Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-02
SAYS HE DREAMED II
Wilbur Patterson WithdraWs
His MickIe Murder Story.
BOY LIVES IN WASHINGTON
Lawrence Britt Said to Have Visited
Saloon Morning After Tragedy.
HE ENTERS VIGOROUS DENIAL
Detective Burlingame Hopes to Get
Information Regarding Suspect
Smith in Chicago.
he ENTERS VIGOROUS DENIAL
II dreamed # ALL"

1
That was the explanation given by Will
bur Patterson, the eishteen-year-old boy
who yesterday told the police that he had
seen Jim Smith in the MickIe store just
before the murder, when confronted with
the facts yesterday afternoon by TIL,
police. The police had Learned that ths
boy lives in Washington, BOT Baltimore,
as he claimed, and that other parts OK
his story were untrue.
In the United States district attorneys
Office. where young Patterson broke down
and admitted that he had not told the
truth in regard to the Mickle case, ii was
learned that the boy has been hanging
around the Police Court and the criminal
courts Of the District Supreme Court
drinking in the details of crime in a mum.
Der Of trials.
His Home in Washington.
The boys residence is 434 New Jersey
avenue northwest, where his parents live.
HIS father. Henry f. Patterson. Is loco-
motive engineer, and has been very ILL
in fact, he is not expected to live. It Ia
said. The boy told the police that both
his parents were dead. He has not been
at his home for several weeks.
One Of the policemen recognised, the
boy yesterday when he first tod hit
story, and asked Patterson il he were moi
You got the wrong DOPE" the boy -ra
piled. q
Young Patterson is being held at'tht
house Of detention. II a charge of wronsi
doing can be brought against him he Will
probably be locked up.
Police in a ouandary.
Meantime the detectives are at the end
Of the rope and begin to believe that
james Smith will have to be sent to Chi
cago to answer the police quizzing there
in regard to two murders committed In
1908 by Frank Kabusta, who, according
to the kilograms received here from
Nicholas Hunt, chief of detectives of thu
western city. is none other than Smith.
Goodies Smith may be In Frederick,
Md. a Tip" to that effect having been
given the police yesterday. A detective
has gone to Frederick to find her, IL pos
sible, and to get from her some Of the
information about James Smiths past
which the police believe they want. Nor.
Ratchet, the crime being charged to
James Smith. is slowly recovering. He Is
still in a weak condition. however.
Detective Goes to Chicago.
Detective Burlingame has gone to Chi.
cago to ind something OF Smiths
record there. The detective will en-,
deavor to locate friends or relatives of
the man who. the police say. was known
there as Cabbage or Kabusta. He will
return probably Monday. and will bring
with him Robert F. c. kopp. formerly q
policeman here, wanted on a charge OF
deserving his wife. He was arrested IN
Chicago several days ago.
Repeat Identification.
Walter ]. Costello of 6O4 G street north,
west and Sidney Smith, colored. por4
ter in Costello's saloon. accompanied by
Detective Springman and Sergt. MoCor4
mack, went to Capitol Heights, Md, this
afternoon, and on their return said they
positively identified Lawrence Britt aa
the man they saw in the saloon about
$50 O'Clock the morning Of November IL
the day after William II. Mickle was
murdered.
Lawrence Britt reiterated his statement
that he was not in the Costello saloon
the day mentioned. and again declared
he was at the home of John Walker al
Capitol Heights all the previous, Night
and went to work on the roof of James
house early the morning vi
November II.