The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-26
POLICE FORCING
SMITH TO CONFESS
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through "PaddIefoot," and. as she
weighs 240 pounds, she has little
chance of eluding the police net, be-
cause. of the scarcity of women of her
proportions. In fact, the police al
ready have a cIew to her whereabouts,
and expect she will be located at any
/ hour.
Seeks Former "Wife."
From "Paddlefoot" detectives expect to
learn where Smiths one-time wife"
can be found and this spouse" Of the
alleged double murderer is the person on
whom the hardest efforts of the search
will be concentrated. "Paddlefoot," once
| in police custody, and still bearing an
ancient envy against Smiths wife,
| will have no reason to withhold infor-
| nation against her, who is now known
to the police as the real woman in the
case"
/ Mrs. Frankie C. Davis, believed to be
| the woman in the case" has been found
! to be only a recent friend of Smith, hav-
ing met him but few months ago and
| knowing him and his history but little.
| Before Mrs. Davis was "Paddlefoot' and
she was preceded in the affections of the
prisoner by his wife, who was a part
ner in crime and once served jail sem
! tence with him for larceny.
! When all of these former boon COM
lpanions of the alleged murderer have
| been gathered in the police net and
when all OF them have told all they
know of Smith and his past, then the
police believe they will have the goods"
on Smith, and his confession cannot but
F,T1-
time chums of Smith Is being pursued
vigorously, kilograms are being flashed
to the police all over the nation in order
to learn as much as possible of his police
record.
Smith was arrested last Monday, and
II was yesterday that he was identified
as John Kabusta. twice alleged murderer.
| of Chicago, and it is believed that each
day for some weeks will add to his list
of crimes or enlighten the police of this
city on his criminal career. Only a man
made bold by a rlOst successful career
of crime would have murdered Mickle in
the manner the aged tobacconist was
done to death. and the police are conf
dent it was Smiths hand that ended the
life of MiCkle
Missing Six Months.
Jack lyman. a well-known character in
Capitol Heights, Dodge Park, and other
suburbs of Washington and Maryland,
mysteriously disappeared about six
months ago. when he had been in the
company of Smith for several weeks,
working. sleeping, and eating with him.
When lyman vanished. people wondered
for time. and then almost forgot him,
for he had no relatives or friend who
could raise a hue and cry over his dis
appearance
\ bank book, found shortly after, re-
vealed lyman had an account and to
acquaintanCes the day before he Gisap-
peared he said he intended making an
other deposit soon. But another deposit
was never made, as dates in the bank
book showed. and despite the suspicious
circumstances of the case the missing
man was almost forgotten.
Smith was asked Yesterday il he knew
Jack lyman. He at first said he had
never heard the name, hut later he said
he recalled working with such a man.
What has become OF Jack lyman"
asked a detective Smith pondered be
fore he spoke and replied: "Oh, the last
killed up there He feH off a scaffoId and
killed himself Smith refused to answer
further questions about lyman
Alexander A. Davis, at whose play
house the vaudeville troupe of which
Smith was a member. identified Smith
IN his cell yesterday as the James Smith
who had been with Red Eagle" Pad
dlefoOt." and Jack" last winter. Davis
not only identified Smith, but was rec
ognzed by the prisoner, who asked:
Cant you help me to get out of this
trouble?" Davis promised to do all he
could, but confessed to Smith that little
could be done for him in his present pre-
dicament.
Wanted I'm Chicago.
James Smith was identified yesterday
as John Kabusta, wanted for two Chi
cago murders, back in 1903. and the news
was wired to the Chicago authorities.
Nicholas Hunt, chief inspector of de-
tectives at Chicago. answered that
Smiths photograph, taken last Thursday,
had been positively identified, full face
and profile. as that of the ''can-rushing
hoodlum" who shot to death Louis Full
lerdeau. in Chicago. August %, 1903. and
who, five days later, beat to death John
Grigel with a baseball bat.
So positive are the Chicago police that
Smith is their man" that they have
overlooked the c" Iventional procedure by
asking that Smit' be sent West to give
them a chance t. see him.
All minute evidence offered by the
bloody finger prints has been examined
by the Chicago police. They say that
while he may have changed his name to
kabusta, or Krigel or Kruger, or even
Cabbage" the little waving lines on
the thumb and finger marked on the
bloody newspaper are the same as those
of the hand imprinted on the Chicago
Bertillon records. and which. they claim. |
sent Fullerdeau and Grigel to death three
years ago.
They declare James Smith is John Ka-
busta, despite the fact that Smith re-
-iterates that he never was in Chicago |
The identification experts of the two |
cities must have noticed the similarity |
in the bloody finger prints and the Ber- !
tillon records at nearly the same time |
The Chicago lookout" for John Kabusta |
has been in the local Central Office files |
since 1t was sent out in 1905, accompanied |
by a photograph of the man sought. |
Policeman Kelly, detailed to clerical duty |
in the office of Inspector Boardman, found |
the lookout yesterday morning.
Likeness of smith.
Every detective in headquarters had a |
look, at the picture. They have all come |
in almost daily contact with the prisoner, |
and there was not one who evinced doubt |
that the picture of Kabusta was a re- |
markable likeness of Smith. The meas !
urements are the same, and a case of |
duplex identity is unlikely, they say !
Their assurance was doubly verified by |
the wire from the Chicago authorities, |
coming two hours later. 1t read: