The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-23
The Man Charged with the Murder Of Mr.
Wacker Captured In New Kent.
HE ASSERTS HIS INNOCENCE,
But HE TELLS A STORY THAT SEEMS
VERY IMPROBABLE IN MANY
PARTIC GLARS.
THEN MAKES A PARTIAL CONFESSION,
And Puts Himself I'm Fair Way 10 be
Indicted, and Probably Convicted.

GcOTSc DOuluin, OI Douiln, tuc S"'N'SN'
man who is charged with the murder OF
Mr.. Richard Wacker on the night OF Thurs
day, February 18th, was arrested in New
Kent county, thirty-two miles below Rich
mond, Wednesday evening, and was
brought to the city yesterday morning.
Mr.. Wacker was a German, who came
here from New York three or four months
ago and went into the employment OF the
Chemical Company as the manager OF their
oil of-vitroil mandatory, near the city
gas-works. Bouldin was one OF the labor
ers under him.
On the night in question he quarrelled
with Bouldin and discharged him. Some
minutes afterwards Mr.. Wacker left the
works and went into the street. After that
he was seen by no one, as far rs is now
known, until he came staggering into the
retort-house Of the gaS-works. Before be
could speak word he died from cut or
stab which had severed the artery III the
left arm-pit. Bouldin was hunted for by
the police within the next hour and con-
stantly afterwards, but could not be found
till Wednesday.
THE CLUE.
On Tuesday Mr.. William Grover, a citi-
zen of Henrico, living about ten miles below
the city, came TO Chief-of-Police Poe and
informed him that man supposed to be
BouldIn had been seen in that neighbor-
hood.
Major Poe requested Sergeant Howard,
acting captain of the First district. TO detail
a man to accompany Mr.. Grover and make
pursuit OF the fugitive.
TIE CHOSEN MAN.
Officer William Marion Colgin was Sc
lected for this service, because he had ar
rested Bouldins at Christmas, and it was
hoped that he would recognize him again,
and for the further reasons that he was born
and raised in New Kent county and is well
acquainted below Richmond, and further
more is known to be possessed OF those two
great requisites in the detection of crimi-
nals-perseverance and courage.
on THE TRACK.
Officer Colgin and Mr.. Grover left here
about 2 O'Clock Tuesday-Mr. Colgin on
Major Poe's horse and carrying double
barrelled shotgun loaded with buckshot.
It has been heretofore stated in these
columns that Bouldn was intimate with q
woman named Fannie Crump. Her father
lives some five or six miles from the city,
and II was believed by the purSuers that
Bouldn had stayed there Friday night.
He had left town Friday morning, proba-
bly after he ascertained Wacker was dead,
and started Off down the York-Riyer rail-
road, but spent most OF the day in the
woods or on the roads, and ut night went
to Crump's house. He left this place, il is
thought, Saturday morning and went down
the river TO Shirley Opposite City Poiut),
and was subsequently seen by citizens. and
followed by his pursuers, at Westoyer and
Charles CITY Courthouse, and was thence
traced up to Christians saw-mill, whichis
about three miles from Forge bridge on
the Chickahominy.
BOULDIN AT THE sAw-HILL.
At this saw-mill on Wednesday Messrs.
CoIgin and Grover appeared. They asked
Mr.. Christian II he had strange negro at
work there, and he said yes. The strange
negro, who had given his name as Emmet
Branch, was found handling lumber.
When the two men approached him
one of whom he knew to be Mr.. Colgin,
Notwithstanding the latter's citizens
dress-he busted himself with eXtraordi-
nary activity. The planks fairly flew from
beneath his hands. He worked like q
steam-engine. Upon being accosted and
cross-questoned he denied that he was
Bouldin Tor Bolling), or that he was from
Richmond.
THE SCAR PIXIES UTM.
Mr.. Colgin did not feel quite sure that
he had his man. He could not certainly
identify him; but he nevertheless said :
Consider yourself under arrest"
"What for!" said Bouldin.
"On suspicion OF MURDER" answered
Mr.. Colgin.
Then Mr.. Colgin proposed TO search his
person for the scar heretofore mentioned.
Bouldn strongly objected to this, but was
searched all the same. The scar was
found on the side below the ribs, and his
identity absolutely established.
THE MARK MADE KNOWN.
Robert Bouldin, brother OF the prisoner,
who is employed by Mr. John DAILY, at
Rockets, told reporter Of this mark. 1t
WAS absolutely the only one by which he
could be safely identified.
Mr.. Colgin read OF this mark in the Dis
patch, and like sensible man remembered
il. When he found it on his prisoner all
his doubts were removed and Bouldin was
secured. Wednesday night he was kept in
Mr.. Christians smOke-h0use.
Colgin with his prisoner yesterday morn
ing took the Chesapeake and Ohio ears for
Richmond, while Mr.. Grover with the
horses returned by the county road.
BoULDIN IN RICHMOND.
On his way to Richmond the prisoner
acknowledged that he was Bouldin, but
denied that he had done the cutting.
He reached Richmond short time before
12 O'Clock, and was straightway taken to
the First station-house, where he was at
once put into cell, and only taken out,
and with his free consent, TO have talk
with the reporters.
He denied all knowledge OF the cutting.
He said that Wacker came down to the
works drunk, and asked him how much
nitre he had put to pot. He said six
pounds TO the pot; twelve pounds TO the
charge. Wacker said: "Well, damn it I;
Pm boss here. | want to double the guam
tity.v Bouldin went up the steps to the
pots and filed them, and Wacker came up
and said, "What is all this stuff doing in
these pots!"
HIS STORY.
Bouldin states that he repeated the dlrec-
tions which he had received. Wacker
rubbed him on the head with the tongs and
called him d-d son - and punched
at him with the tongs, whereupon he ran
down the steps.
Bouldin declared that IL he had wanted
any trouble with Wacker he could have had
il then, but he was no more mad, said he,
ethan am now."
lie came down stairs and John Powers
(the white youth said: "George, the boss
has discharged you; hasn't hep" He re-
Piled yes, and John said, "Well, you don't
care; you can ger another Job, can't you fn