Evening star., 1934-10-15
POLICEMAN ISHELD|
FOR KILLING Three
in FAM|LY DISPUTE
AIexandrian Accused OIL
Murder as Kin Of
Wife Die.
GIRLS FAILURE TO EAT
BREAD CRUST BLAMED |
Children Witness Shooting in
Home Of George D. Roberts'
Father-in-LAw.
I fas

HIS small daughters refusal to eat
bread crust launched Policeman
George D. Roberts Of the AlexandriA.
Va, force on family quarrel which
eliminated last night In the staying Of
his wifes father. grandfather and
uncle.
This. at any rate, b the wife's YER
sion OF what occurred several hours
before the 2s-year-old policeman ap-
peared In his father-in-law,s home.
At North Columbus street, Alexan-
dria, and swung his service revolver
from maj, 10 man while three women
and Roberts two young children
screamed In horror.
, Refusing to give his story Of the
shooting, Roberts was being held for
the grand jury today under three war
rants charging he murdered Ward =.
Stuart, ~, his wtfe's father; william
F. Stuart, e6, her grandfather, and
George Stuart 81. Mrs. Roberta uncle.
Chihrsp Taken Away.
The triple Staying occurred after
Mrs. Roberts. Al, took her children,
Patricia, 3, and George, jr., 10 months
old, from their home ct 1l2 North
Royal street to her fathers residence.
The men were shot at close range as
they stood about . kitchen table on
which light Sunday supper had been
spread.
Ward Stuart, hit under the heart,
died almost instantly. George, shot
through the abdomen, died on the
way to Alexandria Hospital, while the
father Of the two victims fingered
At the hospital suntil Z O'Clock this
morning, when he expired from two
The bodies were viewed by City Cor.
onef Llewellyn Powell, who announced
today he would confer with Common
wealth Attorney Albert v. Bryan Of
Alexandria to determine II an In
quest win be neccssafy. -
Meanwhile, the accused man re-
tatne4 Attpgney ChaEiea Hemy Smith
o4 0exn1dx1n, W1z6 iIf1anGod ~ hANe
HIS client vniye 3 pr1iminnfy hear1ng
md awsit grand jury ac3ou.
The uext regular segllQR coqvneg
81 January but Z 5tescInI my ny III
called. Alexandra ofaci6lS ~.
Ahcpt. ssv>n mluufcs <f1eRs t1D9
e1nAs si1ndnt into AlezAn6ztA collee.
l1eadqunktefs. He wAs Ia uniform,
but without his revolver. which lAter
Was found on the door cf The Stuart
h0EDe, police satd.
Roberts told the of1csf in charge
that be supposed be was looking for
him and he had come TO give myself
up." At about the same time, head
quarters was notifled Of the slooting,
and Roberts was confined 70 . cen
there without making further state
ments, according TO his fellow officers.
Ths prisoner was Transferred to the
city jail this morning.
Mrs. Ardath Roberts, diminutive
auburn-haired wairessy who married
at the age Of II anA since has worked
at various hotels 10 Alexandria, de-
scribed the tragedy TO reporters this
morning as she sat on . divan In the
Roberts home, -hushing the fretflll
walls Of her two young children.
Tells ef Dispute.
'.Bob had three highballs before
dinner yesterday with two men
friends" Mrs. Roberts said. He
seemed to be In Q bad humoe ct dinner
and wanted to punish Patricia be-
cause she wouldn't eat her bread
crusts.
l'T protested and Bob became very
angry. He told me, among other
(Conttnued On Pare 2, Column 6.)