The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-21
how WARD WAS CAUGHT.
The Craftsman Wanted for a Little Job
in Philadelphia Too.

! The CraCESman w anted Tor a Lutte JOD
in Philadelphia Too.
Craftsman Ward has put himself in the
way of more newspaper notoriety. That
is Wards failing. His fondness for writing
letters and the desire like that of good
many other people, TO see his name in print,
| have got him into a good deal of trouble.
| The MORNING NEWS announced, day or
| two ago, the sa.e-blowers capture in Phila-
delph.a, and the Philadelphia papers are
! giving him a good deal more advertising
! than he wants inst now.
! Ward was arrested Monday under the
name Of George W. Daniels, one of his nu-
! merouS aliases, just as he was about to
! leave Philadelphia for New York. The
! Philadelphia police had photographs OF
| Ward, and the circular offering a $3.50
reward for his ca ture. The picture was
recognized as McDanels, who in 1885 was
sentenced to two years and a half in the
Eastern penitentiary for burglary in
" est Philadelphia. Detectives Miller
and Tate were put on the case and
were on the lookout for Ward.
! The Philadelphia detectives, with another
detective from Easton, we're about to enter
| the restaurant connected with the West
| Pniladelph,4 station, when a tall young
man brushed past them and inquired Of one
OF the employees, Where do get a ticket
| for New York =
Down stars, but you WON'T have time
TO catch this train,n was the reply. Yes,
] will exclaimed the man.
"No. you WON'T" observed one of the
detectives as be and his companion grabbed
the mans hands while the third reached
beneath the coat tail of the prisoner and
remov a loadei revolver and knife from
his pockets Detective Miller had recog-
nized the fugitive convict and quietly mott
fed his companions.
Whats this for" Indignantly inquired
| the prisoner as he wrggled to free himself.
| He was told that he was wan ed for house
robbery in West Philadelphia Ward
| loudly claimed that mis- axe had been
made. Two of the detectives held his arms
while the other made a search OF his pock-
cts The prisoner appealed to the crowd
that had collected. "Tli, is an outrage"
| he declared II have lady friends waiting
| for me-
At police headquarters he admitted his
identity when the detectives told him it
would be useless to deny anything. "If |
| had only known who you were,' he said,
l would have killed you. l will never 60
down south. I'll XIII myself before | work
IN the southern mines again"
The Philadelphia officers knew Wards
| history and what kind # a man he is, and
were prepared for him. After he left Rising
| Fawn Ward went to work at once at his old
| business
Not more than a week after he escaped
| he cracked a safe in New Orleans and real
| lied 81, 600. From New Orleans he went
west, and wrote the let er frc m indianapolis,
which was published in the MORNING NEWS
at the time, to Capt. Conner Of Rs
ing Fswn, telling him of his
visit to Gen. Harrison and
| giving Conner any amount Of advice. Sub
sequently he wrote from Saratoga to ''Col "
Ayres, fellow convict, who had escaped
! prior to the departure Of Ward, informing
him that he was in Baltimore and had saet
with 50 much luck "0ucking the tiger" that
| he contemplated a visit to Monte Carlo aud
| other points Of interest abroad.
Another letter was pOstmarkel Rutland
| Vt, and was addressed to Col. Tim Ogle-
tree, also a convict, inf rming him that ne
had met with reverses at the races. This
was signed Peter Pinchall." His next was
| letter from New York, addressed to Capt
| Conner, inquiring about watch which his
wife had left for him, but which he had not
received while member of the chain-gang
| de suggested, though, that it may have
been sent after his pardon He reminded
the captain that he had a revolver of a
| forty-four callhre, ana carries bullets
enough TO kill a whole regiment if he was
| followed. In a busineSS-lke manner he in
formed the captain that he had S1,700
Sewed in his undershirt, and suggested that
| if the captain desired to settle the debt
which the fugitive owed the state Of Geor-
gia meeting could be arranged. On Sept.
g. last, McDaniels was in Philadelphia
While there he wrote another letter to Col
Ogletree." informing him that he had just
| returned from Canada, where the "ka-
nucks" had made things too hot for him.
This letter is sig ed by Major General G.
| w. Ward"
OF late he has been in the west, and VIII on
caught had just arrived from Chicago