The Washington times., 1922-06-24
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FIRES Shot.
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ON DREDGE|
Malcolm MiIIsr's Latest At
tsmpt at Hold-up Proves
His Undolng.

& Prefsrrihg death by, his own
hands rather than capture with
The, possibility Of being lynched
By an enxnged mob which had
eornered him, Malcomn Miller,
twentyLsir years old, WHOSE wife
lives nt 1875 Twelfth street, COM
mitted suicide by firing . revolver
bullet into, his brain ON the sand
dredGe, Junior, lying in District
waters at Fox Ferry, across the
Potomac river from Alexandria,
late yesterday afternoon.
Attempted TO Rob Women,
A ,haIf.hour before, Miller at
tempted to rob Mrs. George H.
0hannon. whose husband runs q
general merchandise store at Fort
Foote. Prince Georges county. about
beven miles from Washington. II
was through the pluck Of Mrs.
Shannon. who was, alone in the
store when Miller entered that the
bandit did not get $500 which was
IN the cash register.
Miller has been identified as the
bandit. who last Sunday afternoon
leaped on the running board Of the
automobile of DIR. Frank w. Ballon,
Superintendent Of the District
life II he did not drive him away
from the moving picture theater at
1402 Fourteenth street northwest.
where the bandit had held up and
robbed Robert p. Stone. manager
Of the place.
superintendent Baliou ana stone
both went to the District morgue
where Miller was taken on board
the police boat vigilant by Sergt.
Mundie and Policeman Langley.
and Identified the highwayman.
Lieut.. E. A. Cobey, 1734 p street,
and M. L. Rice. 1924 Thirteenth
street, who saw the bandit run
from the moving picture theater
and leap on Mr.. Ballou's automo-
bile, also identified Miller a. the
man who held up Stone.
Thought Bandit Was Salesman.
It was about $50 o'clock yester-
day afternoon when Miller walked
Into the general merchandise store
Of Shannon. Believing the man was
q salesman, Mrs. Shannon. who was
alone, greeted the bandit affably and
aeked his business.
Have you any canned goods?"
asked the bandit.
"Yes," replied Mrs. Shannon.
Miller then asked II Mrs. Shannon
could change $40 bill. She told
him that she could.
II don't want any changer shout.
your cash register" He then pulled
Z revolver from his pocket and
thrust II into the face Of Mrs. Shan.
non. demanding that she throw up
her hands. & ~
you must be crazyr;,. shouted the
storekeeper's wife, al She pluckffy
knocked the revolver from Milier's
hand. In a flash Mrs. Shannon
rushed back into the rear room of
the store and while Miller was re-
eoverins his revolver she appeared
with gun.
Miller rushed fro-- the store, with
Mrs: Shannon in pursuit. He was
more fleet OF foot and soon out
distanced her. Rushing bark into.
the store, Mrs. Shannon teiephoned
: to Constables Giles Cox, James
Grimes and Justice of the Peace Ben.
son Mcdaniel. who quickly formed a
posse and beat the bushes and under.
brush In search of the bandit.
The posse was nearing Fox Ferry
and when Miller saw the armed and
determined men and Mrs. Shannon
approaching, he rushed up a gang
plank running from the shore line
TO the sand dredge. Junior. owned
by the l. e. Smoot Company, s020
X street northwest, and attempted
to hide on the craft.
Upon their arrival at Fox Ferry.
the posse was told by Capt. George
Courtney, Of the Junior, that the
R.,~I AaANxaI.~sx ~ "a
dredge and Just as the men and Mrs,
Shannon started to board the boa, ,
q pistol shot rang out from the
vessel. Investigation resulted In the
finding Of Miller with a bullet wound
In his head. The slug entered the
right temple and came out through
the top Of the head. piercing the golf
cap worn by Miller. Clutched In the
right hand Of the bandit was q
revolver.
Identified BY Card.
Acting Inspector Of Detectives
bandit had, committed suicide in
District wsters, sent Detective
Sergeant Thompson. Sergeant Mum
die and Officer Langley. Of the Har-
Dor police, to make an Investigation.
They found that the bullet fired into
his brain by Miller had caused In
StAnt death. Search OF the pockets
OF the dead man revealed, q card
bearing the name m. Millef," indi.
eating that he was a member OF the
vellknown Sherwood Club. on the
Anaccstia road, In Prince Georges
county, said to be . rendezvous for
Warrington sports.
Sergeant Mundie also found the
nanse IN. Miller" written on q
taflor's tag In the inside pocket Of
the dead mans coat. The body
was brought to the District morgue,
"a after an Investigation this morn
r DIR. J. Ramsay hewitt. District
coroner. gave q certificate OF suicide.
It was through J. e. Peters. SEQ
retary Of the Sherwood Club, that
Mfiisr's washington address was
learned.