Evening star., 1925-01-03
CONFESSED SLAYER
TAKEN BY POLICE
George M. King Arrested,
After Long Search, for Muir
der of Thomas Brady.

George Michael King, "a, chauffeur
DIS Eighth street, confessed slayer of
Thomas Brady, colored, in the near
beer saloon of Victor Wheatley, S07
North Capitol street, last Sunday aft
ernoon, was arrested last night in the
home of friend on Thirty-htth
street, Cleveland Park, where he was
found engaged in conversation with
Harry WhaIen, his attorney. prepara-
tory to an intended surrender to De-
tective Edward Kelly this morning.
Another visitor at the Thirty-nfth
street house was Miss Gertrude Hy-
man, 3012 r street, clerk in the Snip
ping Board and friend of King. she
had been questioned by the police rel
ative to Kings whereabouts. and 1t
is stated. 1t was due to knowledge OF
her prospective visit to the slayer
that the latter was located and ar
rested.
King, represented by Harry Whalen,
waived preliminary hearing in Police
Court today and entered the plea OF
not guilty. At the request OF AS
sistant United States Attorney Ralph
Given the court held him for the action
of the grand jury without bail.
Raymond ]. Beavers, also arrested
in connection with the Brady killing,
entered the same plea to the murder
charge and was held for the grand
jury without bail.
NaIIy Named as Accessory.
Joseph Francis Nally, 20, chauffeur,
1101 Fifth street, was named by
coroner's jury as an accessory to the
murder and is in Jail. Raymond James
Beavers 81, also a chauffeur, S2l H
street, member of the party at the
scene of the murder, and arrested by
Detectives Vermillion, Brodie and
Livingston Thursday night and held
for investigation, although the coro-
ners jury had not mentioned him In
its verdict and last night charge
of murder was preferred against him.
It was at the house of Alexander
Coudar, former policeman. that King
was arrested, after an investigation
that led members of Inspector Cliff
ford L. Grants murder squad to
point 20 miles below Leonardtown,
St. Marys County, Md. Detectives
who participated in the arrest were
Kelly, Scrivener, Murphy, Keck,
Weber and Brodie.
The prisoners story, in many re-
spects, tallies with the account of
the affair already learned by the
police. He told Inspector Grant and
the detectives that he was with Nally
and Beavers and that they stopped at
the nearbeer place to get a drink,
young woman in the party re-
manning outside in an automobile.
Refused the loan of glasses. he stated,
they left the place and went to a
similar place on H street.
Story of the Shooting.
Returning to Wheatley's saloon,
King stated. they got glasses and
Nally asked Joseph Fitzgerald for
n n
starting a tune on the automatic
piano Objection to playing the
piano on Sunday was made by Fitz-
gerald, King added, and then trouble
started. He told of how Brady
walked to the door and appeared as
If he were about to draw a weapon.
Then he did the shooting He saw
Brady reel and fall and he left the
place, soon making his way to south
ern Maryland.
The prisoner also related story
of fight in the saloon in which 90
or more bottles and glasses were
used When he had concluded his
statement the prisoner said he was
so drunk at the time the trouble
happened that he scarcely knew what
occurred.
Discussing his trip to st. Marys
County, King is said to have ad-
nitted being 3 miles from Dryden
when Detectives Kelly. Cullinane and
Murphy visited there Wednesday
night and searched a house
King is said to have told the de-
tectfves that his visits to southern
Maryland from time to time had to
do with moonshine whisky made in
that section, and 1t is probable that
Information obtained about stills in
operation in that section will result
In cleanup by federal agents.
Statement by Beavers.
Beavers told the detective he had
gone part Of the way to ST. Marys Coun-
~ with King in different automobiles
He returned and was located at the
house of friends in northeast Wash
ington, where he was arrested Just
after the shooting, he stated he went
TO Union Station with the young
woman member of the party and
sent her home in taxicab
Nally was committed to Jail by a
coroner's jury. Today King and
Beavers were committed there on
murder charges filed in Police Court.
Assistant United States Attorney
Burnett, in charge of the prosecu-
tion of the affair. plans an early
grand jury investigation. 1t is prob
able that the grand jury will hear
the case the coming week and that
the court will be asked to set the
trial for an early date. Early trial
OF Nally for alleged participation
in the holdup of employees of Piggy
WigGly Corporation also is planned.