Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-04
Columbus Sewall, the Colored Burglar,
Recaptured After a Hot Chase.

Columbus Sewall. the colored burglar con-
victed some months since on several charges Of
burglary and sentenced to eight years impris-
pnment in the penitentiary, and who escaped
september % from the Jail Gin company with j.
B. Buck, under sentence for the larceny OF Mrs.
J. Brown Potter's diamonds), was captured
Saturday night by United States Deputy Mar
shal James W. Springman and Capts. Benton
Russ and James Coleman. 1t will be remem-
bsred that on Sunday night. September %, both
of the prisoners escaped from Jail by saving the
bars Of their window and getting out the south
window of the outer wall of the south wing.
They were heard of afterward in a cab in the
neighborhood of Pennsylvania avenue and Goth
street. where Buck called on a man he knew,
after which all trace of them was lost.
on THE TRAIL.
Last week Mr. Springman received informa-
ton which led him to suspect that Sewall was
stopping at the house Of Mrs. Poindexter, a
colored woman, at 513 Esd street northwest,
one of a row of two-story five-room houses.
On Friday night the officials named above went
u the locality and were about to enter the
house, but were assured by the police that their
surmlses could not be correct. The next day
they determined to look further into the
matter. Mr.. Springman fixed up a box con-
tanning some articles and sent it to the house
for Sewall. The party went to the house and
soon came out and reported that it was all
right; that it would be given to Sewall. The
search party remained outside in the rain for
an hour or more and finally concluded from the
fact that all was dark inside that the fugitive
was In the house.
sPRISGISG THE TRAP.
Springman went 10 a house next door and
asked the privilege of going into the yard,
which was granted, and Captains Russ and
SVzr-
but were stopped from going up stairs. Spring
man then jumped the fence, and hearing the
racket inside ordered the back door opened.
just as he sprang in a bull dog was let loose,
which added to the cOmmotion. Springman
and Russ at once ran up stairs and Just as the
first named entered the back room Sewall
sprang through the back window. blinds and
SASH and ran across the roofs, Springman close
after him.
The PURSUIT ON THE HOUSE TOPS.
When Sewall had traversed four roofs he
turned and fred. Springman's pistol was fired
simultaneously. Sewall then dropped in yard
and ran into a woodshed. Springman with pistol
in hand at once followed him and az the door
exclaimed: Give up. Lum. I'll kill You if you
move" Sewall, recognizing Springmans voice,
said: 'All right. Jim; III your man. l would
have killed you If you had been policeman"
Mr.. Springman then took him out. and being
joined by the others they at once took a herdic
and Sewall was soon in jail
sEwALL TOLD HIS CAPToRs
that he had not been out of the city and had
been expecting officers to attempt to recapture
him and was prepared to resist, having a pistol
pocket conveniently placed in the front of his
trousers. He told them that he had thrown the
pistol IN a coal heap, where it was found He
stated that on the night he escaped he had two
pairs Of stockings over his shoes; that Buck
was so weak that ne 90 had to carry him TO a
cab and that when they reached PENNSYLVANIA
avenue and Goth street he discharged the cab
man. he does not state what became of Buck
nor where he has since been. but asserts that
he had been at Mrs. Poindexter's since Thurs
day last