Morning journal and courier., 1882-05-10
Still Hunting for Andersen.

It is Positively Asserted that He App
 peared in Birmingham Yesterday
 Morntng-A Sheriff7s Posse fn Search of
 the Fugitive.
 It is positively asserted that early yesterday
 morning Andersen appeared at the house of
 Daniel O'ConnelI on Caroline street, Bir-
 mingham. O'Connell is now coachman for
 Edward N. Shelton, and being once an officer
 and in the habit of conveying prisoners to
 the county jail in this city, often saw Ander-
 sen during his confinement He says that
 Andersen called at his house for breakfast,
 and the reason he did not arrest him was be- cause he was not armed and did not dare to
 encounter so desperate character. After
 eating his breakfast it is said that Andersen
 called at grocery store on Hawkins street
 and tried to get bill changed. These facts soon became known about the borough and
 officers were on the alert. When the morn ing train from this city reached Birmingham Deputy Sheriff Tucker of Seymour noti- fled of the facts, and left the train to engage in the pursuit of the fugitive, at the same time telegraphing the facts to Sheriff Byxbee' Sheriff Byxbee was inclined to believe that some trace of the fugitive had been gained in the locality indicated and telegraphed that should the indications warrant it teams should be hired and the country thoroughly patrolIed. The deputy acted in accordance with instructions and engaged force of men to help him in the search. Sheriff Byx-
 bee believed at noon that Andersen might be captured in Shelton or thereabouts
 | Early in the forenoon B. N. Shelton, of Birmingham, telegraphed to Governor Bige- low that his coachman knew just where An dersen was and if Andersen was wanted the Governor should at once come out or send. With commendable promptness Governor B1gelow at once telegraphed that he would be in Birmingham in an hour. Then he tel ephoned to Chief Webster and the chief was ready to go to Birmingham when the Gov ernor drove up in front of the police office with span of grays. Good time was made to Birmingham, but MT. Shelton had sent his dispatch while on the way to New York and was away. The coachman, who is named O'Connell, was found, however, and said that Andersen had taken breakfast with him. Among family of small children, O'Connell did not like to tackle Andersen, al 1 though he was sure of his identity, for he had seen Andersen three times in jail, where he (O2ConnelD had gone to visit him. An dersen said hardly word while eating He
 
 had been at once admitted, when he asked l for something to eat, which was given to him. O'Connell described the dress his visitor had on with such detail that doubt was left in the minds of either Governor Bigelow or Chief Webster that Andersen was still near. Andersen was seen to cross a bridge in 8 southwestern direction about Il o'clock. 1 The Governor and chief returned home about half past one o'clock. The chief thinks there 1 is no doubt the fellow is Andersen, and that 1 he will soon be captured.
 1 It came to light last evening that last l Thursday man Jagged Conductor Thomas | train on the Canal railroad at Brooks sta l tion, and the man was censured by the con- ! ductor for SC doing. When the train reached l Long Wharf crossing in this city, the man, l who was on the end of the last car, jumped l off and ran hard his legs would carry ] him. Last evening the conductor went to l the police office and recognized the portrait ! of Andersen as the person who signalled his l train and jumped off as stated. He may | have started toward Birmingham and ap- peared there yesterday morning, as previous | ly stated, although it would seem that he | should have reached that point sooner.
 ! The Meriden Repu6zicG?a of last eveAing ! says: George Wilkinson, son of Goodwin | Wilkinson, painter living on Swains ave- l nue, had somewhat novel experience on his | way home Monday evening. While passing tnrougn Eafkef avenue 8 man or forelgn ! tongue approached him, and in unmistakable
 language and manner gave the young man | to understand that he feared being 1 captured, and that he was the man that was searching for him. Upon this the | stranger drew a revolver and fired at 1 young Wilkinson five shots in rapid success | sion. Neither of the shots hit MT. Wilkin- | son and he made good his escape over Buck l wheat hill to his fathers house. As the l stranger took out his revolver he uttered an
 exclamation as of vengeance. Young Wilkin- i son was under the impression that his as- | sailant was Andersen, the escaped murderer. 1 By telephone from Birmingham we learn l that last evening about 7:3O o'clock posse | of thirty men started out in pursuit of the fugitive with the hope that they would cap l ture him before morning.