The Washington times., 1919-05-01
HIcfimn ReeorerInE.

Physicians at the Casualty Hospital
said today that Mrs. Eta Futrowsky,
Of 113O First street northwest, who
was shot IN the head during the
pistol battle, would recover, while
Joseph williams, colored, 64 Pierce
street. northwest, and Mary Collins,
63 Fenton street northwest, who were
also wounded, would probably be dis
charged from the institution today.
Inspector Clifford Grant, chief Of
detectives, last night questioned
Bryant Mcmahon, a public hacker,
911 Potomac avenue southeast, and
Claude Bailey, living at First and E
streets southeast, as to their part in
the shooting.
Grant learned that Mcmahon has
been delivering whiskey to negroes
IN the vicinity of the shooting and
that eleven cases Of whiskey were in
HIS automobile when he was held UP
BY eight negroes early yesterday
morning at Fourth and o streets
northwest and robbed of $50 and his
automobile.
Hires Auto For Chase.
Several hours later Mcmahon hired
an automobile and went in search Of
che highwaymen. Going to Neal
court, between Fourth and Fifth and
n and o streets, Benjamin Butler and
william Lee, two negroes, met Nc
Mahon and volunteered to point out
the highwaymen.
Inspector Grant said today that
Mcmahon and Bailey carried auto
matte revolvers while the two negroes
went to the home of a friend a short
distance away and returned with re-
volvers.
Mcmahon, according to the police,
drove the automobile down Pierce
street, where Samuel Magruder, a
negro, who IS out on bond for run
ming down and killing Miss Catherine
d. Lord. a nurse at Sibley Hospital,
with his automobile at North Capitol
and Pierce streets northwest, several
months ago, was standing on the
corner with a revolver in his hand.
Magruder was pointed out as one
of the hold-Up men, and a minute
later a fusillade Of shots were fired.
Bullet Strikes Woman.
Mrs. Futrowsky, hearing the shoot
ing, ran to the porch Of her home and
was felled by a bullet. Williams was
walking on one side of Pierce street,
while Mary Collins was on the other.
Williams was struck in the chest by
= stray bulieLs Wn1le the negreSS SUI
tered a wound on her foot.
Mcmahon then drove his car out OF
Pierce street and sEent to a garage
near Eleventh and G streets north
vest, where the high-powered green
car that he had been using was sub
stituted, for q red car OF which the
police had no description.
He came to police headquarters to
inquire fox his automobile that had
been stolen earlier in the morning
and learned that it had been found
abandoned at Half and L streets
southeast He failed to tell the po-
lice OF the shooting, however.
Arrested by Detectives.
short time later he was arrest
ed in front Of the White House by
several headquarters detectives.
The men arrested by the police are
Mcmahon and Bailey, Jacob Levy, 1134
Low street. Baltimore, Nd: Robert
Dyer, 475 Second street northwest,
who were in McAEahon's machine at
the time Of the shooting; Benjamin
Butler, colored, 426 Neal court north
west: William Lee, colored, ass Kings
court northwest; Samuel Magruder,
IO5 Half street northwest; Edward
Primrose, 453 Neal street northwest;
Aaron Boston, and George Moore, both
colored, and who are said to live on
Pierce street.
Inspector Grant said that other ar
rests in connection with the case
would be made today.