The Washington times., 1920-09-01

AeolsAl ExAmsass GAfiiSk AS ,
Coroner Phelsn declare that the
murderer probably jumped on the oeo
and then beat Mott over the head
with a lead pipe.
GIRLS STORY DIFFERss
Veronica burdiek, sixteen. daughter
OF Joseph Burdick. who lives on the
nrst moor and Is q friend OF the two
Mott children. Ruth. thirteen an
George eleven, toia the-auth-r.ties a
different story.
According to Miss Burdiek che
heard four shots nred In the Mott
apartment while the family was AZ
church. She went upstairs and told
Mrs. Mott that 49, heard shots.
She alleges that Mrs. Mott told her
the children had banged the door.
The girl said she thought II unusual
that the plano-player should be going.
as all the neighborhood knew that
Mott always slept until noon and the
house was kept quiet
Shortly after 10 o'clock sunday
morning the girl said, johnson left
the house and returned shortly with
enc OF the motor trucks used by
Wade's father in mis- dairy business
A trunk was loaded on the truck
and driven away The authorities
later located this trunk In the hCm
OF a friend OF Mrs. Motifs and found
that II was empty.
According TO the story told by
Veronica, she went upstairs the sec
ond time after the trunk had left and
asked Mrs. Mott where her husband
was. She was told that Mr.. Mott
had not been home for two or, three
days. And declares that she in reply
said she had heard him enter the
house about O'CLOCK that morning.
TRUNK CARRIED AWAY.
The neighborhood gossip resulted
in the authorities questioning Mrs.
Mott, Wade. and johnson. with the re-
suit that they admitted there was
a second trunk in the house and that
been carried away.
Wade finally was taken to the
swamp and failed to locate the trunk.
Johnson also was taken there and
pointed out the spot where the au-
thorities fished out the trunk con-
tanning the body and a number OF
pieces OF bed linen.
When confronted with the trunk
and it's contents Mrs Mott accused
Wade OF the crime and declared. the
police said, that Wade had battered
in Motifs skull WITH the piece OF lead
pipe. johnson, also accused OF the
crime, finally admitted, according to
the police. that he had carried the
axe to the Mott home, but insisted
that he ran when he saw Wade hIt
the murdered man with the pipe.
The investigation of the police
shows that all three admit the crime
was committed in the attic. and
afterward Motifs body was crushed
into the trunk and the bedclothes and
pillows piled in on top.
The police believe II was then de-
cided to throw off suspicion by taking
the empty trunk from the house in
daylight and waiting until night be-
fore removing the one in which the
body was placed. This theory was
mitted he had taken the trunk and
then led the authorities to the home
of Mrs. Motifs friend, where sthe
empty trunk was found.
According to the Bopwo family.
which occupies house adjoining that
in which Mott lived, Mott and his
friend, Daniel Ferguson, had been
spying on Mrs. Mott for some time.
About ten days ago. Bopko told the |
police, Mott told him he was suspi- |
cious of his wife and also that he had |
house. One night a few days later
Mott again went to Bopko and asked |
him IL he could watch from Bopko o's |
home. Mott did and that night Wade |
called to see Mrs. Mott and remained |
until early in the morning. Mott, |
Bopko says. watched them from a
window that looked into the Mott |
apartments and later said he would |
raid the place and get evidence for a
divorce.
1t also developed yesterday that !
Mrs. Mott was seeking evidence for a
divorce and had engaged "a private
detective named George E. McCloud. !
McCloud is supposed to have been |
paid for his services by Wade and |
is known to have been watching Mott |
Wade, who is a slim man of med |
ium build, was given severe grill
ling by the police last night. He
was taken to the Mott home where, |
it was said. he was made to re-enact
the part in the. crime. but stoutly |
stuck to his original story.
WADE DENIES GUILT.
=, To all questions Superintendent Of
Police Phelan said that there was no
doubt the authorities had the guilty |
persons, but denied that Wade had |
admitted he was the murderer.
The authorities also learned that
Wade was in trouble about awo years
ago when he fed to Chicago with a
married woman. At that time he was
placed on a years probation.
Mrs. Mott. who is thirty one, came !
here about three years ago from Chel- |
sea, Mass, where her mother resides
Her husband, who is variously de-
scribed as broker and gambler. |
spent most of his time at the club in |
Bridgeport. His friend Ferguson told |
the police that he had been with Mott
on number of occasions when they
followed Wade and Mrs. Mott and had !