The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-28
President Karrick Had
Sleuth Probing Stevens
Affairs.
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fdtlOuS STATEMENTS.
First, Stevens was in the hallway
when grabbed by a negro.
Later, he had chased the negro
through the bank and back into the
rear hallway
First Baker was in the Fourteenth
street cage when Stevens went To the
rear. He saw the struggle and the ne
gro slammed the rear door in his
bakers face Later, Baker admitted
mat he did not see the negro but that
stevens told him that he had been shot
by a negro.
Originally, Baker said the negro es-
capped through the main door. After
ward, he said the shot was the first
animation of a struggle and that 1t was
not known how the negro escaped
The bank officials statement, issued
sunday, accepts the Stevens Baker YER
sion and declares that the bank robbery
was prevented because the men quickly
closed the cake doors and the entrance
10 the bank.
Policemen claim to have closed the
outside doors just after the shot was
fired and three other witnesses are said
10 have seen Stevens and Baker emerge
from one of the cages just following
the shot.
In Three Places.
At the same instant, practically, Bak-
or is said to have been in three places
IN the teller's cage; at the rear entrance
FAASAt tAt nfHAU HaduliitQ lnt QODI III
his face: and at the u street entrance,
Wien he warned others not TO enter.
Neither are Stevens whereabouts
clearly explained. According to differ
ent Versions Of the affair. he was in
the middle cage, engaged in a chase
after the negro through the corridor.
and at the same entrance dividing hon
ors with Baker in preventing the loot
ing OF the bank.
= DOlfCaf1aap of he fret
rush IN the doors, corrected the report
today that he had ever claimed to have
seen Miss Nan Patterson enter the
bank. He had merely seen her in the
viciRity, he said, although II is not de-
MED by any OF those interested that
she did not at times visit the institu-
ny saying that the visits were probably
connected with her fathers account,
which was kept there.
Work On Other Clues.
Ia spite o1 the assertions of the po-
lice that they have been working only
on the theory that Stevens was shot
by a negro. 1t became known today that
central office detectives have been run
ping down clues along entirely differ
cnf lines.
James L. Karrick. president or the
bank, said this morning that IL was
brought to his attention last SUNDAY,
the day following the shooting. that
stevens was an intimate friend of
Nan Patterson. This fact, Mr.. Ksr-
rick explained. was brought 70 mis-
knowledge by the police, and at his
request Detective Burlingame made a
searching Investigation into Stevens
private Affairs.
"Burlingame reported to me- said
Nh karrick, that there was nothing
in Stevens relations with Miss Patter-
son further than the fact that he was
an intimate friend of the Patterson
family. having been a chGm Of Charles
Patterson for many years.
Above Reproach.
The same feeling existed between
Miss Patterson and Stevens. we found,
ss might between any young man and
abe sister OF his close boy or man friend.
we are certain that he did not lavish
money en- Miss Patterson. and after a
most searching investigation we have
found that his private life was beyond
criticism
Dir. Karrick said that II was brought
80 his attention that on the night Of the
shooting Nan Patterson reached the
hospital before Stevens was brought
10 the institution in an ambulance.
This Is very easily accounted for"
he said. Stevens. Charles Patterson
and two other young men had planned
TO go 10 Great Falls on Sunday. and
when Stevens was shot he requested
one OF AAAG JULIET men III Ait6 DdIh 10
telephone Patterson that he would be
unable to keep the engagement.
while I am not certain this
point. I understand that Mrs. Martin
was with her brother at the store when
She telephone message was received.
Accompanied by her brothe r, so I am
told. she went Immediately TO the Emer-
gency Hospital, and arrived there be-
fore the arrival OF the ambulance.
Banks Affairs
II will say again that there was moth
sng in Stevens private life but what
was above board, and that being The
case / do not want to go further in dis
cllssing his personal affairs. What /
am concerned in are the affairs OF the
bank"
Persons living IN the Berwyn apart
ment house. where Mrs. Martin resides
with her mother and father, say that
she was in the apartment when news
of the shooting was received. II Is said
Mrs. Martin Immediately got on a Four
feenth street car and went 70 the hos
phal, accompanied by her mother and
The suppression Of a letter which
stevens sent 10 the bank during
meeting Of the board OF directors and
several detectives last night, according
10 Afr. Kariick. was due 20 the fact
that the letter had no bearing on the
shooting. stevens sent the letter TO his
ing, with the request that II be given
20 the newspapers.
Explains Relations.
This letter was simply an explana-
ton Of stevens relations with the Pat
ferson family, said an official OF the
hand today The letter told how he
and Charles Patterson had been close
friends for a number or years, and that
he regarded Nan Patterson the same as
a sister. The letter was evidently
written when ne was excited because
Mrs. Martins name had been dragged
into the affair, and the contents were
nothing that would interest the public. q"
MIR Karrick this morning save 10 a
Times reporter the first Official account
ia detail Of the manner in which the
shooting occurred, according to the stor-
les toid him by both Stevens and J. NJ.
BAKER, ir, who was also In the bank
al the time.
s.IIaving considered every possible the
ory and having made the most search
ing Investigation personally" said Mr..
Fysrrick 1T seems 10 me that there Is
every reason for believing that Stevens
VAS shot By n negro. This is the only
logical explanation
Signs of Struggle.
s.rt has been established almost he