The Washington times., 1925-03-06
DENIES HE
KNOWSOF
KILLING

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street and I never heard about any
murder up there"
Green says that he went to work
at 7:30 yesterday morning with
Charles Myers, one Of his bosses. He
said that they started in at 1880 on q
Job near Fourteenth street and Park
road. Green told police he worked
for Bellman Heating Company. III
Fifth street northwest.
Had Dishwasher's Job.
Green said that he had been en-
pioyed recently as dish washer and
as bus boy in Goodacre's restaurant.
Tappy is still held in a cell in the
Second precinct.
Things look bad for me-" said
Tappy today, "but I didn't kill him. !"
Tappy Described Suspect.
1t was Tappy who furnished the
police with a description Of the col.
ored man.
All known friends Of Pappas are
being interviewed today. Pappas
was not overfriendly with relatives
or local Greeks. He never visited
his many cousins in town. Whether
there was some estrangement be-
tween Pappas and his relatives and
friends Is being investigated today.
The circumstances surrounding
the death OF Pappas indicated rob-
berry was the motive. The pockets
of the dead man were turned OUT.
The mattress u on Pappas' bed APP
parently had been searched. Cash
registers in the restaurant were
both open. Some change was
found in one Of them. Pappas was
said to usually have had about $3.50
on his person.
Tappy Found BODY.
Pappas, according to Tappy. arose
at o'clock yesterday morning and
went down to his restaurant. His
Hfeless form was discovered at IL
o'clock by Tappy. Doctor ]. Ram
say hewitt, District coroner, De-
lieves Pappas was killed about 3
o'clock.
What did Pappas do between z
and o'clock?
He did not open his restaurant
as was customary. The coffee had
not been made, the stove was still
cold, and the mornings delivery OF
bread was unopened.
Further, Pappas was devoted TO
For the past week every morning
he fed these tiny animals. Yestcr-
day the kittens were not fed. -
Did Pappas' assailant enter the
store early and engage the cafe
owned in a two-hour conversation!
Why Was He. SII0eless?
Police are also asking:
Why was Pappas in his stocking
feet when found dead2 He was
clothed otherwise in a heavy
sweater and trousers. His shoes
were two feet away. Police ridicule
the possibility Of the murderer re-
moving the footgear.
A water bucket, half filled with
pepper, with blood stains on the
handle, was found upstairs a few
feet from Pappas' bed.
Tappy, the roommate, says the
missing colored man brought the
bucket upstairs and left it. Police
believe that whoever had the bucket
was ready to use It to dash pepper
into the eyes of any person who
interfered with him.
The fifteeninch a u t o m bill e
wrench, the end Of which is covered
with blood stains, is an important
clue. Police say Pappas did not own
such tool. They are seeking to
trace the owner of the wrench
through automobile accessories
stores.
Fingerprint Clues Futile.
The hope of identifying the as
sailant through fingerprint marks
is very slight. Fred Sandberg,
fingerprint expert, reports virtually
no success yesterday. He will try
again today.
The possibility that a woman was
mixed up in the killing is also be-
Ing investigated. Women friends
of Pappas, who was single. will be
interviewed today. One woman in
particular. said to be more familiar
than anyone else with Pappas' ac-
quaintances, was being sought to-
day. .aANK
The story of Tappy is being
probed. The cook. who comes
originally from Madison, Va. was
employed my Pappas for three
months. He says he was sleeping
upstairs when his employer was
killed.
Heard Nothing. He Says
Il heard nothing" Tappy de-
elarM. That's probably because
] am a sound sleeper"
Tappy was stripped last night
and his body from head to foot
closely scrutinized, also his clothing.
No traces OF blood were found.
Tappy had $40 on him. OF this
kl.I0 was found in his trousers
pocket. A five-dollar bill and one