Evening star., 1928-04-22
MURDER OF MILLS
ADMITTED IN NOTE
81 See You Every Day." Let
ter Posted Here Tells Law
yer-Abs0IveS Robertson.
snecial n,snatch To The star

! Special Dispatch tn The star,
ROCKVILLE Md, April 2l.--Poste6
/ in Washington, an anonymous letter
containing an admission of guilt, en-
I tered today in the revived investlga-
! ton of the murder of Edward l., Mills
on his dairy farm at Hunting Hill
/ about miles from Rockville. last July Z
/ Stea6man Prescott, 10 whom the note
/ vas sent, said the letters of the mes
/ sage were printed in ink. Mr., Prescott
! is attorney for Samuel T. Robertson,
J Bethesda contractor, who is being held
IN Jail here without bail, charged with
! the fatal shooting.
The letter read:
You have made great mistake
/ Sam Robertson did not shoot the man.
did ii myself. see you every Gay.
but YOU don't know me, That is all F"
Relieved Unimportant.
Mr.. Prescott turned the letter over TO
Alva T Moxley, chief of the Montgom-
cry County police. The police. II is
understood. do not attach much i'm
portance to it. They point out that
such letters are written by cranSS and
practical iokers in most cases of this
kind
New evidence as to the Whereabouts
Of Robertson on the morning of the
murder aiSo came TO light today
Andrew J, Baughman, neighbor o.
Mills. today told the Montgomery
County authorities that he had talked
with Robertson early on the morning
Of the murder
Baughman yesterday visited Mrs
Bertha Mills, widow of the slain dairy
man. and told her of seeing RobertSn:,
on the day her husband was killed. The
information was conveyed TO Rockville
and PaTolman Roy Bodemer began ar
investigation
The neighbor. according to Patrol
man Bodemer. said that early on the
morning Mills body was found riddle
with bullets Robertson came on hi
farm and inquired what the eXcitemen
WAS about
Robertson then asked Baughman to,e'
Patrolman Bodemer, where the body
had been taken. because he wanted =
tell his aged father Adam Robertson
who was acquainted with Mills Robert
son then left the vicinity. Baughmar
said, according to Patrolman Bodeme,
Prosecutor Ill.
Although States Attornev Robert
Peter. suffering from what is said to
be a mild case of the flu was this
morning ordered by his physician tn
rcmain in bed two or three days."
investigation of the murder continued
today.
Former States Attorney Joseph o
Cissel. who entered the case several
days ago at the request of States At
torney Peter. will. Ii Is understood.
direct activities while Mr.. Peter IS in
capacitated. 1t has been established
that Robertson was near the scene of
the crime q few hours after Mills was
shot TO death on his farm last wear A
motive still is sought States Attorney
Peter and Mr.. Clssel. as well as Chief
OF Police Alvie A. Moxley and the men
under him have not disclosed theories
they are believed TO have
ClarTnce Miles youthful farm hand
who was the only eye witness to the
shooting and who was a hundred yards
or more away at the time. will be
brought from the House of Correction.
where he is serving for an offense COM
mitted in Prince Georges County This
viii be done within a day or two He
wiz look al Robertson At the time of
the murder Miles gave the authorities
a description Of the man he saw fire
several bullets into Mills body and
then stoon and hin the much discussed
note on his shirt.
Attorney Prescott has announced his
nurpose to demand preliminary ne1r-
ing for his client at the earliest possible
cate.