Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-27

NOTE TO LIEUT.. GCY-ARREST OF WALTER MOSS
FAILURE OF THE WOMAN TO IDENTIFY HIM As
THE MAN WHO SHOWED HER THE DEAD BODY OF
HER BROTHER.
Lieutenant Guy, Of the third precinct. made
every effort Saturday and yesterday to clear up
the alleged murder mystery, as told by the
colored woman, Mary Brogue, and published
in Saturdays STAR The officers were at first
inclined to believe that the woman had refer
ence to the case of Henry Williams, who was
arrested for cutting John Stewart, but as
the inquiry progressed they changed their
minds, and this morning Lieut.. Guy was Of the
opinion that there was some truth in the story
told by the woman. The publication of the
facts in SATURDAYS STAR was read by a resident
of the neighborhood of 23d and II streets who
yesterday sent Lieut.. Guy a note, as follows:
Mrs. - desires you to call sometime to-
day or tonight. as she has some important in
formation to relate TO you concerning a case"
THE ARREST or WALTER MOSS.
Lieut. Guy visited the woman, and after con-
sultation with her, he determined to cause the
arrest of Walter Moss, colored, who lives at No.
220S II street northwest Walter Moss is the name
the woman gave OF the man who took her TO the
house where she saw her brothers dead body.
The dwelling in which Moss lives corresponds
with the description given to Mary Brogue, of
the house in which she saw the dead body of
her brother
This morning Policeman Easely was sent out
to arrest Moss, and captured him at so o clock
as he was leaving his home to go TO work. Moss
expressed surprise at his arrest. although he
had read the story told by the woman in Satur-
days STAR. He was taken to the police station
and locked up In cell No. to await the result
of the investigation.
CONFRONTED WITH MARY BRoGUE.
- =. II.
the house of Patrick Cusick, whers she Is
employed as a cook. She was taken to the
third precinct station in the patrol wagon.
Moss was then confined in the station. Mary
was seated in the lieutenant's room when the
prisoner was brought in. She took good look
at him and then said: mo. indeed he amt
the man." Mary said that the prisoner re-
sembled the man she went TO the house with.
S Moss w With gd Ss e Rls name as his Walter
and whiskers. The prisoner had a
goatee, but the man she went with had none
Lieut.. Guy then questioned Mary closely. but
she adhered TO her original story and was con-
fident that the prisoner was
NOT THE MAN
She said that when she went to the house she
met a colored woman who claimed to be Moss
wife. Her brothers dead body was lying on
q board behind the door,
The woman (Ioss' wife) told her that she
(Mary) ought to have kept the brother at home.
home, said the woman. He returned with
her (Moss' wife) from 'parlor social and
that's the reason he got killed"
Il never saw you BEFORE" said the prisoner
to the woman, but / knew Jesse Siggins or
Linkins well. He was from Winchester. Va.
and was employed as a cook at Johns saloon -
Did Siggins ever have much money! he
was asked
Il don't know" was his reply. Il never saw
him with any money"
What do you know about Siggins?" asked
the lieutenant
81 don't know very much about him." he
answered; ''but my father married Siggins'
mother"
NO, he didn't" interrupted Mary.
Moss then denied that he had ever seen or
heard of Mary Brogne,
MARY AT THE MOSS HOUSE.
Sergeant Harbinson then went with the
woman TO the prisoners house on IL street.
While the building correspondent with the de-
scription given by the woman Saturday. she
failed to recognize it as the place
body and again made the statement that the
house was in an alley. She was permitted to
enter, but was still unable to identify il as the
residence where the strange man had taken
her. Mrs. Moss was not at home at the time.
anu MARY was unable 10 see lef.
SEARCHING FOR IMPORTATION ABOUT sIGGISs
Mary then returned to the station and Po-
liceman Hart went with a STAR reporter in
search of Bob" Brown, with whom Siggins
had worked in Johns saloon, corner of
9TH and ID streets. At the sa-
loon it was learned that Sicgins
no longer worked there for about fifteen DAYS.
as his services were dispensed with Brown
was also away from there, and it was learned
that he resided on Pierce street, between New
Jersey avenue and LIST and L streets and New
well" said Brown, when found, what do
you want with me?"
The officer explained his mission. and
Brown gave the information that Siggins
lived in an alley in the rear of o street.
between 4th and 5th streets. near the John 4.
Cook school building. That alley is known
as Holidge's court. 1t was in house No. 439
that Siggins had lived. Chas Green and his
wife occupy the house and Siggins was one of
their boarders.
LIGGINs' DISAPPEARANCE
Mr.. and Mrs. Green gave the information
that about two weeks ago, after Liggins left the
saloon where he has been employed as cook, he
left their house and had not returned since.
They stated that he left with Charlie Thomas.
another one of their bOarders. The men said
they were going to Pittsburg. Two or three
he had left Liggins in Philadelphia. from
whence he Iiggins) was going to Pittsburg;
that he CThomas) returned to Wilmington,
Del, and walked home. Mrs. Green stated that
Thomas was to-day putting in some coal at
Murphy's grocery store, corner 4th and o
streets. The store was then visited, but Thomas
was not there.
The officer had not been away from the
house more than five minutes before Thomas
returned and then left again. The officer left
word at the house for Thomas to call at the
station.
Although it has been nearly forty-eight hours
since the case was first published in The STAR,
no one has appeared to give any account of the
supposed murdered mans whereabouts.
MOSS RELEASED.
The prisoner, Moss, is from Winchester Va.
where he knew the supposed murdered man.
He said that he was always on
friendly terms with Higgins, but has
not seen him for two months. Moss
saws he is a first cousin of Lawyer Moss, of this
city. He is about thirty years old and has been
here since 1876 He is at present employed as
a driver at Prices livery stable.
AS the woman failed to identify Moss he was