The morning times., 1895-07-17

With biacksnake on one side and a con
perhead On the other, Wm c Grimes a
young man who for years made a comfort
abe HvinS here as a painter, was arrested
in swamp on the Eastern Branch nrer
btad-hSours Yesterday afternoon. he
IS wanted for a score Of Offsnses here and
IN Maryland and Virginia The arrest
was made by Detectives Rhodes and Wee
don Crimes was brought back to th,. CIV
where he vas locked up 10 await judicial
proceedings
II IS several weeks since the first cali was
Inade Tor Grimes. The charge against MIN
was false pretenses. Detectives GaIlahar
and Garter were detailed to hook after the
case and have worked hard 10 land their
man. but he has always managed TO give
them the slip. H had come to be regarded
as a very smooth citizen
Yesterday morning Deceive GaIfsber
set out again % trace Grimes and went into
the country declaring good-naturodIr thai
he didn't mean TO return without him He
had not been away a great wnife what
word came that a man " no fitted tho do
scriptiOn OF Grimes had been seen out IL
the direction Of BiadensbuTg
GOT TRACE OF HIM
Detectives WeedOa and Rhodes took a
buggy at once and drove out that road.
I They passed Blade nSburg. making in
quiTieS wherever there was hope OF get.
ting track OF Grimes. They were near a
little station several miles beyond the Dis
I trict line, when they learned from James
I Daley, farmer, who knows Grimes. that
he had seen the latter on a porch this side
/ or BiadenSDuFS early in the morning.
! Ihey immediately turned back and drove
/ rapidly 10 the historic little Maryland
/ village. Near there they got information
| at road house that Grimes had seen them
/ pass and had taken to the woods. The
/ direction IN which he had gone was
{ pointed out, and they followed
/ The way led into the tall grass. weeds.
/ and uncergrowth OF small run that
/ empties into the Eastern Branch They
| had got deep into the tangie when they
/ noticed the weeds shaking ahead OF them
| There was a short exciting chase through
/ the mud and brush.
| Suddenly there ceased to be any show OF
| Grimes ahead, and then II a few seconds
( the pursuers came upon him lying flat
| III the tall weeds lie surrendered with
I out show OF resistance reunarkIng that N
I 1t hadn't been for the snakes he would have
\ got away
/ He said there was big black snake coiIed
/ few feet from his head and a copper
snake almost on the point OF striking
HE WAS QUITE DRUNK
/ CRIMES is about thirty-three years old, -,
I of slight build, rather uEdersiZe, with an
intelligent face marred by look of wicked
ness. He has a dark complexion sun
burned and weather stained brown eyes
aud hair He was dres Sed in a dirty suit that
had seen much wear Grimes is Il Wash
/ ingtOH boy and a painter by trade
HE TOOK To DRINK
He married a Miss Kemp daughter OF a
Montgomery county farmer. several years
I ago and for time made a good living at
his trade He finally got 10 drinking to
excess, n!Istreated his wife so that she left
him. and then went to the bad. II has been
| known for ab0Ut d year that he was engaged
in dishonest practices.
Detective GallGher came IN last night
from Grimes trail IN Prince Georges
county. He had been actively after the
/ prisoner only two or three days. He To-
Gated a horse and buggy stolen at Fred
eTICk. Nd. Grimes traded the buggy 10
James Sweeny, town constable at MARI
bOrO, for a less valuable vehicle. ana the
horse TO Henry f EdcIavitCb at Rosary
vile, six InileS below Marlboro. He made
five or SIX other swaps OF horses and q
number of buggies III three days he had
made twenty three trades.
As "A result he was alOOt when found
with practically nothing in his posses ssIOu-
Inc harness. " men WIN liie titlt ~ anu
buggy he sold TO Mrs StubeneT, near
/ Badensburg.
Last Saturday he was here and hired a
rig from Mr.. Zurhorst on Capital Hii-
When TIE outfit di,iE CeIuc back sunday
Mr. ZurhorSt teIepaOned To the detectives
ana Mr. Garter answered thai they were
probably on The track OF the same men for
other nlisCioinr. Sunday Blg1t Ar. ZurhorSG
teIephoned that colCred man had returned
his horse and buggy
When Grimes was asked about il yeSteT-
day he replied,
II didn't want to be stealing from you
Washington folks. You'd a been too hot
after me. l hadn't done anything since
February"
OF late Grimes has eenOperating at Fred
erick Md A week ago last Saturday he
bought a suit OF clothes there and gave a
bogus check. He then indHced the clothing
dealer To vOuch for him at Ed Sims livery
stable and got the rig which he traded
out pieceneaI as found by Detective Gala
her yesterday.
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Mr. Bowman. OF the Great Atlantic and
Tea Company. has recovered from his re-
cent sickness and is going to spend a short
time at Atlantic City to fully recover hs