Evening star., 1938-03-25
OFFICERS OFACE
MURDER CHARGE
Indictments viii Be Souuht
Against Two Involved in
Daugherty Case.

Murder indictments against two
Fails Church policemen held In the
Staying Of Theodore 3. Daugherty.
Washington musician, will be asked at
the regular session OF the Arlington
County grand jury on the third Mon
day in April, Commonwealth Attorney
Lawrence w. Douglas indicated today.
No attempt will be made to obtain a
special session of the jury for the
case, he said.
The officers, Edwin Scheid and Her
bert Knox. were ordered held after a
two-hour hearing before Police Court
Judge B. M. Hedrick.
Obviously Withholding all witnesses
IN the case except those necessary to
hold the defendants for, grand Jury
action, the State presented only one
eyewitness to the shooting of the 3l-
year-old musician early Sunday.
Charged With Murder.
In the warrant presented by At
torney Douglas, Officer Scheid was
charged with felonious murder and Of
f1cer Knox with aiding and abetting
the murder. Judge Hedrick said that
while he did not believe sufficient eyi-
dence had been produced at the hear
ing to sustain the charges contained
in the warrant, he did believe that
evidence was sufficient for the men to
be charged with felony and, there
fore. I feel it my duty to hold them
for the grand jury"
The officers were allowed to remain
at liberty under the $4,000 bonds on
which they had been free since the
shooting.
The small Police Court in the Ar
lington County Courthouse was
Jammed to capacity for the hearing
and hundreds lined the corridors out
side the hearing room and wandered
on the courthouse lawn, occasionally
peering through the windows on the
proceedings.
Surprise Witness Called.
One surprise witness. Robert H.
Albertus, who said he saw the shoot
ing from the bedroom window Of his
nome. at 1870 Lee highway, was called
to the stand by the State. Other
testimony came from officers with
whom the accused policemen talked
after the shooting.
Arlington County Policeman A. d.
Langley, one Of the chief prosecution
witnesses. told the court he was on
duty at the desk in the county jail
early Sunday when Officer Scheid
came in and announced:
L shot him. Do you think thev
will give me the electric chair?"
Other officers testified Officer Scheid
said he fired five shots and Officer
Knox said he fired once at the tires
OF Mr.. Daugherty's automobile when
he allegedly attempted to run them
down after they had stopped him fol-
lowing 4-mile chase for speeding.
BaIlistics Data Opposed.
Offered as evidence were ballistics
reports prepared by It. John Fowler
OF the Washington Police Department,
but Defense Attorney Frank L. Ball
objected on the ground 1t. Fowler was
not present at the hearing to be cross
examined In connection with the re-
ports. The objection was sustained.
Shortly before the hearing ended
George c. Frazier. fsther-in-law of
the slain musician, collapsed in the
courtroom and was carried to the lawn
outside, where he was revived.
There was no mention at the hear
ing of disturbance in front of Mr..
Frazier's home shortly before the
shooting, when Mr.. Daugherty was
said by neishbors to have been fol-
lowed from his father in laws home
by a police car.