Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-21
POLICEMAN SLAIN
IN LIQUOR PROBE
Sergt. McCIary Is Shot to
Death in Alexandria
Street.
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policeman in his automobile and raced
| to the Alexandria Hospital, where DR.
| 8. B. Moore of the hospital staff pro-
nounced him dead upon arrival.
Mrs. Price and Phoebe Reynolds, both
| furnished police with good descrip-
| ton of the man, whom, they said, they
had never seen before, but could readily
| identify if they saw him again.
THE man." said the Reynolds woman,
Smiled with flashing gold teeth after
seeing that the policeman was wounded
He then turned and ran up Patrick
| street to Oronoco, where he disappeared
from sight. He was dressed in dark
suit and dark cap. The man weighed
about $50 pounds and appeared to be
about 5 feet 8 inches tall
Man Resembling Slayer Seen.
Several hours later q man said to
answer that description was seen by q
posse composed of volunteer members
Of the Alexandria Fire Department to
run from the side entrance of Colross
an unoccupied old mansion at Henry
and Oronoco streets, one block and q
| half from the scene Of the crime He
ran north on Henry street and disap-
| peared into a large field near the Po-
tomac railroad yards. Several men,
bers OF the posse fired after the fleeing
| figure. but the shots took no effect.
Immediately upon learning of the
crime police were stationed to guard all
| OF the railroads leading to and from
the city, while other officers, citizens
and flremen secured the town, search
ing all hiding places and stopping au-
tomobiles on the highways in hopes OF
| ha ..1T
ored people were caught in the dragnet
but all but about Is were released after
severe grilling by Capt Campbell, Com
monwealth Attorney Albert v. BRYAN
| City Manager Paul Morton and Police
Judge william S. Snow.
| City Manager Morton and Fire Chief
James M. Duncan, jr, upon learning
Of the Staying. rushed to the scene be-
fore police arrived and placed Oliver
Palmer, Allen Roy, Clyde Snelson, Rich
ard Keith, Frances Coolidge and Helen
Miller, the colored people who had been
under observation by Sims and NC
Clary, under arrest.
They admitted having talked to the
slayer, but stated that the man was
stranger, who asked them who lived
In the house and then started down the
alley. That was when McClary hap
pened upon the scene. They said they
could identify the man If they ever
saw him again.
Police Capt. Campbell is confident
that they are withholding information
that might lead to the arrest of the
murderer and says they will not be re-
leased until he is thoroughly convinced
they are not befriending the man.
Price, his wife and the Reynolds won-
an are also being held.
Colored Youth Arrested.
Wesley Smith. 10. colored, was ar
am. today by Motor Cycle Policeman
| Wesley SMOOTH of this city and Pvt
Anthony Richett of the Washington
force. Smith, who lives at 325 North
Fayette street, In this city, was taken
to No. precinct and was expected to
| be brought here for questioning today.
Mayor William Albert Smoot an
nounced today that a reward of 81 ,00O
would be paid by the city council for
or information leading to his arrest and
| conviction.
McClary is the third Alexandria
policeman to be murdered here in the
history of the force. Patrolman Walker
w. Campbell, father of the present
police captain, was shot down on King
street February Is, 1919, by white
man and died three days later. Police
| Sergt. Elton B. Hummer was shot and
instantly killed by an unknown slayer
at am. August 18, 1928. BY strange
coincidence McClary and Sims both
were pallbearers at the Hummer fu-
neral.
McClary, who was born in Orange,
/ Va, was appointed to the local police
force on october /, 1927, and became a
sergeant on July /, 1928.
He is survived by his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. j. r. McClary of 424 Queen
| street: his widow, Mrs. Nora McClary,
and five children, with whom he lived
at 507' Queen street: seven sisters and
| four brothers, one of whom Is a motor
cycle policeman on the local force,
Clarence j. McClary.
The body has been removed to the
Cunningham, Kennedy IL Watkins f,l-
neral home at 300 Cameron street
pending funeral arrangements.
Harbor police from Washington re-
sponded when advised by local head
quarters that it was rumored that q
colored man was seen frantically row.
ing toward Washington shortly after
the murder. Police from the eleventh
precinct In Anacostia guarded the Ana
costa shore to take the man into
custody II he should attempt to land
there. However. neither police from
Anacostia or the harbor saw the man.
Suspect Taken Here.
Washington police shortly before noon
today arrested a colored suspect in con-
nection with the death of Sergt. Nc
Clary.
Fellow officers OF the slain man were
expected to come to Washington this
afternoon to try and identify the pris-
oner.
The man gave his name as John
Wiley of the 1900 block o street.
Officer Fred L. Rawlinson OF the Traffic
Bureau made the arrest.