Evening star., 1925-03-13

but remain in the kitchen and await
the arrival of the proprietor.
Stokes told the detectives Of how
he lay In walt for Pappas and of how
he dealt him blow on the head when
the latter entered the kitchen He
went on to tell how the death strug-
gle started, Pappas grabbing the
wrench, wrestling II from him and
delivering him several blows on his
head. He quickly regained posses
sion of the wrench and hammered
Tom Pappas on the head until the
latter fell to the floor and soon died
Without the slightest show of fear
or excitement, Stokes proceeded to
tell how he rified the pockets Of his
former employer. supposedly after the
latter was dead. but was unable to
tell the exact amount Of money he
obtained Stokes related the story of
the appearance Of the driver Of the
ice wagon at the door Of the lunch
room and said he told him Pappas
was downtown and that no ice was
wanted.
Went on Search Upstairs
Having obtained what money Pap
pas had In his pockets. Stokes said he
concluded he would go to the upper
floor and search for more cash. Know
ing Tappy was on the upper floor. he
stated he procured a bucket Of water,
placing quantity of pepper In It.
and a sprayer TO pretend he was going
to do cleaning. thinking he would
succeed In warding off suspicion.
His ruse worked well. Tappy did
question him. however. as the police
already knew. but Stokes said. ne was
unable to-reoau ~Iast what WIS -said
he found no today on TIE upper .feoF.
fre sta eed,~but did- obtain one or Pap
pas. Shirts, Replacing his torn and
-b1uodstained- gaI6ients and made the
change Ln.-.he-kttchen' II where the. dead
body rested.
--Egaurg .rpe-scena- OF. --.the murder.
Stokes expialned-.that he went to a
Teuth -styfer, wbare' he.--houghf IAN
Army shirt for. 81. So. He donnedtne q
new. -shiFt--aRd- deposited -Pappasi in
q Trash -can-at Pennsylvania avenue
and d-Seventh-str Later he wentro
.Ba1tlnare. --rsniaLned, three. or four
aaIG aud -Eetut1ed.. -----
Shirt Is Identified.
The prisoner Identified the shirt
given him before he left the peniten-
tiary. He also Identified the wrench
Win which cdppAS was killed.
Did you try to get away when the
boys caught your" the prisoner was
asked.
NO." was the prompt response.
What for?'
The prisoner. who had $1o4 In his
possession when arrested, declared he
could not tell the exact amount of
money he obtained from the dead
mans clothing. The recovered money
will be turned over to relatives of the
slain man.
Inspector Grant today commended
the several detectives who have
with the investigation of the homi-
eide. They are Detectives Waldron,
Sweeney, Jackson, Brodie, Flaherty,
Cullinane. James and Fowler.
Prisoner Is Recognized.
James w Hale. iceman, 401 Stanton
place northeast, and William j.
Tappy, 141S Ninth street, who was
in Pappas employ when the murder
was committed, saw the prisoner to-
day.
Tappy, first to see the confessed
slayer standing with several other
colored men, pointed to Stokes as the
man he had seen in the Pappas estab-
lishment the afternoon of March
and the following morning, and
Stokes admitted having seen him.
Stokes repeated the brief conversation
he had with Tappy, and the latter re-
called that what he said was true.
Hale later identified the prisoner as
the man he saw in the lunchroom the
morning of tho VIVA
It is planned by police officials to ask
an edrIy =. .dn,-
trial of Stokes. Detectives have a COM
plete case against the prisoner, polico
officials urge, and they see no reason
whv the case should not be tried within
tba payt IN dayS