The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-26
BLONDE Shift
Staying STORY
Says Al and lack" killed Rich
Manufacturer In Attempt
ed HoId-up.

city hall detention quarters today by
Marie Phillips, eighteen, former
New York chorus girl, who was ar
rested at Wheeling, w. Va. Will
Pete ID. Treadway. 20 whom she re-
ferred as Hubby"
REIUDIATEs CONFESSION.
The show girl today repudiated the
con fession she made to the Iandlady
of her lodging house in Wheeling. in
which she declared Treadway had
killed Pcirce in q drunken brawL She
says she made the false confession
while extremely nervous and unstrug
and not responsible for what she was
saying.
"Peirce> was killed by two men
hose names 10y hubby fTreadway)
told me were Al Smith and Jack,
she said. I'VE didn't know JACKIE
other name.
Neither of us had met Peirce until
the night he was killed. We reached
our home at 1915 o'clock Saturday
night, and and in came Smith an"
Jack, very drunk and boisterous. We
decided to go out with them rather
than make a fuss in the house. We
thought we would shake them at n
restaurant. and we walked To Twenty
third and Market streets. There we
first saw PIERCE. half drunk. standing
near his automobile, tipping his hat
to people as they went by.
INVITED TO HAVE DRINk.
"Peirce asked my hubby IL he want
ell drink. My hubby doesn't drink
anS said no. but the other two fel
lows. smith and Jack. said they
would have a drink.
I'VE drove TO Pierce's Office. leav-
ing Smith and Jack. who saw us go
IN 18th Pierce. This was about 1880
a. m.
PLANNED GOING TO CAFE.
when We got upstairs Mr.. Pgirce
took several drinks and became Ill
We were just about ready 10 go out
with the idea of going Ia some cafe
where Mr.. PIERCE could pick up girl.
when he said that he wanted just one
more drink. Just rs he was about
to raise the glass TO his lips the
door flew open and there stood Aft
and Jack. Throw up your hands.
said Jack. Mr.. PIERCE was too intoXi-
Gated to obey. Therefore Smith struck
him over the-hand with a blackjack.
knocking the glass out of Mr..
Peirce's hand and sending it flying
across the floor.
II ran out of the building and hur-
ricd home. Hubby followed soon.
Just about the time we We're ready
to retire, fifteen minutes iater, All
and Jack came in. tWe are going L"
leave Philadelphia they said, and
you must go with us; you arc in this
jam just as much as VIC are and you
had better beat. it, too.
USED SLAIN MANS CAR.
Eve were excited and began pack
ing up our belongings Immediately.
We were very much frightened and
hardly knew what we were doing. All
and Jack did not tell MS at the time
that PIERCE was dead. When we
reached the street we found the big
red car parked in front OF the house
and the same policeman was standing
near it.
HE asked who was the owner OF
the car. and my hubby said it was
his, asking why the officer made the
inquiry. The cop said that he had
scared off a fellow who had been try
ing to steal one of the extra tires.
Hubby thanked him and gave him "a
dollar; the other man asked him If he
would have drink. He declined,
saying that he had enough to hold
him over for the night.
"Alf and Jack ordered my hubby to
drive the car. He first went to Eighth
and Spruce streets, where Aft lives.
and he got his bag. From there We
drove to SiXty-third and Walnut
streets, where we bought fourteen
gallons Of gasoline in garage. We
inquired of the colored attendant the
route to Baltimore. He told us and
We gave him drink.
IN BALTIMORE by MORNING.
I'VE ;Drived in Baltimore about
S:15 a. m. and went to the suburbs,
where we spent the day resting. We
started out again at G:30 p. m, got
some gas and headed toward Cumber-
land. On account of having to use
our lights so much during the run
over the mountains our batteries ran
out and we were stalled in Cumber-
land shortly before dawn Monday
morning. At o'clock garage man,
who had been summoned by Smith.
came and tOwed our car to a repair
shop. We got under way again at
$50 o'clock and headed toward Wheel
ing. On the way to Wheeling we en-.
countercd a rainstorm and pulled
into barn and put up the top of the
machine and put chains on the tires.
1--WE arrived at Wheeling at 4:3O
o'clock Tuesday afternoon and stopped
in front of "A shoe store on the
principal street of the town. Hubby
and / remained in the car while Jack
and All went out to pawn some
jewelry 10 secure money to pay for
our rooms. They secured two rooms
at clearinghouse conducted on
Fourteenth street by Amelia Beck
AT and Jack took me to the house,
Jack stayed with me, while Ar and
hubby put away the car.
SCARED ny NEWSPAPER STORY.
Upon returning my husband
shaved and put on new suit and
went out to get something to cat ]
remained in the room, as was tired
out. The next morning before hubby
and I got up All went out and bought
n Wheeling newspaper. When he
came back We saw at once that he
was disturbed. We must split he
said. Here's story from Phila-
dclphia telling about peircc's death
This was the first inkling my hus-
Band and I had that Peirce was dead.
smith and Jack loft soon. They had
800 between them. We had about 81.
That day We changed boarding
houses. going to the Main street
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