The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-12
A PRELIMINARY HEARING.
Thornton Adams Case To Have All Exam
ination-No New Arrests.

The Rossdeltcher mystery still keeps its
strong hold upon the public mind, and with
every coterie of laxative people the matter
is discussed pro and con. Various are the
| copiectures as To why and how the murder
was committed. and the theories advanced
would puzzle a PinkertOn detective. Capt
James X. Tyler was seen by a reporter yes
| terday morning. He was asked what new
developments he had made.
"None at present" replied the Captain.
81 am working all the time 10 get at the
bottom Of the murder. and | have little
doubt but that ! shall get the right man.
No. shall not make any more arrests at
present OF course. do not know what !
NAV do. but at the present time | think d.
| improbable. My theory Yes, 10 Is diiler-
emf from all others have heard advanced,
and have quite lot Of evidence To support
| II. | know partially what Mr.. southwark ;
theory il. and mine differs materially irom
| it. Yes, am perfectly willing 10 work
with Mr.. southwark or anyone else. u
does not make particle of difference WIN
me. if the man is aycrlgely capable. DO
not know whether Mr.. Southward and !
| will work together but think 1t probable.
| Mr.. Southwark wa, asked whether he III
tended to combine efforts with Captain "
| ler lie said that he could not say; that ne
had received a message that Captain Yer
wanted to see him, but whether it was Ia
| combine" he could not tell.
| When the reporter left Captain Tyler the
| latter was on his way % the nelghb0rhoOd
of the Feitig house. and at 1880 o'clock yes
| terday ne had not seen MIR. southwark. IL
| is probable however that the differences
between them will be settled, and by their
combined efforts the guilty person or per-
sons brought oiustice.
l VERY STRANGE.
Mr.. Southwark in speaking Of the case
Yesterday. said: "Of course this cOuid not
be used as evidence but it has always
struck me as being peculiar that when
ROssdeitcher. after be mad recovered, went
10 Feitigs for his watches and clothes,
Mrs. Fcitig handed him his pOckct-kniie.
lie said afterwards that the knife was in
the same pocket the night be was struck
that his money was in.
Another point" continued Mr. south
ward. "is peculiar. ! found blood on
Sully's shirt. and ! ind blood on Adam'-
shirt. and in his trunk two handkerchief
covered with blood. one was perfectly dry
while the other was almost wet. OF course
dOnOt know what all this blood means, bu
the fact is the same that il is peculiar.
The case Of Thornton Adams. charged
with the murder. viii come mp for pre-
liminary hearing az the county courthouse
today. Adams was arrested August Jti
hy Sheriff Southwark. The warrant fol
his arGm was sworn 10 10y Thomas
Suliy. the nero now In the county
mil awaiting trial for the same offence. j
is not known, but generally conceded tina
-ully Will Doe the principal witness agaln-
| Adams. and i'm the statement referred Il
by Sheriff southwark saturday II is pre-
sumcd that suly stated that Adams etruci
the blows.
Adams ayerred at the time Of his arre7
that he was asleep at the time the muir
der was committed: that be did not Know
ANYTHING al AN about the murder on r0bber
until the next morning He stated that Do
slept upstairs i'm the Feite dwelling. an'
that 10 20 down stairs ho would have % pas
through Feitig's bedroom. 81 did mo-
know Rossdeitchcr WE'LL be continued
"only seeing him twice before hc was hurt.
r What will poe the outcome of the prelim
mary examination to-day no one can tell
I but it was the general opinion that the eN
animation will Doe postponed. The chie
reason for this course is. that for the exam
, nation 10 he held certain links Of evidenc
would have To be mentioned and If the
were made public much harm would %
done the case for the commonwealth.