The Washington times., 1919-08-03
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tectives Bradley, Dougherty. an
Carey.
Both Cothron and his wife related
how they engaged the automobile q
Weldon TO take them to this city from
Philadelphia on the morning OF july
z. Near Principle, the chauffeur wa
directed to drive the automobile inta
a woods road so that they could eG
lunch. The woman said that she ant
Cothron walked some distance awal
and later invited Weldon to have
some food
Mrs. Cothron said that when be-
husband returned to the autOmobih
to get a package she was attacked b
Weldon, and that she fought him
striking him with one OF her slip
pers, which had come on. She said
her husband came up and became en-
ragged when she related how weldon
attacked her. She said that Cothrol
attacked weldon and that as chs
stepped away several shots were fired
After they saw the negro fal the1
went to the automobile and droyt
away.
Cothron Is an automobile mechanic
and. he said. he had no difficulty II
handling Weldon's car. They droYi
to Baltimore. went to the neighbcr
hood Of Scott and st. Peter streets ant
made inquiries concerning Mamie
Grosscup. A few minutes later tn.
child came from her home and joinet
Cothron and his wife. Then they DO
gan their Southern trip. which endet
in their arerst at Palatka, Fla
How They Met ChIId.
Nearly q month prior to the killing
OF Weldon the Cothrons and q third
person being sought by the police
lived in a room on Paca street, near
Mulberry street. II was during their
stay here earl yin June that Grace
Cothron made the acquaintance Of
Mamie Grosscup, and the child, ae-
cording to the detectives. frequently
visited the Cothrons at the Paca street
address.
On the night Of July Z. less than ten
hours after the killing OF Weldon
Cothron. according to the detectives
assaulted the Grosscup child. after
driving the murdered mans automo-
bile into a field near Alexandria Va
Grace Cothron,, according to the detec-
tives, stood by and laughed during the
assault The victim OF the assault
was taken to the Federal clinic At
Mercy Hospital yesterday by Police.
woman Harvey and she is being held
CeuLEdA pO4F-t SAaLAOM %AAE
ton OF Marshal Carter. The child told
a revolving story OF the behavior Of
the Cothrons during the several daya
that she was their prisoner.
Claims Hand-tO-Hand Fight.
Cothron. in a lengthy confession
related how che had a hand-to-hand
fight with Weldon and how he wa
forced to shoot the negro to SAVE
himself" He told how he returned
from the automobile. saw his wife'i
clothing torn, and says Weldon at
tackled him. According to Detectives
Dougherty and Bradley, they viii Be
able to prove that Grace COthron At.
tempted to lure two Baltimore cob
ored men into a compromising posi-
| ton previous to the killing Of HomeI
Jones on June IL. Chaufeurs were
hired on June 0 and 10 by the Goth
ronS and another man, but both ne
groes escaped the trap set for them
Jones automobile was driven to At
lantic City, where il was sold an1
subsequently recovered and Identified
Grace Cothron said she was a ma
tive of Atlantic City, where her moth
er lives. but that she spent several
years at Florida resorts. Cothron ID
a native OF Yelverton. Fla, and Is .
/ son OF Marion Cothron. who lives II
Eau Gale, Ella. Cothron admitted
that he was present at the siayina
OF Homer Jones. but said the shoot.
ing was done by another man.