Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-22
CHARGE
IN MURDER CASE
Alexandria Prosecutor Con.
sidering Lodging Complaint
Against Sextet.

Special Dispatch TO The Star
ALEXANDRIA. Va, June 22.-Com-
monwealth's Attorney Albert v. Bryan
Is contemplating charging four colored
men and two colored women with being
accessories to the fact in the murder
Of Police Sergt. Charles r.. McClary by
kid" Lilly, 81, colored, in an alley on
the 500 block South Patrick street here
Thursday night.
Police yesterday definitely established
that Lilly murdered the policeman and
Frances Coolidge, 523 North Patrick
street; Clyde Snelson, Gil Wolfe street;
Oliver Palmer, 904 Pendleton street;
Allen Roy, who lives at the rear Df 1915
North Alfred street. and Helen Miller,
328 North Payne street, are still being
detained until Commonwealth's Attor-
ney Bryan decided whether to prosecute
them for Withholding information from
the police.
Six Under Arrest.
The six were arrested by City Man
ager Paul Morton when he arrived upon
the scene Of the shooting, and were held
on charges Of investigation. When ex-
colored slayer Of the policeman imme-
diately prior to the shooting, but
claimed the man was Q stranger, who
walked into the yard at 523 North Pat
rick street, where they were sitting,
asked who lived in the house, and then
left.
Police know "Kid" Lilly is friend of
several members Of the group sitting in
the yard, which opens on the alley
where the crime was committed. They
were steadfast in their denial Of being
lwa&~ ~
and 1t was not until about II hours
after the staying that police definitely
ascertained who to search for.
Police Capt. w. w. Campbell with
held the names Of the persons who saw
the crime committed and, knowing
Lilly, said he was the slayer. Campbell
stated that he has also obtained in
formation from other sources that Lilly,
attired in clothes that perfectly match
the description Of the murderer, had
been seen in this city less than one
hour before the. shooting. Lilly also
displayed Q .32-caliber automatic re-
caliber steel-jacket bullet was extracted
from McClary's body by City Coroner
r. Marshall Jones.
The six being held were sitting in
the yard at the rear Of 523 North Pat
rick street under the observation Of
McClary and Detective Sergt. Edgar
Sims, who were standing unobserved in
the rear alley, when McClaIy suddenly
entered the yard and called to a coll
ored man who had started down q mar
row alleyway between houses 523 and
SIS.
The man continued walking and Nc
Clary hastened to catch him. When
McClary reached the mouth Of the al
ley on Patrick street the man wheeled
and fired point-blank four times. Only
one shot took effect, the bullet enter
ing the body near the left shoulder,
penetrating and cutting vein in the
neck and finally lodging near the right
shoulder.
The policeman struggled toward De-
tective Sergt. Sims, who came running
to the scene, threw his arms around the
detective and muttered, They did 1t. )"
McClary was pronounced dead upon
reaching the hospital.
The SLAYER disappeared into the night
and is still at large despite large posses
Of police, citizens and volunteer firemen
who Immediately combed the city and
adjacent counties.
Had Been Arrested.
Lilly had been arrested here June 0
by McCIary, Sims and Motor Cycle Po-
liceman Lawrence Padgett and turned
over to q Chatham, Va, sheriff to answer
to q charge of felonous assault with a
revolver upon a colored woman at
Chatham in 1928. He eScaued from the
sheriff near Danville. Va. Later 1t was
learned here that Lilly Is also wanted
In Wilson, N. c., for the murder Of a
policeman, with q price Of 81 200 on
his head. There Is a. reward Of 1000
offered by the Alexandria City Council
for Lilly's apprehension.
Police here are Of the opinion that
Lilly did not come back to Alexandria
to obtain revenge for being arrested by
the police, but decided to risk visiting
his friends and to shoot his way out
when he attracted McCiary's attention
A coat identified as the one Lilly was
wearing when arrested here and also the
one he was wearing the night Of the
murder was found on the railroad tracks
near Union Station yesterday.
Funeral services for Sergt. McClary
will be held Monday afternoon at
O'Clock at the home Of his sister, Mrs
Nettte Coombs, 427 Queen street, with
Rev. William s. Hammond, pastor Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South, con-
Quoting the rites. Interment viii be In
Bethel Cemetery. Potomac Lodge, No
80, Independent Order Of OIL Fellows
and Alexandria Post, No. "a, American
Legion, win take part.
Search for the slayer Is still being
pushed. Meanwhile a citizens commit
tee has been organized to raise funds
for the widow and five children of Nc
Clary Harry r. Kennedy heads the
group which has already raised approx.
imately $500. Mrs. Mary w. Troth Il
vice chairman and G. G. Carlin, jr.
treasurer.
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