Evening star., 1941-08-31
.Catoe's Recital
OF Murder
Continues
Police Are Convinced
Mon Still Has
Something on Mind

Jarvis R. Catoe's ghastly recitation
and re-enaCtment of murder con-
tinued last night as police stated
their belief that the man they ac-
cuse' as one of the arch-killers OF
modern times still has something
on his mind"
Catoe, police say, seems to be re-
lieved by retelling the story of the
murders and assaults which he
claims to have committed. They
sense that he is holding back some
thing-whether it is details on the
crimes he has confessed or whether
it is new crimes, the police do not
know.
Homicide squad detectives say
that they have seven air-tight mur-
der cases against Catoe-the evi-
dence in any one of which they are
confident could send the colored
man to the electric chair.
One by one, they have had him
re-enact each crime and then have
brought him to headquarters to die
tate confession. Where it was
not possible to visit the scene, po-
lice have had Catoe make a state.
ment describing the crime.
Helps Gather Evidence.
With Catoe's help. the police say
that they have gathered enough evil
dence in most Of the cases TO con-
vict him. whether his confessions
are admitted to evidence or not.
All yesterday afternoon he went
on a tour with police to the room
ing houses where he has admitted
assaulting and killing five colored
women. In each place visited, he
re-enacted the crime.
Police said that he recalled clearly
all the circumstances and the ap-
pearance of the place and Of his
victims But there was one thing
he did not knoW-the names of his
victims He had never bothered to
learn them.
Everywhere police went with
their prisoner. crowds gathered
quickly. Police began to enter and
leave the houses by back doors to
avoid the curious who packed the
streets.
Returned to Jail.
Following the afternoon round,
Catoe was returned to the District
Jail where he hurriedly ate dinner.
Police say he has a ravenous ap-
petite and habitually drops off to
sleep after eating.
But there was no after-dinner
nap last night. For detectives came
back for him and brought him to
headquarters to get his full state
ment on the Staying of Ada Fuller,
2l. colored. Then they took him
out again to visit the scene of an
other murder.
One of the first places visited
during the afternoon was the house
in the l400 block of Corcoran street
N.W.s where the body of the Fuller
woman was found
He also went with detectives to
the 300 block of Virginia avenue
Sc, where he re-enacted the mur-
der and assault of Lucy Kidwell,
62, colored.
No One Home.
When Catoe and the detectives
arrived at the home of the late
Matte Stewart. 48. colored. 14OO
block of Swami street NV, they
found that no one was on the prem
lses. They plan to return later.
Catoe took the police to three
houses-in the 100 block of T
street NV, the first block of r
street NV, and the 2lOO block of
Ward place NW-where he SAYS
ne assaulted women, but did not
kill them.
Police also said they were investi-
eating five-year-old murder Of a
colored woman Catoe allegedly con-
fessed, 1t is understood another
man is serving a Jail sentence for
the crime.
Detectives emphasized full Gre
dence was not being given to this
reported admission. pending further
checking OF the circumstances.
There was no supporting evidence
linking Catoe to the murder, it was
said.
Asked about this last night, Act
ing Supt Edward j. Kelly said he
(See MURDER, Page A-3J