The Washington herald., 1919-12-15
HUNGRY BANDIT
SLAYS DEALER;
SHOOTS OFFICER
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pretended by Detective Armstrong.
When Mulcare's revolver was taken
from McHenry by Driver J. Moeller.
il was found that only one cartridge
had been discharged. showing. police
believe. a discrepancy in McHenry's S
story. when he declared that Null
care fired three times at him.
IL his pocket was found a wallet
containing $l52.59 He had bought a
. bet to Baltimore before being ap-
IfehcBded by Armstrong. \ Slass
cettrF and flash light were also taken
from ihe prisoner.
As Detective Armstrong was brought
into the operating room. his wife ar
rived At the hospital. She asked him
how he felt.
''f'm all r..,l:." he replied. I've
got little ~ ~ hy stomach. Don't
worry. 1t ... Ike more than one
bullet to kiil me-
Physicians told Acting Inspector
Cornwell that Armstrong had zone
chance in a thousand 10 live"
The detectives intestines were punc-
tured nine times by the bullets.
Young Mulcare was the son of W. z.
Mulcare. deceased. Mulcare, sr.. was
the owner of the Mulcare Building.
in II street. near Thirteenth. His
mother lives at 1907 Rhode Island ave
nue. northwest. while he and his wife
made their home at the Olympia
Apartments.
The Rev. Herbert Scott Smith. D. D.,
pastor of st. Margaret's Episcopal
Church, Connecticut avenue and Ban
croft street northwest FASTENED to
the home OF Mulcare's mother as soon
as he learned of her sons untimely
death He found both Mulcare's
mother and wife at the Rhode Island
avenue home.
Wallace was practically brought up
in St Margaret's Church." the Rev.
DR.. Smith explained TO a reporter last
night Il confirmed him when he was
a young boy and married him to Miss
Nellie Beall.-a Washington girl, four
years ago.
He was a prominent worker in my
church and we all were very much
devoted to him."
make complete arrapgements for Null
cares. funeral last night it was an
nounced that he would be buried
from St. Margaret's Church and that
the Rev. DR.. Smith would officiate.
Mrs. Nellie Mulcare sobbed last
night that she felt as she was going
to 4 o'clock services at st. Margaret S
Church yesterday evening that "sonne-
thing was going to happen" and that
as soon as she returned to her home
in the Olympia Apartments she was
told how her husband had been mur-
dered.
Game Man, Says Pullman.
''He is as game as he can be" /"
Mai Pullman stated last night, re-
ferring to Armstrong. Its good /
was there" he told me. IF had
not. he'd have shot some one else,
sure And this from a man prob
ably on his -deathbed. Armstrong
has always been a detective in
whom we placed the utmost IaIrn
and reliance. He has done wonder
fful work during his stay at police
headquarters"
AcHenry's story was one OF pa
thos. Sitting huddled in a chair at
police headquarters. dressed in a
maekinaw. with his cap on the table
beside him. and shocks of black
hair stringing down over his tenn
pies. he told the story of his life.
He was fatherless at the age of 6.
His mother died when he was IA, he
said. Since he was Is years old he
has not been home. During that time
he had beat his way" from town to
town. He arrived here last night
from Charlottesville. Va. he said. His
explanation for the shooting was that
he was broke" but police believe
that crumpled dollar bill and about
dollar and a half in silver money
found in his pocket were his own
money showing that he had at least
enough TO buy a meal.
Detective B. w. Thompson handled
the details of evidence. He worked
on the case with Detectives Embry
and sweeney, with practically every
aSailable man in the detective bu-
reau assigned as assistants.
Detectives Thompson and Embry
We're In the baggage basement at the
Union Station when the shooting Of
Armstrong occurred. They were
forced to elbow a way through a
crowd Of spectators. They reached
the man when Detective Sprinsman
was still tussling with him.
McHenry was locked up under
guard at the Tenth precinct last
night to await trial