The Washington times., 1929-11-29
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case.
Shortly before noon today, Dis
trict Attorney Rover announced
that 28 additional witnesses had
been summoned to testify before
the Grand Jury in connection
with that body's investigation into
Scrivener's strange death.
Among those subpoenaed by
the District Attorney are the fol
lowing: .
Private Heine, Second precinct;
Major w. L. Peak, of the Dis
trict Jail; Capt. Guy E. Burlin-
game, of the 1900 block Of
Eleventh st. N. W.; Private Guy
Rome, Of the Eleventh precinct;
Private Leo Murray, of the Sixth
precinct; Katherine Kendrick, OF
the 1900 block Of Harvard st.
N. W.: Capt. James L. Hatcher,
Ordnance Bureau. War Depart
ment; DR.. Oscar L. Hunter, Of
George Washington University
Hospital; Jacob Wolf, Lieut.. War
rem o. Embrey, c. P. Cox, George
Darnall, H. M. Jett, J. F. Wal
dron, T. F. Sweeney, and F. N.
Alligood: Mrs. Edward j. Kelly,
Of the 1400 block of r st. N. W.;
Policeman George Webber, Of the
District Attorneys office: Major
Henry G. Pratt, superintendent Of
police; Capt. Maurice Collins,
Seventh precinct; Private Henry
Renke. of the Second precinct;
Private Thomas F.. Heide,. of the
Twelfth precinct; Private Rob-
ert Langdon, of the 1900 block
of Oates st. N. e; Major E. B.
Hesse, former superintendent Of
police; Ralph Stabler. Of the 1900
block of Mintwood Pl. N. W.;
Morris Levy, Of the $500 block of
M st. N. W.; Sergt. Thomas Nc
Grath and Inspector w. H. Harri-
son, of police headquarters.
Rover is preparing habeas
corpus proceedings to bring before
the Grand Jury Henry Miller
Moore, alias kid" Savage, now
serving a term in Leavenworth
Penitentiary.
Moore was the owner of the
gun that killed Scrivener. He
declares he had thrown it away
several days before when pursued
by police and that it had been
found and taken to the property
room at police headquarters.
Moore recognized a picture Of
the death gun in The Times while
q prisoner in the District Jail.
He told this to Col. William
Peak, superintendent Of the jail,
who in turn communicated with
local detective headquarters.
According to Colonel Peak, De.
tective Sergeant Edward L. Kelly
brought to the Jail five weapons
and Moore was brought to the
front office of the Jail to try to
identify them. Just at this time,
Colonel Peak declared today, he
was called away to the telephone
and did not see what transpired.
Kelly laid five weapons on a
desk, The Times informant de-
clared. Moore declared his gun
wasn't there and asked Kelly to
put it with them. Kelly is then
reported to have left the Jail.
Later Moore succeeded in
reaching" the ear of Major Peyton
Gordon. then District Attorney,
but now a judge. Gordon had
Kelly put Moore'S weapon and
the other five in a row on his
desk. It is said that Moore
identified the gun Immediately
upon entering the room.
The rest of the story was told
to The Times by prisoner who
was a "truSty'' at the jail and
who was on duty as a clerk in
Colonel Peaks office. This man
was present, he stated, and wit
messed the entire affair. His
credulity is not questioned be-
cause he was not a criminal, but
merely one who was serving a
term for an accident which oc-
CURED while he was badly under
the influence of liquor. Colonel
Peak vouched for this mans
credibility.
The lips of one who could have
told of the movements of this gun
were SGdICu 4OICVCI 4doO MOA4Ody
when Charles Montgomery, So
year-old custodian of the head.
quarters property room, was found
dead in the washroom of District
Building with bullet through his
head. The police declare he shot
himself.
Montgomery, it is believed,
could also have thrown light on
who stole part Of a 123-case Con-
signment Of liquor, Illegally seized
from AlonZo Bunch, local real eS-
tate man and former saloonkeeper,
from the property room.
One of the motives advanced
for the possible murder of Scriv-
ener was the known fact that he
was investigating the theft Of this
liquor and told friends he had
traced it to a high police official
and was about to "close IL on
him"
Although the court ordered the
liquor returned to Bunch, he has
never received a drop" of it
back. He was told at Police
Headquarters that it had dis
appeared" from the property
room.
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