The Washington times., 1921-05-20
NEGRO SEIZED
.FORMURDER IN
.TH|CKET DEATH
Taken to HyattsviIIe Jail-Feel.
ing Of PopuIace
Runs High.

Jamcb AncAScu. q young negro OF
Ardmore, Nd, was locked up in
the Hyattsville Jail shortly before
midnight for investigation in con-
nection with the death of Mrs.
Margaret Elizabeth Weber, the
twenty-yesr-old bride Of seven
months, who was criminally as
saulted, slain and robbed yesterday
near White Station, Md. The scene
Of the crime is about four miles
from Washington.
NEGRO LOCKED UP.
The negro. who Is about thirty years
old. was arrested as he stepped from
a Washington, Baltimore. and An
napolis railway train last night at
White station.
Dickson told Constable Thomas II.
Garrison conflicting stories Of his
whereabouts at the tine 'ths crime
wascommitted. When hrst arrested
he said he was At work as a iaborer
on state road near White station.
that he started work n o o'clock yes.
terday morning and worked continu-
ously until 5 In the afternoon.
STATEMENTS CONFLICT.
Later. under cross determination. the
negro declared he had gone to work
at 11:30 o'clock yesterday morning.
according to the police. The crime
WAS said 10 have been committed be-
tween and 10 o'clock yesterday
morning.
This IL the second case where
white women have been assaulted in
Prince Georges county in the past
two weeks. Feeling among the citi-
zens OF the county is running high.
An attempt to enter the Jail at
Hyattsviiie early this morning, by four
men was described by Mrs. Garrison,
wife of Constable Garrison.
About o'clock, according to Mrs
Garrison, three men rode up to the
jail on motorcycles. The Jail adjoins
the Garrison residence The men. Mrs.
Garrison stated, wore uniforms OF the
Maryland State police. When they
reached the Jail they were met by q
civilian.
after trying the lock on the door"
Mrs.. Garrison said, "they yelled to
the negro Dickson, to come out or
they would fetch him out. They
cursed the nesre. Then I woke up
my son, Thomas v. Garrison. and he
went down TO the kitchen and yelled
at the men from the window. They
went away. and returned later. again
rattling the lock. They went away
shortly after o'clock"
"sToRMiNG" CLEARED Up.
The mystery Of the "jail storrning"
was cleared up this morning when Of
fcials OF the State police said three
policemen had been detailed to in
vestigate the case and cooperate
with the county authorities. 1t was
these men. II 10 believed. who, were
seen by Mrs. Garrison.
The investigation of Mrs Weber's
Staying 10 being conducted by ]. will
son Ryon. States Attorney. Mr.. Ryon
admitted the authorities are practi-
caily stumped by the paucity OF
clews, and that the negro In being
held until the police can establish his
movements yesterday.
CONSTABLE HAS HAT CLUE.
Constable Garrison. however, is
more optimistic than Mr.. Ryon. He
said he Ia running out q clew which,
II successful, will clear the mystery
within the next twenty-four hours"
The murder of Mrs. Weber was a
brutal one. The body was found in
a lonely thicket about I50 feet from
the w. B. and A. railway tracks by
Mary Queen, a fourteen-year- ar-old col
ored girl. Death was caused by a
Duliet Wounu Denihd ner lett ear, the
bullet penetrating the brain.
After the slayer had shot the young
woman, he cut off the third finger OF
her left hand in order to remove her
wedding ring and . diamond engage
ment ring. A gold wrist watch and
black pocketbook Containing about
$40 also was taken.
NO MARKS OF STRUGGLE.
The body bore no marks of vio-
lence. A parcel OF eggs which the
woman carried was laying near the
body, Not an esq was broken, the
police said.
John r. weber, jr. the young
woman's husband, 10 4 cornice work.
er employed at 13t0 III street north
east. He was at work on q Massa-
chusetts avenue residence when in
formed about . o'clock yesterday OF
his wife's death. He said he believed
his wife was forced to cross the
railway tracks under threats of
death and that her assailant evil
IDENTIFY picked q time when he knew
no one would be In the vicinity of
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