The Washington times., 1910-12-01
.LAUPP To Be TRIED
BY JUSTICE JOYCE
Preliminary Hearing In
Road House Case Set
for Wednesday.

Definite charges Of suspicion Of
murder" hanked by countless tales.
rumors. and hearsay. resulting in the
voluntary surrender Of Charles Laupp.
viii be threShed out before Justice
Joyce, Of Mt Rainier, Wednesday
evening
At that time the probe. which is ex-
pected to determine the manner in
which Laupp's brother Robert was
shot 10 death in Rams Horn Inn, July
&c last. viii be begun
Pending the hearing, Charles
Laupp, the brother, is at liberty on
bond. The warrant for his arrest was
issued Monday by Justice Joyce. who
is also mayor of Mt. Rainier. IsauPP
drove TO Justice Joyce's home last
niEht in d taxiCab and surrendered.
At the time the warrant was issued
for the arrest OF Charles Laupp, an
other similar warrant was issued It
calls for tn arrest Of Jacob S6iuler4
. q former hostler at the Inn
May Give Himself Up.
Schuler. il Is expected, will surrender
TO Justice joyce tonight II Is said,
however, that certain information
cleaned by the Prince George county au-
thoritfes, win lead them to ask that
SchuIer be detained and placed under
bond as a states witness instead Of as
one Of the principals, as the warrant
reads.
The circumstances leading 10 the in
vestiSation, which viii begin Wednesday
night, have set that section of Prince
George county lying between the Dis
trfct line and HyattsvilIe, by its ears
The discovery Of the body Of Robert
Inn. dead from bullet wound in his
head on Sunday morning, July 26. was,
In itself. a matter of the greatest local
interest
The Inquest was held that day by
Judge Carr. OF HyattsvilIe. who has
since died. and resulted in a verdict OF
suicide. Testimony showed that the
body had been found in Mr. LauPP's
room a bullet hole appeared in the
hack Of his head There was what ap-
peared 10 be a corresponding hole In
the forehead near the eye Near the
man Iay revolver with one chamber
discharged
Coroner's Verdict.
After an inquiry, the coroner's jury
returned q verdict Of self-destruction-
At t-sat time, one Of the current re
ports has, it. HyattsviIle constable
Y
for further investigation This Judge
Carr refused to do in the light Of his
Investigation and the verdict
shortly after that time, the secretary
and hnancier OF the Iyattsvflle, Prince
George Conclave, 99l. Order Of Hepta-
soDhs, began an investigation before
paving the $1,000 claim occasioned by the
death Of Robert Laupp-
What was established by this iIIvesti-
vile. who is an official Of the fraternal
order. viii not say. save to deny that
the Southern Maryland Detective
Agency was employed by the order to
investigate
In the meantime neighbOrhood gossip
IS accredited with many tales and hear
say stores The story goes that man
was seen to leap from the window OF
Robert I.aUpp-s room about what is sup
posed 70 have been the time Of the
shooting Another TumOr has II that
powder burns appearing on the little
finger OF Laupp's right hand, and the
position Of the revolver argue against
seIf-destruction. ard as the neighbor-
hood discussed the matter, Constable
Wallace ReybOld, says he placed afOot
4 quiet investigation
Detectives Put on Case.
He summoned 10 his aid Thomas
Garrison. Of the Southern Maryland
Detective Agency Garrison was for
merly deputy sheriff Of Prince George
county, under Sheriff Hurd-
II was on the sworn statement Of
ReybOId that the warrant was issued
upon which Charles Laupp is held for
suspicion OF murder" Rey ybOld de-
claTes that some Of the prominent citi-
zens Of that part Of Prince George
county asked him tug-zffl lveStigate-
Hampton N. MagfudeT. States at
torney for Prince George county when
seen at Upper Marlboro today, declared
that he had been advised in no particu-
lar concerning the accusation made
against Laupp- Before his office takes
cogniZanCe Of II, the preliminary ex-
animation OF Wednesday night before
Justice Joyce viii have been COM
pleted and Charles Laupp held for the
action OF the grand jury
Just what evidence Constable ReyhoId
viii present Is not known. Reybold
refuses TO talk Detective Garrison,
who was in Washington today, also re-