Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-08-03
NIGHT WATCH IN Vain.
Failure of Attempted
Capture of Fugitives.
ARE LOCATED IN A BARN.
Daltou and Sullivan Cody Milk a Cow
and Make Off.

porson VIII LOT some unaccOuntable reason
visit and revisit the scenes OF his crimes
or loiter in the vicinity, even though he
knows 1t to be dangerous to do so. This
seems to be the case with Dalton and Sui
livan, who are wanted on the charge of
Mr.. Haswell of East Provi-
dence, which assault ended in death.
From information received, il is now
evident that both Dalton and Sullivan are
In hiding in the vicinity OF Walter Gofr's
farm in Attleboro, where Dalton was at
work until tracked by Detective Parker.
They both slept In Mr.. Cons barn on Sat-
urday night and MIXED one OF his COWS.
This, Of course, was not known until Mr..
Con and his help went to milk on Sunday
morning, and at that time the fugitives
had flown.
The men were seen leaving the place by
some neighbors.
Yesterday morning, when Herbert Sol
omon, who lives In Attleboro, went to
his barn, he found two men there, who
answered, perfectly, the description of the
murderers. They begged him to give them
sonnet thing to cat and asked him TO prom
ise not to tell anyone that he had seen
them.
Having been sent for, Detective PATSY"
Parker OF Providence arrived In the town
on an early train yesterday forenoon and
went Immediately In O carriage to the
Con farm. Here he had long talk with
Mr.. Coz, and finally decided upon a plan
OF operation with the object OF capturing
the criminals. Then he drove over to the
Solomon place and got good idea of "the
lay OF the land"
The Solomon farm is located some dis
tance in from the highway, and to it
leads grass covered cart path, build
ing In which hay is stored for the winter
from II one can get good view Of the
road leading from the west around TO the
north, as we'll as n clean sweep of the
valley back OF and TO the east OF the viii
lage Of Attleboro. When Dalton worked
for Cough, year ago, he visited this
place and became acquainted with some
of tho people living in the neighbor-
sons there new him we'll.
Arrangements were made by Detective
Parker to have Constable Seth Il. Briggs
Of Attleboro cooperate with him and they
planned to surprise them in the barn that
night.
Ii was regarded as probable that the
murderers, acting on the theory that no
one would suspect them of returning to
the Solomon barn, would go back there
and sleep. The officers intended to seize
them there.
As darkRess was onveloping the sur
roundings, a carryall containing Detective
Parker and Officer Briggs, drove down
Maple street and over to the barn. 1t
didn't make much noise and the officers
evidently relied upon the darkness to
completely cover their movements.
They spent 10 minutes at the barn and
then drove out and, driving into the yard
of tho first house to the north, that owned
by Stephen Watson, n colored man, thoy
called to have the barn door opened that
they might put up their team. Only
children were at home and they wouldn't
comply with the request
IL was nearly an hour before another
move was made. Then Mr.. Solomon
drove up from the north and right behind
him wero the officers. They stopped in
front Of Mr.. Solomon's house and Detec-
tive Parker got out.
Watson, tho colored man, here appeared
up the road, talking to himself. Upon
noticing those present he exclaimed:
"Hello, what are yon doing heref"
"I'm going to sell Mr.. Briggs, here,
COW, II l can" was Solomon's answer.
After little more talk Watson went
home and came right back, Solomon went
over to the barn and the officers drove
away to the north, only to return at lo;55
on foot.
Then oil was quiet for about 20 minutes,
when tho team was driven back by Wat
sou, whom they had taken "for blur to
look out for the horse.
Lighting lantern the trio walked over
to the barn and made systematic search
/ of II. They found the marks OF where the
men had slept the night before but no
men were there.
Then they took their team and drove
home.
At 10 O'Clock a man who was standing
on South Main street In Attieboro saw
two men come running up Capron street.
Whom they saw him they stopped and ran
up the railroad track to Mill street. Then
they crossed to South Main street and cut
through to County, still running as hard
as they could. As they passed under the
electric light he got q good view OF them.
One was short and wore dark coat and
light trousers and the other had a dark
\ suit on.