Evening star., 1936-01-19
WILSON CASE Jury
MEETS TOMORROW
in AIR OF MYSTERY
Pugh to Ask Indictments for
Four in Staying of
Route Carrier.
FEAR OF REPRISALS
BY GANGSTERS SEEN
Federal G.Men Rumored Ready
to Be on Hand for Rock.
vile Session.
Nv a stan CORRESPONDENT Of The Star

BY Staff Correspondent Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, January l8-In
an atmosphere Of mystery and bris-
Ting guns, the mistaken identity"
murder case Of Allen B. Wilson, news
paper route carrier, will 60 to the
County grand jury at its
special session opening here Monday.
States Attorney James H. Pugh will
seek indictments against four gang
sters who are in custody. but fear OF
gang reprisals against witnesses had
made him reluctant to discuss the
nature Of the testimony to be un-
folded before the jurors.
The secrecy in which the case is
cloaked was heightened To-Day when
Pugh refused to discuss reports that
Federal G-Men will We among the
dozen or more heavily-armed guards
who will be stationed in the court
house to protect the witnesses.
What interest the Federal Bureau Of
might have in the case
is not known, but it was said that 1t
might lie in interstate racketeering
activities. Several of those against
whom indictments are sought were
members of the notorious tri-State
gang, now extinct.
Slain by Gangsters.
Wilson was slain at Takoma Park
on an October morning in 1884 by
gangsters lying in wait for Mickey
Mcdonald. Washington gambler. and
Pugh will ask that indictments be re-
turned against Albert S. Sutton. Will
liam Thomas Cleary, Albert McDer-
mott. alias John slim" Dunn, and
Ernest S. Myers.
In addition to the murder indict-
ments he will ask for indictments
against the men for the attempted
murder OF Mcdonald and carrying
concealed weapons. An indictment
charging conspiracy to murder Nc
Donald also may be requested.
Pugh said he has evidence that two
other men, both dead, were in the
gang which shot and killed Wilson.
They are Anthony c'Tony the Sting
err Cugino, professional killer OF
Philadelphia, who hanged himself sew
eral months ago after his arrest in
New York. and Claude Bailey, small
time Washington racketeer. who was
killed last Spring in an attempted
escape from Lorton Reformatory.
Among the dozen witnesses. sum-
moned from Washington. Baltimore,
Richmond, New York, Philadelphia
and North Carolina, are two "eye-wit-
nesses" to the crime, Pugh said. One
of these is believed to be a member of
the gang Of killers who has agreed to
turn States evidence.
Mrs.. Mcdonald Watching.
The other is believed to be Mrs.
Mcdonald, wife OF the intended victim.
who was watching from her window
when the gang escaped after murder
ing Wilson as he placed a newspaper
in a box at the entrance to her home
Her husband was asleep at the time.
Another witness who is expected to
be called is Mrs. Cugino, who has
been questioned concerning any
statements her husband might have
made to her regarding his nefarious
activities.
Judge Charles w. Woodward, who
signed the order for the special grand
jury session last Monday. will not
convene the jury Monday, his father
in-law. Arthur P. Fletchall Of Pooles-
vile, having died early today.
Instead, either Chief Judge Ham,
mond Urner or Associate Judge
Arthur D. Willard, members of the
sixth circuit bench, will assume this
task. The request for a substitute
Judge was made to Judges Urner and
Willard at Frederick today by State S
Attorney Pugh.