Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-04-11
n, Words Of James Lynch, Arrested
(or the Chester Murder.
,NINCOHERENT STORY
San, Of His Tales Do Not Core
spOnd with Others.
BELIEVED TO BE GUILTY.
81 soc;s on Ills Coat 10 he Rxsmined By
Chemist-Citiaess Confdont That
The Criminal Has Been Caught.

t.
,,r Chester. near which the unknown
o.,arnca man was murdered early Friday
,-,.u-. vas thrown into second fever
s....ferocnt when. on Sunday morning,
..... known that the tramp who had been
..., ,.tfh the victim Of that tragedy on
,..-.lav had been arrested and identi-
F,-,v saturday evening Justice George
e. r.ho~ts1n received q telegram from Mr..
I.--.,.. OF Jarratt's Station. short DIS
a.. h,youd Petersburg, stating that a
,..r.... ..u.-l,oking individual answering
g.. fsscrlption published of the supposed
r--f.rer was loahng about that place,
.,t .sstng what should be DONE The
,...,st-a.e wired back immediately 70
cs,tlre tno person in question. Upon The
,....u. NJ this instruction Nh. Jarratt got
. ,,,so Of men together. equipped them
,.,-- rnrs. and went out after his prey.
q,, man vas observed walking down tie
..r-.sl. Nr. Jarra;t and bis little squad
-, marched up 10 him and commanded
hu 90 halt, and seeing six or eight mus
...u,.utod at him he manifested no dis
,-sti'n {, be obstreperous or obstinate.
e.. raptors had no trouble IN getting their
~.. back to the station. wnere be was
e1selg questioned
ms Nkarr WAS JAMES LYNCH.
I,e -l.l that his name was James Lynch
.-F,.a, re was : lsborer. News Of the
er-s.. VAS az once tclographed Justice
I...-t.9n. aad early Sunday morning
,n- ,.ut'eman got Mr. Edgar Perdue and
I. WHITE the c1lOred porter at the sta
tn 10 Chester both o. whom saw the
f.rr md the one armed man together at
-..'p place. and the trio started Tor jar
-.--'s upon tho next tram. As soon as
u.y reached this point and were carried
... the presence II the prisoner and the
.tsrs Justice Robertson. turning 10
WAITE said " jim. which one of these men
won recognize rs the person you saw
VII enc One-armed man at Chester
Jim walked over 20 Lynch and replied :
".r.,sl, HIM Sir Perdue remarked that
'..re was no doubt about that. Mr. no
h.-t and his companions took charge
a. fle t-ano and took the next tram for
t..- While waiting for the cars the
fr-Ire bad some conversation with
...rl. He questioned him closely about
Fs rast Ire. and was told by the prisoner
.hst De Robertson had nothing 20 do
w.l anything except the case IN which he
Ill been arrested.
ff. IL btFlcODs IfultuAucllhS tAt IA
crr ~ Young Harris. at Temple, last fail.
vl.ch was very similar 10 the recent
.-ar,lr. asked the accused where be was
s-. November. lvnch retOrted by saylng
that . was none of the Justices business.
Magistrate Robertson replied that u was
anl that he would intertogate the prlsoler
r. Doe chose. "Tnen I'll refu SO 10 ansv or
1o.r question" said lynch That Is
yon7 privilege" replied the Justice.
When asked some pointed question by
Nr. Robertson. the prisoner replied THAT q
t4rti0u of ms history was very blacs, ana
frat be did not care 90 reveal 1t. lie af-
i.IwGrl denied having said this.
CHESTER GREATLY AGIrATKD.
Id view Of the great interest and excite
rent felt in the case IN and around chester
tnere vas large crowd there 10 see the
prisoner when he was brought back.
non his arrival ne was recognized by
,.rers who had seen him prior TO the muir
dole lie wore the same coat and cap ana
va, ia no way changed as TO appearance.
Nten arrested he manifested but little
iary0usness. but after getting back 10
Chester be was more agltated and seemed
fl De soiuew hat afraid OF being lYnched.
I.0re was some talk OF having such
-c4r1iyai,' but II was quickly dlspelled
D, fae more thoughtful citizens.
Irrch was taken from Chester IN a
WAGON 20 the Chesterfield lail and placed
10 ID. most secure cell Here he was Wis
rt. bea large number Of people. whose
.,,at curiosity had caused them to look
u,.u him as O sort Of mOnstroslty.
ryrlRyIEwTD BY DISPATCH MAN.
Z DISPATCH reporter VINO went out TO
c. .erhald Courthouse yesterday after
ll.l 90 interview the prisoner was courte-
.a-.y granted tnat privilege by Sherin w.
d. Gl. After passing through q mum DER
! framed
..4t portion Of the Jail designated as the
"c.re was reached. Lynch was lying
q L.an. lie had Just undergone the inter-
viewing process, IN which several more or
las- Interested IN bis case had taken part.
What ho told the scribe from the DISPATCH
o.I not exactly correspond With the tales
Gels alleged to have narrated 10 other
t.rt,ee. Ills conversation was lncohereHt
ans aluoe, irrational. He did not deny
f..f te Was with the murdered man Thurs
las afternoon and night. tie SAID that he
a4 Dot know the name OF the deceased or
.rr ho was from.
"Wlgred!d YOU first meet the one-armed
uaos uterrogated the reporter.
" lCou't know; l ran across INN some
yh.re Lear Chester lhursdar."
" We're YOU both gong IN the same di-
T-.flut"
"I was gong TO Savannah. don't know
whether he was going 10 Savannah or TO
4l-.; he.
"D.l he say that he was gong to either
g these placcsf
/ didn't hear him.
"p.d YOU eat supper with him Thursday
uglttr
We had tea together in the woods. We
l...a up e hro aud sat down by II:
MIA, time did you leave the one
L-.i man;"
" iow could tell didn't have watch
c ant;alue 10 indicate what time 1t was"
dad sou been asleep"
A1 no, / was lust sitting there and
caurto tlC couclrsion that II was no place
G rlc and 20; up and LETT"
" Dld YOU leave the oue-ormed man
tle.ps" pers,s.ently inquired the inter-
'-T,r.
tr-.'
Nhy didn't you take him along with
yeu:'
~He was nothing TO me. had nothing
. DO wish him."
sTosIEs THAT pIps'r CORRESPOND
j. is sud by others that lynch told them
ti-. tc left the murdered man sitting 10y
Git, campfire. He told two or three per-
... tle reason why he parted with ms
.y-tOuud companion was that he heard
.luss n the Uushes-sOm men talk
le and concluded that II was not a safe
pa.c Tor Inn. 50 moved on. He denied
., tsc DfRAICR reporter that be had made
ta.- .taiement, aud said that he heard no
N3..c, az all. lie remarked that he h9d
w-Aed many time all night long. lie
told Sir. PcrdGe that he left the anp-tre
-. 90 3 o'clock in the morning. and stated
D. another person that IN was q native
O. " 4les. whil8 he remarked 10 the DIs-
tsfra man that he waS an American by
bfih and then went on 20 make some
.i.sh lIttle speech about having berth
o. tle great sea OF life which had gwen
lia great deal of trouble. In reply 20
query IRON Dir. Robertson. Lynea stated
t4si Lo vas IRON New York. While the
uagis,fata vas waiting az the station with
thc prisoner. the latter remarked that he
vas DONG tho waiting then. but that the
Susueew0u.d some day De waiting for him.
iAu wa considered Q sort OK threat, but
NJ. Robertson was II no WISE perturOed
by n.
hrYEGrED 10 Az ItLiSols KILLING.
IA The eouFse OF bis conversation with
another gentleman lynch compared this
eate WITH another which occurred IN llj-
'aois, ~ waleh "tles wanted 70 arrest bin
iof ElilDg man v 40 MOI Lis death Dy be-
iug knocked od tsestle br tram. :