The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-12
FARM OVERSEER
DENIES KILLING
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city and catch a car OF the Washing
ton. Baltimore and Annapolis electric
line, at $50 o'clock, at North Capitol
and II streets.
Ross went to the car stop with
me-" said Hawkins, land as ] was go
ing to Washington and he told me
nc was also going to see a girl friend
in the vicinity OF the Government
Printing Office. ] asked him to go
along with me. Instead. he walk ed
up the road toward Brookland. in the
direction where they say young Du-
Wallis body was found. ] thought il
strange when he went that way. as he
had told me he intended going to see
his girl in the city"
According to Captain Judge. when
he went to the college to see Matthew
Guy regarding the finding of the
body Of DuvalL, Ross ran toward them
hinging a paper.
Was Greatly Excited.
That's Richard Cmeaning DuvaID. :"
shouted Ross, Captain Judge said. Il
know it's Richard"
He was greatly excited" said Cap
tain Judge, and his actions at once
caused me TO become suspicious of
him. Guy also remarked, How did
he knew it?"
"As a matter Of fact" said Captain
Judge, the body had not as yet been
identified as that of Duval. I went
90 Guy, knowing that if the body was
that OF Duvall, Guy could identify it.
An hour later we reached the morgUe
and Guy identified it"
shows No Emotion.
Ross admitted nothing until he
vas shown We had evidence that
he bad the pistol on Saturday night"
said Captain Judge.
When taken from the police sta
ton TO the college in search of the
cartridges Saturday night by Detec-
tiyes Kelly, Sweeney, Embrey, SERVE
nsr. Corners and Morgan, Ross
showed no emotion. He was cool
and collected, and casually picked up
the three cartridges in the grass.
Ross home is in Morristown, MINI.
He says he has worked in a number
Of cities. Hawkins said that for two
months, since Ross has been en-
pIoyed at the college, he frequently
spoke of the woman he said he was
going to meet Saturday night |
Hawkins also told the detectives that
Ross frequently brought whiskey |
10 his room at the college.
No Credenee In story.
7 place no credence in Ross story |
that he borrowed the revolver because |
be feared Hawkins would shoot him,
said Captain Judge. Hawkins said /
that about three weeks ago Ross /
spoke to him about firing the revolver |
IN his room. Hawkins said Ross said 4
THE Sisters won't like il if they see |
what you've done. That was three 4
weeks ago. Ross, Hawkins said, has
never since spoken about firing the /
revolver.
Hawkins says the first time Ross /
spoke to. him about the revolver was
on Saturday, when he said he wanted
u to protect himself. Hawkins quotes .
Ross as saying-at that time: If this /
fellow C(his riNaD bothers me, 1 am 4
going 10 burn him up-warm up his 1
heels"
when Ross told me this" Hawkins !
told The Times, Il told him he had I
better be careful and not Kill any
body. He returned the pistol to me
on Sunday morning. 1t was then that
he told me the woman had taken the
cartridges from the pistol because
she feared he would Kill some one.
Await Result Of Autopsy.
Captain Judge and the detectives
today are awaiting the result Of the
autopsy on DuvallS BODY. which IS
being made at the District MOrgue
by Dr z. ". Titus, deputy coroner.
pr. Titus is probing for the bullet
which entered the left breast OF young
DUval1 and which l. believed to have
caused his death. The police want TO
establish that the bullet is OF IS
ccIiber.
NJ. and Mrs. Anthony J. HummeI
~ 1923 Park Heights avenue Balti-
moro. aunt and uncle OF Young Du-
wa, have arrived in Washington and
viii take the lads body 10 the Monu-
mental City after the autopsy.
Believes Robbery Motive.
Harry L DUvaH brother OF tho
cad youth, who IS employed AT
Georgetown University. has urged
Inspector Clifford /. Grant chief OF
detectives. 10 bring TO task the muir
der Or his younger brother He said
~ Was certain the brother had been
E.iieG for the money he had. Young
pTHai only had IS cents in his peck
- hen ms body was found. II is
believed the murderer Of the youth ]
knev- that DUvall kept mis- money N
his shoe and thar after the lad had
bern shot 10 death the SLAYER took OF
the shoe and pocketed tho money J
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