The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-16
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SESSION
Of | ! JURY
ASKED
States, Attorney Expects An
.svser From Circuit Judges
in Day or Two.
BY VINCENT r. CALLAHAN,
Times etaff5 Correspondent.

I4u1e0 CgAAKg COfEeSYON1cM6
FREDERICK, Nd, July 16.--
States Attorney Aaron r. Anders
today placed before Chief Justice
Herman Urner and his associate,
Judge Glenn II. Worthington,
both 81 the Sixth judicial circuit
of Maryland, the request that q
special session Of the grand jury
be called to investigate the mys-
terious death Of Mrs. Grace Sim
mons Kepner, who was shot TO
death IN her parents home, near
Frederick, June IS.
The Judges told Anders that
they would take his request
pndeE csnsid eration and give him
m II = dAy 81 TIVE.
anil ellel1 pna q.
&
m Sise richest down e the poor
est ssaitn i,npatiehtly iot the call
in9 Of this season. which II the
ned important move ii the inquiry.
shortly after his conferences with
the judges. States Attorney rAnders.
merchant, who was q member. Of
the c0rOnefos jury which held that
Mrs. Kepner. was shot to death by
q person tnlEIlOwn..t .f
Martz detailed to Mr.. Anders the
kFN.1N AfTnhS
prominent Frederick resident. who
he said, told him he had learned
that e. Maxim. ssilencer automatic
revolver has been purchased recent
~ by q person prominently named
In connection, with the case.
II this. report ID. authentic, the
State authorities believe that their
investigation viii be practically
brought to an end. They regard
this Information as one Of the
most important deyelopments In
their, case. -
! II intend personally to make an
Investigation Of this report this
afternoon" Anders declared. "I
have been making inquiries among
shopkeepers for information of this
kind for the past several days, but
my efforts have been fruitlesS."
!. No One Heard the Shot.
Another report was spread
through Frederick, today to the. eff
feet that an attachment to a re-
volver which makes the gun silent
In firing was purchased in Fred
ericl1 some weeks eago.
s. One Of the mysteries of the death
Of Mrs. Kepner has been that no
one can be found who heard the
fatal shot fired. The gun thought
to have been used In the killing
had been in Mrs. Kepner's room
for many weeks before the tragedy.
It was always wrapped in q rag.
State authorities point out that the
gun may have been partially COW
cred when. the shot was fired to
prevent its report from being au.
dible. & z>
The murder mystery appeared to-
day to be as far from solution as
on the day, the body was found.
All Frederick is interested, in ev-
cry line In every newspaper regard
ing the case. Residents read every
report eagerly. Sales Of local and
out.of.town papers have jumped
considerably in the past few days.
There appears to be no doubt
but that the people OF Frederick
want QUICK ACt1On IN THIS case.
Throughout the town today, the
opinion was generally expressed
that special" session Of the grand
jury should be called Immediately
A crowd stood in front. Of the
Frederick court house today. anxi-
ously awaiting. news OF the in
vestigation.
In statement issued today,
States Attorney Anders said:
I'VE are pushing this inquiry In
every way possible. am leaving
no stones unturned. feel that
I have evidence which, II taken
before the grand Jury, will result
In immediate action by that body.
We are sparing neither time nor
money in running down the muir
derer Of Mrs. Kepner. -,
Family Aiding Officers.
The Houck family. wealthy and
aristocratic, OF which Mrs. Kepner
was q member, are aiding the
authorities. White taking no active
mart, they have assured the States
attorney that they stand ready and
willing to give the authorities all
assistance.
an sorts OF reports and rumors
are being spread through Frederick
today, Most OF them are wildcat
fpFnors, and have no foundation In
faots All Is them are helng thar !.