The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-16
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HIGHER UP
IS BENZ [;
SOUGHT
Police Doubt Story Told BY
Coodrell and Seek Man Who
Backed Adams.

Not satisfied with the story OF
che, brutal shooting 10 death of
Harry J. Adams, forty-three, 1ssl
eleventh street northeast Satur
day, IN : lonely patch OF wood
land uear Burnt Mills. Nd -
told By ..the hut hermit |" Eslxaon.
8ocdfell, VINO Is lodged IN tn
Rockville jail charged with the
mnFdsr, Washington and Mary.
Land authorities today joined.
forces IN an effort to establish 1
more definite motive for the latest
"rum tragedy" in Montgomery
county.
Seek Second Man.
Another Washington man, who Is
believed to have been ''the real
power" in the operation Of the forty
gallon still hid In a thicket near
GoodrelI's stockaded hut, II being
sought in the belief that he viii be
able to furnish valuable information
IN solving the battling death bat
tle' which took place in broad day.
light within a stones throw Of the
main road.
That there were no witnesses to
the murder, which is said to have
involved the use Of a bloody axe
and an automativ revolver. has been
definitely ascertained by the author
titles. and they will be compelled,
Il IL feared. to rely on Goodrelps
story and that of Dennis r. Beatley,
22ls Shannon place southeast the
last rum customer" at the still.
An inquest over the body of
Adams will be held at Rockville at
ESQ this afternoon by Judge Sam
uel Riggs.
Detective Jim" Springman, as
signed to the case by Inspector
Clifford L. Grant, will attend, the
inquest in company with Bentley
and other Washington officers on
the case while the Maryland officers
will also tell their story.
Doubt Hermlt's Story.
Deputy Sheriff Stanley GinRell,
Of Rockville, said today that he
doubted "the hut hermit's' self.de.
Tense story because he found the
axe which Goodrich said Adams
Threatened him with reclining
against a tree where 1t was said il
had been put two days ago when
II was used to chop down some
brush.
Gingell admits, however. that
there IL some blood on the az. and
ne rs at loss to explain this ex.
cept that II may have been nut
there as "a plant"
The authorities say that they had
q great deal Of trouble getting the
"hut hermit" to leave his stockaded
home. and that when they eventual.
1y reached him he was in a high
pitch of excitement
"a niger did it," Goodrell 1 al.
legged to have told the officers when
they first took him in custody.
Later, however he Is said to have
admitted that he killed Albums.
but claimed that he did 1t following
an argument over rent due for the
land on which the still was located
and because Adams appeared to
have him at an advantage when
he hurled IAN ak over my head"
Adams Wife Frustrated.
Adams wife, who lives at the
Eleventh street address with her
young son and daughter, is PROSTATE
today and will not be able to attend
g. the inquest at Rockville.
The body of her husband was
located by Beatley, who is said to
have told police he went to the still
to buy corn whiskey, after he had
been caught speeding on his return
70 Washington. He is said to have
SVEN the information to Policeman
B. c. Blacgk "in order to get off the
speeding charge"