Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-20

the death of Mrs Boyer will be held
late this week or early next week
Friends of Mrs. Boyer, including par
Elephants in party at her apart
ment early on the night of the STAY
ing, will be called. he said
The FBI had moved swiftly. Med
ley was taken into custody early
Sunday morning as he was entering
his hotel suite in st. Louis with an
attractive st. Louis woman.
A few hours later Medley signed
statement waving his rights to
removal proceedings and consenting
to be taken wherever the FBI want
ed him to CO.
BY 6 pm. on the day of his arrest
Medley was put on the train for
Washington, escorted by eight FBI
agents He was handcuffed to two
of them while two stood guard out
side his train compartment, two
more were on the train to relieve
his guards and another two pa
trolled the train and forwarded any
messages to FBI headquarters.
Crowds gathered at the gate as
the agents took Medley from the
train here The terminal had taken
special precautions to safeguard the
prisoner No reporters were allowed
through the gates, only one pho
tographer was permitted near the
train and station guards and Wash
ington police formed corridor
through which Medley walked from
the train.
AS soon as he spied photogra-
pliers, the accused slayer pulled
his gray hat down over his eyes.
turned up his coat collar and
brought up hts handcuffed hands
in an attempt to cover his face.
Four FB1 agents climbed into
one car with Medley and another
carful of agents followed on the
way to Medley's arraignment be-
fore Mr.. Turnage.
Served With Murder Warrant.
As Medley left the car in front
Of the building where the United
States Commissioner has his Offices,
Acting Marshal Kearney served him
with warrant for the murder of
Mrs. Boyer March 6 in her apart
ment at 2120 Sixteenth steet NV.
Medley was arraigned on the
homicide warrant instead of on the
fugitive charge so that he could
not demand release on bond, Mr..
Kearney said.
The prisoner was puzzled when Mr..
Turnage called him James Medley.
He said Joseph Medley was my
right name"
When Mr.. Turnage asked him
how he pleaded to the homicide
charge, Medley replied, thrusting
out his chin:
This is an unusual procedure-to
bring me in here without an at
torney or anything. It doesn't give
me a chance to make any plea. ]
stand mute"
| Mr.. Turnage replied that Medley
would be given chance to seek
counsel.
Detective Serets Richard Felber
and Robert v. Murray, who ques-
toned Medley at the jail, said he
made an effort to be affable during
the interview, even confiding to them
that he had had q quart of whisky
day since his escape from q Mich
igan penitentiary last November.
Met at Card Party.
Tn detectives said he told them
that he had met Mrs. Boyer at a
card party--he didn't remember
where. The prisoner, according to
the detectives, admitted he had
attended an all-nisht poker party at
her apartment which, police charge,
ended with her death.
Medley, however, said the party
began on Sunday, continuing into
Monday morning. Police have placed
the party on Monday night. break
ing up early Tuesday morning, and
number of witnesses have told
police they saw Mrs. Boyer during
the day Monday.
When the detectives continued to
question him on the time of the
party, Medley, they reported, re-
piled: Don't try to trap me- 1t was
the night checked out of the hotel,