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been completed. Services probably
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committed no crime when Policeman
Grooms approached him In the 1890
block OF / street NV. shortly after
8 pm. to question him, spent the
night under police guard in Gal
iinger Hospital for treatment Of q
self-infiicted scalp wound from the
last bullet in his gun. Police said
the weapon was stolen from
soldier.
The youth will appear at q cor
oner's inquest at the Morgue at II 80
am. Monday, according to police.
Annes kept stacks Of gangster
fiction and crime-comic books" at
his home, 1928 North Capitol street,
neiehbors told reporters. They said
he attended three or four movies a
week, mostly gangster movies"
They said he always took the part
Of the "gangsters over the cops"
Tragedy Stuns Family.
When police cornered the large.
gangling youth in the parking lot
they said he put his nine-shot
Luger pistol to his head and pulled
the trigger, saying, You'll never
take me alive, coppers" Police said
Annes asked them on the way to
Emergency Hospital, did I kill the
cop?"
Mrs. Olive Taylor, widow Of the
slain policeman, was at his side In
Emergency Hospital when he died
IS minutes after a bullet fired by
the youth. struck him in the chest
and touched his heart. Today she
was in a state Of collapse at their
7-room, red brick home at 627 Morris
place NE. Her three children, Mrs.
Catherine Malloy, 20, Of 511 Third
street NE; Ramona, Is, and Rich
ard, jr.. IA, were stunned by the
tragedy.
Christ Annes, father Of Townsend
and q waiter at the Roger Smith
Hotel, refused to see reporters at his
home today. His wife died six
months ago, but two other sons
both veterans. live with him at the
North Capitol street address. Town
send was seventh grade student at
Calvert School of st. Matthews Ca
thedral.
Boys Seen Lettering.
The chase last night began wher
Pvt. Grooms saw Annes and an IL.
year-old companion-later exoner-
ated Of blame in the tragedy-loiter-
ing near some parked cars In the
1900 block Of I street.. As the on
GERS approached them, they ran. Po-
liceman arooms, -. chased then
between parked cars and through
crowds OF pedestrians on street and
across Farragut Square.
Just rs II appeared the boys were
going to outdistance the policeman
Annes wheeled and fired three wild
shots at Pvt. Grooms, police said
The pair then emerged from the
west side OF the park and Pvt
Grooms momentarily lost sight so1
them among pedestrians.
Passersby heard q fourth shot anc
turned In time to see Pvt, Taylor
clutch his chest, attempt TO steady
himself against a light pole. then
slowly collapse on the sidewalk.
Victim Taken to Hospital.
The youths then disappeared
around the corner Of Seventeenth
and I streets NV, Pvt. Grooms said
Meanwhile, Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth
Malone, 1015 Anacostia road Sc.
and Mr.. and Mrs. william Seibert
2502 Thirty-third street Sc, drove
the dying patrolman to Emergency
Hospital for an emergency opera.
ton.
Pvt. Grooms phoned for help. De.
tectives G. w. Chapman and F. L
Gaver had been cruising at Sixteenth
and K streets NV. when the hely
call went over the air. They quickly
located Annes in the parking lot
next to 1709 I street NV.
As Detective Chapman leapec
from the radio cruiser, Annes free
three shots at point-blank range
but missed. Chapman fired twict
at Annes, but also missed. At thai
point, the detectives said, the youth
raised the pistol to his head and
fired the shot which creased hi
scalp.
Police said Annes attempted x
fire the empty German pistol ai
Pvt. Grooms. In his left hand, they
said, he held a powerful air pistol.
Talks Freely With Police.
Pvt. Taylor was still alive on the
operating table at Emergency Hos.
pital when Annes arrived there ir
q police car with his captors to re-
ceive first-aid treatment. Annes die
not lose consciousness and talket
freely with police.
At Gallinger Hospital today An.
mes was reported in good condition.
Annes told police he took The
Luger from the pocket Of a soldier
on a Chevy Chase bus about 8
month ago. Police and neighbor,
said Annes frequented the Twelfth
Precinct pistol range not far from
his home. He told investigators hi
used to practice on street lights witt
the air gun.
Pvt. Taylor probably knew botl
Annes and his companion sine,
Taylor frequently had been postet
near the Calvert School, lit Rl1od,
Island avenue NV. to watch owe,
students crossing the streets. Th'
younger boy cried at his home II
the 1000 block Of Eighteenth stree
NV. when told that Pvt. Taylor wa
dead.
Capt. John Fondahl, night in
spector, told reporters the 11-year
old youth was released in custody .
his parents after questioning. H,
is wanted only as q witness, Capt
Fondahl said.
Pvt. Taylor, a native Of Reming
ton, Virginia, joined the force II