Evening star., 1913-12-02
ROBBERS ATTACK FATAL
TO CHARLES A. STOCKE7

Charles A. Stockett, hardware mer-
chant at 201O 18th street northwest, who
was assaulted with an az and robbed of
SO last Wednesday morning while wait
ing on an unidentified colored man. died
at Emergency Hospital last night at 9:33J,
o'clock
The death of the merchant was follow
cd by renewed activity in police circles
last night. Additional messages were
sent broadcast asking that the assaiiant
Tor whom reward of 800 has been Of
fcrcd. be captured, the several suspects
caught I'm the police dragnet having been
released
coroner hewitt this morning held an in
guest IN the squadroom at police head
quarters to have a jury pass upon the
killing The hearing was conducted with
Il view of having an official record made
sf the homicide.
Like the Mickle Case.
several points of simila rity in the
case under investigation and the MUIR
der OF William Ii. MickIe. tobacconist
TWO years ago arc recalled by the no
nce although they do not entertain the
slightest suspicion that the perpetra-
tor of the unsoIved MickIe murder and
the slayer of the hardware merchant
arc one The motive in the Mickle
be no doubt the police saw. that rohl
berry was the only motive in last weeks
tragedy
Probably Lived Near Scene.
S,-is the investigation of the recent homi
eide progresses the detectives are more
Hrmfy convinced that the slayer resided
not great distance from the scene, of tho
CRIME and they believe that when he
vent 10 the store 1t was for the purpose
oi making purchase and not with anv
s'en'ioh OF assaulting and robbing the
ueaiFr- NO one has told the police of
'le sent hired man to the store
TO make d purchase
Ok detectives detailed to solve tic mvs-
tery are still searching for clues tn tbs
identity of the slayer Witnessas ,.hS
"a" the colored man leave the store
shortiy after the assault was committed
nav looked at the photographs i'm the
ponce gallery. but have been unable 10
pick out d likeness that resembles +bo
supposed slayer '
~ is regretted by Maj Sylvester that
several civilians were in the store before
the arrival of the police and that tbe
AK was handled before the deparrment.s
expert could make an examination for
finger prints Expert Sandbery Is posi-
I'VE he could have obtained prints OF
Inc nngers of the SLAYER had the az NO,
been touched and handled by several nor
s"ns before he saw it, but the handling
OF II made his examination futile
Suspect Is Questioned.
While the inquest was on in tb.
squadroom about noon there was ,
scene of activity in the adjoining room
where Maj. sylvester. Inspector Board
man and detectives questioned Ed
ward Alexander. suspect. who was
arrested this morning by Policeman r
IL Beckley of the second precinct
Alexander, IA cement worker. givins
his age thirty-three years and his
address as 2007 sth street northwest
is reported to have said he knew n,
answered the description given of Mr.
Sockets assaiiant and rather thar
be punished for something he did no,
do he would leave the city.
When Policeman Beckley arrested AIax
ander in 1th street this morning the man
admitted he had made the remark at,
tributed to him and offered an explana
tion He was visiting a young woman
Sunday, he stated. and she told him the
printed description fitted him
He looks like the man said JameS
Chandler, the colored man who met tho
assailant leaving the store and who wa>
told by the latter to wait until he re-
turned.
Miss Henrietta Wolf residing at the
Ashley, saw the supposed SLAYER at The
store Wednesday morning when she went
there TO make a purchase. She looked
at Alexander at police Headquarters but
was unable to identity him.
If could see him in the store" Mis-.
Wolf stated, Il might be better able to
tell -
Alexander was not taken before the
coroners jury. He was returned TO III,
police station. and it was arranged >,
that Miss Wolf might see him i'm In,
hardware store later today or tomorrow
The prisoner declares he knows nothin,
Of the case.
Several witnesses were examined a
the inquest. William s. Benham. 2Oi7 10th
street northwest. James Chandler col
ored. who saw the slayer. and Miss Vol