Evening star., 1920-05-24
NEGRO CONFESSION
IN MOORE SLAYING
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ishment. Attorney Bail declared. He
is cool and collected
] Whether the trial will be held be-
| fore the Arlington county court or
before the federal court in Alexandra
will be decided this afternoon, when
a survey Of the scene of the shooting
will be made by George E. Garrett.
county engineer. with Attorney Ball
A strip Of ground in that territory is
United States property. If the murder
| was committed there the trial will be
under the federal Jurisdiction. If not,
the county will handle prosecution.
Trial will be held in the first two
weeks Of July, it was declared. The
| grand jury is expected to return an
| Indictment at it's next meeting, on
June 21. Attorney Ball declared that
| the state was ready to proceed imme-
diately.
! Arlington County Spirit.
| Regarding mob spirit in Arlington
county, 1t was pointed out today that
in the entire history Of the county
tion. lynching or attempted lynching.
Several times death sentences were
imposed. Twice. during years past,
gallows have been constructed. But
in every case sentence was commuted
to life imprisonment.
| Troops are no longer guarding the
Jail. No need Is existent for 1t, Of
| hcials believe. Not more than five or
six persons since the Incarceration Of
| Turner have been present at the Jail
at one time. All told. 1t is said, ap-
proximately thirty-ive or forty per-
sons. from curiosity, asked for a
sight of the alleged slayer, but were
refused admittance.
The troops were thrown about the
Jail in response to phone call from
Washington between 10 and II
o'clock last night. The report said
that q ltnching party was starting
from AlexandriA The party did not
materialize and thetroops were re-
moved. In case OF emergency. it was
stated, troops may be obtained from
Fort Myer within ten minutes.
In this connection. also. Joseph J:
Moore. father Of the victim, declared
his position.
Il have told my friends that we wish
the law to take it's course" he said.
| violence Of any sort Is not sought
We are living under the law, and the
case is in the hands Of the law. Our
| friends feel the Same way. l do not
believe there will be any illegal vio-
lence."
Died Protecting Woman.
The details of the story OF the early
morning murder and attack upon
| Miss Clark. according to police and
county ofYicials. raise Moore to the
plane Of q true American man. pre-
tector Of a woman" in the words OF
q detective who worked on the case
The occurrence IL now summarized
as follows by authorities:
At 1890 o'clock Sunday morning
Turner walked UP to the car. The
road was black and abandoned. He
pointed q pistol at the machine and
demanded money. Moore replied that
| he had none.
Miss Clark leaped from the machine.
Why she did so is a. question that is
unanswered. Police believe she may
have been impelled by fear Of the
pistol muzzle pointing toward her
that she intended to summon help
from passing autoists over the High
way bridge, 500 yards distant.
The negro passed to the rear OF the
car met Miss Clark. and said:
What have you got?"
elry. He took 1t, but said at the time:
"That's not what I want"
Moore emerged from the car, with
.32 short caliber revolver in hand. he
pulled the trigger. The percussion on cap
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all probability.
He hred twice. The negro was hit IN
the right thumb. tearing portion OF
It of. and, in the thigh. Then the lat
ter shot. A bullet pierced Moores
heart. He dropped to the roeo' dyine'
His last words were:
II guess he's got me. Pearl. KUN:
Miss Clark attempted to escapo. ISs
She started toward q thicket Win ~
Intention Of hiding; The me nssf1 rom Gnut the
machine. He fought with her. sne
repelled his attack. Leaving her ne
6rst went back to the body. II ID . De
lieved, and then started across .ne
fields toward the Arlington Cemetery
where he was caught.
Bsass Clark Seeks Assistance.
Miss Clark, hair streaming over her
shoulders to the waist line. hatiess'
hysterical. with her pink georEe.ie
der. and her blue skirt soiled, ran
more than half q mile for assistance.
She reached the center OF the hLtn
way bridge when, through the piscn
.ronnd the turn and widened their
focus on the bridge, heading toward
At about 1850 am. G. L. Justice. an
alexandria insurance man, dr1vlng to-
ward Alexandra. picked out q woman
mandin1 in the circle Of light thrown
nv his headlights, hands above her
head, and screaming for help.
He took her in the machine. went TO
the scene Of the shooting. ana tnen.
believing the man dead, hurried back
to the first precinct to notify autn9rl. t.
, ties. Detective Sergt. keck was rusneo
out in the big headquarters automo-
bile for the investigation. At the scene
Moore's body was still warm. Taxing
| q desperate chance at saving life, the
body was placed in the police automo-
bile and rushed to Emergency HOS
pital There he was pronounced dead
Then the search for the assailant
started.
Miss Clark today is confined to her
room in apartment sos, Rutland
Courts, 17th street and Riggs place.
where she shares with a friend, MISS
F. Engle. She refused to see Star re-
porter and refused to communicate
over the telephone.
| Identified By Another.
Thomas stoner. 14o1 Madison street.
today accompanied Detectives Scrivener
and Kelly to the Virginia jail and iden-
titled Turner as the individual who made
life miserable for him the night OF March
"a. about 10 o'clock. not far from the
scene Of the staying Of Moore.
Hes the man." said Stoner, looking
at the prisoner and having previously
recognised q photograph Of him.
IT didn't do it; I'm not the man." was
the prisoners statement
Stoner and a young Lady wero seated
TN the car that was parked on the side
Of the road. the young man explained.
when q colored man suddenly appeared
/ on the running board. di1playod n pistol