Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-05
GUARD
Keys Found but Guns
Are Yet Unrecovered

later. Then, according to Rob-
ert, George came out and said
he had shot a policeman.
George said Robert didn't
believe him.
Then the boys walked to the
rear Of the Municipal Lodging
House on c street and George
picked out the five expended
shells. The boys said they put
the guns in a garage on the
southwest corner and later we
recovered Georges fathers hol-
ster in a northeast corner of
the garage.
George said to Robert, Come
on and I'll show you Robert
says, and George agreed, that
Robert stayed at the elevator
while George called out Help
me turn him over But Robert
said he didn't want the guards
holster.
Robert asked George, rs he
dead?' George answered, Yes,
he's dead
Reloaded Gun
Then they left and went to
the garage and got both guns.
George reloaded his fathers
gun with the shells he had
taken from his fathers bed
room. Robert handed the dead
mans gun to George and said
Fire it, George fired one time
in the air or towards Sixth
street. Then the boys unloaded
the guns and put the shells in
their pockets before boarding a
bus in the 300 block Of Indiana
avenue. (This is only a few
yards from police headquar-
ters.)
They got off at Seventh aid
F streets NV. and walked to
the rear Of jewelry store in the
900 block Of @ street NV. They
saw trash cans there and said
they put the guns in one Of
them. George says he remem-
bers a willow tree by the trash
can because he got a scratch on
the head from it. Then George
threw the keys to the roof Of
the Kay Jewelry Store and
there they were recovered lat
err"
DR.. Whelton asked Detective
Cannon if the guns have been
recovered. The detective said
that police are still looking for
them.
Admissions Obtained
Detective Cannon said both
boys admitted what happened
n their homes on Sunday
and later in more de-
tail at the Homicide Squad.
He said George made his ad-
mission in the presence of his
grandmother and Robert in the
presence Of his mother. Both
boys come from broken homes.
Before any questions were
asked Of George, the boy came
downstairs at 8 am. Sunday
IN his Brookland area home
and said 81 didn't get my
fathers keys"
The detective said he asked
George how he was going to
get Mr.. Nickens' gun.
George told Robert he was
going to get his fathers gun,
shoot a policeman, get his gun
and run away"
Run away where?" Detec-
Tive Cannon said he asked.
George said he was going to
-un away to Roberts fathers
house.
Only three witness appeared
% testify at today's inquest in |
he crowded hearing room. Mrs. |
Nickens, widow Of the slain |
yuard, attended the hearing but |
10 members Of either Georges
,r Roberts families were there
'or the hour-long testimony.
Guard Found Body
The first witness was Leon
lrd j. Ennis, another District
yuard, who testified to finding
he body at about II pm. FRI
FAY.
The second witness was First
Precinct Pvt. John M. Maru-
ihak who said he arrived three
minutes after the call.
Also attending the hearing
we're Assistant United States
Henry Jones and two
representatives Of the Corpora
ion Counsel's office, Nicholas
5. Nunzio and Mrs. Nancy
O'Amico.
Both boys are being held in /
he Receiving Home pending /
outcome Of the case. They viii /
appear in juvenile Court in a
ietention hearing tomorrow as
attempt to decide
what is TO be done with them. |
Juvenile Court could waive
The boys for trial as adults In
District Court but this has not
been recommended by the |
police or the United States At
torney's office.