The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-07-08
POLICE FAIL
TOP|ER('E:
MYSTERY

Confronted with violent
death which followed wild
party" early yesterday morn
ING. the law enforcement an-
thorities of Arlington county
today are seeking to penetrate
the mystery which surrounds
the blow which killed William
Francis Mudd, %, of the llO0
block Of w st. S.. 3.
Mudd died at his home after he
nah been brought home from me
marty which was held in the ht'ie
town Of Arlington. at the home OF
Grover Good, 2s, The party started
aarly saturday night. and mucn
liquor is said to have been con
sur,sd Nv. The almost dozen persons
Who attended
William C. Cloth. Commonwealth
attorney of the county, today under
tcak Al exhaustive questioning q
EVERYONE he could, identity as hsV'
IN. been AT the party. He had
aevan persons who had been locken
in in iail since shortly after Mudd >
Saa+t and after he finishes with
them he knows of at least one In
,1aar.old girl who attended the party.
she was taken to the Jail YESTERDAY
Nit was released before Cloth
started his questioning.
This girl is Margaret Seaman. In
of The 900 block of Twelfth ST. y, a.
Stories in Conflict
complete mystery surrounds the
sounding of Mudd, despite the TACT
fhat = number of stories have been
told police about the death.
According to the story told 10y
one OF the women held for investi-
cation in connection with the deatn'
Mlidd tried to choke her, then there
was a fight.
Another story was that Mudd had
fallen ont of light truck.
Those held at the jail are May
Carlson. 90, of the 700 block Of
sixth Street Southeast; Spencer
Coxen, 81, the 500 block Of Ninth
81 8. E.: Olin w. Chisholm, 81. OF
tha 100 block of w St; Paul w,
Gable. OF Boiling Field. and George
q Crawford, IS of Mulhall, Va.
Good Is also held at the jail as Is
Mrs Marian G. Mudd. the 2S-year-
Md widow OF the dead man.
crawford. said to have been the
man. who took the injured driver
home. was taken to the Alexandra
city Jail for detention so that there
would be no opportunity for match
ing stories.
Nav Carlson, around whom police
hone to construct their case told
o,testioners at the Arlington county
iaiI Yesterday that she had come
ont OF the house and was partially
asIeep in an automobile when she
felt Mudd's hands about her throat.
According 10, her, story she
screamed and some of the jewellers
came running from the house end
started fighting. After that. she
says. she does not remember.
Took Him Home
others at the party deny that
they have any knowledge of how The
man. received his fatal injuries.
Crawford, Gable, and Good ae.
cording to police, took Mudd to his
home and placed him in bed. Mrs.
Mudd said that she arrived home
about 3 O'Clock Sunday morning,
and alarmed over the condition of
her husband called an ambulance
and police.
He was pronounced dead by DR..
III. J. Konzelman, of the Casualty
Hospital staff. Death according to
authorities was due TO fracture
of the skull.
Or. II. II Swain. coroner of Ar.
lingtoni county, said the fracture
had apparently been caused by a
blow, but that he could not be sure
until after an autopsy had been
performed. Commonwealth Attor.
ney William c. Cloth ordered that
it be held.
All except Good and Crawford
were arrested by Washington police
and turned over to Virginia au-
thorities Good was taken into Gus
tody by Arlington countyN officers
and Crawford surrendered last
night.