The Washington times., 1935-11-25
SLAIN MAYOR
TO BE BURIED
TOMORROW
Maddox Woman Fac
ing Direct Action
By Grand Jury

he forgot, the bullet-riddled body
Of Edward v. Eddie" Killeen,
who laughed at law, will be low
cred into a grave tomorrow morn
ing.
Only a few relatives and friends,
among them his estranged wife,
who blames the downfall of the
gambling car to that other
woman" will attend the funeral.
Confession Claimed
Killeen was shot to death in
his two-story house in Brookmont,
Md, Just across the District line,
late Saturday.
With a first-degree murder
charge against her, Miss Lillian
Maddox, sweetheart Of the slain
gambling overlord, is being held
In Jail in Montgomery county
courthouse in Rockville, Md. Police
say she has signed a full confes
sion. She killed him, she said, be
cause "Killeen beat me up"
Direct to Grand Jury
States Attorney James H. Pugh,
of Montgomery county said today
he will not ask a preliminary
hearing, but will turn the case
directly over to the grand jury
unless the defense requests the
preliminary hearing. He would
not say whether he would call a
special session of the grand jury,
which ordinarily will not meet un'
til January.
Neither would Stedmann Pres
colt. State Senator from Mont
gomery county, and Harry Whe,
Ian, Washington lawyer, who are
counsel for the Maddox woman,
say whether they will ask for a
preliminary hearing.
Killeen will be buried in the
family lot in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
A Catholic priest will conduct
simple services in the Chambers
funeral rooms at Fourteenth anc
Chaplin Streets Northwest The
solemn requiem mass accorded
the faithful will be omitted.
Activities PrObed
Mrs. Florence Killeen, widow
of the slain Mayor" of Wash
ington's gambling fraternity, told
the undertaken she wanted her
husband to have the best in
death, as he had in life" Mrs.
Killeen told reporters her hus.
band was "a good man" and that
his downfall was the result of his
association with the MaddocE
woman.
Meanwhile, Washington police
and Montgomery county authori'
ties began digging into the cru1n'
bling remains of the Killeen dy'
nasty for further evidence OF the
slain racketeer'S connections and
activities.
Since it is known Killeen was
an avowed enemy OF EdWaro
mickey" Mcdonald, Montgomery
county gambler, who forged ahead
rapidly in the numbers games IN
the Washington area, police were
seeking to determine II there is
any connection between the mis-
taken identity murder last yeaI
of Allan B. Wilson, Washington
newspaper route agent slain In
front Of McDonald's home, and
Killeen.
Wilson Link Sought
Bullets which took the life OF
Wilson are known to have been
intended for Mcdonald. In this
connection, States Attorney y
Pugh said:
It don't think we will ever be
able to tie up Killeen with the
Wilson murder.
IN investigating Killeen' S
death, however, we may be able
to uncover valuable clues in the
Wilson case"
Members of the Wilson squad
Of the Washington Police Depart
ment, headed by Lieut.. John
Fowler, visited the bungalow
where Kiueen met his death and
yesterday talked with the Mad
dock woman.
Contrary to the general belief,
Killeen was not gambling over
lord at the time Of his death
Pugh said today. It was pointed
out that as late as last summer
he had been the Washington dis
tributor for a nationally-know
brand of beer.
Hoped to Come Back
There was evidence in the
house, however, that Killeen had
been operating in small way and
that he apparently hoped to come
back in the rackets he had found
so lucrative before.
Police recovered a valuable col
lection of gaming devices in the
house, which Killeen had pur'
chased for a summer home.
Miss Maddox today was suf'
fering from a severe attack OF
alcoholic jitters, officials at the
Jail disclosed.
She and Killeen had been
drinking heavily for two days
prior to the shooting of Killeen,
the woman told police. The Jail
physician ordered she be given a
drink every two or three hours
until she taperS off.