The daily gazette., 1882-05-16
SECOND EDITION.
REPRiNTEn FROM YEsTE ERpAY
! 4 -rRACKINa a NTuRDERER Down.

t4aFt8 NANMFa~rfA@~~~~ - -
A virginia Fugitive from the Gallows
safely Jailed-How He Got TO winning
-, n,,a How He Found His way Behind |
the Rars-some Account of HIS Career. |
e7hn Aside from less than half dozen people
NV IL Wilmington no one is aware OF the TACT
that the young man, giving ms name m las as
William L. Rose, who was held IN pi,OVO
baiI by Mayor Almond, late last week, to
answer the charge of highway robbery al
Couft Is ., fugitive murderer with big re-
ward hanging over his head. Inc details IN
Connection with the young Villains crime,
dI0ht and subsequent capture are in the pos
~ session, of D GAZETTE reporter They form
~ ~ aensational recital and one not often exceeded
In interest in the annals Of crime
Rose is a young man, certainly not over
25 wears of age. He Is about feet inches
tall dresses tastefully, and has a decidedly
vol He goes under rGU various - alinses %est
people, being James Rhodes. The crime OF
q which he Is accused and for which he
hiii a wanted in an adjoining Jurisdiction took
place about two months ago In Albemarle
county, Virginia. Rose, who at tnas tillle ,lH
rs gflSae eoinv under the name of James Rhodes,
was attending bar in place OF Dad repuOe
and got into an alteration with one Massey
,,xe over the change of a $40 bill. This led 70
blows and during the melee Rose drew
ra Pshknfs and stabbed the man in the shoulder @
The blade broke off in the flesh and Massey
was carried out badly wounded, while Rose
fed. IH Taaf sHl..II
THE MURDERERs FLIGHT. ~,
h''iA It was at first thought that the wounded
man would recover, but he grew worse soon
after the affray. A warrant was Issued fol
the arrest of Rose, but he could not DC
found Subsequently the authorities learned
that the fugitive was IN washington, wneIe
Ids relatives reside, and an officer, in com
many with the injured man, who was scarcely
able to make the trip, went to that place
the latter going to identify Rose Rose
-i5 however, got wind of this move and, one
hiding
II l lodgings waiting for him TO come home, NJ
was on his way to the North.
aS Ssss Ssss gwen Ss sfSdS @ parties 8 in ms wilmington s
returned home with the officer after the un
successful search and soon after that died
large reward was at once offered py th'
Governor Of Virginia and since that tint
the authorities have been making strenuous
efforts to discover the murderer and get hin
back on Virginia soil
nv Rose came to Wilmington, and after some
delay secured employment with the travel
ing showmen Fourth street, in whose
place he was arrested by Detective Jones O
the p, w. Il B.. for his daring attempt a
highway robbery. He has been in Whining
ton about three weeks. Before he had beer
In the town a week information as
who he was had reached the ear
of Detective Jones, and for the rest of tn
time he was shadowed closely and per
sistently. From what the detective coul
g ln learn there was no doubt that Rose wa
guilty, but falling to secure any promp
order for his arrest MIR. Jones simply bide
his time and kept an eye on the fellow
An opportunity to effect the arrest cam
sooner than was expected in the DARN
assault upon Charles Evans. Thinkin
Rose was the man who had eommitte
the assault and attempted robber
Mr.. Jones got Mr.. Evans to go
the show room where Rose was
f work and see if he was not the man. III
Identification was complete and positive al
five minutes Thereafter Rose was safe und
lock and key in the city cells. Ills p
liminary hearing has already been iul
stated. The murderer is now in NJ
Castle jail awaiting trial, having been
able to furnish bail, and the Virginia .
thorities can have him as soon as he has
fair share of Delaware justice.
ANTEcEDENTs OF THE CRIMINAL.
From all that can be learned Rose
noted criminal and professional burg
The finding Of the jimmy in his tru
already stated in the GAZETTE, tends to il
cate that his profession is that of TAX
property not belonging to him, as does
his assaultupon young Evans and his atteI
to burglarize his own boarding house. On
+'ii Jones is of the opinion that Rose is the II
who robbed Drake u Co.'S. auction ro
some time ago. The jimmy which
found In his trunk was made in Wilmi
ton shortly after he came here.
The fellow has been in Wilmington be-
and at one time employed on the
Hawk, the United States Fishery Conn
sion's steamer, which was built by the n
Il Jones Company. He showed a decid
bad disposition and assaulted one of
officers, following this up by deserting
vessel to escape punishment He has
under a number of aliases and there is S
doubt as to whether either Rose or Rhod
his proper name
Since his stay here the officers in Virg
who do not clearly know where to lC
him, have been working upon him thr'
prostitute to induce him to return b.
She has written him the most endea
letters, and at one time sent him Sl5
to Virginia on, but he wisely refrained
accepting her kind invitation. He attem
to draw the money, however, but faile
it was sent to him under name by "
no one knew him.
Officer Jones has the knife with whcl
murder was committed He got it
Rose himself after the arrest. 1t is a
sized poeket-knife with brass handle
the smaller blade has been snapped of q
midway to the handle. Rose has adm
his guilt to more persons.
MI. IS.
The following is the progra
of the Asbury Mutual Improve