Evening star., 1949-09-30

Chief woodward said Dodson
was shot at the Bartels' duplex
Arlington Courts apartment by
Col. William E. Elder, U. S. A. F.,
of 2812-A Sixteenth road, Arling-
ton. Another neighbor, Maj.
Fred M. Frey, U. S. A., 2810-A
Sixteenth road, was credited with
subduing the man and standing
guard over him until police took
him into custody.
Chief woodward said Dodson
was not in uniform. He was
masked and armed with a service
revolver, however, the chief stated.
It was Dodson's own revolver that
Col. Elder used, Chief woodward
said.
The policeman was suspended
Immediately. Married, he lives in
the 1900 block of South Tenth
road, Arlington. He has no chill
dren. Chief woodward said his
record had been good.
Denies Dodson Was Shielded.
In a statement today, Chief
woodward emphatically denied
some published reports to the
effect that the arresting police
men tried to shield Dodson from
the view of the Bartels.
Chief woodward said Mrs. Bar
tells was in neighbor's apartment
when the man was carried out on
stretcher. He said the policemen
did instruct some neighbors, who
stood with loaded guns in hand,
to move to the. back of the house
while Dodson was being taken out,
Chief woodward said this was
done to prevent the possibility of
further trouble.
Attorney John Paul Jones, Ye-
tanned as counsel for Dodson, said
the man underwent a three-hour
operation yesterday for a frac-
tured bone below the right knee.
Wife Tells Story.
Mrs. Bartels, an attractive. 33-
year-old brunette and a graduate
OF Stephens College, Mo-, said she
and her husband had entertained
guests until about 12:45 am.
When the visitors left, the hosts
went outside to say good-by. Re-
turning, they locked the house.
turned out light and went up
stairs. Her account continued:
About that time, there was a
knock on the door. The couple
supposed the guests had returned
and Mr.. Bartels went to the door.
Without opening it he inquired
who was there. A man replied he
was lost and requested assistance
with directions. When Mr.. Bartels
opened the door the caller, masked
and revolver in hand, entered.
He demanded money, closed the
door and ordered both Mr.. and
Mrs. Bartels into the dining room.
With a threat that he would Just
as soon shoot as not" he forced
them to undress.
Looks at Sleeping Children,
Ordering them upstairs, he
locked Mr.. Bartels in bedroom
closet. He inquired whether Mrs.
Bartels loved her husband and her
two children. who were asleep in
an adjoining room. He went and
looked at the children.
He made indecent advances to
Mrs. Bartels.
About this time Mr.. Bartels pre-
tended he was suffocating and
the intruder decided to free him
but ordered him to lie quietly on
the floor. Mrs. Bartels began cry
ing and was ordered to Shut up.s
Suddenly. Mr.. Bartels pounced
on the armed man, putting to good
use knowledge gained as a cham
pion college wrestler. He threw
the intruder, then pushed away
the revolver and directed his wife
to get the children and flee with
the weapon.
Wife Snatches Afghan.
Mrs. Bartels wrapped herself In
an afghan and fed with the re-
volver, but she had been unable
to get the children when her hus-
band lost his advantage in the
struggle and. himself. was forced
to run.
BY this time the commotion had
attracted the neighbors' attention,
Col. Elder arrived and Mrs. Bar
tells rushed to him with the
revolver. Her husband started
running down the steps, the as
sailant in pursuit. The colonel
fred and struck Dodson but the
man turned back up the steps,
apparently hoping to escape
through a second-floor window.
He shattered easement win.
dow. but Mai. Frey arrived and
trapped the man, holding him at
bay with a pistol. Mrs. Elder
called police.
The Bartelses moved into their
apartment from Kensington only
three weeks ago. Mr.. Bartels is
IA the aviation insurance business
with G. c. Whalen g. Co., covering
Virginia, Maryland and Delaware
by air. The two children : are
Lynn, 8. and Leslie, 3.