The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-11
Caught by Mr.. Parker's
ShreWd Trick.
Brought Here Last Night and Loaded
Not Guilty Today.
Claims That He Is No Murderer and
VIII Prove It When Time Comes.


day and night that he was wanted
in this city for being in
some way implicated in the
murder OF Anthony s. Haswell on the
evening of July IS, 1892, near Kettle
Point, is now in charge OF Detective
Patrick Parker, who will take good care
that he does not escape until he has had
a trial. MIR. Parker and Dalton arrived
in the city at 7:15 last evening and were
met at the station by some of the officers
from the city hall. Dalton was taken to the
headquarters of the detective depart
ment, where he told where he had
been since the night Of the murder.
He says that he was in New York on the
evening Of July Ia and did not leave that
city for ten days later. He gave an ac-
count of his trip to Europe, but he fails
to state Just what he was doing all of the
time. Dalton returned to this country
last April and connected himself with
pugilistic combination, and gave exhibit
tions of boxing through the South and
Southwest, and was with the company
when arrested.
Last Tuesday Dalton was In Atlanta,
Ca, and there heard that Mr.. Parker was
after him. He took to the woods, and
upon Mr.. Parker's arrival at that city the
! detective WAS informed OF the fact. and
came to the conclusion that the
officers of that city were going to hold
Dalton, IL possible, SO Mr.. Parker told
them that he would give up the ight, and
| started for home. Mr.. Parker came north
about 60 miles, and then took train back
to Atlanta. Dalton had been told that
Mr.. Parker had gone, so he came back
| into the city.
On Friday evening Dalton and man
named Owens boarded train for Phenix,
| Arizona, and it was on the train that Mr..
Parker arrested Dalton.
| The police OF Atlanta claim that Dalton
is connected with the disappearance OF a
banker named Smith, but Dalton says
that Smith is wanted for forgery by
| the officials, and that at the present
time he is within three miles OF Atlanta,
and that he, Dalton, saw him three hours
before his own arrest. Dalton claims
that he was offered quite a sum of money
to tell where Smith was, but he did not
care to get money that way.
He says that he was charged with the
crime Just because Mr.. Parker was COM
ing to the city. and that he was wanted
for murder in Rhode Island. Dalton said
that he had been connected with other
crimes, but il was only talk that he was
not "bad man" by any means.
| Nxrxx fat iya baf
he had never been convicted of any crime,
but the police records in the city hall
shows quite differently, for Dalton was
arrested, indicted, and tried and found
guilty of breaking and entering music
store on North Main street few years
ago, and sentence was deferred upon the
recommendations of several of the leading
citizens OF Fall River, including the
Mayor, chief of police and other leading
officials. So far as known, other than
this, Dalton has never been arrested.
Dalton was placed in a cell at the Gen.
trail Station last night and an officer was
detailed to guard the most i'm
portant man that has been locked
up in the city prison for many
tive Rea don, accompanied by detective:
Parker and Merrill, Dalton was taken tc
Heald's studio and photographed. H'
did not object in the least to the cere-
mony.
He was then taken to the city hall
where a breakfast consisting OF a larg,
steak, two boiled eggs, fried potatoes, {
piece of apple pie and cup OF coffee wa'
given him.
Dalton says that he has a father anC
mother at Fall River who are in easy cir
CT. Instances, and they are able to assis
him IL they feel 80 disposed
II not he has friends In
the South and West that will furnisl
him means to prove his innocense. I"
am no murderer" said Dalton, "and
can prove 1t when the time comes"
Dalton is an exceedingly pleasant look
ing person, is perhaps 25 years old, weig hi
about l60 pounds. His clothes do not In.
dicate that he was in q prosperous condi
tion as he wore an old gray
wooden shirt, black sack coat
that was evidently tailor made, and pur
chased when he was flush. lie has q sof
and rather musical voice, an
his general appearance is sue
E that persons OF sympathetic turn o
! mind would say that he was a very good
!. . | Hatsfea- However, -Mf-Psrke
' says that he Is extremely nervy and de
ceitful, aud IL is by his manners an
I smooth way OF expressing himself that h
! has made his way about the world.
! The prisoner was taken to Cransto
4 this afternoon where every precautio
/. will be taken TO retain him until sue
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