The daily gazette., 1881-02-01
Guthrie i'm Wilmington.

| NNAANAaN Az w at
lilo O'Clock, last night, having in
charge VIM. Crosby Guthrie, who
they arrested in Chicago, to anwser
a charge in this city Of attempted
rape and assault and battery with
intent to kill.
The principal crime charged
against Guthrie was an attempt on
the third of November last to com
NIT an outrage on the person OF
Annabel Davidson, a girl aged be-
tween eight and nine years, living
on Church street. below Sixth. The
outrage being discovered by the
girls mother, she caused a warrant
TO she issued for Guthrie's arrest,
which was served by Sergeant Jones
and officer Thomas. They found
Guthrie al his residence, but he i'm
mediately ran away on the approach
OF the oaicers, firing one shot from
his revolver at officer Thomas and
three or four shots at Sergeant
Jones. The officers pursued him
closely, but he managed to keep
ahead of them and finally escaped.
lie left the city and nothing was
heard Of him for several weeks. On
account OF the heinous character of
bis crime the State authorities took
cognizance Of 1t, and the Governor
offered a reward of two hundred dol
lars for his arrest.
Chief Maxwell and officer Brickle
meanwhile looked closely into the
affair, and finally their plans re.
suited in discovering that Guthrie
was In the city of Chicago. After
making sure of this fact, Chief Max
well telesraphed to the Chief of
Police OF Chicago 10 arrest Guthrie,
who was boarding at No. 90 Anne
street, in that city, passing under
The name of VIM. Crosby. an an
swer came back in few hours that
The arrest had been made.
On Tuesday Chief Maxwell, went
to Dover and procured a registera-
Lion from Governor Hall upon Gov
ernor Cullom, OF Illinois, for the
surrender of Guthrie, and at 1855
O'Clock that night, accompanied by
officer Brickle, started for Chicago.
On the way out series of delays
occurred, so that they did not ar
rive in Chicago until 1870 o'clock
Friday morning-about twelve
hours behind regular time.
Proceeding at once to the Central
Police Station, Chief Maxwell
learned that Guthrie, alias Crosby,
through lawyer, had applied for a
writ of ''habeas coInns,'i which was
returnable at 10 o'clock next (Satur-
day morning, that being the limit
Of time for which prisoner could
be held when arrested on inlorma-
tion. BY the advice of the police
officials Chief Max we'll went before
i Magistrate and swore out war.
rant tor the arrest of Guthrie as a
fugitive from justice, this action
being sufficient warrant to hold
him in custody for ten days. He
then sent officer Brickle to Spring
field, the capital of the State, to
serve the requisition upon the Gov.
ernor and procure the necessary
authority for Guthrie's removal.
Officer Brickle returned to Chicago
the next day.
Meanwhile Chief Maxwell had a
conference with Guthrie, who SAID
if the charge made against him was
attempted rape he would withdraw
his writ of habeaS corpus, and 60
without further legal proceedings,
but if it was charge of rape he
would make fight. The Chief told
him he would have to return to Will
nington, no matter what was the
grade of the charge against him.
Guthrie thought about the matter
over night, and when brought into
Court Saturday morning for hear
ing he withdrew his writ of habeos
corpus, and announced his readiness
to depart with his captors. On
officer Brickle's return the papers
were duly served on the police Off
cials, and the Wilmington officers
made arrangements to start on the
first through trF for the east which
left at three O'Clock on Sunday af
ternoon. On the return trip Guths
rie gave them no trouble, though
the officers took turns in watching
him closely all the time. On reach
ing Wilmington he was at once ta-
ken to the police station and locked |
up in cell No. 3. This morning he |
arose, ate a hearty breakfast, ami |
got shaved, after which he app ear
cd tolerably cheerful. He will have
4 hearing before Mayor Allmond
some time today.
or his alleged crime Guthrie keeps
quiet, but in regard to his
departure from Wilmington he
speaks freely. He says that after
from Sergeant Jones and
officer Thomas he walked up the
railroad to Llnwood where he took
the cars for Chester, and proceeded
TO Camden, N. j., by boat. He next
went to New York, and thence to
Ohio, where he remained
three weeks, working at his trade
He next went to CHI
cago, where he assumed the name
Of William Crosby, lCrosby being
his middle nancy and soon procured
work. He remained in Chicago un
til his arrest, and was enjoying him
self TO fair degree. His bad luck
chilled him somewhat, but he is eyi |
dently determined to nerve himself |
TO an attempt to pull through his
approaching trial successfully. Harry
Esq, is his counsel.