Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-24
NEAR M|CKLE STORE
NIGHT Of MURDER
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slowly folded 1t around her neck He
could not speak; his broken Jaw may de-
prive him of speech for a long time. per-
haps forever. But the scene was at
footing. and 1t will be long time before
tho surgeons and nurses there forget 1t.
Again this morning Bennett made the
same motion with his arm, as II to en-
brace his wife The nurses read the pan
tomtme to mean he was asking for rs
wife, and It was 80. When she arrived
at the hospital this morning she went at
once to her husbands room, and at the
suggestion Of Capt. Daley she asked him:
How many men hit your
Bennett held up one finger.
Working on the theory that the clues
which pointed to Smith going into the
city from Prince Georges county Thurs
day night q week ago, the night Mickle
was killed. Star reporters today interview
ed eight conductors who were on west
between and $50 o'clock. w. II. Lo-
max. conductor On trip u. a through
car going west. said he saw a man with
q peaked hat, answering the general de-
peake Junction at b:32 o'clock pm He
said he would not swear to the fact ut
made general statements. He said the
man he saw wore q gray sweater.
Questioned by Police.
-Four policemen gathered about
Smiths cell door this morning and
questioned him closely about his ac-
lions Sunday. the day before Morris
Bennett was assaulted. Witnesses
have said that Smith was seen near
the Bennett store that afternoon and
evening. and one of them told the
police that Smith asked Bennett to
come out In the stable. want to
talk to you about buying horse"
Smith stated with great emphasis this
played cards all Of Sunday afternoon
Until late Sunday night An effort will
De made to check up that statement
his afternoon.
Perry Willis, the man whom the police
believed could identify Smith as being
5triped coat. Thursday. November Is, has
not appeared at the ninth precinct po-
ice station. and the police have found
no coat. Neither have they found any
Mickle had. While the police were put
ting Smith through the inquisition last
night concerning the $50 Bennett lost he
showed signs of anger.
You're trying to put it on me. aren't
you? Why. I wouldn't be surprised II
John Walker dug up $50 somewhere and
brought 1t here. and said he had found
1t. Then you'd swear took 1T of Of
Bennett
Ben williams. bicycle policeman is smil-
ing almost audibly these days. He drove
the Bennett wagon to the station house
on Monday and covered a pool Of blood
with copy Of newspaper. Then he sat
on the newspaper. This combination OF
blood stains turned out to be the bloody
finger print clue which had the Bertillon
measuring department at headquarters
guessing yesterday.
Direct Identification.
B. S. D. Goldstein, a Navy Department
clerk who dwells in Capitol Heights. has
reported to the police that he saw a man
running from the scene Of the Bennett
assault. about o'clock .donday evening.
He recognized Smith as the man he saw
when confronted with him.
Lewis Walker. colored. thirty years old,
called at the ninth precinct station late
this afternoon. and said he had seen
Smith November 16-Thursday--on a
southbound 7th street car. He fixed the
time at $40 pm He said Smith struck
up compensation with a man on the car.
Walker boarded the car at 7th and g
streets northwest and rode to 7th and 6
streets southwest
Davis Reiterates Statement.
Charles Davis. colored. who positively
identified the prisoner James Smith. In
the ninth precinct station late yesterday,
Is the same man he saw In the rear room
OF Mickle's store between $50 O'Clock
and o'clock the Thursday night Mickl.
was murdered, still holds firmly to his
statement. His story is believed by Capt
Peck and Detective Fortney Of the sec
ond precinct, who have known him 70,
several years and place confidence in him
Davis statement that he had seen an
other man standing On the curbstone d.
rectly opposite Mickles store when he
entered Thursday night and that the man
seemed impatient, glancing frequently al
the door OF the Mickle store. have led
the police to become further convinced
that there Is third party in the case
| 1t Is the belief OF the police and Of Da-
WIS that - while this man may not have
death he was an accomplish. His actions
were such as to attract suspicion. and, as
no trace has been found OF him. it Is be.
| lieved he slipped out OF the city as soon
as he read Of the arrest Of Smith In con-
nection with the assault on Morris Ben.
| nett, the grocer. the following Monday
morning.
Davis said that he could not be sure o,
THO IucHIty Vi Tie party, as ne
paid no particular attention to him a,
the time. He sad the man was of aver.
age height. firmly knit. and wore a black
suit Of clothes and a dark felt hat tina,
was rounded. Davis thinks that Smith
Is trying to shield the other man. IL he IL
connected with the case.
Davis has before been of valuable serv.
ice to the second precinct as 1t was hi
who caused the arrest. April Is, 1902 Of
John Sinclair. colored. who was hanged
for tho murder Of Daisy Murdoch, in the
A b c alley case. Davis saw the mar
leave the house, Swallowed him, and wher
an ofacer refused to arrest Sinclair or
suspicion, he engaged Sinclair In a fighi
and had him arrested.
Positive It Was Smith.
In g. statement to a Star reporter to-
day Davis said emphatically that Smith
Is the man he saw in <Mickles store
Thursday evening Of last week.
81 have known Mr.. Mickle long time.
aud went to the store Thursday night
between $50 o'clock and o'clock to buy
q package OF Ptedmonts- When I got
In the store, Mr.. Mickle said: Hello,