The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-04
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explanation that the tags must
have been turned in with the old
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Had Threatened 20 Shoot.
Police believe the murder car"
N1as parked at North Capitol and P
streets last Thursday morning.
Policeman Leisinger, new member
s q the force and anxious to make a
record. detected the odor Of liquor,
peered in, and saw q load Of alleged
spirits. He then crouched on the
rear bumper of the machine. A few
minutes later three persons got in
and the car drove off.
Holmes had made statements to
friends that he would shoot anyone
who interfered while he had load
OF liquor" Grant said today.
The car started down North
Capitol street. The occupants dis
covered Leisinger hanging on and
: increased their speed, police be-
lieve. to throw him off, AS the
machine passed New York avenue,
"LeiSinger called to a. fellow police.
man to "stop this car" The
AAdCIIALlS SpeQ on
Reaching l street, the car turned
IN. Holmes, the police charge,
drew out the heavy caliber revolver
and fired three shots. One hit
Leisinger in the arm, another in
his breast and pierced his heart.
Leisinger drew his revolver and
attempted to jam 1t through the
curtain to fire. The policeman
fired, but none Of the shots was
effective.
Leisinger dropped to the street
and the murder car" sped on.
. Holmes, police say, hid the car
during the early morning hours
and then took it to the Kingman
street garage.
Bullet Holes in Car.
The machine, examined by police
at the Fifth Precinct, shows three
bullet holes. One is through the
rear glass, police believing this was
the first shot fired and was the
one which hit the policeman's arm.
The second went into the frame
work, but did not come out. TIE
third went through the cushions
and frame and was the shot which
killed Leisinger.
The police had only meager clues
TO work on. Several score arrests
were made, but all were fruitless.
. Every available headquarters de-
tective was put to work.
j. A. M. McKimmie, q clerk in
police headquarters, asked Inspector
Grant whether he could help in the
case. For several days McKimmie
. the city. Yesterday afternoon he
no SwA ttNA
of Kingman street. The man I'm
: charge refused to let him in. He
: showed his badge and gained ad-
mission.
!. He found a Nash touring which
was behind two other cars. He
located bullet holes In the machine.
McKinmie called police headquar.
ters and detectives came in a few
minutes. The machine was con-
fiscated. The police learned Holmes
+. brought the car there.
First Definite Clue.
:, The garage man told police he
had debated for several days
whether to inform the authorities.
Inspector Grant said this discov-
cry gave them a definite clue, and
}. he praised McKimmie for his work.
It developed today that McKlm-
3 mie was anxious to take part in the
case because he Is the brother OF
Policeman Oscar McKimmie, killed
by a burglar on Tenth street north
( west, several years ago.
Police, Inspector Grant said, had
been watching Holmes. His re-
marks to his friends about shoot.
ing anyone who interfered with
4 them led police to shadow him be.
{ ginning Sunday night.
When the car was found, the
detectives set out to find Holmes.
The colored man had disappeared.
! They kept an all night watch on
, his home. and the home Of several
! OF his friends.
About to Leave Town.
At e:30 today, Holmes was seen
; emerging from a house. at 1926
Seventh street northwest. He was
:. dressed in his best clothes and car
ried q bundle over his arm. Detec-
tives Livingstone and Brodie grab
!. ed him. He made no resistance.
! The bundle Holmes carried had
: his old clothes. He had $10.14 in
I, his pockets. Neighbors said he told
them he was leaving town. Holmes,
: Il Il said. had just read the morn.
ing newspapers telling Of the dis.
cOVory Of the car and planned to
: make q getaway.
a Holmes was immed tely brought