The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-05

unravclod. hurried up to Ford Io,ei,
and there met Parker, the aieseu no
ssyer.
He was az cool ak crushed tee, ana ga
not appear TO be disturbed az All. re
was, though. Something In me couh,c,
nance OF young Withers told him that
THE jg was up and while plans were
brewing for his arrest ne shipped around
the corner Of Eleventh street and was
off like flash. down Capitol street
l. man from Norfolk named simon
Caps. who IL a familiar figure In Rich
mond sporting circles, ana who had help
ed Withers do the city" the night be-
fore. happened TO be standing near at
the time.
Follow that man. said Withers.
keep your eyes on him, and report TO
police headquarters.
Cans dashed off after the man. and
followed him some distance. The pace
was TOO rapid for him. and there came a
phone message at the office or the chief
OF Police. where the scheme was made
known. that Parker had escaped. but lad
not taken the train for Norfolk, as II
was suspected he would.
This was about $3.50 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. Williams, the alleged ranch
man who Who had driven inc Conveyance
back to Sutherland's stables an hour or
so before that time, had mace good his
escape.
THAT SANE OLD STORY.
WIZ. Z Police Poe was Informed
OF the affair, few minutes after the ad-
venturers had escaped, he smiled bianqiy
and said: II have no sv"~" tiny WIN
such folly. This is the same old indian
that took in a president of North caro-
nina bank for 5000 about three months
before | left my old quarters, on Tenth
street.
This bank president was so confident
that he had the gold brick, he wrapped
ii mp and carried II TO his commission
merchant. The next day. when the SWIM
Glers .had escaped. IL commenced 10
dawn upon his mind that he might have
been imposed upon. When ne inNest-
gates and found how his 5000 had gone
ne wept and offered rewards tor silence.
Ma l6r Poe expressed the opinion tnat
the fakirs had not left the city by raali,
but were somewhere with q lew nllies
Of the city, and would remain IN secret
places until a fair opportunity onered u
self 10 get away. He thought they were
q couple OF shrewd plotters, who mad
been planning the scheme for days, per
haps weeks. and was Of the opinion that
nothing but a streak of luck would gain
or them in
Schieif and Johnson 10 WORK up the csSe'
and after a hurried interview with Mr.
Withers they al once started OUT. ~ tii VI,
railroad stations were closely watcheo'
and the county constebles, the Mahehes-
ter peters9grs s N%T1G1 yRSa1oks
Washington and Baltimore authorities
were Communicated with. as well as a
number Of county authorities.
REWARD OF 1910.
Mr.. Withers. who spent the night at
Fords Hotel, has offered 800 reward Tor
the capture of the fakirs. and an addi-
tional amount for the recovery OF the
money.
In their room at the hotel were found
the satchels Of the men. one or them
contained only wearing apparel upon
which were no names or initials. In the
Other satchel was found the wig ana
work of the Indian. and number of cir
culors headed: THE Gold Brick swim
die" and some facilities for testing
metals. The satchels were taken Ia
charge bv the detectives at work on the
case. The fakrs paid their hotel biils
in advance.
Who the men are, whence they come.
and whittier they went are questions LOT
speculation. -,
Up to an early hour this morning all
efforts failed to discover a clue worm
mentioning.
THE AtsAYEn CAUt BT.
Thomas II. Parker. the man who played
the part Of the United states assaycr'
was arrested a 1910 o'clock this morning
I'm Petersburg just as he had boarded the
train for Lynchburg. Sergeant Tomllnson
had gotten on his track. and al l2;50 ne
wired the Petersburg police to watch that
train. IN ten minutes the man was under
arrest He had shaved off his beard and
had Sl72 in his pocket. He drove from
Richmond TO Petersburg. Sergeant Tom
linson expects TO have the other two men
soon.