The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1870-07-27
[FrOm the Cleveland Herald, July g.
A MURDERER ARRESTED.
Long Waiting and Watching Reward
ed-Ident:ty Denied.

On Saturday night the 18th day of Sep
tember, 1868, David P. Skinner, residing
a few miles south of the city, was muir
dered by a party of men who went there
to rob him of money. VIM. Foliott, Da-
Wis, Mulhall, McKenna and Batterfeld
were the party. One of them has been
hung, and the others except Foliott are
serving their terms of sentence in the
Penitentiary He left the city, and from
that day to this the thoughts of Chief De-
tective Schmitt have been directed to his
arrest. He has been heard of at various
places, and one time living ut Omaha, but
every effort to get at him proved unavail-
ing.
On Wednesday last it was insinuated
to Detective Frank that Foiott was then
in Chicago, or rather was there some ten
days or two weeks before. Mr.. Frank
consulted with the Chief, Prosecuting At
torney Slade, and Auditor Jones, and
upon assurance of all necessary expenses
being paid started upon a train leaving
only few minutes after the taking place
of this interview and the preliminary ar
rangements.
On Friday morning Mr.. Frank paid his
respects to the Superintendent of the
Chicago police, w w Kennedy. The
Superintendent promptly detailed an eX-
cellent detective, Horace NJ. Elliott 10 90
with Mr.. Frank and to stay with him to
the last. The search then began and was
steadily kept up all that day, most Of the
following night and the next day-Satur-
day until ten o'clock at night, when they
came upon Foliott in a lager beer saloon
on North Clark street, playing cards. Mr.
Franks first view was from behind and
such had been the change in appearance
by difference in whiskers and a general
filling up of form that he could not recog-
nize him. He then got IN front and after
looking q minute or two Follotts eyes
met hIs. Foliott without a moments
thought dropped his cards and jumped for
the door, but was caught on the step. It
being too late for train the prisoner was
locked up in the Armory till Sunday
night, when he was put on the cars and
arrived here on Monday morning His
trial will take place in November. Three
indictments are pending against him, one
for murder, one for aiding and abetting in
the murder, and one for the burglary, &c.
Foliott has steadily persisted in deny
ing his identity. He claims that his name
VIM. Clark, and that his home is in St.
Louis, but there IS no mistake IN the
name. A younger brother, fifteen years
old, called at the station on Monday to see
him, but as he steadily persisted in refus
ing to answer his questions or talk with
him, he turned on his heel, telling him to
go to h; and went out His three
sisters called later in the day, and met
with the same treatment They were
affected to violent grief, and one to faint
ing. Some of his companions also went to
see him without getting from him any
takens Of recognition. He pursued the
same course of reticence with Mr. Frank
all the time he was with him.
When arrested he was in company with
two known burglars, and there can be no
doubt he has led life of crime during the
entire period of his absence. He has no
particular trade, but when here worked
about malt-houses and brAweries. His
age is twenty-eight, and he is unmarried,
his wife having divorce from him.