Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-24
BUSH PRINCIPALS
FACE GRAND JURY
Coroner's Group BIames Car
nell in Shooting-Suspect's
Mother Is Held.

Four of the alleged principals in the
Staying of Louis Bush-Frank Mahoney,
Donald Mckay, William CARMEL and
the latter's mother, Mrs. Sarah
Margaret Sullivan-were held for action
of the grand jury today by coroner's
jury which conducted an inquest into
the death of the wealthy bus line owner.
The jury held that Bush came to his
death by gunsfot wound caused by
pistol in the hands of CARMEL. The
| three others were ordered held as
material witnesses.
All were booked on murder charges
following the inquest.
Three Present at Inquest.
With the exception of CARMEL, who
escaped from police in Pittsburgh Sun
day night, all of the principals were
| present at the inquest, but used their
| constitutional prerogative and declined
| to make statements to the jury.
The inquest lasted for nearly an
hour and a half and the District
Morgue, where it was held, was jammed
| to capacity with curious spectators.
| Throughout the proceedings, Mahoney
| kept his head buried in his hands, but
| Mrs. Sullivan and Mckay showed no
visible signs of nervousness as q dozen
witnesses sketched the "details of the
! crime.
HOId-up Cruise Pictured.
The testimony of Headquarters De-
| tectiveS Joseph Waldron and Thomas
| Sweeney, who investigated the murder
| case, was to the effect that Mahoney
and CARMEL had planned a hold-up on
! the night that the bus line owner was
| shot, although Bush at first was not
their original victim. Both Sweeney
and Waldron declared that Mahoney adj
mitted to them that on October 6, the
night of the shooting of Bush, that
the pair obtained gun and went out
| together on hold-up expedition, crlis-
| ing around the city in search of a
victim and going as far as Chevy Chase
without success.
On the return trip, the detectives
| said, Mahoney told them they saw
Bush pass Thomas Circle on his way
home. According to the detectives, he
said he pointed Bush out and CARMEL
responded, Lets beat him home"
Sweeney and Waldron declared that
| Mahoney then drove out to Wisconsin
avenue and Fuller street, where CARMEL
left him. Shortly afterward, is de-
tectives said. Mahoney declared he
heard several shots and Immediately
drove away alone in the car.
McKay's Alleged Part Told.
Sweeney and Waldron also testified
| that Mckay, who was arrested this
, week in connection with the crime
knew Mahoney and CARMEL had planned
a hold-up before the shooting of Bush
Mckay, the detectives said. was the
one who procured the gun for Mahoney
| and CARMEL, and when he turned 1t
over to them, the two men said they
were going out ito stick-up somebody
To this Mckay replied, the detectives
said, II wish you good luck-get about
$500 and I'll go to California with you. y
Detective Waldron declared that Nc
Kay admitted to him that he knew
Mahoney and CARMEL had planned a
hold-up, but vigorously denied he had
wished them good luck and had
promised to go to California with them
Sweeney and Waldron also declared in
their testimony that Charles Hamilton
Faunce of 1243 B street southeast had in
his possession for about three years the
| gun used in the killing of Bush. The de-
tectives said that Faunce had loaned
Mckay IS on the weapon and that sew
| eral days before the hold-up Mckay
went to him and recovered the gun by
returning the SIS loan on it. Both
Sweeney and Waldron made 1t clear
| however, that Faunce had no connec-
ton whatever with the Bush case and
that he was an innocent victim of the
circumstances which have dragged his
| name into 1t.
Faunce Not Called.
Faunce is employed by Washington
public utility and attended the in
quest. He was not called to the witness
stand, however.
DR. Joseph d. Rodgers, who perform
ed the autopsy on Bushs body, testified
that only one bullet had entered Bush'a
body and that it had made the three
| wounds.
The inquest was conducted by Coro-
ner j. Ramsay hewitt. Neil BurkinShaw
assistant United States attorney for
the District, represented the Govern
ment.