The Washington times., 1919-09-21
STARR WITH WOOD
ONDAY OF KILLING
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from other employees Of the store for
a farewell token.
This morning a group Of head
quarters detectives visited the scene
of the killing and with the aid OF
powerful lights made a thorough
search of the premises. Nothing i'm
pOrtant was found, however, 1t was
said.
Those under arrest are:
AlonzO Fletcher. porter at the drug
store, who failed to report for work
Friday morning, the day after the
crime was committed.
Henry A. Starr, former policeman
awaiting trial on a manslaughter
charge for the fatal shooting OF Leroy
Mcleod, July 9, and wanted for the
theft Of S532 from another store con-
Quoted by the firm which had en-
ployed Wood.
Margaret James, a woman COM
paniOn Of Starr, who was with him
when he was arrested by Cincpnati
authorities at the request OF the Dis
trict police.
William Henry Ford, another en-
ploye of the store where Wood worked
and an associate Of the dead youth.
Many Motives COnieetured.
Numerous theories fro The Staying
OF the, boy have been developed by
the police among them being robbery
which was evidenced by the fact that
all money and jeWelry on the body Of
the victim was removed by his as
sailant or assailants. other theories
are that he was killed as the result
OF a gambling quarrel or perhaps to
hide some deed which Wood had
threatened to disclose.
While all Of these seem plausible
the police are not inclined to give
them credence. They believe that a
more sinister motive was behind the
crime.
For the aid it might give them in
the search for the criminals the po-
lice have developed a hypothetical
case which tends to show Wood was
lUred into the unused passageway
where his body was found and struck
down by some one who lurked behind
a door in the chamber beneath the
sidewalk. All evidence found at the
| scene would indicate. the police say,
that Wood was taken unawares.
! Tightly clutched in the left hand,
wnen the body was discovered, was
a small box OF paper matches, indi-
I eating the boy had been lighting hiA
way with matches when attacked.
/ The body lay across the doorway, ap-
parently where IL had fallen. Close
1 by and carelessly concealed beneath
some papers was the iron bar with
which the was killed.
Starr Seen with Weed.
With Starr under arrest in Cincin-
natl the police are trying to establish
II F--h
1 the 1892 and the killing OF Wood. 1t
| developed today that Starr and Wood
were seen together an hour or so be-
| fore the slain boy was last seen at
/ the Liggett store. They were known
/ to have been associates, and the po-
| lice are working to fasten the crime
on Starr.
From a hypothetical viewpoint the
| police say that the theft OF the money
/ fEOm the Seventh street branch of the
l drug company may prove to be a mere
I development of the Staying They
! have advanced the theory that Starr
and Wood became engaged in an al
tercation and that the latter was
| struck down following a fight In the
/ basement, which is known to have
/ been frequented by some Of the en-
/ plOyes OF the store. On this theory
]
! prompted TO use the money, which
J had been given him to deposit in a
/ bank, only as a means for escape.
/ 1t is known that Starr legt his home
/ hurriedly. giving his wife and baby
! only $6. The woman who was with
/ him when arrested in Cincinnati is
I said to have told the authorities there
| she met Starr at a Baltimore dance
and that he proposed they go Il
! st. Louis and be married.
/ When Starr was arrested in Cincin-
noti he declared vigorously. declaring
his name was Harry Gordon. The mi.
/ tials III. A. s." on his suitcase, how.
| ever, convinced the Cincinnati police
that he was the man they were seek
ing.
ID. c. Detective In CIncIznati.
Detective Cornwell, Of headquarters
left Friday night for Cincinnati and Is
conducting an investigation Of Stars
movements. He has been in constant
tclegraphic communication with au
thOrities here and. while no word has
been given out by Inspector Grant, il
is rumOred that some significant evi
dence has been uncovered. Starr de
clared his intention to fight eXtradi.
tion. The police. however are not
worried over this point for they an
/ ticipate no trouble in bringing him
back on either a technical charge o.
jumping bail on the manslaughtel
charge or or embczZlement for the
theft or the money.
STAIRS woman companion in high
first told the Cincinnati police she wa
from Baltimore, but later said sht
was from Jacksonville, Fla. No ont
who knows her has been found IL
either city.
Mrs. Starr, the pretty young wifi
Of the former policeman, is loyal Il
her husband and insists he is no
guilty Of the crime.
Henry always has been a devoted
husband" she said, land always hal
spent most Of his time with baby anC
me-"
Under Physicians Care.
So great was the shock Of hel
huSband's arrest that she is nov
under the care Of a physician at hel
home, Il Grant Place
Henry introduced me 10 Wood on
night" she said, but that is TN,
only time have seen him. do no
believe Henry knew him very we'll.
Mrs. Starr told Of an escapade he,
husband once had with an actress
while they were at Atlanta, Ga. ShD
said that when her husband and IN,
woman arrested with him are brough
back to Washington she would NEE