The Washington herald., 1921-04-21
THREE MORE BOYS
TAKEN IN SCHNURR
MURDER ROUNDUP
Youths Confess Connec'
ton With Murder, Po-
lice Claim.

Three youths were arrested yes
terday by District police in cohnec-
ton with the murder Of Frederick
Schnurr, barber, of Third and
streets northwest, following the
confession by John Walters Mimi,
IL years old, of 913 N street north
west, Tuesday.
Leslie Winton Shilby. Is years
old, of 1915 street northwest;
Milton Solomon, Is years old, Of 413
r street northwest, and Samuel
Corbin Shields. Is years old, OF
Chester, Pa, were arrested yester-
day.
An Three Confess.
All Of the trio have confessed to
participation in the tragedy which
followed an attempt to hold up
schnurr in front of 1907 First street
northwest, about IL o'clock the
night of January %, police say.
Shilby was arrested yesterday
morning. Shields gave himself up
to the police yesterday noon. COM
ing here from Chester, Pa, with
his parents. Last night Milton
Solomon. 16 years old. of 413 r
street northwest, former Central
High School student, walked into
police headquarters and gave him
self up to police.
Seek Fifth Boy.
Mai. Gessford. superintendent Of
police, and Inspector Grant, chief
Of detectives, are conducting a
search for a NTH youth implicated
in the murder, according to the con-
fessions of the quartet now under
arrest. The trio arrested yesterday
were placed in No. 8 precinct and
charged with murder. police say.
Stories of the trio correspond
with the confession of Nifin, police
say. Shflby says the gang" also
entered the laundry of Hing Lee,
1898 Eighteenth street northwest,
and the store Of Louis Goldberg, 236
z street northeast. on the night be-
fore Schnurr was murdered. Money
was taken from both places they
say.
Schnurr was murdered by Nifin.
according to Nifin's confession. In
an attempted hold-up upon the bar
Der. The revolver was discharged
accidentally when struck by
Schnurr's umbrella as the latter at
tempted to turn and run.
Shields and Solomon disclaim any
part in the robberies on the night
before the murder. according to po-
lice.
Solomon. the last of the trio ar
rested yesterday. walked into police
headquarters last night accompanied
by a brother, Samuel. and his at
torney, S. N. Hawkins. He said he
had been a member of the party on
the night Of the tragedy. He re-
fused to speak of details upon ad-
vice of counsel. Solomon was a
member of the sophomore class at
Central High School, quitting last
November.
Confesses to Parents.
Shields. whose parents brought
him to Washington yesterday noon
from Chester, confessed to his par
ents yesterday morning when he
read in The Washington Heral1 OF
Nifin's arrest, police say. Shields
told the police that he was In the
death car with four other boys OF
the night Schnurr was murdered.
He said that'he and Shilby got out
of the car and stationed themselves
in the middle Of the block on First
street between p and Q, one on each
side of the street, while the car
rolled slowly ahead of them as the
barber walked along the walk
When Niffin shot Schnurr. both
Shields and Shilby ran for the auto.
Shilby caught the car and Shields
boared q street csr on Florida ave.
nue. and rode to Seventh street and
Pennsylvania. avenue. From here he
made his way to meeting place
and Joined the others.