The Washington times., 1920-11-21
CALLS VICTIM
JUST NE|CHBOR
Declares She Didn't Even Know
Her Husband Objected
to Friendship.
GRAND JURY IS SUMMONED
Police Plan to Rush Indictment
and Trial Of Alleged
Dynamiter.

Guy Vernon Thompson, known to
neighbors as "Villa," made threats
against James Bolton, declaring
only day before the latter's homo
at Germantown was dynamited that
"that man has treated me D.
dirty and | won't stand for it," ac-
cording to a statement made today
to States Attorney Thomas l.. Daw.
son by Mrs. Thompson.
Mrs. Thompson admitted that
Bolton on one occasion had accom-
panied her to her home, and that
her husband had seen Bolton and her
talking on another occasion, but she
denied any intimacy with the farm
hand.
JUET A NEIGHBOR, SHE SAYS.
II knew Bolton as a neighbor-
that's ALL" Mrs. Thompson declared.
Thompson told the authorities yes
terday that he Suspected Bolton Of at
| tempting to ALLEVIATE his wife's affec-
tions. and that he had warned the
farmland to keep away from his
statement his wife told Mr. Dawson
! that she was not aware OF hrs havinJT
i warned the farmland against meet
ing or talking to her.
There had been bad feeling be-
tween my husband and Bolton for
| some time" said Mrs. Thompson.
This feeling reached a head when
my husband went to Bottoms homa
on November to ask him to vote.
After my husband left the hospital no
told me he would not stand for Bo!-
tons treatment"
READY FOR TRIAL.
Detective Peter b. Bradley, of
Baltimore, left Rockville last night
for his home. He declared: I'VE are
prepared to take Thompson in court
tomorrow and try him on the charge
of dynamiting the Bolton home"
The funeral of Bolton will take
place this afternoon from Humphreys
undertaking establishment at Rock
vile. The Rev. r. Roland Wagner.
of the Rockville Baptist church. will
conduct the services.
The two children of Mrs. Hattie
Shipley, who also were killed In the
explosion at Bottoms home, will be
| buried tomorrow. The Rev. ]. 7.
Ringer, of Grace Methodist church of
Gaithersburg, will conduct the
services.
COLLECTION FOR FUNERAL.
Because Mrs. Shipley did not have
sufficient funds to pay for the funeral
of the children, residents of Rock
vile, Gaithersburg, and Germantown
yesterday contributed more than $500
to pay for the burial of the children.
The money was collected by Miss
Minnie Yearley. of Rockville. More
than 500 of the money was collected
| in Rockville.
state Attorney Dawson, Sheriff
Nicholson, and Deputy Sheriff Gingell
| this afternoon went to Germantown
to continue the search for clues. Yes
terday they searched the home OF
Thompson and found number of per-
cussion caps, but 1t is not believed
that they were any of the caps which
disappeared with the fifty pounds OF
dynamite on Wednesday night
"The fact that we found the per-
| Icussion caps" said States Attorney
Dawson, ''indicates that Thompson Is
| familiar with the use of dynamite"
SEEK REST Or EXPLOSIVE.
The authorities believe less than
ten pounds OF dynamite was used In
the explosion at the Bolton home. The
remainder of the explosive is believed
to be somewhere between the Thomp-
son and Bolton homes.
Further efforts OF the police 10
obtain a confession from Thompson
that he blasted the Bolton home have
failed. Thompson maintains his IN
nocence OF any connection with the
dynamiting, although admitting he
has made a number of conflicting
statements as to his whereabout on
Wednesday night and early Thurs
day morning.
He admits being at the warehouse
Of Waters and Thrift at German
town. at 3 o'clock Thursday morning,
but denies he stole the fifty pounds
ot dynamite, declaring he went there
to steal some canned goods.
NO CANNED GOODS THERE.
The police point 10 the fact that
Thompson, who formerly lad wsrtkea
for waters a Thrift, was aware 81
the fnct that no canned goods were
kept In the warehouse.
Detective Bradley is expected to
return to Rockville from Baltimors
tomorrow to investigate the case
further.
Thompson will be kept at tho Rock.
VILE jaii and not moved to Baltimore.
While there is feeling against him.
statA's Attorney Dawson does not be-
iieve any effort viii be made 70 takS
him from jail .