Evening star., 1947-02-11
Lowe
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debt, and the immediate need for
SIT to pay for coal bought on credit
last week.
Inspector Barrett also said Wilson
insisted that the shooting of Mr..
Lowe was accidental. He said, ac-
cording to the officer, that the shot
was fired when MIR. Lowe attempted
to knock the gun from his (Wilson's)
hand during an attempt to take the
days receipts of the Giant store,
amounting to about $4,000. Mr..
loves brother r-in-law, Shelby Funk,
manages the store and, In keeping
with practice, Mr.. Lowe had driven
there to get Mr.. Funk and the days
receipts.
The slayer fed and temporarily
made good his escape.
However, events leading to his
identity and arrest began moving
swiftly late yesterday. Inspector
Barrett said ... .
One circumstance reported by
observant women who have not
been identified was an old model
Plymouth sedan parked in an alley
Saturday night in such way that
part of y protruded beyond the
! building
Police were reticent on details of
how they broke the case, indicating
that informants did not want their
identities publicly known.
However, the friendship of q,
neighborhood grocery operator. Lewis
Goss, with Detective Sergt. Clyde o.
Rouse. may have supplied an essen
tial clue. Mr.. Goss' place is near
the Giant store.
Held Envelope TO Window.
MIR. Goss said man answering
Wilson'S description knocked on his
store window between 7::30 and 7:45
pm. Saturday after the place had
been closed.
He said he waved him away, but
the man raped more persistently
and held an envelope to the window.
1t bore the return address of Can
sumer Credit Service, loan COM
pany In Mount Rainier, Md.
The grocer reported the incident
Sunday after learning of the fatal
holdup attempt.
: Police investigation then dis
! closed Wilson as the owner of a
Plymouth on which a mortgage loan
/ was obtained from the Consumer
Credit Service last December. This
also supplied Wilson's address.
surrenders without Resistance.
Five members of a special police
squad. Joined by Edward Cissel. of
the Prince Georges County police,
. drove to the home, surrounded it,
, and forced an entrance. Wilson
surrendered without resistance.
Metropolitan Detective Sergts.
Walter Perry, Harold Huffman,
A. D. Clarke, August Helwig and
Otto P, Fuss participated in the
arrest. They were members of the
special squad organized by Inspector
Barrett to investigate the case.
The officers said they took Wilson
TO the Hyattsville police station,
; where he acknowledged the staying.
He also was quoted as telling police
Z where to find the death weapon.
Although Mrs. Wilson and four
Of the children were at home at the
time of the arrest, she said today
she was not advised for several
hours of the nature of the crime of
which her husband was suspected
Many Doctor, Hospital Bills.
Z "Why did you do it7" she asked
. when she learned he was accused
of the murder of Mr.. Lowe.
There was just one reason-to
get out of debt" Wilson replied.
Mrs. Wilson today estimated the
family debts at about s1,100, much
Of It hospital and doctor bills.
1--WE haven't even paid the doctor
for our last baby" she said this
morning.
But I love my husband and I'm
going to stand by him." she avowed.
One of the most pressing of the
family debts, Mrs. Wilson said, was
the $l7rcoaI bill for which payment
had been promised not later than
Saturday.
c. II. Flack, 5308 Taylor road.
Rivedrale, an independent coal sales
man, said today the coal was bought
through him and that he asked
about payment because of his need
for the money to clear his own ac-
counts. Mr.. Flick said nothing was
paid Saturday. but that Wilson did
appear with $40 Sunday to apply on
the BILL.
Most Of Property Mortgaged.
She added that most Of the FAM
fly belongings are mortgaged and
they are two months behind in
their x46-a-month rent