Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-17

Mrs. Stewart. Willis Daniels.
Mrs. Annie Lee Stewart, Is, and
Stewards brother law, Willie
Daniels, q, were held under
$1,000 bond each as accessories
after the fact of murder.
Stewart has made no admis-
Sions to police. His face was i'm
passive as he stood before the
commissioner and heard his wife
say:
He (Stewart) come home
and told me he shot a man but
didn't know if he killed him.
He say, please pray to God that
he don't die"
Mr.. Honikman, IS, died in
stantly last Thursday night in
his grocery at 1913 East Capitol
street NV, after being shot by
a holdup man who first ordered
bottle of soda pop and bag
of potato chips. Police say
Stewards fingerprints were
found on the bottle and the
bag.
Daniels, Mrs. Stewards
brother, told Commissioner
Lawrence he got rid of the
murder weapon.
Did you know that a murder
had been committed" Com
missioner Lawrence asked him.
when I got the news" he
replied, II got rid of the gun.
Then later, when I seen Willie,
he told me he did it,"
Burned Clothing.
Mrs. Stewart was held as an
accessory after Assistant United
States Attorney Fred Smithson
told Commissioner Lawrence
that she tried to conceal Willie's
presence from police and at
tempted to dispose of the cloth
ing he wore on the night of the
murder. Police said Mrs: Stew
art admitted burning some of
Stewards clothing.
Daniels was charged as an &C
cessory for his admitted efforts
to dispose of the revolver.
Another man, James E. Will
1iamS, 81, of 1915 Third street
NE, was held under $500 bond
as a material witness. Assistant
Chief of Detectives jeremiah F.
Flaherty, reporting the recovery
of the murder weapon, said it
was dug up in the backyard of
Williams home.
1t. Lawrence A. Hartnett of
the homicide squad said police
had been trying since Stewards
arrest Saturday to get the re-
volver. Detectives had already
talked with family and friends
Saturday, but last night they
tried again.
Women Drop Hints.
They brought in four women
Mrs. Stewart, Mrs. Daniels and
two other relatives. The women
were told police believed they
were not telling the truth. AS
time passed, the women started
dropping hints.
Police then went to Daniels
who, 1t. Hartnett said, unfold
ed this story:
Stewart had borrowed Daniels
revolver some time previously
and returned it on Friday morn
ing. When Stewart told him
the revolver was hot" and had
been used in a shooting, Daniels
replied, Jaw, you're kidding"
Stewart insisted it was no joke
and went out and bought a
newspaper to prove it.
Daniels put the weapon in
his pocket and left the house
in the cab he drives nights to
pick up Williams, a fellow brick
layer. AS the men drove to the
scene of a construction job to
pick up their weeks pay, Dam
ielS gave Williams the revolver
and told him, too, he didn't
want it any more. He did not
mention that the weapon might
be connected with killing.
But Williams read the paper,
too. and fastened back to
Daniels.
Il don't want any part of that
gum" he said.
Daniels asked him what he
had done with it. and Williams
told him it was buried in the
back yard.
you better leave it there"
Daniels advised him. "You see
how hot that gun is and you'll
be just as hot"
Revolver Located.
With that information, police
decided to pay visit to Will
lams. Two detectives were
placed in the back of the house,
two in the front but out of
sight.
Daniels went to the door alone,
identified himself and walked in.
1t. Hartnett and another de-
tective were right behind him.
1--WE come to get that package
I gave you the other day."
Daniels told Williams.
What package you talking
about, boy?" Williams wanted to
know.
, 1t. Hartnett told Williams toi
stop stalling and get a spade.