Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-09
Evidence Kept Secret Pend
ing Action-No Bullet Is
Found in Body.
ROBBERY MOTIVE HELD,
BUT STUDY OTHER CLUES
Funeral of Financier Shot in
Struggle at His Garage SEIZED
uled Tomorrow.

The early arrest of the gunman who
shot and fatally wounded Louis Bush
Monday night in an alley behind the
60-year-old financier's home at 1884
Fulton street was predicted today by
Inspector william S. Shelby, chief Of
the Detective Bureau.
Shelby would not reveal the nature
of the evidence in police hands, but
said he had good reasons to believe the
case would be solved in the near future.
An autopsy yesterday failed to dis
close the bullet which punctured Bush's
abdomen and precipitated his death in
Emergency Hospital early yesterday
morning. The missile would be a
valuable clue and a painstaking search
was in progress for it today in the
vicinity of tie crime.
second bullet was found in the wall
board of house adjoining the alley.
unable to pry it out without damaging
the gun markings, police obtained per-
mission from the owner of the house
and planned to have carpenters remove
the boards later today
Four shots were fired by the stranger
after Bush, the latter said, refused to
hand over $50 which he had on his
person and engaged his assailant in a
hand-to-hand struggle. The exploded
cartridges were found.
While convinced that the motive was
robbery, police are inquiring into Bush's
affairs in an effort to learn If he had
any personal enemies who ought to be
questioned.
A canvass of the fashionable resi-
Dental district where the shooting oc-
CURED turned up only one witness who
heard the shots and struggle-Mrs.
Oscar j. Gatchell of 2733 Thirty-sixth
street.
Heard Cry for Help.
Mrs. Gatchell said she heard a mans
voice calling for help, a scuff1e and then
one shot. She ran downstairs and tel
ephoned police, hearing three more
shots which came about minute after
the first one
None of the residents saw the struq-
gle or any suspicious person leaving the
scene, SO far as police have been able
to learn.
Inquiring into Bush's movements
Monday, police learned that he went to
the Plaza Hotel, which he owns, to see
| a new electric sign in action, driving
| home in his automobile about 10 O'Clock.
The man accosted Bush after TIE
latter had parked the automobile in his
garage. Bush was hit once over the
head with the butt of an automatic, and
received bullet in the left arm in adj
dition to the one in the abdomen.
Several employees of the motor bus
line which Bush owned submitted to
fingerprinting at headquarters yesterday
for comparison with blood-stained inn
preston taken off the nickled radiator
of an automobile in the garage. None
Of the prints would match.
The bloody impression, when it was
established that Bush had not made
it, was being compared today with
fingerprints in police files.
The departments new micro-analist
is examining the financier's blood
stained clothing to determine If
miscropic particles of the gunman's
clothing had rubbed of during the
struggle. 1t is said that the texture
and color of cloth can be determined
in this way.
Funeral Service Tomorrow.
Bush himself was able to give only
a general description of the man, one
which would fit thousands of WE'LL
dressed young white men in the Capt.
tai, police say.
The robber fled after the shots and
Bush walked unassisted into his home.
Funeral services will be held from the
residence at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn.
ing. DR.. Abram Simons, rabbi of the
Washington Hebrew Congregation, will
offciate and interment will be In the
Washington Hebrew Cemetery.