Evening star., 1952-11-24
Narcotics Agent
Slayer
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Seeks Source of Dope
Used by PoroIee From
San Quentin Prison

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A Federal narcotics agent ques-
toned the drug addicted slayer Of
a Montgomery County policeman
today to determine where he OBJ
tanned narcotics and how he got
the money to buy them.
Target of the grilling was Louis
Andrew Kirkland, 38, of 4700
Highway avenue, Bethesda, a
parolee from San Quentin who is
charged with the murder of Pvt.
Robert w. McAllister, 24-year-old
Montgomery County policeman.
Pvt. McAllister, father of
9-month-old son, was slain by
three shots from a 80 caliber pis-
tol yesterday afternoon as he was
driving Kirkland to the Silver
Spring police station on traffic
violation charge.
Pvt. McAllister died almost in
stantly without uttering a word.
His service revolver still was but
toned in its holster.
Police said they have a witness
who saw the policeman arrest
Kirkland for the traffic violation.
The Federal agent visited Kirk
land in his Rockville jail cell,
seeking to learn how closely the
man was linked to narcotics traf-
f1c. Kirkland has long criminal
record in the District, but his drug
habit had been carefully con-
cealed.
Wever. Detective Sergt.
Charles Pearson said Kirkland adj
mitted serving six months in Della
ware for drug addiction. He also
admitted spending $50 a week for
narcotics, Sergt. Pearson said. He
is on parole now from a sentence
at San Quentin Penitentiary.
Father of Young Twins.
Kirkland's neighbors were
shocked on learning of the shoot
ing. They knew him as the ador-
ing father of year-old twin boys.
The mother of the twins is his
present wife whom he married
two years ago. The family also
includes three girls, the eldest IA.
from Mrs. Kirkland's former
marriage.
In the neighborhood, Kirkland
was considered a model husband
and father and was said to be
polite and efficient on his job as
assistant to the owner of Pook's
Hill Apartments near the Bethes-
da Naval Medical Center.
Mrs. Kirkland also visited the
Jail this morning with an attorney,
and promised to stand by her
husband at the preliminary hear
ling, probably week from tomor-
row it was learned.
Yesterdays shooting occurred
one block from the Silver Spring
police station, when Kirkland
whipped revolver from an over
coat pocket.
Unsuspecting Citizens Involved.
One shot crashed into the police
mans head behind the right ear,
another entered the right side of
the neck. A third grazed his chin.
The car swerved, jumped a
ditch, ran into a parking lot and
crashed broadside into q county,
owned car at Colesville road and
Trinity place.
Then began a fast-moving
series of incidents that projected
nearly dozen unsuspecting citi-
zens in the killers path before he
was arrested trying desperately to
get away in his car at Sixteenth
street and Colesville road.
The arrest was accomplished
with the help of three citizens,
after another had driven Kirk
land to his car, unaware he had
slain the policeman.
Dazed and bleeding profusely
from facial cuts, Kirkland was
patched up at Washington Sani-
tarium. then delivered to the
Rockville Jail After police found
a hypodermic needle and syringe
in his car, he admitted using
drugs. Police said he insisted he
had none yesterday.
Also Carried Second Pistol.
In addition to the .32-caliber
revolver, found on him with three
empty cartridges, police took a
fully loaded .25-caliber automatic
from trouser pocket.
During questioning Kirkland
told police he had meant to kill
himself, but today Montgomery
Police Chief Charles M. Orme
discounted this as an "albi." The
mans desperate effort to get away
also indicated he had his wits
about him, Chief Orme said.
Pvt. McAllister. who lived at
5000 Sonoma road. Bethesda, was
in uniform, driving his own car
to duty on the 4 pm. shift, when
he pulled alongside Kirkland's car
at Sixteenth and Colesville and
ordered the motorist to accompany
him to the station, apparently for
a traffic violation.
The crash. but not the shoot.
ing, attracted the attention of two
persons who figured prominently
in the new few moments Of dra-
matte action.
One of them, Miss Edna B. Nc.
(See SLAYING, Page A-3.)