Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-14

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CHARLES ROSS WEBSTER.
Having made what he said was a
the murder and robbery of Richard
H. Duvall, the f1fteen-year-old Balti-
more boy employed at Trinity Col
lege. the boys fellow employee. known
as Charlie Ross. but who now says his
name is Charles Ross Webster, is be-
bend the bars charged with murder.
In another police station Robert L.
Hawkins. colored, implicated by Web
ster in the murder and robbery.
stoutly maintains his innocence
Opinion of the detectives as to Haw-
is divided Most of them feel that the
colored man took no part in the
tragedy. They are holding him for
further investigation and today are
checking up on his statements as to
his whereabouts Saturday night when
the crime was committed.
Betz May Be Used as Witness.
Daniel Joseph Betz. sixteen years
old. also arrested as suspect. Will be
held until coroner's jury has passed
upon TIE anu lie Dc Cdilcu
as a witness. While several members
OF Inspector Grants so-called MUIR
der squad were questioning Betz. De-
tectives Embrey, Sweeney and Con-
nors questioned Webster and suspect
ed he knew more of the affair than
he was willing to tell, and his con-
fession yesterday afternoon did not
come as surprise.
Shortly after Webster was photo
10 L.
first precinct he summoned Detective
Edward Kelly and made known his
desire to relieve his mind of the
strain under which he had been Ia
boring.
Let me go to the college, wash up
and change my clothing" he said to
Inspector Grant, land 1 will tell all"
Prisoner Tells His Story.
His request granted. the prisoner
told story of othe affair. part of
which, the detectives admitted, did not
appear to be plausible. He told of his
boyhood days in Morristown, Mimi,
where his parents resided and where
he left an eight-year-old daughter in
charge of an aunt Ave years ago. He
Lad not heard of her since that time,
he said, and could not tell il she were
dead or alive. At Crestline. Craw-
ford county, Ohio, he was arrested for
HOUSEKEEPING. he said, and is wanted
for violating his parole.
Webster told the police he was
owner of the pistol used in the kill
ing of Duvall. He sold 1t to Hawkins
for So, borrowed il from him Satur-
day and handed il to him that night
1T the scene of the murder. Hawkins.
he declared. fired the shots, returned
the weapon to him and he returned
it to Hawkins Sunday morning.
There were five cartridges in IL when
he got possession of il and the
chambers were empty when he re-
turned it. Three cartridges were
found on the college lawn. and yes
terday one of the empty shells was
found there
Further duplicates Hawkins.
That the murder and robbery was
planned in Hawkins room was the
statement of Webster, and he said IL
victim to hop a freight" and go to
Cumberland. Duvall consented to go.
according to Webster. and remained
in Washington until about 9 o'clock,
when Hawkins met him at 9Th and
G streets and escorted him to the
woods where he was killed.
Il was surprised to find he had only
S29 in his shoe" the prisoner said.
Il knew he had sold a suit of clothes.
and had been paid of and / thought
he had saved some money. 1 felt GER
tain he had at least $50 on him."
Inspector Grant and the detectives
were told that the money was divided
in a barn between the scene of the
killing and University station, and
Webster said they passed man with
a beard before reaching the station.
He said he originally purchased the
revolver while working at Texas. Md.
- Webster fixed 10 o'clock as the hour
the murder was committed, but the
detectives are inclined to believe 1t
was committed about $50 o'clock, the
time Biacia Bucci heard the reports
of the two pistol shots. He said he
stopped in a dining room in Brook
land Saturday night and ate a plate
OF ice cream while on his way to par
ticipate in the tragedy.