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murder and it is expected juvenile
control will be waived so that he
will face trial.
He remained in District Jail to-
day after admitting he stabbed,
kicked and mauled Mr.. Blake in
an alley behind GIT D street NV,
Thursday night. went to a tavern
for beer and returned to stab
the man again and rob him of 30
cents.
Accomplice Suspected.
Believing such a crime almost
too much for one person to COM
NIT. police questioned White close
ly as to possible accomplices.
For one thing. some Of the IA
stab wounds appeared too deep
to have been inflicted with Whites
pocket knife. However, Deputy
Coroner Christopher j. Murphy,
who conducted the autopsy, said
the knife might have penetrated
deeply if welded with sufficient
force.
The investigation brought up an
interesting twist. White told
police that Archie Lowe, 81. of the
300 block of Decatur place NV.
was with him when he met Mr..
Blake and participated in the
murder.
Lowe was picked up and ques-
toned. Inspector jeremiah Fla
herty said Lowe admitted having
some beer with White Thursday
evening. Then police noted White
was backing down on the accusa-
ton of completely and gave Lowe
Ia lie detector test.
Called to Police Car.
Lowe then told how he was in
the 800 block Of Ninth street at
- pm. arguing with.a girl friend.
Noting a police car passing. Lowe
called to the officers and accused
the girl Of attempting to pick his
pocket, Homicide Chief Richard
Felber told newsmen. He was in
mo. / precinct station making his
complaint at the time of the slay-
ing.
Later. Lowe admitted he was
vengefully accusing the girl, and
police charged him with making a
false report. He had established
an alibi. but still is in jail.
The question also arose as to
why White. with a long record of
juvenile offenses, was freed after
he was charged in June with as
sault and robbery in connection
with another beating.
1t. John F. Ryan of the police
juvenile squad explained it is
usual procedure to release juve-
niles to competent parents or
guardians pending court action.
In. this case. White was put in
the hands of sister-in-law, Mrs.
Lorraine White Of II M street NV.
It was not until later that ju-
venile authorities learned White
had escaped last December from
a reform school at Wilmington,
Del. 1t. Ryan said police had been
verbally requested to pick him up,
but that no formal orders had
been received. White was serving
time in Delaware for forgery.
Four Policemen Praised.
Police said the man whom
White and others were accused
of beating and robbing June 4
was Glenn A. Kohlmeier of An
drews Air Force Base. He was
robbed Of his watch and about
$35.
Police Chief Robert v. Murray
had praise for four policemen
who remembered that incident
and quickly picked up White yes
terday morning, 10 hours after
the Blake murder.
He commended Probationary
Detectives Charles E. Calderwood
and Joseph p. Lyons and Pvts.
Sylvan Yuter and Edward Chaillet.
They found White asleep at the
M street address and took him to
headquarters. They quickly dis
cerned that he was wearing the
dead mans shoes, exchanged for
his own. which had become blood.
soaked.
Knew Number Of Watch.
They also knew he had Mr..
Blake's watch and ring, and it
was when detective began recit-
ing the manufacturers number on
the watch that White began tell
ing his story Of q night of violence
and murder.
This is his story, according to
Capt. Felber:
White ran into Mr.. Blake in
front Of a Ninth street tavern
about midnight Thursday. The
older man looked like q soft
touch" for robbery, because he was
quite intoxicated.
When the youth suggested they
go to an Eleventh street tavern,
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