Evening star., 1925-06-24
POLICE HOLD MEN
FOUND IN HOSPITAL
One of Trio of Alleged High
jaCkers Sufferer From
BuCkShot Wounds.

After venturesome night into the
Silly moonshine district of Southern
Maryland near MOrganZa, in which an
alleged attempted hijacking expedi-
ton. a shooting and an ultimate visit
by three Washingtonian TO Casualty
Hospital early today for treatement
of buckshot wounds of one Of the
party were the highlights. police of
the ninth precinct provided a climax
by taking all three into custody
There was an epilogue TO the melo-
drama so far as one Of the three
Joseph James Murphy-was concern
ed, Tor his arrest put an end to two
weeks of searching for him by local
police. following tina request Of Mary
land authorities for his detention as
an escaped prisoner. He, according
TO Stanley Gingell. deputy sheriff Of
Montgomery County. Is wanted as one
of the two handcufed prisoners who
broke out of the Glen Echo lookup
after his arrest following scrimmage
at the amusement park two weeks ago
last Saturday night.
Arm Filled With Buckshot.
Murphy is at Gallinger Hospital
today, receiving supplemental treat
ment for an arm we'll filled with
buckshot When he is released from
to the Maryland authorities as a
fugitive from Justice
The other two. meanwhile, are being
held under the technical charge of
investigation, pending the action of
southern Maryland authorities They
described themselves as W. Edward
Johnson. 90 years old, a sailor from
a hospital ship now at Philadelphia,
on leave and temporarily staying at
ESQ Fifteenth street southeast, and
James Samuel Kramer, - years old,
of $50 Twelfth street southeast
Give Story of the Adventure.
1t was by questioning the last named
two closely that Capt. Charles T.
Peck and Detective b C. Kuehlins
Of the ninth precinct developed the
following story Of the nights adven-
ture, they say.
The three men drove 40 miles into
Maryland along the road to Leonard
town, then turned off on a side road
for miles. The trio, the confession
continues, went to a house, where the
plan was for Kramer and Johnson to
knock on the front door while Murphy
climbed in the rear window. In reply
to questions for liquor and food the
resident of the house said: i've been
robbed too often. Get away from
here
WHAT"
Get away, or I'll shoot you up
So they went. But they returned
Where Mistake Was Made.
Back up the road to the house came
Murphy and Johnson, picking their
way-which was mistake-with a
f1aShlight. The f1ashlight winked and
blinked a few times and then
"ker -boooie; ker-bangor
Johnson dropped fiat. A breeze OF
buck shot whistled over his head.
Murphy hadn't been so quick Sting
ing buck shot cut his arm.
They rushed for the car and hasten
ed way
On the road near Hughesville, the
confession states, the men were given
an illustration of the distrust which
has even permeated professional cir
cles in Southern Maryland in these
days of Nolsteadism. They stopped
at physicians house. They knocked.
What do you want?" A head
peeped from the upper window.
Man shot, want him fixed up"
was the answer.
Get away from there" came stern.
ly from above. I've seen that worked
before, and if you don't go you're go
ing to get shot again.
Decide to Come to Washington.
SO they decided to come into Wash
ington, and the story told by the two
men ends as they were walking into
Casualty Hospital.
But here the police tale picks up.
Policeman H. c. Mcdaniel has a coed
memory. He spotted the three men
and learned that one was Joseph
James Murphy, 10 years old, Of 1909
A street southeast, erstwhile iceman.
His memory revolved back a bit, and
knowledge of the lookout for the man
came back to him. The result was
the arrest of Murphy and the deten-
ton Of the other two for investigation