Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-21
.MAHONEY STARTS
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Suspect in Bush Staying
Eager to Return-CarneII
still at Large.
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Washington, on the night Of october q.
when Bush was shot In resisting the at
tempt OF an armed man to rob him. II
know nothing Of the murder" he de-
clared. II never saw the pistol or had
my hands on it, and III tell my story
Wnen get back. to Washington"
Detective Sergt. Sweeney grilled the
prisoner for several hours early this
morning In cell at police headquarters.
but was unable to shake his alibi as TO
his whereabouts on the night Bush was
shot.
Sweeney recounted the story Mrs.
Sullivan is reported to have unfolded to
the Washington police of her sons al
legged connection with the Staying, in
which she declared Mahoney Wa IN her
room about o'clock on the morning Of
October Is, few days after the death
OF Bush. As he did, Mahoney twitched
nervcusly at time. but repeatedly denied
he knew anything about the crime. TIN
In Q hell Of position, guess" was his
only comment.
Replies Are Guarded.
Through the gruelling examination to
which Sweeney subjected Mahoney, he
displayed emotions Of extreme nervous
were carefully guarded with explana-
tons. v
Mahoney told Sweeney he first be-
came acquainted with CARMEL at the
District workhouSe ct OccoQuscn, Va.
where both Of them were serving q
hitch" about years ago. He said he
knew him as Bill Murray and not as
Carnell. Since then, however, AIainoney
declared he had seen CARMEL only 9
few times, and on these occasions IN
the vicinity Of Ninth street and Penn
sylvania avenue.
At thu time of his arrest Mahcney
was en- route to Los Angeles, where he
was going, he said, to meet his
estranged wife Thelma, who left him
a. result Of q domestic quarrel. He
declared he invited CARMEL to accom-
pany him because he wanted q com.
panion on the long transcontitnental
trip. He said he first invited his
brother and Reds" Mckay to accom-
finally found Carnells who consented
to take the trip.
In order TO get finances for the trip,
Mahoney said he sold his automobiis
Saturday night TO the Justice Motor
Co., in Washington, for $185. He then
sent his 3-year-old daughter Alice TO
the home Of her grandmother, MRS.
Rudolph Sims Of Rock Point. Nd, and
made preparations for the journey West.
Met Girl on Bus.
Mai1oney said he boarded the Los
Angeles bound bus In washington Sum
day morning, accompanied by CARMEL,
after buying a pint Of liquor.
When the bus reached Baltimore,
Mahoney declared, he and Carnell re-
plenished their supply, buying quart
this time. In Gettysburg, he said, the
bus stopped to pick up an attractive
young woman and. finding himself in .
loquacious mood, he struck up friendly
conversation with her and as . result
she was forced to undergo the hui
initiation Of being arrested in Pittsburgh
when police took him into custody.
The woman, however, established her
innocence and was released. Her home
was in Lancaster, Pa, and Mahoney has
the woman's gloves In his possession
as remembrance Of the chance &C
Cornell according 10 MaisSney, was
intoxicated when the bus arrived In
Pittsburgh, and this, coupled with the
fact that he was separated from him
and had changed his clothes after Law
ing Washington, enabled hin1-to escape
from the Pittsburgh authorities.
Mahoney said CarneH occupied rear
seat in the bus when It reached Pitts
burgh, while he sat in the front with
the young woman. Thus, there was
nothing to suggest q connection be-
tween them.
CARMEL also had discarded q light
overcoat he wore when he left Washing
ton and had replaced his soft hat with
a cap. His description, therefore, did
not tally with that sent to the Pitts
burgh police by the washington au-
thorities.
Mahoney told Sweeney he had worked
for the Gray Line Sightseeing Co,
which Bush operated, and had regarded
him as q father.