Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-24

| mere Is no mlSt8klnB tn0 lAC0s anu
Smith IL that man. He was standing
/ near tho door and had his hat pulled
down over his eyes. He looked straight
at me. and his looks at the time made
me suspicious Of him. He held a paper
bag In his right hand, close down
against his leg.
"As entered the store I noticed a
man on the curb, but, of course, paid
no attention to him. When 1 went
out again several minutes later this
same man was still standing there.
cannot say that I can positively iden-
tify him as I did not get a good look
at him. He was dressed In black
| suit, wore an overcoat and had dark
customer and seemed very impatient:
Fifteen or twenty minutes later heard
that Mickle had been murdered.
Tho reason why did not reveal to the
police what I knew was because l did
| not want to get mixed UP In the case.
Friends advised me to see Capt. Peck.
came Of my own accord out OF a matter
| Of duty"
When Davis confronted Smith in his cell
| at the ninth precinct the prisoner did not
| seem greatly disturbed by the identifica-
| ton made by Davis.
Emphatic Denial.
Don't you remember seeing me Thurs
day night In Mickle's store?" Davis asked
Smith.
| Smith stoutly denied It.
'You didn't sec me-" Smith said.
| Eyes. did," Davis insisted. land you
know saw you there"
You might have seen me around
/ there" the prisoner remarked to Da-
store. I didn't buy cigarettes there;
the man I bought them from was here
yesterday"
Smith later told Star reporter that
Davis was mistaken. On tho other
| hand Davis said:
Il will swear that Smith was the
man I saw in Mickle's store. I saw
him we'll and am absolutely sure Of
| the man."
! Davis was chilled before Assistant
| this afternoon. The latter questioned
him closely. He told the same story
to Mr.. Given he told to the police.
| Davis was employed about four years
e. Mason Of Illinois. He resides at 1911
9th street northwest and has been en-
ployed as bartender and for a couple
| of years has been cleaning houses and
doing painting and other jobwork The
police say that his record has been abb
solutely above suspicion and that he is
| well known to them as a thoroughly
| respectable and reliable man.
Not "Kitty" Holmes.
Detective George W. Davis Of Balti-
more was waiting at the ninth pre-
cinct station late this afternoon to as
sure himself by looking at Smith that
the latter is not George Schrifogle.
alias kitty Holmes. brother Of
"Ducky" Holmes, wanted in Baltimore
for numbering George Gesswein in
| 1906.
when Detective Davis arrived Smith
was closeted in the captains office
with Sergt Mccormack, Capt. Daley
and Detective Frank Baur.
Davis told Star reporter that he
could not identify Smith as Kitty
to actually see the man before he
made an official assertion. He saw
Smith at the conclusion Of the con-
ference in Capt. Daley's Office and
says he is not kitty" Holmes.
Not Certain Of the Date.
George Hurley, an employee Of the
United States Express Company at the
company's Treasury Department branch
who resides at Oakmont. Nd. was re-
ported to have seen Smith the evening
Mickle was murdered at 7th and X streets
northwest. Hurley said today he did not
know for certain II it was that evening
or Friday evening he saw Smith.
II attended the trial of Smith when he
was charged with killing Leo Miles sew
eral years ago, and therefore know him
by sight" Mr. Hurley said, although
don't remember ever having spoken to
him.
at 7th street northwest either Thursday
evening or Friday evening. l do not re-
member, but think it was Thursday even
ing. 1 was waiting for car. 1t was
about ten minutes to o'clock. or within
several minutes of that time. I looked
across the street and saw Smith standing
on the north side.
i 'He was alone and acted a. II he was
waiting for some one. AS near as I car
remember he had his hands in his trou-
sers pockets. He wore no overcoat and his
hat was pointed at the top. / did not
When asked IL Smith had q bundle OF
any kind with him. Mr.. Hurley said he
did not think so; he thought that Smith
had his hands in his pockets. He PAID
no particular attention to Smith. he said
and when a car came along Hurley board
ed it.
Formal Charge Against Stout!
Having been brought here from New