Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-19
BROTHER FATALLYSHOT
IN DISPUTE OVER MONEY
Thomas Mullen, CoIored, Ar.
rested at His Home on
the Benning Road.

| FreetOwn. Prince George county, Nd.
| a small settlement on the Marlboro pike
a short distance from the District line
was the scene of a fatal encounter abou
$50 o'clock yesterday afternoon, il
which Thomas and Henry Mullen, col
ored. brothers. who resided a, 1O6 Ben
ming road, figured. Thomas shot hi:
| brother in the neck, inflicting wounG
| of which he died later in the day.
After the shooting Thomas Mullen came
| to this city. afterward going to his home
/, on the Benning road about II ocloc,
last night Not until then did he learr
that his brother was dead. He remained
at home. however. until this morning
about , o'clock, when Sergt Yates ans
Policemen Calvin and Tapscott came
there and arrested him. They were ac.
companied by Thomas H. Garrison for
mer deputy sheriff of Prince Geor &c
county.
Mullen hid under a bed when he hsarl
Of the presence Of the police. He ha1
his pistol with him. although he made nc
effort to use it,
Pleads Self-Defense.
He claimed that he had shot at his
brother in self-defense, not intending t.
kill him, and, he said, he was surpr. sed
when he learned Of his death. He ex-
pected he would be arrested, he de.
clared, and had made 10 effort to get
away. although he had 2lerty of time
to leave the District before the police
came for him.
Mullen is member OF a respectable
family Of the county, their home being
near Woodiawn cemetery. Yesterday
morning when he arose, he explained. he
discovered that S. had been taken from
his pocket. He asked his mother if she
knew anything Of the whereabouts Of his
cash, he told the police, and she said she
supposed Henry probably had taken it.
Later In the day Thomas left home and
went to Freetown to see his brother, hav-
ing been told that the latter had gone
there
Il met him about one hundred yards
from Hurdles store Thomas said today
He was walking with Elijah, another
brother, and ] asked him about the
money. Henry became angry and slashed
at me with a knife. He made two slashes
and I shot at him, but did not have any
intention of killing him.
After the Shooting.
The prisoner told the police he did no,
know he had wounded his brother. He
left Freetown Immediately after he fired
the one shot, however, and returned
home. He remained there until after
dark, when he came to the city and went
to a business place on 9th street to get
some bundles, returning home about II
o'clock last night. then learning of the
death of his brother.
Mullen said he was willing to go to
Marlboro without a requisition. He had
fired the shot in self-defense. he con-
tends. and he thought his witnesses
would so testify when his case Is tried
at the April term of the court. Benjamin
Mullen. father Of the young man, died
several years ago. He was we'll known
throughout the eastern section of the
District and had host OF friends, both
white and cOlOred.
Deputy Sheriff Suit reached the home OF
the prisoner this morning shortly after
the arrest was made. He arranged to
take Mullen to the county Jail at Upper
Marlboro this afternoon after Magistrate
Cox holds an inquest.