Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-17
DEPUTY SHERIFF
IS FACING TRIAL
Charged With "High-Hand-
ed" Conduct in Directing
Traffic at Fairfax Fire.

Charges that Deputy Sheriff Wilson
Darr acted in high-handed and
wholly Objectionable manner while try
ing to direct traffic and attend to other
official duties while firemen fought the
big blaze In Fairfax, Va, Saturday
night will be aired in Justice Of the
Peace Roger D. Wharton's court at
Centerville, Va, Saturday morning.
Meanwhile the incidents in which
Darr actively figured when the mayors
Office and Fairfax Garage burned are
being reported to Representative j. a.
CARRIER of Virginia.
Samuel H. Smith and Joseph A. Fur
bershaw both of Washington, who en-
gagged with Darr in one of his three
fracases of the evening, today declared
that Saturday morning they Will take
to court several witnesses OF Smiths
arrest in the Virginia town Saturday
night.
Furbershaw Makes Statement.
Flrbershaw today gave his version
of the row between Smith ard Darr
Saturday night, and declared that he
is taking his story of the case to Rep
resentative CARRIER.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith and l were
caught in the traffic jam that occurred
in Fairfax at the time OF the IRE, on
our way to our place in Page County,
va, on the south fork of the Shenan-
doah River" Furbershaw declared. I'VE
were halted by very courteous ofncer
at the hill at the entrance OF Fair
fax and told we could not get through
that way, and were directed to de-
tour. We turned back and were halted
at a bridge on the detour by a car
containing volunteer firemen when
had one wheel off the edge OF the
bridge, We turned to and helped the
firemen get the car back out OF diff
Guilty. While we we're working there
Darr, in civilian clothes, without any
badge displayed, came running 10 the
scene and as he arrived fell down in
the road He Immediately took charge
of things and We got back into Mr..
Smiths car which. after the firemen's
car had left, was the first car in the
long line of machines trying to get
through the town.
Signal Was Misunderstood.
"Darr, standing in the middle of the
road, made some movement which Mr..
Smith and / thought was a motion to
90 forward, and Mr.. Smith started his
car. Darr rushed forward, jumped on
the running board and ordered Mr..
Smith to stop, declaring his motion
had been an order for Mr.. Smith to
back I'D and not for him to proceed.
Mr.. Smith explained to Darr that he
could not have backed up, as another
car was right behind him. There we're
words, and then Darr drew something
from rear pocket; Mr.. Smith imme,
diately grabbed Darr and started
'tussling' with him. When saw that
Darr had a pistol in his hand, got
out of the machine and helped MI
Smith Another man, who had Wit
messed the incident, also helped MI
Smith and me, and finally Mr.. Smith
took the gun away from Darr.
"Darr then explained that he did not
intend to shoot Mr.. Smith; said ne was
lust going to hit him over the head
with it. He demanded the return OF the
gun. After being assured that Darr
would not use it, Mr. Smith gave 1t back
to him, Then Darr threw back his coat
and showed me his badge.
Darr Arrests Smith.
"Darr then arrested Mr.. Smith, say
ing that If he had had Virginia instead
of District of Columbia tags on his car
he would have let him 60"
Furbershaw said that while Darr and
Smith were having their difficulty
large crowd gathered. He said tnat
Darr threatened to arrest Mrs. smith
when she told the officer she believed
he had been drinking.
when l tried to reason with him.
Furbershaw declared, The pushed me
in q ditch"
Smith was taken before Justice OF the
Peace Wharton and required to deposit
$25 collateral for his appearance IN
court Saturday morning at 8 o'clock.
Explaining the taking of his story TO
Representative CARRIER, Furbershaw SAID
he and Smith have to go through Fair
fax on their way to their place In the
mountains. and they want to be as
sured of peaceable passage through
Fairfax in the future.