Evening star., 1936-01-20
Wilson
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time ago. committed suicide In his
cell after admitting participation in
number of murders.
The third woman was an unidenti-
fed colored woman who is said to
reside in Washington.
The four gangsters against whom
the indictments will be sought are all
in custody and are as follows:
Albert S. Sutton. former lieutenant
of a well known Washington gambler
who is now dead Sutton is being
held in the District Jail in Washing
ton
Ernest S. Myers, also in jain in
Washington.
Albert McDermott. alias John Slim
Dunn. serving time in Alcatraz Prison
for participation in the Heurich Brew
cry hold-up in Washington.
William Thomas Cleary. who is be-
ing held in police precinct in Wash
ington.
Extraordinary precautions are being
taken to forestall any possible gang
reprisals and to protect the identity
of witnesses appearing before the jury.
Third Floor Shut on.
The third floor of the court house.
where the jury rooms are located. has
been barred to newspaper representa-
tives and all other persons except
county residents With business to
transact in the offices of the depart
ments housed in that section of the
building.
Ten policemen armed with shotguns
ridor in which the witness and jury
rooms are situated In addition, plain.
clothes men were stationed about the
witness room and in other sections
OF the building as an added precau-
ton.
The witnesses were brought to the
court house in police machines some
time before the county Offices we're
opened for business. Surrounded by
police. they were taken through a
basement door and rushed to the
third floor by elevator. There they
waited until after the jury was con-
vened by the Circuit Court judge pre-
paratory to opening the investigation.
Judge Hammond Urner of Fred
erick. chief judge of Maryland's sixth
circuit, formally convened the jury in
the absence of Associate Judge
Charles w. Woodward, whose father
in-law, Arthur P. Fletchell, died early
Saturday.
States Attorney Pugh said he will
seek indictments against the four
prisoners for the murder of Wilson.
the attempted murder Of Mcdonald.
for carrying concealed weapons and
possibly for conspiracy to murder Nc
Donald.
F, b. l. Interest Secretive.
The interest Of the Department of
Justice is not known. authorities pre-
viously having steadfastly denied that
the G-men had taken any part in the
investigation of the murder, which
occurred in October, 1884. 1t is be-
lieved, however that the F. B. is in
terest may lie in interstate racketeer-
ing activities. several of the prisoners
having been connected with the no.
torious Tri-State gang, now extinct.
In addition to the Federal agent
and the three women, the witnesses
include two Washington policemen
who were members of the so-called
Wilson squad. They are Detective
Lieut. John Fowler and Detective
Sergt. Early Hartman. Lieut.. Floyd
Truscott. third member Of the squad,
was to appear. but is i'll.
Pugh, In a brief conference with
newspaper men before entering the
jury room. would not reveal whether
Mcdonald was to testify as to what he
might know concerning the attempt
on his life. Wilson was shot outside
McDonald's home as he drove up to
the gate to deliver a morning paper.
1t is believed the men had been hired
to kill Mcdonald for 'muscling In"
on another gamblers territory in the
Capital.
Dead Man Accused.
Pugh said some six or seven men
made up the gang that murdered
Wilson. They included, he declared,
the four prisoners, Cugino and Claude
Bailey, small-time Washington racket
eer, who was killed last Summer in
an attempt to escape from Lawton
Reformatory.
The second of the two eye-witnesses
that Pugh will present before the
jury Is believed to be a member .of
the gang of killers who has agreed
to turn States evid.r &C. His name
has been withheld from the case for
fear of reprisals at the hands of
friends Of the four mer in custody.