Evening star., 1938-02-01
Hardy
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just killed two people and I'll kill
another one If I have to-
The man ran after the gun had
been taken from him.
Police Justice James r. Duncan Of
Alexandria issued a court order CALL
ing on DR.. Charles Stanley White,
who removed the. bullet from Mr..
Hardy's body, to surrender the bullet
| to police. The order was said to have
been presented at the hospital yester-
day by 1t. Sims, who was told it would
not be surrendered without a court
order.
Authorities Surprised.
| Pointing out that Mr.. Hardy claimed
| to have been shot by a panhandler,
Virginia authorities said they were
"surprised' at his original refusal 70
submit the bullet to ballistics test
Young Davis. the lone witness to the
shooting, told police fight ensued be-
tween Mr.. Hardy and his assailant be-
fore the former was shot in front of
the George Mason Hotel Davis, son
Of prominent Alexandria attorney,
said that after the fist fight Mr..
! Hardy.s assailant fired at the Justice
Department aide, saying:
We'll, then, III show you"
Detectives investigating the case
also said they wanted to question Mrs
Elisabeth Conner Buchanan. -, Of
1900 Connecticut avenue. who was
with Mr.. Hardy before he was shot.
Mrs. Buchanan. widow Of an Army
officer is a clerk in the Antitrust
Division Of the Justice Department,
where Mr.. Hardy is also employed.
Rushed to Hospital.
After the shooting Mr. Hardy was
taken to Alexandria Hospital by
Robert L. Merchant a taxicab driver.
Take me to the hospital right
away" Mr.. Merchant quoted the
wounded man as saying, I've been
shot. If I faint, tell the hospital
authorities I've been shot in the upper
leg"
After reaching the hospital, accord
ing to the cab driver, Mr. Hardy add
ed: Call the police right away. I
want them to get that man before he
shoots some one else" The cab driver
said Mr.. Hardy told him he did not
know the identity of his assailant.
Mr.. Hardy, who is under $500 bond
as material witness, criticized Alex
andria police yesterday for stupidity
and for treating me as q defendant
instead of as witness"
Both Mr.. Davis and Jackson,
who was held up by Mr.. Hardy's as
sailant, described the man as very
well dressed police said.
Woman's Statement.
Mrs. Buchanan prepared her state
ment herself, it was said, but it was
issued yesterday through q spokesman
for the Justice Department. Her
statement follows:
This is statement of facts con-
corning a most commonplace and
unmysterious situation about which
there is not the slightest reason to
be secretive
"Mr. Hardy and I had worked dur
ing most of Saturday afternoon on .
departmental matter After these
duties had been performed he offered
to drive me to my home. When We
left the department we decided to take
short drive out the Mount Vernon
Highway
"On the way back I asked Mr..
Hardy to stop at the George Mason
Hotel in Alexandria for few minutes
He stopped his car on the street be-
side the hotel, walked to the door
with me and returned to his car. I
went to the dressing room, which Is
on the mezzanine floor Of the hotel.
Said He Had Been Shot,"
"A few minutes later Mr.. Hardy
met me in the lobby. He told me that
he had been held up and shet. I
wanted to 60 with him to the hos
pital, but he became quite distressed
and insisted that return to my home.
He pointed out that I had been inside
the hotel when the shooting occurred,
that could testify to nothing that
had taken place and could do nothing
TO assist him. Under the stress of
excitement and the pressure of his
insistence I reluctantly agreed to leave
Il was not present when the Shoot
ing occurred and know nothing about
it except what have heard and read
I did not even hear the shot fired.
Mr.. Hardy is much too i'll to be
consulted about this statement, 30 ]
am taking the responsibility Of re-
vealing facts which there is no reason
to conceal"