The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-31
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THE SLAYER OF YOUNG LIND.
SAY IS UNDER ARREST.
The STORY OF THE CRIME
Betrayed by Conradc-Vrncca to the
Old ETome-What the Man TTas to
Say-aHe Admits His Guilt-And
Sings ''Annie RoOucy-in limbo.

A moment after the Shenandoah
Valley train pulled into the station
this afternoon the portly form of
Chief Morris elbowed its way out. He
had his firm hand laid not too gently
on the arm of handcuired prisoner,
AMI that prisoner was charged with
murder
The name Of the man is William
Sadler, and he is charged with the
murder of James Lindsay, the colored
man who died from the effects of II
blow on the head Sunday, May Is.
The blow was struck four days before,
and ut first the man was not supposed
to be fatally injured but he had re-
lapse and sunk very rapidly.
The affair was shrouded in mystery
for q time, but the police were all the
while quietly ut work and their inves-
LEGATIONS resulted in the arrest of Lee
Moore, IAN employee of the Norfolk and
Western. He protested his innocense
from the first, but when pressed adj
mitted that he knew something of the
killing. He said he saw it done but
took no part in it, claiming that
| William Sadier, another railroad man,
committed the deed in his presence.
Sadler had disappeared in the mean
while and conld not be found. so
Moore was held to await further de-
yelopments and the police continued
their efforts towards finding the guilty
man. They knew he had formally
lived in Staunton and Il dispatch was
sent TO the chief of police of that town
asking OF the mans whereabouts. y
man was also sent from this city. Sad
Ter was arrested and Chief Morris
, went down on Thursday TO bring him
| back here.
A reporter of the TIMES had a con-
'versation with Sadler on the tram
while en- route to this city. He does
not attempt to deny his guilt. II
didn't know the fellow would die, he
said as he shifted his manacled hands
as to make them more comfortable.
IF had would have been in Colo
RADIO by this time. ! had Il chance TO
20 out there with friend a couple OF
days back to work in the Rich Patch
Mines
"Wish you had gone now, don't
vou?' queried the reporter.
Well, | dunno" was the reply.
Don't make much difference any
how, it's all i'll life time
The philosophical reply didn't seem
to meet with the approval Of the chief
and he remarked grimly:
,-icl, van had trOpp % n II;t(t1
if Won don't watch, before you get out
of this scrape.o
The prisoner seemed to try and
digest this piece of wisdom, aud when
the TIMES man asked him what
Moore had to do with the fight,
he winllcd Specifically, looked out OF
the window 1T the scenery,and after a
moments silence, began TO whistle
Little Annie Rooney" and never Il
word more would he utter.
He is. in personals appearance. rather
a tough looking citizen, and the
absence OF one eye does not add TO
his beauty. He is powerfully built
and has blonde ana bristly nous
tache; also, slight tendency to bald
ness. His hands are big and callous,
and whatever crimes he may have in
his thirty years of life been guilty OF,
there is no doubt but what he has
been hard working man.
Some additional facts about the
tragedy have leaked out since the ar
rest. it is claimed that on the morn
ING of the killing Sadler and friend
went over to Woodland Park and
there espied Lindsay lying on the
ground asleep. There was nothing
unusual in this, for the place Is a re
sort where men can be found loungin2
at all hours of the day and night.
Sadler was drinking, and as soon as
he saw the negro, went over to him
and brutally kicked him, so it is
charged. The darkey walked up sleep
Iily protested, and then went off tc
sleep again. Sadler then gave him
another violent kick. Lindsay theI
got up and told the man that he hat
worked all night and wanted to rest
Il am broken down. said he, 'sant
want to sleep here, please don't kick
me again. This only angered Sadler
and he made vicious lunge at the
darkey with his right hand which he
succeeded in warding off. Sadle'
then reached down, it is charged
got large stone and hit the negro g
severe blow on the head. Lindsay
went home, and on the Sunday follow
ing, died, the post mortem showing
, tfat death was the-result of the blow
received in the park.
Sadler is now locked up in jail ant
it is expected that a preliminary eX
animation will be had in the Polio
: Court this morning.