Evening star., 1894-03-20
POLICE CONFIDENT
They Think They Have Captured
the Original slasher.
CAUGHT SUNDAY In TENLEYTOWN
The Man Probably Insane and a
Pltiful Object.
STOLEN GOODS HID DE n

Geo. Taylor alias Jones, arrested yesterday
at Tenleytown while engaged in burglariz-
ing the home of Judge Hunt at the inter-
section of the Rockville and river roads, IS
alleged to be Jack the SlaSher." Evidence
of various kinds point to him as being that
much -hunted-for person. In his pockets
were found the tools that the slasher must
have used in mis- singular work Cf destEuc-
tion-razors and sharp knives-and all We're
, stuffed with small pieces of cloth and dress
goCds-mementoes of his little trips If he be
Jack the Slasher," though, he viii prob
ably never be sent TO prison. An insane
/ asylum will be his future home for Taylor
is undoubtedly a crazy mana person not
of violent manner, but one whose brain
does not control his actions in conjunction
with his conscience. When he was discoV-
cred by Alilkman Charles Wise saving the
Stats on the blinds of the Hunt home he did
not attempt to get away, but remained there
until the arrival OF the officers.
a iItifui Spectacle
He did not seem to realize that he was
being arrested when Officers Easley and
Law took hold of him. He has been at
the station since early yesterday morning.
Half his hours have been spent upon the
| floor with his body half raised on the
hands and knees. His eyes have Il dan.
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low. retreating and wrinkled. He is a
comparatively young man. probably thirty
five, ald age has therefore played no part
. in the brin yng forth OF the wrinkles. His
conversational powers are extremely linn
tied When asked the simplest question he
struggles a long time with his eyes, brows
and brains before h. answers 1t. In the
n e2ntilne he keeps his head half elevated,
Ike pleading dogs.
Lost His Money.
After several hours of questioning and
several caldrons of patience had been eN-
hausted the reporter extracted from the
/ fellow that he was formerly of Richmond.
lived near Richmond, on the farm of
a Mr.. Timlick. He received $40 a month
for working for him. He had saved his
money and kept il buried. HIS "kinsfolk'
watched him day go to his pile. Then
they stole the money. Since that time, ne
said, he has been in awful trouble. Then
the fellow cured himself up and cried long
ard convulsively. Tears, genuine and plen-
tiful in quantity, ran down his face. Then
he relapsed into a letharsic state, from
which no questions could arouse him.
He seemed extremely weak and moved
about with apparent difficulty.
Every once in while he cries out not
to let the officers hang him. He says they
hang burglars and thieves in Richmond.
In Georgetown.
His uncle, Charles Robertson, whom Tay-
lor came on to visit at his home. 504 10th
street, was at the station last night. he
said the prisoner had stopped at his house
about three nights in the week. Nhere he
had been stopping the balance of the time
he had never been able to learn. Certain
indefinite locations were given, but never
found. Taylor would never be able to re-
member the number of the house he had
stopped at. He acted absent-mindedly and
queerly. Fearing that the man would be
taken sick and thrown unknown about, the
uncle wrote a card with his own name and
| address
when arrested and led to his identification.
Remnants of the clothes stolen from the
residence at Mrs. John Cannon were also
found upon the fellow, together with a
pocketbook containing a receipt made out
in her name
Among the small samples of cloth cut
from the clothing he had stolen and cut up
were recognized pieces of apparel taken
from Fort Myer several months ago.
When asked why he stole the fellow re-
plies: Il cant's help it" I'm In trouble"
I'm sick" '"rhey took my money" My
head aches" and Please don't let them
hang me-"
Think They Have Him.
The officers are now pretty certain that
the prisoner is the man who has done a
large amount of the slashing here during
the past few months.
The prisoner admits that he has been
about at night. and said he was unable to
sleep.
Today Detective Horne and Precinct De-
tective Burrows continued their inVestiga-
ton of the prisoners conduct, and procured
evidence enough to convince them that
Jack the Sasher'' is no one other than
the prisoner
The prisoner says he remembers nothing
of his conduct during the past few months
This afternoon the officers went to the
stable where Taylor spent much of his time
and there they secured evidence IN the shane
OF slashed garments, and some OF the gar
ments had not been slashed The articles
+ of clothing were found secreted IN an old
sleigh, that had been hauled up out Of the
way. There were coats, vests. trousers ard
female wearing apparel, and some of them
have been identified. A linen handkerchief
bearing the name "A. f. Wall" makes IL
certain that he is the man who robbed and
did the slashing at the house of Mrs. Wall,
corner of 4th and POmeroy streets, in the
county. There the burglar also took $50
worth of jewery and $40 in cash, but these
were not found in the stable.
white fur cape taken from the goods
! recovered Is the property of Mrs. Floyd +.
Frost of 1902 4th street whose house was
so badly treated soon after the visit to
Judge Miiler's. Then there are many other
garments, including pants coats ana vests,
pair Of boots ana some female apparel
yet to be identified.
Seven penSnives were found in the sleigh
and most of them were sharp enOJEh Tor
use. Some of them We're, perhaps, used On
some If the occasions when there WAS -
much damage done.
None of the money or jewery taken trom
the different houses has been fwnl AMI the
officers feel fairly certain that Ac has them
secreted somewhere in the stable.
Taylor had the reputation Of being n1iser-
ly and the officers think he has not dis
posed of either the money CT the 1ewelry.
They hope to find all the valuab blas.
While the officers are satisi,d that the
prisoners mind is affected, mis- uncle, who
was seen by the officers, says he ever
noticed anything wrong about lin.
The SInshcr Outrngcs.
| The first of the slashing was done about
September, when the officers quarters at
Fort Myer were visited, and damage to the
amount of several hundred dollars done.
Before that. however, several families in
the county had suffered outrages similar in
nature to the acts of the mysterious Jack"
Following the Fort Myer depreciation the
"sl3sher' appeared on this side of the
river, and visited the county in the Eesgh-
bornoOd of Tcnieytown, where he satisfied
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