The Washington times., 1919-12-15

Headquarters by Detectives Sweeney,
o'Brien, and Embrey.
ITS all over" he added, carelessly.
He glanced about the squad room OF
Police Headquarters as he was being
questioned by the authorities At
times there was a stare as of limo
cence; and then again a fash of evil
Often he looked bewiidered, as though
he could not realize why be was In
the hands Of the police.
But he readily admitted that he had
slain Mulcare and had shot Arm
strong. Again he said that hunger
lad driven him to kill
Perhaps the grim specter Of the
for he began crying.
Admits He Lied.
He was lying when he gave hunger
as the motive for the crime. And
now he admitted IT He lied as he had
often done before to get himself out
OF . scrape. Truth meant nothing to
him He had not lived that way.
He said he was born in St Louis
nineteen years ago. But when one
looks at his small stature and boyish
appearance. 1t would seem II could not
have been longer than fifteen years.
ne ran 6W8y IEOIu uOtu9 a. buS AZ VI
eight. He believes that his mother
and father have since died, but he does
not know.
Since leaving home he has wander
ed over practically the eastern half
OF the United States, according to his
story to the police
Within the past several months he
has been working in the coal mines Of
Pennsylvania and West Virginia He
bought the automatic In Erie. Pa.
paying $26 for II, he told Major Pull
man From Erie he went to Char
lottesville and then he came to Wash
ington last Saturday night
Came Here Saturday.
81 came here Saturday night from
Charlottesville, and not knowing any
one l took q street car at The station
and rode till l got on the outskirts :"
McHenry related to the police.
Il landed somewhere in the north
ern section of the city. There l found
an empty house and slept in IL sat
urday night.
II had only Is cents in my pocket
when 1 woke up, and so / dec cIded tha.
would go out and hold up some one
to get money to eat, and then go to
Baltimore, where ! had a job prom
ised me.
Il got on . street car and rode
down town. i walked al ound all day,
and spent the Is cents l had Then
man
Asked to Buy Gloves.
II went into his store and asked to
buy a pair Of automobile gloves. H.
showed me several pair and said
they didn't ft- I stood at the counter
several minutes and the man waiteo
ON me.
when / thought he was not pay
ng much attention to me 4 drew a
evolver and ordered hi to give m,
ais money. He said, All right and
topped from behind he counter an
walked to the cash register. KEEP
lin covered with the gun. but VII.
he opened the cash drawer instea
Z taking out the money. he pointe
4 revolver at me and star ed to shoe
The two bullets did not strike m
md I ducked behind the cash registei
md shot him
Ate and Bought Ticket.
He fell Into a chair and took h
money from him Then went OIL
md took a street car to the station
got something to eat before I bough
ticket When | was at the win
ow a man came up to me and sale
wait moment I backed up, an
when he came for me | pulled ou
W gun and shot Next | was hi
on the head with something, an
ont en'emb"r anything until yor
brought me here"
Major Pullman today praised IN.
heroism of Detective Armstrong
Armstrong Is held in high esteem by