OF the last per
sons who saw Henson Poole alive. This
was on Friday, JUly D when Harris