Evening Star Newspaper, March 13, 1925, Page 3

STOKES CONFESSES SLAYING OF PAPPAS Ex-Convict Arrested at Arlington Show Grounds. ¢ Gives Robbery Motive. Arrested last night while asleep in & ticket office at the Arlington show grounds across the Highway Bridee, Charles Stokes, colored, ex-convict, gave, police say, a sordid confession of how he murdered Tom FPappas Greek proprietor of a lunchroom at 2 venth street, a week ago. B oken, previously suspected in the siaying by the local Detect! was sighted first by two Homan and Henry Burke, employed at Arlington Beach. They notified Pollceman John Wise of the fourth precinet, and Davis H. Young, beach watehman, who were in the vicinity, ana after a search of some stables at the show grounds, in the direction of which Stokes had disappeared, the sleeping man was found Reward Wan Offered. Detectives from headquarters here had visited the show grounds a few hours before, having already known that Stokes might show up there, but they left before he made his appear- ance. A reward of $500 had been posted by Willlam Pappas, brother of the slain man. How the reward will be diyfded was not made known. StoKes did not keep his captors in doubt as to his identity, not only ad- mitting his name was Stokes, but also admitting, sald. he was the slayer of Tom Pappas. Summoning the patrol wagon from No. 4 police station, Wise brought the prisoner to lice headquarters, where he was stioned in the presence of Detec- tives Flaherty, Sweeney and Waldron and Jacob Wolf, detective office chauffeur. Talks Freely of Crime. The prisoner, although informed that anything he would say would be used agalnst him, sald he had noth- Ing to conceal and that he would tell ail he could recall of the tragic struggle in which he engaged with Tom Pappas, his former employer, the morning of March 5, In an effort to disable him so he might get his money. Stokes sald he was released from the Atlanta prison February 10, after serving a three-year sentence for as- sault, and left Atlanta the following day and came to this city. it was about 2 o'clock the aftar- noon of Inauguration day, ha sald, when he paid his first visit tp Pappas’ lunchroom, where he saw William J Tappy, elderly employe, although he did not know his name. He told of the purchase of a “hot dog" and of his visit to the rear of the premises. “I saw a wrench under the stove he sald, “and the thought came to me it would be a good thing to use If 1 made up my mind to rob Pappas.” Slept That Night fn Cafe. Stokes told how he left the lunch- room and remained away until about 9:30 o'clock, when he returned and took a position In the hallway, malining there until after 10:30. the clos- ing_hour for the lunchroom. Walting untfl he thought Pappas was aslaep, he said he forced an entrance to the lunch- room through the hall door, zot the wrench and made a pallet on the foor with clothing he found there. He awoke about.4.0'cagk In, the morning, .he said.. andehedecited-unt ty go-to-wi e Bureau, suths, Jack rich ol snd sre. ALl kinds of hedges. ol O A A T A an oth | 5 e el < 3 T Tavwel v Jorn €hFiRt. When, where and-haw, Who are the 144000 of Rev. 7 and 147 Free coples of outline of laat study on Buddhism and Probation will be distributed Come and get yours at Moses Hall of 9th and Barry pl. n.w., i Everyod T COTT, who formerly owned the ice cream, confection: ery and bakery business at 235 G st. nw.. Washington, D. C., conducted under the trade name and Style of Relninger's, the adminis tratrix owill sell ‘the #aid business and the trade name thereof, which bas been n exiat. ence for 60 years. 'Any one desiring informa. tion concerning same may {nquir addrens or at the office of D. 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IF IT WERENT FOR PANTRY DODR, AND SEES A INSIDE DESSERT — CANT FINISH, AND BRI TUMMY ACHE © McClure Newspaper Syndicate GETS HALFWAY THROUGH, DECIDES IT'S NO USE HE THE NEWS ABOUT HIS MEMBERS SHE PROBABLY WONT LET HIM EAT ANY' DINNER Y WONDERS WHAT DESSERT’S NICE CHOCOLATE PUDDING MOUNTS TO BED WONDER- ING SADLY WHY PEOPLE EAKS HAVE TO RE SICK ANYWAY but remain In the kitchen and awalt the arrival of the proprietor. Stokes told the detectives of how he lay in walt for Pappas and of how he dealt him & blow on the head when the latter entered the kitchen. He went on to tell how the death strug- gle started, Pappas grabbing the wrench, wrestling it from him and dellvering him several blows on his head. He quickly regained posses- sion of the wrench and hammered Tom Pappas on the head until the latter fell to the floor and soon died Without the slightest show of fear or excitement, Stokes proceeded to tell how he rified the pockets of hix former employer, supposedly after the latter was dead, but was unabla to tell the exact amount of money he obtalned. Stokes related the story of the appearance of the driver of the| ice wagon at the door of the lunch- room and sald he told him Pappas was downtown and that no fce was wanted. Went on Search Upstalrs. Having obtained what money Pap- pas had In his packets, Stokes sald ha concluded he would 2o to tha uppar floor and search for mors cash. Know- ing Tappy was on the upper floor, ha stated he procured a buckat of water, placing a quantity of pepper In It, and & sprayer to pratend he was going to do cleaning, thinking he would succeed in warding off suspicion. His ruse worked well. Tappy did question him, however, as the polics ew, but Stokes said. he was recald +Just what wes-said.|-that he ha nioday. on the Wppar 3 e -stated:tut did-obtain-ons ot Pip- “3hiits, foplacing his -torn and changesin-tie=kitcher: whepe- the:, Dody rested. {rt for $2.50. He domned the #hiFt_aad.deposited -Pappas’ 8" {TABIT cAn At Penhsylvania avenue and-Soventhstrevt: -Later he wentv | Ealflmare, -t 6d. . three- or four “TSuirt Ia ldentifiea. The prisoner identified the shirt gliven him before he left the peniten- tiary. He also identified the wrench with which Pappas was killed. “Did you try to get away when the the prisoner was asked. “No," was What for?” The prisoner, who had $104 In his possession when arrested, declared he could not tell the exact amount of money he obtained from the dead man’s clothing. The recovered money will be turned over to relatives of the slain man. Inspector Grant today commended the several detectives who have worked day and night In connectinn with the (nvestigation of the homi- clde. They are Detectives Waldron, Sweeney, Jackson, Brodie, Flaherty, Cullinane. Janes and Fowler. Prisoner Is Recognized. James W. Hale, iceman, 401 Stanton place northeast, and Willlam J Tappy, 1418 Ninth street, who was in Pappas’ employ when the murder was committed, saw the prisoner to- day Tappy. first to see the confessed slayer standing with several other colored men, pointed to Stokes as the man he had seen in the Pappas estab- lishment the afternoon of March 4 and the following morning, and Stokes admitted having seen him. Stokes repeated the brief conversation he had with Tappy, and the latter re- called that what he said was true Hale later identified the prisoner as the man he saw in the lunchroom the morning of fla s 1t is planned by police officials to ask triat of Detectives have a com- plete case against the prisoner, polict officials urge, and they see no reason the prompt response. in [told Wim, Turner said.-that-she- wasni— EXFOOT BALL STAR HELD IN MURDER Roy M. Turner Poisoned Her to Get insurance, Dying Kansas Woman Charges. Ry the Associated Press KANSAS CITY, March 13.—A fir degree murder charge was filed h today against Roy M. Turner of Wichita, Kans, former University of Kansas foot ball player, following {ssuance of a deputy coroner’s report that poison had been found in the stomach of Mrs. Dora Gage, Atchison divoreee, who dled fn a hotel room here Wednesday. The report also de- scribed three large brulses on the woman's body. Turner was arralgned and without hond. He was arrest nesday in u hotel room with Mrs whan her sereams attracted attaches Bofors death Mrs. Gage declared that Turner had given her a drink of pol- son from a bottle, which he had later thrown .to the .pavement balow. axd hat ‘he_ havl” paisonern et milght dalleat her tnsuran - He satd e met-Mrs. Gage last vember in Athison and sold_her-am £quity T December 5 In -a.-160-sers 52 farm _mear Nevadd, Mo, for. $11.200. . takin, r nots for $8,000 and retain- ng ‘s CALIRPAT Jier Qlfe. inRurance |- pollcy. Later. he satd.- Jre <ofd THe note, Which - which -went -the - insur- anea _ yolle; Yesferday ~tiernonn. Turner said. frs- Gage, ed “to talk: tv~ iip~ds_ Qe mottEhgs | on-the Nevada farm had - be fore Sha W Jarm hed-ha o - -Going_to Mr: om, Ti #ald, H6 (Gund ~her drinking from o bottle. “I tasted the stuff,” he said “l sald It tasted rotten, and she asked me to throw It out of the window, 8o 1 did. | “Then.” Turner continued. “T noted| that Mrs. Gage was becoming i1, and | I called a hotel clerk.” At that juncture, according to Tur ner, Mrs, Gage began to scream. and he tried to summon a physician telephone. om, Turn Most Autos Bought on Credit Statisticlans for the autcmobile in- dustry have figpred out that about 80 per cent of tiie automobiles owned in the United States—and the United States owns $2 per cent of the cars in the world—are bought on credit each year. The expenditure Is about 000.000.000. NEVER BEFORE Not in fifty years has there been so persistent and wide- spread use of f y - Scott’s Emulsion zet thousands have only egun to realize what it might be to them in stren; health and robustness. i Scott & Bowne, Bloomficld, N.J. 244 why the case should not be tried within the next 10 5 Airman Kills Antelope. George Pomeroy, an airplane mai pilot, who runs between Omaha and Cheyenne, having made good time on the early part of his trip, spotted an antelope from his high point of van- take while fiying over Nebraska and, descending, shot it. He crammed the o Tyar e Y Ball of Hair, Weight 19 Ounces, Removed,| . FromGirl’s Stomach By the Associated Press. FITCHBURG, Mass., March 13.— Surgeons who operated on a 13- year-old girl at a hospital here removed from her stomach a ball of hair weighing 19 ounces. Her parents sald the child had been in the habit of swallowing strands of her own hair from infancy. Physiclans sald she will recover. Hold Young Couple in Murder Case. | UNIONTOWN, Pa., March 13.— Wanted, It s said here, for Investi- gatlon In connection with the slaying of the chlef of police of Schenectady, N. Y., last January, Louis Derish, 24. and Hazel Hartzel, 24, both of Sche- nectady, are under arrest here. State police had been searching for the couple for several weeks. They are held pending advices from the au- thorities at Schenectady. More than half the States do permit women to sit on juries PROBE OF INDIAN DEATHS S PUSHED Osage Case Inquiry By State and Federal Officials Re- ported Progressing. By the Associated Press. PAWHUSKA, Okla., March 13—The State and Federal investigation into deaths among Osage Indians in 1922 has not been ended, and Is proceed- ing “with good results” it was indi- cated in officlal quarters today. C. K. Templeton, Osage County at- torney. sald today that J. 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