Evening star., 1932-12-14
MAN SURRENDERS
|NFATAL SHOOTING
OF TRUCK DRIVER
Jealousy Believed Motive for
Staying in Alley Behind
18th Street Store.
WOMAN TELLS POLICE
OF PREVIOUS THREATS
Mother Of Six Year-0ld Boy, Sep
arated From Husband, Says She
Left Accused Man Saturday.

Investigation Of the Staying of Israel
Seigel, 28 of 224 Tenth street south
east. was being completed today by
members of the police homicide squad,
preparatory to presenting all the evi-
dence in the case to coroner'S jury
at noon tomorrow.
Seigel. according to Detective Sergt.
Harry K. Wilson. chief of the squad.
was shot by Joseph Thomas Barry. 43,
of 1925 Massachusetts, avenue, as a re-
suit Of a jealous feud over Mrs. Ruth
Goebel, a. mother of 6-year-old son.
The shooting occurred as Seigel sat
In truck in the rear of grocery
store at $3.50 Eleventh street late yes
terday. Barry firing bullet into his
neck, about inches below the left ear.
Brothers Find Body.
Informed by Mrs. L. G. Stamp, 1919
Kenyon street, that the driver of their
delivery truck had been shot, Seigel's
brothers, BENJAMIN and Nathan Seigel,
proprietors Of the store, found him
slumped over the steering wheel OF the
vehicle few minutes later.
Mrs. Stamp said she heard the re-
volver report. then saw man run from
the alley and leap into a taxicab. which
was driven away. A similar statement
was made to detectives by Mrs. L. E.
Traylor, 1929 Eleventh street. who said
she was attracted by the flash OF the
gun.
Seigel was taken to Garfield Hos
pital, where examination revealed the
bullet had ploWed almost through his
neck, clipping his spinal cord. Uncon-
scious and paralyzed, he YVES kept alive
for several hours by oxygen administered
by physicians and nurses.
Assailant Surrenders.
While detectives were investigating
the shooting, Barry, bond salesman,
walked into police headquarters and
surrendered. He was accompanied by
his attorney Cedric Johnson. on whose
advice he refused to make statement
regarding the shooting.
From other sources, however, detec-
tives learned of Barry's association with
home and questioned her
Taken to police headquarters for
further questioning this morning. Mrs.
Goebel told Capt Bernard w. Thomp-
son, assistant chief of detectives. she
has known Barry for about 20 years.
Her husband, she scid. is living in New
York, where she left him II days after
the birth of her son. Since then, she
admitted. she had been living with
Barry 1nlerm1IIently.
Mrs. Goebel, who also has 1o-year-
old adopted daughter, said she left the
Massachusetts, avenue address Saturday.
following a quarrel with Barry over
Seigel whom she had known only
short time. Barry, she declared.
threatened both her and Seigel several
times.
Went to Alexandria.
When Mrs. Goebel left Barry, she
added. she took the children to Alex
andria According to Wilson. Barry
went to Alexandria in quest of her and,
failing to locate her, appealed to Vir-
ginia police Mrs Goebel is expected
to repeat her story at the inquest or
dered by Coroner Joseph D. Rogers.
She is not being held by police.
nue. address, where Barry and Mrs.
Goebel had been rooming only short
time. There the detective said he found
a revolver containing a discharged
cartridge Both the gun and the shell
were turned over to Lieut.. John Fowler,
police ballistics expert, for examination.
Barry, according to Wilson, was re-
leased several months ago from the DIS
trict reformatory at Lorton, Va, Wnere
he had served sentence for false pre-
tense. He Is said to be wanted IN Baltl-
more on similar charges.
Seigel, whose parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Seigel, live at 806 E street
southwest, had roomed at the Tenth
street southeast address for several
months He was employed by his
brothers.