Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-21
TROOPERS GIVEN Up,
TO DISTRICT POLICE
FeIdheim and MoIyneaux
Locked Up-Latter Admits
Shooting Smith.

Clifford l.. Feldheim and Thomas J.
Molyneaux members Of Troop c, 18th
Cavalry, charged with being implicated in
| the shooting Monday night, on the Aque-
duct bridge Of William L. Smith, colored
resident of Rosslyn, were formally turned
over to Detectives Burlingame and War
rem this morning by Capt. Newbill, acting
post commander. The troopers were
| brought to the city this afternoon and
| locked up to await the result of Smiths
| wound
| The arrest of the two men was brought
about by the prompt action on the part of
Capt Newbill in making thorough in
vestigation Of the shooting and the partial
identification OF Feldheim by Policeman
Short. The acting commander at the post
learned Tuesday night from some Of the
troopers that Feldheim and Molyneaux
were the men who were placed under ar
rest in the Fort Myer car at Rosslyn, and
he Immediately ordered them in the
guardhOuse.
| Denied by Prisoners.
Strenuous denials were made this
morning by the prisoners. They deny
that they had any trouble with the
negro or that they were in the car
when Policeman Short entered. There
lwere other soldiers in the car at tn
time, and it is believed they gave in
| formation which caused Capt. Newbill
to order the two troopers to the guard
thOuse.
the men they were under arrest he
realized that he was without authority
to maintain the arrest, being in Vir-
ginia and not in the District OF Column
bia, and he did not feel that he should
go too far in his effort to bring about
Smith.
| Capt. Newbill communicated with the
officials at the War Department before
turning the troopers over to the civil
authorities. although he did not feel
that it was absolutely necessary for
him to do so. All he insisted upon was
a proper identification OF the men and
the presentation Of warrant issued
by a competent officer.
Policeman Picks Out Feldheim.
! When Policeman Short went to the fort
Monday night he selected Feldheim as
one of the men he had ordered under ar
rest in the car The shoes of the sus-
pected man were wet and muddy, but he
explained this by saying he had walked
through some Of the high grass on the
| reservation.
| In the lineup at the fort Tuesday
| morning Feldheim, it Is charged, pre-
sented another pair of shoes for examina-
| ton. They were well worn, and had
large holes in their soles. Capt. Newblil
and the police declared they were not
| the shoes that were shown the night be-
fore, but Feldheim insisted to the con-
| trary.
Molyneaux Is from New York city, and
Feldheim is from Brooklyn. The warrant
issued for the troopers on complaint OF
Detective Warren alleges assault with a
dangerous weapon. Should Smith recover
the troopers will be given preliminary
hearing in the Police Court. but In event
of his death the coroner will conduct the
preliminary investigation.
Molyneaux Admits Shooting.
At headquarters this afternoon Molly
neaux admitted that he shot Smith. He
called Inspector Boardnan and Detec-
tives Warren and Burlingame and stated
to them that he and Feldheim had trouble
with several negroes, and were assaulted
by them. One of the negroes. he SAID.
dropped pistol. and he, Molyneaux, USED
it in self-1efense.
Feldhe:m substantiates this story.