Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-26
NEW ELEMENT ENTERS.
CALVERT COUNTY CASE
Conrad Munker, Washington Pat
emit Lawyer, Springs Another
Charge.
Recognizes in Eggleston and CANT
Pictures Men Who Sought Meet
ing for Sale Of His Boat.

A new element toay entered into the
case of DR.. ]. D. Eggleefon Of Takoma
Park, under arrest in Calvert county
on a charge of conspiracy to murder
and rob. when Conrad Munker. who is
connected with firm Of Washington pat
ent lawyers. went to the United States at
torney's Office here and endeavored to
swear out additional warrants against
DIR. Eggleston and Thomas Cant, alias
William Cary. who lives near Chesa
peake Beach.
MIR. Munker told Assistant United
States District Attorney Given that DR..
Eggleston. whom he identified by his
picture in The Star of yesterday, had
some time ago tried to purchase from
fve-foot vessel valued at $500. Moth
ing came OF the negotiations. MIR.
Munker said, because DR.. Eggleston
had aroused his suspicious by trying to
get him to meet him at secluded places.
y few Gays ago. Mr.. Munker said. there
came to him Thomas Cant of Chesa-
peake Beach. whom he also identified
oy his picture. giving Mr.. Munker the
name of William Cary. Cant, he said,
tried to get him to take the boat to
secluded place at a point on a creek
near Mount Harmony. Md. He said he
wished to have q prospective purchaser
there.
Refused to Go to Secluded Place.
Mr. Munker refused to take the boat
to the secluded place. and. instead, wrote
a description and inclosed photographs
of the vessel to William Cary" at
Mount Harmony. This letter the post
asked to hold for the postal and police
authorizes.
Mr. Given was seen by Mr. Munker
in company with Gilbert w. Cave. the
Washington insurance man, who brought
about the arrest of DIR. Eggleston. Cant
and Richard King on a charge Of con-
spring to kill him and rob him Of his
automobile.
Also in the party was Sheriff Hardy
Of Prince Georges county, Md.
Mr.. Given held that the District at
torney's office could not forthwith issue
the warrants, in view of the fact that
similar charges are pending in Mary
land, and he advised Mr.. Munker to
ask the Calvert county authorities for
warrants for any one whom he charges
with having conspired with endeayor-
ing to obtain his motorboat
Calvert County Inactive.
Sheriff Hardy. who made the arrests
of Eggleston, Cant and King, and after
ward turned them over to the Calvert
county authorities. says he has not been
able to get the Calvert county authori-
ties to take further action in the matter
and he and Mr.. Cave went to Annapolis
/ this morning to see Gov. Goldsborough
or some other state official, and ask him
to see that the Calvert county authorities
| act.
| Eggleston is in Jail at Prince Fred
erick. Md. for want of bail of $4,000, in
| which he was held at a hearing of Mr.
Caves charges held at Chesapeake
are at liberty in Calvert county on
i bonds of 500 and $500. respectively
They are Jointly charged with con-
| spiracy to murder and rob Mr.. Cave
Or. W. w. Stewart. who Leonard
Block. counsel for Eggleston. said yes
\ terday would go on Eggleston's ball
today declared that no such arrange
ment had been made with HIM
Seek Warrant for Fourth Man.
| fourth man, a Observation-Disclosures
who is said to be wanted by the Calvert
! county police in connection with the Cave
case. has not been arrested for want Of 8
warrant. the Calvert county authorize,
not having issued one. He Is said to b.
a resident Of Washington, and the Wash
lngton police say they will apprehend hin
If asked to do so by Calvert county au
| thorities.
While at Annapolis today Sheriff Hardy
and Mr.. Cave will urge that this warran
| be issued.
Sheriff Hardy declares that he Is re
ceiving no assistance from the Calver
county authorities in his attempts Il
lunravel the case and that he believes tn,
reason for this is because he is an oficia
of Prince Georges county. 1t was to hin
that Mr.. Cave first complained ant
through his quick work that the arrest
lWere made in the Cave casa