Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-13
Suspects Flight
Cited at Inquest
In Police Killing
EIuded Capture
Twice, CosseIs Jury
Told by Sergeant

year-old confessed slayer Of
Police Pvt. George w. Cassels,
twice eluded police before he was
captured early yesterday morn
ing, it was revealed at an inquest
today at the District Morgue.
Charged with murder and rob-
berry, Carter, colored, Of the
1900 block of P street NV, APP
peared at the hearing calm
enough to question one of the
policemen who arrested him.
Sergt. Roy C. Schwab took
the stand to relate the story
Carter told after his arrest in
the 700 block of Varnum street
NV. He was held for the fatal
shooting of Pvt. Cassels, q, Of
1740 P street NV, who died at
6:35 pm. yesterday after physi-
clans and technicians failed in
25-hour battle to save his life.
Pvt. Cassels was shot in the
1900 block of Church street
NV, pursuing a man who had
just held up the. Gem Cleaners
and Launderers. 1887 P street
NV, shortly after S pm. Sat-
urday.
The coroner's jury today held
Carter for the grand jury.
Ran to His Home.
Sergt. Schwab said Carter gave
him this account following the
arrest:
Right after the shooting, Car
ter dashed a block to his own
home and was there when a po-
liceman came to the door to ask
his wife whether "a man had
jumped the fence and come in
here"
Receiving a negative reply, the
policeman went next door.
Changing clothes, Carter left
the German Luger death weapon
behind Git was found in a closet),
put $50 in a miniature postal box
bank and walked out with So.
After walking around while he
telephoned a friend, Thomas L.
Lowrey, 30, of the TOO block Of
Varnum street NV, then went
to the Lowrey home.
Waits Outside in Car
Carter drove Lowrey and other
friends around for while, after
which they went to Carter'S
home. While Carter remained in
the car, Lowrey went inside and
was greeted by two plainclothes-
men who told him he better
get away" because there has been
trouble. Lowrey had identified
himself satisfactorily.
They made some other social
visits. including one to Carter's
mother near Silver Spring. It
was through this visit that police
got the lead which led to Car
ters arrest later at Lowrey's
place.
In his statement, quoted by
Capt. Richard j. Felber of the
homicide squad. Carter said he
shot Pvt. Cassels, not aware he
was a policeman, because he
was losing ground in his fight
from the holdup scene.
Not only did they have the
signed confession, but homicide
experts had these other factors
to support their case:
The German Luger, carrying
Carriers fingerprints, found in
the closet of the Carter home.
A slug removed from the vic.
TINS abdomen.
One cartridge jacket and an
other unfired cartridge, found
near the spot in the 1900 block
of Church street NV, where
the patrolman was shot. Like
the slug taken from the body.
they were being matched ball
liStically with the Luger.
The statements of three wit
nesses who pointed out Carter
from a police lineup with six
other men, and before whom
Carter admitted the Gem rob-
berry and subsequent shooting.
Boy, 7, Sees Shooting.
Carter's arrest was helped by
the fact that a 7-year- old boy
saw the shooting, and set of
the chain of events leading to
his capture.
The boy. Richard Grantham.
colored, of 1923 Corcoran street
NV, was playing in the 1900
block of Church street, where
the holdup man suddenly wheeled
and fired the fatal bullet in the
front of 1915 Church.
The boy had seen the gun
man dash south, go over q fence
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