The Washington times., 1911-11-17

WRENCH IS CHIEF
CLUE FOR POLICE
IN M|CKLE MURDER
Detectives Seek Tool Owner
Who Used the Number
1906"
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slouch hat, whose appearance led sew
eral persons who saw him to believe
him to be crazy, was seen in the vi
ly after 6 o'clock last evening. and
Ralph Pines, son of NJ. T. Pines, a
tailor, whose store adjoins the tobac-
conists, peered through the window of
cited conversation with a man of this
description. ..r
Saw Man Scrubbing Hands.
The detectives learned today that a
man answering this description, enter
ed the public convenience station at
the Public Library, two or three squares
away, about $3.50 o'clock yesterday
evening, and going to one of the basins,
scrubbed his hands for several minutes.
There seems to be no doubt in the
minds of the detectives but that this
person knows something Of the mur-
der. II he did not commit it himself.
detailed description of this man Is
being worked up by the Central Of
flee force this morning, and this after
noon will be. sent over the city; A
photograph of the wrench has been
made by Major sylvester, and this has
been sent to every hardware store and
secondhand store in the city. 1t Is be-
neved that some person will recall hav-
Ing sold the instrument. If this Is
done. the work of the police in eating
the murderer will be largely facilita-
ted.
No Reward Yet Offered.
No reward has been offered for the
capture of the murderer, although Ma
5or Sylvester this morning intimated
that any person giving information
which will lead up to his apprehension
Will be recompensed.
Mrc 4
tobacconist, is prostrated.
Il can ascribe no motive for the
crime, she said this morning. II do
not know that he had en enemy in the
The only reason I can think of is that
he was killed for the money in the
store, and that the murderer became
SO frightened az his deed that ne fled
before locking for this
Had Just Left Home.
MY hush and had just home--it
seemed to me but a few minutes when
was told of his murder "
Mrs, Mickle says that the suggestion
that her husband was murdered for re-
venge is foolish He hadn't an enemy
ir the wclld," she said. ''He may have
engaged in card. games now and then.
but these were for small amounts. Hs
never won or lost any great sum of
money"
Mrs. Nickle. said she tried 20 gain
some Information from her husband be-
fore he exrired, but failed. Several
times he opened his mouth and endcav-
ored to speak," she continued, "but each
time he swooned into unco.1sciousness" "
The inquest will be held tomorrow or
the next day, depending upon the prog
rcss made by the Central Office men In
their work of investigation. Coroner
hewitt swore in a jury last night and
examined the body. 1t then was re-
moved to the undertaking establishment
OF Thomas l.. Surgeon, 1011 Seventh
street moi thwest. where it is being pre-
pared for burial.
Once in Printing Office.
Mickle formerly was employed at the
Government Printing Office. but left
that establishment twenty-five years
ago. He is survived by a wife and "A
ten-year-old daughter, Mary.
Not since the Reed saloon murder ot
four years ago, and the Harris murder
of last summer, has the Washington
police been presented with such a nys-
terry to solve The crude way in which
the murder was committed, and yet the
lack of evidence left behind by the
murderer, impress the investigators ir
contradictory fashion.
Major Sylvester believes that the mai
who committed the deed either was in
sane or sought revenge for some q l.