National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-17
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On Saturday morning, about two o'clock, the
barn belonging 70 Matthew Myers, on Eighth
street extended opposits Howard University,
was discovered 70 DO on IRE, and an alarm was
turned in from box IS, which brought out the Gre
department. The scarcity Of Weter In the neigh.
borhoOd prevented much good being done by the
hrsmsn, and the barn, together with horse and
COW, tive sets Of cart harness, three sets OF wagon
harness, one cart two tons OF hay and about
twenty-five bushels Of feed were destroyed. Loss
about o., 900.
Shortly after the extinguIshing OF the flames,
and between four and hye, o'clock, omoerI Lay
ton and HsfneT espied . colored an, accomph-
MED BY dog, carrying apparently Well-hlled
basket on bis arm proceeding along Second, be
Thinking the hour early for marEetil. and the
clrcumstanoeS being Suspicious, the man Wa &C
oosted and QUESTIONED As TO the contents o. ny
was going TO perform days work In the country;
THIS reply did not suit the ofhcers, and one 81
them raised the lid and the irst srueie that net
TOO much meat for enc meal, the policemen CON
oluded TO take the man to the second preeihet
Here he gave his name as Alec Williams, and
while being Registered he accepted an open NiH
dow as favorable chance OF escape, enc ont Pc
jumped, slighting in an area below, OF Whlon ne
knew nothing. and came near breaking his neck.
he was caught and brought DaeG, ana SalS toAt
ne obtained the articles from Mr. hhlIe MULE
which is located above the place where the nre
occurred. A more thorough examination was
made OF the basket aud in addition to the ham
was found two DrogAdo hnACn
acknowledged having taken from Myers' resi-
Sence while the stable was burning.
When Lieut.. NoJnan inquired OF him where he
lived he named q place which proved wrong, and
the oficeT seeing that he intended to deceive
him about his residence, ordered him 70 % looked
up but took 8 novel and original way OF finding
the mans home. The dog that had accompanied
him was turned out Of the station house and fol-
lowed He led the party to q, between Sixth
and Seventh streets. and on looking over the
fence they fOupd him making himself at home in
tho yard Satisfied that they were right, the
found therein an old cOlOred man named Joseph
Jones, who appeared much astOnished at the
visit and more So before the officers left On the
table stood ham, and upon the Lieutenant ASK
lag where it came from Jones replied that his
vile purchased IL the night before In market:
She being up stairs the officer went up there ana
fnterrOg lted her on The subject and she denied
having bought il at all or having any knowledge
how it came in the house. ThereupOn Jones was
taken into custody and the premises searched.
There was fOuHd lot Of clothing, shoyeIs and
spades, some Of them belonging TO Henry Hinber,
and other articles all Of which were token % the
statiCn-house. Here Mrs. Myers identified
towel that she had used to strain her milk
through. and which sho had hanged on peg in
the stable where the calf burned, and which must
have been removed before the stable burned.
There was also ideuti1ed number OF articles
that were stolen from Casper Herbert 5, corner OF
Sixth and S streets, when that was burned De-
cembcT Is, 1878, and ThCO BlitZ, corner Of Sixth
and Q streets, burBed September q, 1878. 1t Il
also thought that the same party hred The barn
OF MI. J. W. BukeT, at Mount Pleasant, Oh last
Thursday night. The officers arc still collecting
evidence in the eases, all Of which point strongly
to the guilt OF the parties arrested. Their cap
tUre is certainly an Important one, for which the
munity. The men Will probably have an eXami-
nation to-day.