The Washington times., 1925-03-13
Conlmends netecffyes.

Flaherty, Fowler and Jackson Went
out after Stokes.
ConlmendS Detectives.
.eThese. men. broke the case" he
said. They found out Stokes old
haunts and laid the groundwork for
his capture. They did a fine job,
and commend them for it.
Before Stokes arrest last night
detectives visited, several hundred
people in Arlington county and asked
them to look out Tor the man.
Stokes was brought to head
quarters today and repeated the
confession he. made last night to
Inspector Grant and detectives.
The coIored mans arrest was due
TO the aIertness of Jack Hynian
and Henry Burke. two nineteen
year-old youths of Arlington, Va,
who knew Stokes and were asked
by police to watch out for him
Ground the show grounds just over
the Highway Bridge. is--- =
About IL o'clock last night, the
two boys, hiding on the Alexandria
road, saw two men enter the horse
show grounds. As they were about
to follow. Policeman John Wise, of
the Fourth precinct. passed by.
They asked him to accompany
them. The trio found Stokes and
colored companion asleep in a
small building used as ticket Of
ftce during the horse shows. They
covered them with guns. Stokes
admitted his identity and readily
admitted robbing Pappas. it was.
said.
Stokes, at police headquarters to-
day, told Times reporter about
the Staying. 81 intended to rob.
Pappas,' he related. az had
worked for him two years ago. just
before went to the Atlanta peni-
tertiary for two-years for assault.
knew he always kept several
hundred dollars in his pockets. I
went around to the cafe on in
auguration day. Pappas wasn't
there. 1 talked with. another man
civilian J. Tappy, sixty four, cook.
Then I looked the place over. Back
In the kitchen / saw a wrench.
under the stove. / only stayed a.
few minutes.
Came Back At Night
THAT same night I came back.
Ct $780, The place was closed. /
got in through a side door and
went into the kitchen. knew
Pappas had gone upstairs to bed
and wouldn't be down for many
hours. So I went to sleep on the
kitchen floor.
81 woke up about 4:s0 o'clock
and waited for him to come down.
About half an hour later I heard
q noise upstairs. got behind the
door which leads into the kitchen
from upstairs. He came down and
HI hi hn 81 cd
What are you doing here don't
know what I said. He grabbed
the wrench out OF my hand and
hit me over the head with it. We
fought for awhile and I got the
wrench again.
81 hit him a couple of times,
knocking him down. went
through his pockets and found a
roll of bills. 1 didn't find as much
as ] expected, so went upstairs
to search for more. / knew that
II this cook, who silent upstairs, sus-
pected me might have trouble.
81 picked up bucket nearby and
went up. The cook woke up and
asked me what I wanted. told
him that Mr.. Tom had gone to
market and that he wanted me- to
clean up. I told him to go back to
9GQs ne Qtu.
81 looked all around, but I
couldn't find any money. Then I
saw a shirt. / picked it up and
took it downstairs where / changed
II for mine. Then I searched the
cash register and got a little money.
While 1 was doing it somebody
came to the door and knocked 1
was behind the counter and looked
up.
1.-THE man asked IL wanted ice
told him that Mr.. Tom had gone
20 market ~and didn't want ice.
After he left, / looked around once
more and went out the same way
came in
Stokes then says he walked down
town, staying Around all morning.
In the afternoon, he says, he visited
rooming house near Seventh and
T streets northwest That night he
came down, he said, near Pappas'
store. He said, however. he stayed
q block away from 1t.
Didn't Know He Killed Man. .
SCI didn't know 1 killed anybody
until they told me last night" he
said. I just thought I hurt Pappas
Stokes declared he did not know
police We're looking for him. He
said he was not hiding from them.
81 stayed around town a couple of
days and then I went over to Balti-
more" he continued. 81 stayed
over there for two days and came
back"
Stokes said he stayed at several
houses in southwest Washington.
Two days ago he said he bought
new shirt and discarded Pappas'
shirt in a trash can at Seventh
and Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
81 used to live over in Arlington
county, so ] went over there last
night he said. 81 met another
man on the road, and he asked
where TO find a place to sleep. l
took him with me in the horse
show grounds and into a little
house. Then some men came and
took me away"
Stokes denied stealing Pappas'
watch. Police, however, today are
visiting several houses in Virginia
where they suspect the colored man
visited earlier in the evening. They
believe he may have left the watch
at this house. They found pint
of liquor in his pocket and are
trying to find where he bought IT.
The man admitted the Staying
without urging.
when we entered that house on
TIE show grounds" Hyman, one of
those who captured Stokes, related,
ave didn't know whether Stokes
was one of the men. We covered