The Washington times., 1895-06-10
STEPPED DEEP IN CRIME
Martin Dalton. Murderer, Caught
After Three Years Search.
ACROSS TWO CONTINENTS
Accused of Killing a Rhode Island
Merchant and Captured by Chief
O. Detectives Parker, of Provi-
ence-Suspected of Other Homi-
cides-Captive at No. L Station.

A connection was created in the Pennsyl-
vania railway depot, early yesterday morn
ing, when two men, one well dressed and
tall, with military air and sharp, black
eyes, and the other of short stature and
shifting grey eyes, wearing pair of shiny,
steel handouts, stepped from a train and
made their way through the open door and
up Sixth street to police headquarters, fol-
lowed by a curious crowd.
AT headquarters the men were met by
Inspector .Hollnberger, who warmly shook
the hand of the tall stranger, and in few
minutes the shackled individual was in a
patrol wagon. Never was there man more
closely watched than the "cuffed'' man in
the wagon, by Detective Boardman, the
wagon policeman and the tall stranger.
At No. / station-house the prisoner gave
his name as Martin Dalton, and those in
the room were informed that the other
gentleman was Patrick Parker, chief OF
detectives OF Providence, K. 1. The charge
against Dalton, Mr.. Parker said, was
murder, and they had stopped over for
day in this city for rest.
The capture of Dalton by Mr.. Parker,
which was effected in Atlanta on Satur-
day evening, was the result of a three
years search by the detective, who told
the following story:
DALT0N'S GREAT CRIME.
On July IT, 1892, Anthony Haswell,
wealthy merchant of Providence, was de-
coyed from his home, murdered and robbed
by Dalton and man named Daniel Sulli-
van. On the day he was murdered Haswell
displayed a roll of bills TO a friend on a
street car, with the remark that he had
just $455 and wanted to lend some of it
TO his friends
The same evening Dalton and Sullivan
came to Has wells residence and repre-
scented that they wished TO purchase lot
from him. The victim accompanied the
thugs TO a lonely point in East Providence,
where the lot lay, and it was there the
men fatally assaulted and robbed him.
He survived long enough TO give de-
scription of his assailants and the police
put forth every effort to apprehend them.
Several months afterward Sullivan was
arrested in New York, taken to Rhode
Island, convicted of the crime, and SEN
fenced to life Imprisonment. Where Dali
ton was he could not tell.
Later the Providence police learned that
Dalton had been working on a farm near
Fall River, but when they thought that
they would surely get him he vanished.
Chief Parker then took the matter of
murderer was located in California and
Parker went thither, but there he was in
formed Dalton was in Arizona. In that
place the man could not be found. From
then till Saturday Dalton has always kept
in advance of the pursuing detective.
Parker was in Atlanta on Saturday
where he knew Dalton was in hiding To
capture the man would require strategy
Accordingly the Providence detective
knowing that Dalton, if he thought Parker
was not in the city, would boldly come
forth from concealmeut, notified several
parties that he was Disguised with the hunt
and was going North again.
He bought through ticket to New York
and boarded a train, but dropped off at the
next station and returned on way-train.
On Saturday Dalton and a man named
Owens, with the detective at their heels,
got aboard west bound train.
DALTON CAPTURED.
In few minutes Parker had summoned
several city policemen and shortly before
the train was to start the posse entered
the car in which the men sat and before
Dalton realized the fact, he was wearing
a pair of steel bracelets, while Owens,
who attempted to escape, was knocked
senseless.
Dalton is also suspected of knowing
something Of the disappearance Of j. s.
Smith, an A tlanta banker, VINO myS-
teriuusly vanished two weeks ago at
the time Of his disappearance Smith had on
his person over $4,000 in money.
The man, Chief Parker says, attempted
tO murder a wealthy Chiuaman in Cali
fornia several months ago.
When seen by reporter last evening in
a cell in No. 1 station, Dalton said he had
been shadowed by Parker through all the
Western States and in England, Scotland,
Belgium, Germany, aud other European
countries
II went To work at several places,''
before up jumped that man aud I'd have
to fly"
'sDo you know anything of the disap-
pearance of Smith?'' he was asked.
''They aIlege do" he answered, land
think I had something to do with his
MURDER
Whose murder"
"They think the old man was murdered
for his money" he responded as quick as
flash.
Dalton, who is but twenty-seven years
of age, seems to take the affair very
cooily, and passed witticisms on several
incidents during the time he has been a
fugitive. He is apparently well educated,
and speaks of the whole thing as big
joke.
"of course" he said. at knew it was
only a matter of time before I would be
captured"
He also said his father was superintend-
ent of the Falls River, Mass, gas works
and a rich man.
The prisoner will probably be taken to
Providence early this morning.