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hand negatively at photographers
who took pictures as policemen led
him in. One policeman held MIN
by the back of the trousers at all
times and three others surrounded
him when he took his seat.
The boy was expressionless. He
still wore the patch on his right
temple marking a self-inf1icted
wound with the pistol used to klli
Pvt. Taylor. The bullet creased his
scalp.
When the coroners jury filed into
the room the boys stolid front gave
way. He placed his head on the
table and sobbed.
Pvt. william C.. Grooms, whose
attempt to question the boy LED TO
the fatal shooting. showed evidence
of emotion when he took the witness
stand. His voice broke and tears
filled his eyes as he told how Pvt.
Taylor met death.
| Det. Sergt. Harold c. Huffman
testified that young Annes told him
he ran practically Into the arms"
of Pvt. Taylor while fleeing from
Pvt. Grooms.
SchoolbOy, IL, Testifies.
Little Johnny Berto, IL, sixth
grade Calvert School student, who
was with young Annes when the
shooting began, told in a nigh
pitched, ouavering voice how they
had gone into an alley to shoot at
street lights with an air pistol just
before the tragedy.
Meantime, the flower covered cas-
ket containing the body OF Mr.. Tay-
lor was removed from the Hines
funeral home at Fourteenth and
Irving streets with six of his third
precinct companions acting as pail
bearers.
The body was carried to the
hearse between guard OF honor OF
uniformed policemen, and small
funeral procession Of automobiles
started for Summerduck, Va, where
the body will be buried.
The religious service was to be In
Virginia. There was no ceremony at
the funeral home, except for a dirge
from the police band.
The slain policeman's family did
not break down. Dressed in deep
mourning, Mrs. Taylor, her older
daughter, Mrs. Catherine Molloy
his l4-year- -old son Richard and his
18-year-old daughter were in cal
behind their mother.
i Mai. Callahan Present.
Maj. Harvey Callahan. superin-
tendent of police, headed the police
representation. Other high police
] officials attending were inspectors
w. H. Thomas, M. D. Smith. Ira E
i Keck, A. E. Miller and Clarence
ITailey.
Il Pvt. Taylor's commanding officer,
Capt. George r. Wallrodt also at
tended and Fire Chief Clement
Murphy represented the fire de-
partment.
Attorney Chase interviewed the
boy for three hours in the Gallinger
Hospital psychiatric ward yester-
day. He said the youth denied
shouting, You'll never take me
alive, coppers!" when police cornered
him in the 1700 block of street NV.
at the climax of the gun battle.
4 At the same time, Juvenile Court
authorities pointed out today that
the boy will go free, under current
laws, when he becomes 81 unless he
is adjudged insane Both Judge
Bentley and the Juvenile Court
prosecuting attorney agreed that
the court has exclusive jurisdiction
over the boy.
Father Breaks Down.
Christ Annes, Greek immigrant
father of the boy slayer and a
waiter at the Roger Smith Hotel,
yesterday planned to visit the be-
reaved Taylor family, according to
Mr.. Chase. Mr.. Annes, however,
broke down and was unable to go
through with the visit, Mr.. Chase
said.
'"The boy was thoroughly fright
ened when I talked with him yester-
day." Mr.. Chase declared. "He told
me the detectives and policemen who
questioned him had told him he
4 would be electrocuted for shooting
Mr.. Taylor"
AS the shooting brought out here
tofore unknown incidents in the
boys life. it was learned today that
he had been an altar boy at st.
Matthews Catholic Cathedral. Mr..
Chase said he also learned young
Annes had received 5000 units "of a
certain hay fever serum" at pm.
on the day of the shooting.
Townsend and the other boy
had an air pistol and had been
shooting at light bulbs when Police
man william C. Grooms began to
chase them," Mr. Chase said.
Boy Claims He Tripped.
i The ATTORNEY added that the boy