The Washington herald., 1916-09-20

street. they discovered that Chlsm,
the man they were seeking. had cheat
ed them of their quarry. He lay on
the floor, with a bullet through his
head
Chisn left a note to his mother which,
the police believe, casts some doubt on
the theory that he killed her.
According to Mrs Marie Deale, who
lives at the Sixth street address, Chism
came there late last night and asked to
be allowed to stay there until Saturday.
Mrs. Deale assigned him to a room on
the second floor.
Some time after he retired td the
room she heard h shot and rushing
up the stairs found him dead with
a bullet hole in his right temple
About the same time officers who had
hood heard the shot and went to the
house.
A telephone call to the Fifth precinct
police station informed the desk sergeant
that woman had just been shot at the
Tenth and NJ streets corner. An am
bulaRCe from Casualty Hospital carried
the body there. and a short time later,
a woman who lives IN the neighborhood.
but whose name was not obtained, iden-
titled the body as that Of Mrs HamelL
Acting on the statement of the
Chisms home. The house was search
ed. and in a trunk was found a box
of .32-calibre cartridges. the police de-
clare. 1t had not been determined late
last night what calibre of bullet had
killed Mrs. Hamen.
witness found at 1901 NJ street south
east, just across the street from where
the shooting occurred, told the police
the detail OF the tragedy, although the
name of this witness, it seems, was not
asOertalned, either. The house at lOOl
NJ street southeast Is occupied by Harry
c. Talbert, a wholesale grocer
party was being held at the house,
and the police say they were unable to
learn who teIephoned them. At the Tai
bert home il was also said that in the
excitement no one knew who telephoned
The informant. however told the po-
lice that about 10 O'Clock. a shot was
heard, and that everyone ran to the win
dOws and looked out. Across the street
a woman lay on the ground. and a man
was bending over her. As they watched.
the man lit a match. it is said, bent
over the woman, then turned and ran.
Mrs. Anhalt, the mother of the dead
woman, who lives at 10ll NJ street
southeast. was first notified by neigh
Dor. who ran into her home and said
that a woman who looked like her
daughter had been hurt over on the
corner. She went to the spot and
recognized the body.
When questioned last night Mrs
Anhalt said Chism had been board
er at her house about a year ago.
but since leaving there she had for
hidden him to visit her daughter. She
said she knew. however. that they
had been meeting outside
Mrs. Hamells body was held a Casu-
atty Hospital, pending an examination by
the coroner MAI. r. w. Pullman. super
intendent of police, as soon as he was
notified of Chism's death gave orders that
the body be guarded at the Sixth street
house. pending the arrival OF the coroner
Mrs. Hamell was 35 years old and lived
at 1O11 NJ street southeast. She was en-
ployed by the Pullman Company al Eek
ington and leaves two sons, Charles. Il;
and Leroy. II. The older boy is employed
at the Firth Sterling Steel Plant
The dead woman. it is said, had been
separated from her husband for a long
time.