Evening star., 1936-12-06
Fredericksburg Man Faces
Murder Charge in Death
of Roommate.
SPECIAL GRAND JURY
SESSION is POSTPONED
Defense Attorney Denies Reports
He Plans to Plead Insanity
for His Client.
BY IRVING F. LASH,
Stan Correspondent Of :fhe Star.

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. December
will be returned against M. Landon
Boiling, accused Of the Staying Of
George Carter, his 29-year-old room.
mate, Commonwealth Attorney w. B.
F. Cole announced late today the case
will not be tried until after the hrst
of the year.
simultaneously, Cole revealed that
special grand jury. originally scheduled
to meet Monday to consider the indict-
ment, will not assemble before De-
cember IA.
The delay, Cole explained, is due to
the fact that Judge Frederick w. Cole
man of the Circuit Court bench, who
will be present at the grand jury ses-
sion, will be holding court this week in
Hanover County.
II the trial too closely followed the
expected indictment, the Common
wealth attorney said. court probably
would be forced to meet during the
Christmas holidays.
Attorney Wants More Time.
It was also understood that Attor-
ney william K. Goolrick, who has
been retained to represent the socially
prominent and well-to-do Boiling. has
requested sufficient time to prepare his
defense.
The January term OF court here
opens on the first Thursday IN the
month.
Goolrick spiked rumors that alienists
had already been summoned and that
he planned to plead insanity for his
client.
"I haven't had time even 10 study
the evidence" Goolrick declared, and
I certainly will not plan my case be-
fore that Is done"
City Coroner John Z. Cole, who
performed an autopsy on the body
OF Carter, after it was found early
Tuesday in the bath room of the
quarters he shared with Boiling. is
expected to submit q formal report
in few days.
| Information Wlthheld.
Dr.. Cole said he had been asked by
authorities to withheld certain in
formation developed by the autopsy.
In o verbal statement to investi-
gators, the coroner said he believed
knife wound close to the heart Of
Carter could have caused the death
of the young house painter before he
was shot behind the ear with .22-
caliber rife and hurled into the bath
tub.
This version Of the staying was
given in q confession Boiling allegedly
made after he was arrested Friday.
The Commonwealth attorney quoted
the 29-year-old Boiling as saying he
| threw a sheath knife, used to stab
Carter, into the river and placed the
rife across his friends chest to give
the impression of suicide.
The missing knife, Richmond de-
tectives pointed out, was the weak
link in Bolling's first story that Car
ter had taken his own life. 1t has
not been recovered.
| Feared Expose Of Affair.
In a signed statement Common
wealth Attorney Cole said Boiling
made, the fear that Carter would ex-
pose his (Bolling's) association with
o married woman was given as the
motive for the murder.
The woman has been questioned by
police, but they would not divulge
whether she was able to aid them.
| Boiling, q former National Guard
lieutenant and regimental commander
at Augusta Military Academy, was
reported TO be holding up we'll"
Jail officials said he seemed to re-
gain his composure shortly after max
ing the alleged confession. Bolling's
willingness to talk, according to po-
lice, was attributed to the belief that
he was affected by acting as pail
bearer at Carters funeral less than
"a hours before his arrest.