Article clipped from Baltimore Afro American

Police GrillingFails to CrackLittle Willie. EClt; i .Cai, BALTIMORE I Determined to “crack” tlK*; bombing of William (Little Wil-•' lie) Adams’s tavern, detectives . investigating the case questioned ^ • the night1 club proprietor for al- 't \.most five hours. on Tuesday.. * j ^| At the Conclusion of the severet; grilling, the officers 'had not ad- cj(1 , vanced any nor were they able^ to connect him with the numbers; Mv ! racket. Adams still maintained i wthat he had nothing to do \v-(th, ylt;the game and was not backing • ti j a ring, it was said. vThis leaves the Whitelock*' Street bombing little further ad- \ p vanced than it was last week c when* a white produce man was . ^ held under heavy bail pendingIthe action of the grand jury. j \ Another Suspect Held ; *Meanwhile, police arrested) another suspect in connection Iwith the bombing on S. Wood- | year Street, one day before Little 1 Willie’s Tavern was victimized.This man. Theophus Jones, 3G, of 1515 E. Chase Street, was ar- i rested by Northwestern district , police and transferred) to .the! Southwestern district where he was interrogated by officials con- J ducting the investigation. ‘A Police said the Woodyear Street j 1 bombing was the result of labor ’\lt; j disturbances and that Jones may i be connected with either of the j two leading factions. They would : not be quoted as to which labor ! division he belonged or whether he was a member of either.
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Baltimore Afro American

Baltimore, Maryland, US

Sat, Jul 02, 1938

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