The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-15
TO HUNT HIM WITH DOGS.
THE SEARCH IN RHODE ISLAND
SUAHPS FOR MARIN DALTON


| Murder Of Anthony j. Ha-wei Near At
| tieboro-A ha-e that Was . Failure.
| PROVIDENCE Aug. 14.-Since tho murder Of
Anthony j. Haswel near Attleboro. tho State
| detectives OF Massachusetts and the police OF
| Providence have striven increasingly to find
Martin Dalton. who was in tho neghborhood
at the time and who is suspected OF having
committed the murder. On Aug q the Provi-
dcnce police he ,rd that Dalton was hiding in
tho marshes and swan pa that cover the coun-
try between Attlcboro and Rehoboth. Lass Mon
day they started out to ind him. Thoy hunted
all the week. but did not get him. Yesterday
they Gavo UP the search until tomorrow. aud
this morning they decided to put the two
blooihuunds they sent for on last Wednesday
on his trail on Tuesday morning. II is expect-
| cd that tho boodhounds will lead the police
straight TO Dnlton's hiding place.
Tho swamps that furnish refuge for Dali
ton are perhaps uneduaIled In tho lowlands ot
Massachusetts for thickets and tange swamps.
On the southern fringe Of this marsh is the
town OF Rehobo.h. 1t is n hamlet Of about
100 houses and 1900 people. 1t lies eight
miles cast ofthis city and nine miles south Of
Atlchuro. No railroad runs within soven
miles of it, All OK -convicts. crooks. and fugi-
tivcs from Justice know that Rehoboth fur.
nishcs II refuge safer than any other in tho
State. Tho result is that they flock to the
country surrounding the town and swarm in
tho swamrs Many crimes have been
mittcd in that part Of Brsto! county by crim-
inals who are hiding there There have been
Sc\"rnl fcuds there within the past two years.
Rohhciits have h"cn committed. and the farin.
cfs have hccn plundcred.
The farmers Of itnhototh and Attleboro be-
lieve that Dnltnh Is the man who worked
gan. Detective Parker lea, ned that between
namd "'nIock on lat Wednesdayy night
pasture. al ail TINT q had changed much
in appearance. His beard had grown out and
his hair was long and unEem!t. But the men
two years refuse to bell tve that no is Dalton.
the man who is accne ed 81 such brutal crimes.
would never descend to farm work. They in
sist thu b. h" is is IN Denver and has not been
rvcr. strengthen their theory that Morgan is
Dalton 10y the evidence Of ,he foreman Of tho
clothing found in tn" In ~ Point switch house
rs that owned by George Morgan when he left
well murder. They Ms" lonrncd that George
Morgan had signed for an express package in
this city and gave his address us IA Caring.
s sH ".''l''' WV ''''"o u D'''on "0A' "nu
no went imm"i atcly after the mu der. He
was seen that afternoon ~ Mr. Cummings. q
them III" police decided that Dalton was still
IN the woods nctween KchoDoth and Atteboro:
Police Fsan and DetectSs Parker lett this
city in the wagon Mayhower on last saturday
at > The nsaa % q Sns. Viii !e!h Brig:
tie o'her VIII s0ci kman Ga "s saide
The two squads separated and advanced
81 the swamns In northWesterly da,ectondi
BLACK cry bushes they flushed ahead. One
sinnl marched west and stretched out lite
line to the road leading from Dodgevi,le to
Attehoro. Tho other squad kept. closer to-
Eethcr, and worked back toward Attleboro
three, hours, they worked ahead. sometimes
cra%ling. other times wad'ng in water. From
II ridge of low hills. dotted with clearings.. As
the nEd Indsrd tHu aa %Asehsd IL
Dalton and mysterious friend were sitting
under an ample tree in one of these clearings
hs a tho SAME tine vsw
ing the country clear into Maple street, in
Az tie searchers drew nearer the fugitive he
heard the tracking Of tie sticks and the. bark.
inG OF t'off dog. and hurriedly ran toward
fore reaching III" swamp he sScrvpd to the
RICH, and made his way to the crest to- Of Caf.
"tf1 % be AZ s%
some tims wa,si.inf them: His head wss
on s tic s III fTo"sszs sn e9s ,fo sa
ns ss G the dner Wsy
came upon him from behind. Dalton happened
to turn. and. seeing them. started of o. trot
in the opposite direction. The detectives
called to him to halt but he ran faster. They
him. Dalton had a lead Of about $50 yards:
Dalton reached the cedar swamp without
losing his lead. and Disappeared. Members u
the two squads who were near the scene joined
in the chase. but they could not sea ten feet
ahead OF them in the swamp. They worked
toward II clearing near the centre OF the
swamp. where Dalton was supposed to have
stopped. When they reached this clearing
Dalton was not there. They had passed him
Meanwhile Detective Parker and his guide.
Mkman Golf, had got separated. and both
were lost Parker lell over a barhed-wire
fence and cut his leg badly. The police turned
again to work out of tho swamp. Detective
Dalton running across an open field near the
suburbs of Attleboro. II was then o'clock.
Martin fired five times NJ thu. fugitive. When
Dalton heard the sh0shc changed his course
$40 O'clock Charles j. Mcdonald. Jr. saw
Dalton standing behind Il tree on the nIGe OF
rarely frequent ell road leading out OF Briggs
vile. When Mcdonald approached Dalton
crouchcd low. and then started back into the
swamp; This was the LIST tine ne was seen seen:
charge Of the search. The swamp has been
secured since then. but the police nave de-
cided TINT dogs alone can pilot them direct to
Dnlton's hiding plnrr:
Herbert solomon. while hunting in the woods
on Thursday. came" NJ o." rude hut MADE OF
branches and covered wiki leaves 1t Is about
mile from any cleared land copy OF q
newspaper dated July IS. hnG folded 10 MT
mans pocket. was found. IN" paper con-
tanned an account Of the detectives search
for Dalton among the iarmhouses along the
state line.