Evening star., 1921-06-06
COUSIN IS PLACED
:. IN MARLBORO JAIL
Doubt Cast on Confession of
: Participation in Mrs.
Weber's Murder.

Calvin Cousin, sixteen-year-old COL
ored boy, who confessed that he par
ticipated in the assault and murder
of Mrs Margaret Elizabeth Weber
twenty-year-old bride. near Whlte
station. Columbia Park. Md. May ls'
was placed in Jail at Marlboro last
night. He had been in custody OF
the Baltimore police for safekeepine
since his arrest early Saturday. James
Dixon. colored, thirty years ola, nameu
by Cousin as the actual slayer OF MIS-
Weber. is still in Baltimore. He mas
made no confession, it is stated.
States Attorney ]. Wilson Ryon ana
Detectives Bradley and DoughertF
accompanied the boy from Baltimore
prison last night stenosraphic re-
port of his confession was taken.
similar report was also taken OF the
statement of Mary Queen. the coiored
girl who impaired information which
led to the arrest of DIXON ana tousi II.
In conversation with a Star reporter
this morning the states attorney and
detectives said they had offered no IN
ducements to the boy or girl to make
the statements they had made.
If there are any alibis to prove the
man and boy had no hand in the cripe.
the states attorney and detectives
stated. they will be fully weighed AS
the case stands today, however, they
stated. there will have to be srano
jury investigation. and such an IN
vestigation may take place at MARI
boro next week. the states attorney
having decided to take up the question
of holding 4 special session or court
with one of the judges at Marlboro 10
morrow.
Discussing the case today. the
states attorney and detectives ex-
planned that the first Information as
to the statements of Mary queen
came from a member of the bar OF
Prince Georges county. who had
an employer They related the story
of the girls arrest and statement as
to how she had seen the man and boy
carrying Mrs. Weber's body through
the woods. declaring they had prom
tsed to give her and her little brother
a dollar.
Mary said yesterday they had not
given her the dollar. giving their
failure to keep their word as one rea-
son why she had told on them.
Two stories Agree.
The detectives and states attorney
said the statement of the colored girl
and confession of Calvin Cousin did
not differ in any material respect. and
they had not met since the day of
ments.
Deputy Sheriff Robert Wells and Con-
stable Thomas H. Garrison are far from
satisfied with the truth of the boys
and Constable William Conners of
Hyattsville went to the pond near the
scene of the crime. in which Cousin is
said to have declared Dixon threw the
pistol. and made a careful search for
the weapon. The water was pumped
from 1.-The pond. but no weapon was
found
Percy Wilson. prosperous farmer
on whose farm Calvin Cousin was en-
ployed the day of the murder, told
Deputy Sheriff Wells and Constable
Garrison that Cousin was at work on
his farm when the crime was committed
and could not have participated In it.
Mrs. Wilson and Joe Wilson. a son.
the latter twenty years old, gave cor
roborative statements. Mr.. Wilson told
of awakening Cousin, known to the Will
sons as "RaStus." early in the morning
and of his going to work shortly after
breakfast. working in an open field in
sight of the house.
I'VE worked side by side until
dinner time" said Joe Wilson, "and
returned TO the field after dinner. and
worked until late in the day. when
Rastus left"
John Wilson. a thirteen -year-old
son, said he left home at 9:15 o'clock
that morning to go to school. He
reached school a $3.50 o'clock, he said.
and on his way there he passed his
brother and Cousin. who were at
work in the field. Mrs. Wilson said
she saw her son and the colored boy
several times during the day. being
able to see them from the house.
The several members of the Wilson
family declared they could not be mis-
taken in their statements. They knew
1t was the day of the murder "Rastus"
was there. the boy leaving the farm
some time after word of the murder
was received. There was no money
due him. they stated. the boy having
received his pay the day before.
Rastus. they said. did not eat sup
per that evening. He went to Largo
and remained about there until his
arrest.
Seeking More Evidence.
states Attorney Ryon and Detec-
tives Wilson and Dougherty TODAY are
conducting an investigation near the
scene of the crime. In addition to
looking Tor additional evidence which
VIII assist in a solution of the nys-
tery they are seeking to obtain what
information they can as to the alibi
Tor DIXON and the statements sue-
gesting it was impossible for the
Cousin boy to have been at the scene
OF the crime when Mrs. Weber was
killed.
Detective Frederick Sandberg, iden-
tincation expert of the local police de-
partment. discredits the statement of
MIS-. Webers body having been car
ried from one place to another after
she was killed. The condition of her
body and powder burns on her cloth
ing. he told a Star reporter. indicated
she was slain on the spot where her
body was found.
Constable Garrison told a Star re-
porter he could not believe Dixon and
Cousin committed the crime, as the
latter had confessed. He could not
throw aside the statements of the Will
son family. he said. and his inyestisa-
tion of DiNon's movements showed
conclusively that Dixon was not near
White Station when Mrs. Weber was
murdered.