Evening star., 1938-03-21
ACCOUNTS DIFFER
IN KILLING Of MAN
BY VIRGINIA POLICE
Hearing Set in Arlington on
D. c. Drivers Death in
Speeding Chase.
Il YOUNG FALLS CHURCH
OFFICERS UNDER BOND
Witnesses to Shooting Found.
One Says Victim Wasn't Going
Fast-Six Shots Fired.

A thorough investigation was In full
swing In Arlington County, Va, today
to fix the blame in the fatal shooting
by Falls Church police Of Theodore
B. Daugherty, 3l-year-old Washing
ton musician, whose death followed
an alleged attempt to run down OIL
GERS trying to arrest him for speeding
early yesterday.
Pending completion of the inquiry,
Falls Church Policemen Herbert c.
Knox and Edwin Scheid, both in their
early 20's and the latter q member of
the force only shor: time, are at
liberty on bond.
Together they fired six shots, four
OF which struck Mr.. Daugherty's car.
One bullet entered the back of the
head Of the musician, who lived at 1887
Kenyon street NV, resulting in his
death about two hours later in George
town Hospital. Ballistics tests are ex-
pected to be made to determine which
officer fired the fatal shot.
Several Witnesses Located.
Several witnesses to the gunplay
have been located, according to Com
monwealth Attorney Lawrence Doug
las, in charge of the investigation, and
will be called upon to testify at
hearing Thursday at 10 am. at the
Arlington County Police Court.
Although Mr.. Douglas declined to
reveal the names of the witnesses or
describe their accounts of the shoot
ing, it was reported that the story Of
at least one of them differed greatly
from the police version.
Mayor L. P. Daniel of Falls Church,
in whose custody the officers were re-
leased until bond was posted, said
the policemen gave him this version Of
the shooting.
The officers were in West Falls
Church investigating what they be-
lieved was stolen-car case when Mr..
Daugherty's automobile passed at high
speed on the Leesburg pike and then
headed toward Washington at its il
tersection with the Lee highway.
On zig-zag course, that led through
side streets and finally back on the
highway, the officers chased the fugi-
tive car. At times they reached 70
miles an hour.
Six Shots Fired.
In Cherrydale, about miles from
where they took up pursuit, the officers
pulled ahead of Mr.. Daugherty's ma
chine, forcing him to stop. When they
alighted, the musician backed up to
get clear of the police car and then
started forward with a jerk, in what
the officers thought was an attempt
to run over them and get away.
Officer Scheid fired five times and
Officer Knox once. The shot that
killed the motorist pierced a right
rear side window. The others struck
front tire, front fender and a
right rear door.
The officers told me-" Mayor Dam
iel said, they were not trying to hit
the driver, but were shooting at the
tires in an attempt to stop the car"
Still in motion. Mr.. Daugherty's car
ran wild through several front yards
and stopped at the fence of stone
mason's shop off the highway.
TWO OF the missing witnesses were
youths. it was said, while the third
was described as a woman.
Story Disputed.
John Hager, 21O0 Military road.
Cherrydale. said he arrived on the
scene few minutes after the shoot
Ing and talked to the woman.
He quoted her as saying she had
been driving along at a moderate
speed behind Mr.. Daugherty's ma
chine when the police car, its lights
of, sped past, nearly forcing her fror,
the road.
Mr.. Hager said the woman reported
the police car stopped down the road
some distance and she heard shots as
Mr.. Daugherty's car drew abreast. He
added that he heard the woman VOL
unteer to give her information to a
policeman who arrived later, but the
officer walked away.
Arlington County Coroner w. c.