Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-27

But the officers proceeded 20 search tes houee.
In little room in the top % the hOaee there
WIS lott Of old rubbish and Ofhcer Kramer went
through with a broomstick striking right and
left When the s:ilk struck a bag of rags there
was sound similar o. the noise Of an officers
club falling ON The crarium Of prisoner.
You might just well come out. aid the
officer. when from she rag bag came, IN plead
ing tone. Please don't Kill me"
Giant uNde all sorts OF apologies about not
having paid his iinc ia court and aytaroutly
totally ignorant Of what he was being taken for
he was marched "a the police station.
The arrest Of Waters followed, sud last
night George Hardy was found at the hving
horses. The other prisoners had been seen
about the living horses between the time the
crime was committed and the time e their
arrest.
HsRps's STORY oF rHE CRIME.
The prisoner HARDY told his story of the
crime aud without anv intimidation OF PROMISES
of immunity from the officers.
1t was plot. he said. between me and
Gant and Waters"
Then he told the officer that Friday nieht he
was the iasi customer In Mr. loungs store. Ne
went IN and purchased package Of cigarettes
and then came out and sat on the water plug.
Cant was in the rear II tn store
and he had the club b,hiua the
coal box. When MIR Young closed the store
Cant told him Hardy Co follow hi,a and they
('ssnt and Waters would proved g. North
Carolina avenue and 4th street southeast They
went 60 the corner mentioned and then vent "a
81 street. He followed Mr. Young and IA
case he continued up sth street ~, m uf
Pennsylvania aEenne h. (Hnrdyl vas 60
whistle A. signal FOR his rompani"lis GO 20
around 10 ith street. but such was not n-re.-
sarv, Tor the victim crossed over 90 81 street
where the two were waiting. - the
corner a; Pennsylvania avcnu. AID 81 street.
the trio met and he HARDY toid
the other negroes that Mr.. Young was .iing up
I'd street They followed HIM nntil Ora "a allev
was reached and then Waters bad tiir club
Cant stopped the victim aud asked hin, FOR .
match, but hetore hs c"uid rrspoud 10 she re-
quest Waters dealt him blow in ,hs stamach-
THE tArsL BLOW.
The blow seemed to take the wind out If
him and he wgs in a stopping position ~i.cn the
second blow was struck. Tins was the biow ON
the head and II knocked HIM to the pavement
Cant. be s"id, grabbed the satchcl in which
was about so aud was supposed
10 have thrown IL IN n sewer on street Cant
and Waters. he said. divided the money giving
HIM tllardy) IS cents.
For fear the prisoners might coaverss shout
the affair ii kept in the same station tho we're
separated, Waters being seat 10 the ninth PRE-
cinct and can't bttng sent o. South Washington.
NOT CERTAINLY IDENTIFIED.
The little girl. Alice Thomas. has sorn the
alleged participants in the murder ana rob
berry. While she thought tina; CANT aud Waters
were the men who committed the crilae she
would not be positive.
The sewers H. the vicinity of the Scene q the
crime were examined TODAY hut the satchel
was not found. IL l. likely that the heavy rain
fall FRIDAY night washed the satchel
away. The sewers were not very
clean, and a. IL l. possible that
tho satchol is in the filth yle sewer department
will be asked 10 clean the traps and have search
made for the missiny satchel. which Hardy
saws was thrown in of TIM sewers
The officers expect to mako an arrest ~
another Young man before morning whom they
think will be an important sitness. lie could
not be found last night