Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-21
ADULTS ARE FREED
AS CHILDREN ADMIT
SHOOTING MAN, IS
Prince Georges Police Find
Killing of AIem K. MARI
Accidental.
SHERIFF REPORTS BOYS
HAD BEEN DRINKING RUM
Youth, 8 Tells Graphic Story Of
How Weapon Exploded With
Fatal Results.
BY stan Correspondent Of The star.

BY Stan Correspondent Of The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, septem-
Der 21.-Satisfied by the story of an
S-year-old boy that the shooting OF
Alem K. Mari in the caretaker's house
on the Glebe Gun Club Saturday was
caused by children playing with a shot
gun, Prince Georges County authorities
yesterday released three adults held in
connection with the shooting and took
steps today to place the children in
yolved in a home.
George Mckenzie, IT., 8 wears old
who police say witnessed the shooting
and hid in the woods near the club
house while Sheriff W. Curtis Hopkins.
Deputy Sheriff Thomas H. Garrison and
States Attorney Alan Bowie quizzed all
witnesses that could be found Saturday
afternoon, gave those officials a graphic
description of the shooting yesterday.
According to Sheriff Hopkins, the
children drank some Of the whisky
which was in a half gallon lar on the
table before the shooting.
Gun Suddenly ExpIodes.
George was first located early yes
terday morning and told how the gun
with which he and his two Younger
brothers, Joseph, years old, and Philip,
5 years old, were playing. unexpectedly
exploded, sending a charge through
Mars abdomen, according to police.
The 78-year-old victim, was doing. In
q chair in the kitchen of the care
takers house at the time.
The children also told how they dis
covered the shells for the gun under
the mattress of a bed where their
father hid them. Children's finger
prints were on the gun, which was
found In another room after the shoot
ing.
Although police are not sure which
OF the three children actually pulled
the trigger, they are so convinced that
one OF them fred the gun they released
Rudolph Brady, Mildred Brady, his
wife, and Katie Vermillion, her mother,
who were held in the Marlboro Jail for
questioning
The accidental theory of the shoot
ing Is plausible, the sheriff explained,
as the investigation never uncovered a
reasonable motive for possible murder
Although at first reluctant to admit
1t, the adults finally conceded that the
children were alone in the house with
Mari when the gun went OF, police
said.
Two other children, John Henry Me-
Kinzie, IL years old, and his sister
Beckie, 8 years old, were brought to
Marlboro for questioning, and later
SCAt AlOIIc. All are the c0uQTen OF
George Mckenzie, caretaker of the gun
club.
Father Also Absent.
McKinzie's wife Is dead, and he is
away from home a great deal, leaving
the children with relatives and neigh
bors. These facts lead Deputy Sheriff
Garrison to declare he would attempt
to have Miss Agnes Duvall, county So
cial worker, place them in a home
In spite of his age, Mari was In
vigorous health. The day before his
death he walked miles, to Marlboro
and back to his residence at Mount
Calvert. He lived in house that was
once the court house of Prince Georges
County. He is survived by his son-in-
law, d. E. Brown, and grandson, D.
Z. Brown, jr.
Services were held this morning at
Ritchie's funeral parlors, at Richie,
Md. Interment was at Trinity Epis-
copal Church Cemetery here.
An inquest Is scheduled for tonor-
row night. but the authorities were not
certain this morning whether it would
be held.