Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-15
SAYS COMP ANTON
KILLED |NFORMERS
Confessed Witness to Double
Murder Tells Police Where
to Find Gun.

One Of three colored men held on sus-
picion in Annapolis early today was
named by companion as the slayer OF
two colored police informers here We'd
nesday night.
The gun with which the pair were
said to have been slain was recovered
on the story of the same man, who said
he witnessed the killing. The trio were
returned to Washington this after
noon by headquarters detectives.
The man accused of the actual shoot
ing, Peter Brown, alias Leon Thomas
Taylor, Is, refuses to talk. His ac-
cuser is Lawrence Bias, alias Richard
williams, 20. Both live here.
Third Man Has Police Record.
The third man. Theodore Smith,
whose home is in Annapolis, has po-
lice record there. He also refuses to
talk. 80
The gun, .45-caliber revolver, with
five empty chambers, was recovered
from under bed In the home OF YER
non Newton, colored, where the three
were arrested. Bias said 1t would be
found there. Newton is reported to
have said that Smith gave him the
weapon last night and asked him to
hide it..
The arrest OF the three was accom-
plished by Sergt. William Curry and
other members of the Annapolis force
whom he summoned when he saw the
car parked In front OF Newton's home
early this morning
The Annapolis police had lookout
for the informers' slayer, and, anticl-
pating trouble, went into Newton's home
with guns drawn. The three men, how
ever. were asleep in the same bed and
offered no resistance.
When they were questioned by the
Annapolis police, they said that they
did not know each other and insisted
that none had been In Washington for
the last three days. Further lnvesti-
CATION developed, however. that they
went to Annapolis last night. having
been towed for the last 5 miles when
an axle ON their car was broken.
Later Admit Right Names.
The men were at first booked as
Brown, Bias and Smith. the names cor
responding to those furnished local po-
lice after the roundup Of local sus-
poets, four Of whom are being held.
Later. however, Brown" said his right
name was Taylor, and Bias" said his
name was Williams.
No information was gained from
questioning the three until early this
morning with the arrival of four WASH
ington detectives. SergtS. Sweeney,
Waldron and Darnall Of headquarters,
and Barrett of the fourth precinct,
whose life was said to have been sought
by the slayers of the two informers.
Then, Bias, or Williams, began to talk,
explaining that "he figured he might as
we'll"
The other two. however. refused to say
they knew anything about the case.
Four Still Held Here.
The four men held here are William
Bradley, Cornelius Lyons, Merle Taylor
and John Williams. Capt. Fred Corn
well of the fourth precinct, where they
are held, does not believe tile latter two
we're connected with the shooting, but
is holding them because of the informa-
ton they may be able to give when con-
fronted with the Annapolis prisoners.
Taylor gave the information that the
party of colored men who killed the In
formers were out searching for Detec-
tive Barrett to shoot him. At the time
Barrett was at Providence Hospital with
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