Evening star., 1938-07-01
Ex-0fficer Claims He Shot
Daugherty to Prevent
Being Run Down.
COMPLETES TESTIMONY
ON CHARGE OF MURDER
Details Chase After Speeding
District Musician From
Falls Church.
BY w. H. SHIPPEN, Jr.,
Staff CORRESPONDENT Of The Star,

ARLINGTON, Va, July 1.-Defense
and Commonwealth closed shortly after
noon today at the trial of 23-year-
Edwin Scheid, suspended Falls Church
policeman, accused of shooting to
death a Washington motorist, and the
case was expected to reach the jury
around O'Clock this afternoon.
The young defendant was questioned
at some length by Judge Walter T. Nc
Carthy as to what happened prior to
the chase on Lee highway which ended
when Theodore B. Daugherty, 81,
Washington musician. was shot to
death behind the wheel Of his automo-
bile.
Scheid claimed he shot to debate
Mr.. Daugherty's tires after the motor
ist tried to run him down on the high
way, where he had been halted on q
speeding charge. Scheid insisted that
the chase after Mr.. Daugherty's car
had no connection with a chance en-
counter he had with the musician q
few hours previously at the Falls
Church home Of Mr.. Daugherty's ia
ther and mother in law, Mr.. and Mrs.
George c. Frazier.
Says He Sought Thief.
Scheid testified that, while hunting
for an automobile thief, he entered the
Frazier yard. diagonally across the
street from his own home. and ques-
toned two men he found in an auto
mobile there. One of the men was Mr.
Daugherty and the other Harry Fra
zer, his brother -in-law.
Scheid said he asked the men about
a fugitive he had been hunting in the
woods nearby. and that Mr.. Daugherty
first offered him a drink and then
ordered him of the premises.
Did you know either Mr.. Frazier or
Mr.. Daugherty at that time?" the
judge asked.
Il did not" Scheid replied.
did I understand you to testify you
went to the Frazier home after you
heard the door of an automobile slam
to see II some one was trying to steal
the elder FraziAr's carr"
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Had you previously seen Mr..
Daugherty's sedan?" the judge>Asked
The defendant replied he had not.
How did you satisfy yourself that
neither OF the two men sitting in Mr..
Daugherty's sedan was not the fugi-
tive for whom you were looking?" the
Judge asked.
Requests Scout Car.
II took it for granted" Scheid re-
piled. He said he did not ask either
man to identify himself. Scheid said
he then went across the street to his
home and telephoned a request that
message be broadcast to Policeman
Herbert Knox, also under suspension
from the Falls Church.
The witness said that Knox orig
inally had summoned him to the VI.
cinity to look for the escaped thief
and Knox in response to the radio
call, drove out to his home and picked
him up in the scout car.
It was while the two officers vert
preceding toward Falls Church, Scheid
said, that an automobile passed them
at q high rate of speed and they
chased it.
Did you recognize this car as the
same one you saw on the Frazier
placer" the judge asked. Scheid de-
MED that he recognized the car OF
even suspected 1t was the same vehicle
Scheid was on the stand for more
than two hours. When he completed
his testimony, the jury was excused
until O'Clock. The final arguments
were to last two or three hours and
the jury was expected to get the case
shortly after s O'Clock.
The slight, boyish-looking defendant
! said he had been badly frightened anc
his nerves were shaken by the event
climaxed in the shooting of Mr.
Daugherty as he sat behind the whee
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