The Washington times., 1928-06-20
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rection Of the leader Of the mob
Moreno with tears in his eyes re-
counted the visit to Nick's home
where the three men started out
on an expedition that landed them
| in the shadow of the electric chair.
"On the night Of the seventeenth.
ri September I went cut with Proc.
tor and Nick and we robbed >
bunch Of gas stations In Virginia. .
Moreno said.
where they were" he added, 81
lust can't remember. You know
how II Is, my mind just won't re-
call.
Later on we went to Nick'a
house again. That was the night OF
September Is. / remember we saw
Reva Cooper. Nick's girl friend.
There were two other men in the
house and / met them. / don't re.
call their names"
Going into detail Of the events
proceeding heid.up Of q gas sta.
ton at BIadensburg and the theft
of an automobile. Moreno declared
that Proctor entered the flat. cold.
stone sober, and tried to borrow
rod (gun). He said:
Proctor sid he WAS drunk. Well,
he's 4 liar. He kaaae In and tried
to borrow q but. but AevO said
IN. Then he wanted me and
Eagles h 20 along with him to hi.
Jack twenty eases ef booze. Reva
waa = good kid and she tried to
| talk lex and ] out Of going with
Proctor. She knew he was = bad
egg.
One of the other boys that was
there had just bought a gun that
afternoon for twelve bucks. He tried
to sell it to Proctor. bat John
would not buy 1t. He did borrow it
later in the evening.
well, we didn't listen to Reva.
but did 70 out with Proctor and
a fellow named McCabe, In Macs
car. We dropped that so would
not be identified.
I'VE couldn't find the bone, 50 we
stuck up q guy and then pinciled an
other car. The ear broke down
somewhere near Sherman Circle and
Proctor went to phone 4 taxi.
while we were waiting we de-
cided to walk over to Georgia Ave.
Busch and Ach coming around a cor.
ner. They stopped us and then
started walking toward the broken
car.
~ want this to be remembered.
While we were walking along the
street / was next to Ach. Proctor
whispered to Nick and / let's pat
| thu things on 'em and shoot our way
| out"
ut was not until I felt the sting
of bullet in my leg that ] remem'
hcrcd my rod. I did not shoot al
Busch hut did take a couple ~
shots at the short fat man. ] later
| learned nc was named Ach.
Just listen. boys. Proctor plan
ned every job we ever pulled. He
was the leader OF the gang and q
damned bad egg. Nick knows did
not shoot at Busch and he's ready tc
take the rap II Proctor will tell the
truth about what did that night
but he's too damn yellow"
Proctor Hopeful
while . there is life there il
hope" John c. Proctor told his
brother, Ralph c. Proctor. of New
York and Baltimore. through the
wire netting which separated them
in the District Jail today.
Proctor's mother, Mrs. Roberta
Randall. who lives at Joplin. Va.
his sweetheart, Let Lauder John
son. who. 1t Is said. left her home
and husband to be the pal" OF
the condemned youth, and the
brother, Ralph. visited the doomed
| hoy today. The Johnson grill said
! she doesn't want to live any longer
if Proctor is executed.
| A constant stream OF visitors
came to the cells of Nicholas. Lee
Eagles, Samuel Moreno and Proctor
condemned to die in the electric
chair at the Jail Friday tor the
murder Of Policeman Leo W. Busch
in Petworth in September, 1925.
Brother Praises Him
"The lad has more nerve than
anyone l ever saw" Ralph Proctor
| told reporters after he visited his
brother today.
HE is-bearing up well and Ii
not afraid. John still thinks there
is a way out"
John asked that Wilton ]. Lam
bert, his attorney. come to the jail
and discuss with him desperate
last minute effort to staVe off what
now seems inevitable.
| Reporters asked Ralph to explain
the apparent GOODNESS between
John and his two brotherS-Ralph
and Walter. John yesterday told
! his mother that his last wish
was that Major Peak won't lei
them IN 10 see me"
| There is nothing to that" Ralph