Evening star., 1921-06-05
QUICK TRIAL LIKELY
FOR MEN ACCUSED
IN WEBER MURDER
Inquiry by Grand Jury May
Result in Indictments of '
Dixon andcC Cousin. T

he JUICES Oh t.ie Circuit court VI
1'rince Georges eeanty are to be ap-
poaled to by State Attorney j. Will
son Ryon to reconvcne the April term
of the court some time this month In
order to call the grand jury into ses-
sion to have speedy investigation of
the murder of Mrs. Margaret E.
Weber, jr, who was killed at White
Station. Nd, May 10. and for whose
death James Dixon and Calvin Cousin.
rest in Baltimore.
SHOULD the Prince Georges county
grand jury return true bill against
Dixon and Cousin, it is stated, the case
viii be called for trial without delay.
IL may result in a change or venue
cd. would take the case to another Ju-
dicial circuit and delay the trial.
The men were srre sted carly yester-
day morning. Opinion as to their
guilt, Dixon for the killing. and Cons-
ir as an accessory. differs in Prince
dent no mistake has been made In
the arrest. Detective Joseph Dougherty
of the state road commission polio"
force, who obtained from Cousin the
alleged damaging Scatement fixing
the killing upon Dixon and admitting
the victim, feels satisfied the mystery
= is solved, sharing the belief of the
states attorney.
Men Rushed to Baltimore.
Dixon and Cousin were rushed to
Baltimore early yesterday morning.
as it was feared the residents of the
section. after they heard of the al
legged confession of Cousin. might
make an attempt to lynch him.
Dixon has made no confession of
the part Cousin says he played in the
killing, assault and robbery. He heard
Cousin make the statement to the Of
ficeIs. but. it is. stated. at no time
did he display any nervousness. He
simply said Cousin was not telling
the truth. and declared he was in this
city at the time the murder is said
to have been committed.
In Jail at Marlboro. Mary Queen.
the colored girl. whose statements.
II is said, led to the arrest of Dixon
and Cousin, is being cared for by
the county authorities She may he
kept there several days. it was said
last night. or she may be taken to
another place of detention and held
ss material witness. Activity in
the investigation of the murder FRI
day night. it is stated was brought
about by information impaired by a
woman resident of Prince Georges
county. who told of what the girl
had said of the murder and robbery.
Says She Saw Body Carried.
The g ri had been questioned num-
her of times since She told of finding
the body of Mrs. Weber. and her
statement at the scene, of the crime
was that she had seen no men in the
woods that morning. Friday after
noon word came of a statement she
was said to have made to a woman
whose name has not been disclosed
The statement to the woman, it is
stated. corresponds with what she is
said to have confessed to Detective
Dougherty in the courthouse at MARI
bcro Friday night.
Having told of seeing two men car
rying Mrs Weber's body and placin g
it where it was found. and of seeing
division of the money. the girl add
cd that every word she had spoken
was true. The arrests followed.
The states attorney planned to go
to Bait more this morning and again
talk WITH the prisoners. Ills idea being
to have their statements made in full
and have them sworn to by the pris-
oners.
Constable Grrrison will return to
the vicinity of the scene of the mur-
der this morning and drain or drag
the frog pond. in which Dixon is re-
ported to have thrown the pistol after
killing Mrs. Weber.
Cousin Repeats Confession.
Cousin. who is being held at the
central police station in Baltimore
with Dixin. repeated HIS alleged con-
fsssion in his cell last night to a Star
correspondent.
IT met Dixon at a fork in the path. ''
said Cousin. "and we walked together
toward the station. When we reached
III" station the lady was walking on
The platform. J m asked me- where ]
v-as going and told him that I was
;'oirg I" Washington on the 3 O'Clock
:ng for the local. too. Jim stood
looking at the lady then he walked
cut from the station and looked up
and down. He came back quickly
grabbed the lady by the wrist and
said: Come on. coyye on.
When he got her in the middle of
the ear tracks she Screamed and Jim
RULED tn" pisOl and said he would
kill her Fl she screamed again. Jim
told me to bring the packages which
the lady had left on the seat of the
platform. | carried the packages and
"" went into the woods. When we
were little way in the lady scromed
again and fJim pointed the pistol at
her and said shut up" She screamed
h1rder and Jim shos her in the head.
She fell and jim carried her farther
into the woods"
Tells OF Alleged Theft.
Cousin said he saw Dixon take the
money from her pockctbook and
wrist watch from her wrist and then
his efforts to get the rings off her
fingers.
did he give you any of the money 80
ousin was asked
He only gave me 80 cents" replied
cousin.
Dixon from his cell refused to make
"py statement except to declare that
he went to Washington from Ard
more and the first time he heard of
Mrs. Weber's death was when he
hard it being di iscussed by two white
inCn.