The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-05-27
CLOSE RESEMBLANCE |
A WelShman Who Found His
Nationality a Friend
in Need.
IT WAS A STRIKING CASE.
WILLIAM G. POWELL AND A MAN
WANTED FOR MURDER OF ONE
APPEARANCE.
They Are the Same Even to a Finger of
the Left Hand, But the Man Sought
is a German-The Resemblance
Was Remarkable.

w teS ANNAAttA HHDANe
The police authorities of town were
greatly puzzled by case of striking re
semblance on the part of man found at
Yatesville and the description of one
charged with committing wife murder at
Pittston last April. The man wanted is
described as being George Windish, a
German. The body of the murdered
woman was not discovered until two days
after the crime was committed, which
gave the murderer a start of two days In
describing the fugitive the police authori
ties stated in their circular that his nose
was straight and full, complexion
dark, that he carried his head
to one side and walked with a
shsmbling gait and with toes turned
inward The little finger of the left hand
was described as being crooked. Satur.
day evening a detective spent several
hours in town looking for the fugitive
without success and went on to Pottsville
Yesterday afternoon Detective Amour
came across the man who so strikingly
resembled the man wanted that the man
himself said he was almost forced to the
conclusion that he was the indivi iual
wanted. This man accompanied Detec.
tive Amour to Justice Williams office and
thence to the lookup. He said his name
was William G. Powell. While he was
in the lookup Thomas Dove, Sr., entered
the place to see what caused the excite
ment. AS soon as Dove stepped through
the doorway Powell exclaimed, Hello,
Tom Dove" The latter looked in sur
prise and exclaimed in return, "Well,
we'll, hello Tom Taylor" The recogni-
ton was mutual. Dove said that
Taylor" and himself were raised in the
same place in South Wales. Detective
Amour asked the stranger how it was
that he had given the name of Powell.
He answered in this manner, "My name
is William G. Powell, but my father was
a tailor and was always called by the
nickname of Tom Taylor at home"
Amour, in the presence of several
spectators then proceeded to note
the resemblance between Powell and
the photograph and description given
by the circular. Powell conformed
to the details as to height, complexion,
gait while walking and his right foot was
turned inward. He Tailed with the des
cription even to the little finger of the
left hand, which was very crooked from
an injury and little cut over one of the
eyes. More than this, Powell said th'
only place at which he ever had hi
picture taken was at Hazleton and it wa
a tin type. The picture from which thu
photograph circulated throughout the
country was taken was a tintype made
at Hazleton. But after all these
remarkable comparisons there was one
insurmountable stumbling block. Win
dish had been described as a German. L
was then thought possible that Powell
notwithstanding the Welsh accent h
used here, was able to speak the Ger
man language and passed as German
Pittston. Amour decided to have another
Investigation and Powell agreed to be a
Justice Williams office at seven o'clocl
last evening. He spent the afternoon al
Mr.. Doves guest. In the evening h'
again presented himself, but was tolC
that he need not walt. A young MAJ
named Simmons, of Yatesville, called a
the Office and stated positively tina
Powell was not the man wanted. HI
said that he worked as driver TO
Windish, the murderer, in one of tn
Pittston mines before the crime wa
committed. He said PowelPs appearance
was strikingly close to that of Windish
vet the latter was of such pronounced
German type that he could not be mis-
taken for, or impersonate a Welshman
This settled the matter and Powell wen
to VIM. Penn to visit friends there.
Before leaving Powell said that h
arrived in Shenandoah from the soft Goa
regions on Saturday. That he walked
most Of the way and rode on fare raise
by selling some of his clothing. He wa
reduced to poor circumstances on accoun
of the strike among the soft coal miner
and came to this region to secure work il
/ tha mines