Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-20


all the time in such manner as not to
arouse his suspicious. When | got
across the bridge be was still walking
behind me. / stopped at William
Tyler's 10 sand-dealer at the foot OF the
bridge, and asked Mrs. Tyler IL her
husband WAS in. WANTED to borrow
his pistol. She said no, that be was
down town. remarked to her, 81
have got to 20 home to get my supper"
and just then the burglar passed me.
coming up the steps by the side Of the
Tredegar Works. He heard what |
said to Mrs. Tyler, which remark !
made for blind. When the burglar
reached the top ofthe steps on the canal
bank be stopped and looked all around.
and while he was standing there |
passed him and walked rapidly up on
Oregon Hill to get Cary Trabue. Not
seeing Cary, spied William Trabue
and told him to get his ouble-barrelled
gun; that had the burglar, and said !:
{" Come on you have no time to loose,
be is on the railroad" We did not
stop to get arms, but ran rapidly to the
railroad where had left the burglar.
When / got on the railroad | said {:
"Wait, Bill let us see in which di-
rection he has gone." We ewent to the
centre of the bridge that crosses the
canal and spied the burglar at
the foot of High street. Sew
eral workmen were there at the time.
We walked rapidly in this direcrfcn.
number of boys following us, but
we drove them back. BY this time the
burglar knew that we were following
him, and commenced to increase his
speed. and I called William Trabue's
attention to it. / said, 4" Bill, look, he
is trying to get away" BY this time
he had entered the Tredegar gate. We
then commenced to run, and on reach
irg the gate Hines, the watchman, who
was standing near by, said that as soon
as he got in the yard he commenced to
run. A negro told me that he had run
up through the Tredegar in the direc-
ton Of the mills. | called to the men
and told them that Bill and had
the burglar, and wanted them to help
us to capture him, but not one Of them
would do so. ! said to Bill, You g.
TO the lower end of the boiler-shop t.
head him off," lie was running
through the shops, and as soon as | saw
the burglar run down between the
boiler and macbine-shops | went to
the office and told man there to tele-
phone for some policemen and for Gods
sake bring some arms. BY this time
William Trabue had cut him off from
the lower gate. / then saw the man
going in the direction Of the river. lie
bad jumped the fence. All of us ran
in that direction, and before we
got to the river he had broken
boat loose and had crossed
hall way to Browns island, had gotten
out of the boat and was standing on a
rock. Bob Carter hailed him, saying
Z" Get in that boat and come to shore,
OF | will shoot you" said, No,
don't do that; ! will get boat and go
after him; but be careful, Bob, and
keep bead on him." We told VIII
liam Trabue TO stay on shore. Bob
Carter, Jeter Barefoot, and myself got
in the boat, and padded it over to the
rock where the burglar was. We got
out of the boat, captured him and tied
his hands behind him. lie did not re-
sist us, and said, For Gods
sake give me drink of water"
After we had captured the man large
number Of hands followed US from the
Tredegar, and when we reached Seventh
street several policemen came up and
took charge Of him.
Mr.. Trabue The prisoner asked me
what we arrested him for. Irepled | as
burglar. asked him if he was not
wounded and be at first said, A" No" but
a few minutes later he said Yes. they
shot me night before last "Wednesday
nighD."
MIR. II. A. CARTER.
This gentleman, who is a clerk at the
Tredegar, says
The captured man was first seen by
Mr.. Robert Pearman, who is puddler
at the Belle-Isle Works, who, suspect
ing him to be the burglar, left his fur
mace and followed the man across the
foot-bridge leading from Belle Isle to
the Tredegar Works. The man, upon
reaching the Richmond side, ascended
the steps thence went across the foot
bridge to the Richmond and Allegheny
railroad track, making his way down
the track to the front entrance of the
TIedegar Works, near the store, at
which point he entered the yard. lie
then went straight in the direction
of the main office, turning then
to the right, leading towards the
spike-mills, being at all times pur-
sued by Mr.. Pearman. When be
reached the mill the man broke
and ran up the Tredegar rail-
road track some $50 yards (having
been suspected by some OF the work
men whom he passed., thence through
the undergrad to the Seventh.street
extension leading through the works;
following that street in an easterly di.
rection to a point near the foundry
Office, at which place he jumped the
fence directly on the line Of the river,
where he took a boat-making for
Browns island opposite. 1t was at this
point that the pursuers came up with
him, when |, who had fortunately got
ten a pistol from Mr.. Henry Wyatt,
one OF the Tredegar watchmen,
covered him and demanded a surrender.
The man had reached fiat rock in the
middle of the stream, and getting from
the boat on the rock threw up his
hands. Following in another boat to
the rock, Mr.. Carter, Pearman, and
John f. Barefoot captured him without
his resisting. They disarmed him of
pistol with four charges in it, and,
tying his hands behind him, brought
him ashore, where he was turned over
to the police on Seventh street near I.
c. Williams's tobacco-factory.
MR.. BAREFOOT's ACCOUNT.
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