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the paper about the head of the wrench
was torn open. The wrench is then be-
lieved to have come out of the wrapper.
as no blood stains were found on the
paper
second precinct testified he was at the
station house when telephone message
was received that man had been as
saulted and robbed in store at 1Oo4 !th
place on his bicycle. When he arrived,
he testified, he found several persons IN
the store, while Mrs. Mickle. wife OF the
storekeeper had his head resting in her
lap, while she was wiping the blood from
his face.
The policeman said he made an ex-
animation of the place and then had 70
liceman Pearson take charge, while he
went to telephone to the station mousse;
Claude Randolph, the co.ored boy VINO
discovered Mr.. Mickle lying on the noof'
was the next witness.
Il left my place of employment, 9O6 7th
street northwest, and started nome. l
went into Mr. Mickle's store to get
package of cigarettes" he testified L
waited for several minutes and no one
came to wait on me. While L was stanu-
ing at the showcase l heard groan IN
the back ROOM
Saw Mickle on Floor.
what caused the groan.' he stated, Il
saw ut. s..c,-1o lying on his face. He
appeared to be vomiting. He was trying
to raise up on his arms. / ran out OF the
store and on the front pavement was
Lannon. He went back into the store
with me when l told him Mr.. Mickle
seemed sick.
Randolph testified he left Lannon in the
store and went into the tailor shop OF
ipI, Dir1C fho
store He told the proprietor that Mr..
Mickle was i'll and asked II he kne"
where he lived
He told me that he lived around the
corner" Randolph testified, land l went
around. and after locating the house tod
a lady, who came to the door, that Mr..
Mickle was SICK.
The next witness was Harry Lannon OF
a plumbers helper at rs NJ street north
west He testified that he was about 10
enter the store when Randolph ran out.
He said Randolph told him Mr.. Mickle
seemed to be sick.
II looked over the counter" he stated,
land saw the man lying on the floor.
suggested that an ambulance be called.
Randolph went out of the store to tele-
phone for one While was in the store
tall man who had dark hair and wore a
macintosh coat came in. He said:
THAT man is sick, l will go and tele-
phone
Lannon testified. that the mysterious
person failed to return to the store.
Dir Charles White. deputy coroner of
the. district, testified as to the nature
of the wounds on Mr.. Mickle's head. He
said death had resulted from compound
fracture Of the skull and cerebral
hemorrhage.
Pinochle Club Meets.
Yesterday there was an interesting
meeting of members of the Senate
Pinochle Club and other friends of the
dead man held in the store of NJ. 7.
Pines, adjoining the building in which
the crime was committed Detectives
Burlingame and Grant were there and
heard what was said, but the discussion
was not productive of any substantial
clue.
From the clothing store the party went
to the room in which the crime was COM
mited There the detectives and members
of the club went through a form of the
tragedy as it was thought to have oc-
Cured, but nothing of assistance was
gained by the detectives.
Four days have elapsed since the crime
was committed, and this afternoon the
detectives said they were still completely
in the dark as to who perpetrated the
deed.