The Washington times., 1919-12-15
; WOMEN MOURN
boy BANDITS ACT
Wife and Mother Of Slain Man
Observation-Disclosures Detec-
tiWe's Spouse at Bedside.

In three different places IN the city
this morning three women mourned
the acts Of an under-sized, wsyward
youth with q revolver.
They were the wife and the elderly
mother of Wallace w. MuIcare, young
automobile accessories salesman, who
was Instantly killed In the hold-up
in his store by nineteen-yeAf-o old
John @. McHenry. and Mrs. Janes E.
Armstrong, whose husband, Detective
Sergeant Armstrong. In Providence
Hospital, Is fighting for life as a re-
suit OF three bullets received while
arresting the boy In Union Station
The two bereft women at Mulcare's
home were In the seclusion of their
rooms, prostrated with grief.
Wife waited Dia.er.
The yo Mrs. Mulcare yester-
lay was her apartment At 1860
euclid street with her sister, Miss
Bell, Of 1912 Rhode Island avenue,
waiting for Mulcare to come home to
Sunday dinner.
1t seems rs II Wallace ought to be
iere by now" observed the wife.
Step to the phone and get the store
While ! look At the dinner"
When her sister got the number
he heard The al most incoherent voice
William Loving. q negro employe,
rgfng that Mrs. Mulcare hurry to the
tore. as something terrible has hap
,ened."
The wife caught the meaning Of
ne message while her sister was at
ne telephone.
FtaAs Hin Dead.
What Is It? What Is itr. she
ried, snatching the receiver. She
.anaged to get the details from la-
lghtened employe. Finding that her
usoand had been taken to E.nerr-
ncy Hospital, she called for an au-
omooile. 1t was not until she reach
the hospital thai sne realized III
as over. She did not see her hu.-
mas body. but went to her moth
RS home, where she remained In ner
ster's room.
She is still dazed." said her s,st,r
us morning. ut does not seem
al TO her yet Wallace had planned
De home promptly to dinner. II
rs all turned out 50 sadly differ
nt"
About the same time, the young
ans mother. Mrs. Rosa MuIcar..
as told of the murder by woman
lend. The news was broken as g.E-
y as possible, but Mrs. Mulcare col
psed. and Is under the care Of the
Imily physician.
Besides the widowed mother ther.
one young sister. Rose.
Mrs. ARM trong CouraEeou..
Mrs. Armstrong, a motherly wom-
l. had not taken time 10 give wy
D e"'otion. Her concern was with
he fate OF her husband. at whose
edslde she watches IN room POS of
covidence Hospital. Although par
ally under the influence OF Cd es,
rmstrong occasiona ly occasionally
able TO utter a few words of cher
James had just been home to 4 n
'er, and had not been gone more than
alf an hour, 1t see ned, when my SIS
n came and told me he had been
not she said. He is a brave man.
nd l am glad that he did his duty.
haven't has time to possibly think
bout this yet. and IL Is just as well.
/ want to be OF any service tLat
can to him"
In the modest home at 541 Seventh
. treet southeast, the wounded Of
icer's three children, a-argaret. Is:
ames. IA, and Albert, IL. waited for
tews of their father.
I'VE feel very badly" said Margs-
ct, who acted as spokesman for the
tile group: but, of course we know
'apa did his duty, just as he did back
asst summer in the race riots"
The Armstrong; are highly regar1-
"a in the vicinity. and neighbJ,s
ere eagerly asking as to the wound
II mans condition and offering their
services.