The Washington times., 1911-11-20
Miss Livingstone
Tells Events That
Preceded Murder

Positive that the man she saw with
William Mickle In the back room Of
his little cigar store. 1904 Seventh
street northwest. is the man who q
rev minutes later murdered the to-
bacconist. Miss Rena Livingstone. Of
sos street northwest, is working
with the police In an endeavor to iden.
tify the man. She says this person
is tall and light complexioned. He Is
stoutly built.
Miss Livingstone, who is sixteen
years Of age, was born next door to
the Mfckle store, and has known Mr.
Mickie Hask well all her life. For several
father in his store at 1910 Seventh
street, three doors north Of the Mic
kle store. 1t had always been her
custom to go to "Billy's for change.
aarr,aa anu a rev minutes before word was
Mlckie mad been murdered, Miss Rena
a was n5on, In there to get five pennies for
when I went in the store" said Miss
the least excitable. manner. "he was
81 nding at the table in the little back
room 70 M. talking a man. When he came out
70 nIa wat wait on me. he said. I was just ex-
IN tell you what I'll do. rli teach you
gymnastics, IL you'll teach me how to
whistle Mr.. Mickle knew i could
whist whistle little" explained Miss Living
and returned to the store.
few minutes after that my father
was attracted to the door by a number
q people looking in the direction Of
gated he found out that Billy had been
1t was not more than twenty
minutes between the time I left the
store store and the time my father brought
my father was not among the first
there, by any means. The store was full
OF people. the sidewalk was crowded,
and a bicycle policeman had responded
nave been struck soon after left. I
don't believe anyone entered there after
Mickle dying"
there was more than one man impiica-
ted In the murder. at seems to me I
heard men talking while Mr.. Mickle
was out In the front room of the store,
heard that he had been killed 1 spoke
TO my father Of having heard men talk
Ing back there a few minutes before"
Asked as to whether she remembered
seeing anything in the hand of the man
standing In the doorway, which might
have been his murderous weapon. Miss
said she did not Miss Liv-
lngstone Is dark complexioned, and im-
presses one by her frankness. She con-
fesses she is not positive that she
would be able to identify the man she
saw standing in the back room, for she
never remembers of having seen him
before that time.
Regarding the reports that Mickle
might have been murdered by some
man who had lost at cards in his store,
Mr.. Livinstone, the father Of the girl,
who Is aiding the police, said he was
positive that the supposition Is wrong.
Il have known Billy Mickle ever
since he has been running that store"
said Mr.. Livingstone. Before I moved
TO my present location l had the build
ing next door to him. / know positive
ly that the men never played cards
there for money. The only game ever
played there was pinochle. and then
1t was always friendly game. There
was never a money consideration.
Il am positive Mickle was murdered
for his money" said Mr.. Livingstone.
I'm all the years have known him he
was never without a roll. He carried
the bills in his vest pocket. and around
the roll he wrapped a narrow rubber
band. Besides this he had money in
his safe, and stuck around In various
parts of the store. For instance, the
money he used to give my daughter
change for the nickel was taken from
the place where he kept his laundry
money. He always had that on
shelf near the door to his back room.
Il did not know that Billy Mickle had
an enemy in the world" said Mr..
Livingstone. HE was always jolly AMI
kind. | am certain he was killed for