Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-07
TWO SUSPECTS HELD
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day afternoon. The DEVELOPMENTS of the
last forty-eight hours, however have re.
suited in the officers of the law devoting
all their attention to the search for Irwin
l.. Ford, the negro against whom all evil
dence points so strongly.
number of arrests have been made in
this city of suspicious-looking colored men
or of men who were thought to answer the
description which has been sent out So
far none of these arrests have developed
anything of material Importance, and the
local detectives anticipate that the next
development viii come from somewhere in
Maryland.
1t was rumored this morning that man
answering Fords description had been ar
rested in Baltimore as he alighted from
freight train from this city.
Seen ut Hyattsville.
A man who resembled Ford so much that
a former employer of that much-wanted
person thought that it was he passed
through Hyattsville last evening about
o'clock, or a little before, stopping ut
store in the vicinity of the post Office to
make a purchase. A Mr.. Scaggs, who had
employed Ford some time ago, recognized
him. as he thought, and Immediately gave
the word. The suspected man went north
or the village, and, climbing on the top of
passing train, went as far as Branchville
and there Secreted himself somewhere in
the woods about that station. The de-
tectives of this city were notified. and two
members of the force went out on the S:15
train 1t is thought if the man was really
FORD that he got wind Of the kilograms
that were being sent up the line and made
his way from the train to the country back
OF Branc hVlile, but no trace could be found
of him in that vicinity. 1t would, however,
nave been an easy matter for the man to
board one of the many freight trains run
ming on the B. and o. at that hour and pro-
coed to Baltimore after the officers had re-
turned to the city.
Searching the Woods.
Two of the local detectives spent the
night near Folds home at Burnt Mills as
sisting the deputy sheriff and his posse in
the search for the hunted man. This
morning Detective Horne and Weldon who
have been most active in the investigation,
drove out to Burnt Mills to continue the
Ssarcn Tor the murderer. Detective Wee
don said to a Star reporter Nhs morning
that he was satisfied that Ford was some
Wilefe In the woods near Burnt Mills yes
terday afternoon. During the search which
was prosecuted later in the day, evidence
was FOUND to show that h had spent some
niue time In the underbrush. and the rem
nantS Oh q hurried meal were also found
Inc wooded section is SO cor siderable that
1t would be a difficult matter for a crowd
OF men numbering several hundred to thor
ousnly Scour the woods, and the detectives
nave reason to believe that Re was in the
undertrush somewhere while thew were
looking Tor him yesterday, but that owing
70 the comparatively small number of
tnase VINO We're following him, it was no
difficult matter for him to eluda- his mr.
Suers. -'' P''
Inspector EIollinberger this morning had
a large number OF circulars printed notify
ing inc public of the crime and giving q
description of the supposed murJerer A
reward of 500 is offered for his arrest
During the afternoon copies of this circu
10, ,dl We're sent broadcast through the sur
OF the baltimore and Ohio railroad son.
telegrams describing the man to all points
aI0hg the railroad and also promised TO dis
tribute the circulars and do eyervtbino T.,
ms power 10 facilitate the work of running
DOWN the suspected murderer
W ord was received at police HEADQUARTERS,
u1iIs morning that a suspect had been ar
81 N baltimore under circumstances
-'i-I,il ihdde Ii look very much as though no
might be the man that is wanted The taie
sIaHi was received before the Detectives
lelt 1or Burnt Mills, and Detective Weadon
sad that he would probably tal,e somahaI
from near Burnt Mills who krov,s FL 80
go with him to Baltimore to see If tbav
could Identify the prisoner '
Public Feeling.
Inc detectives are very much distressed
over the fact that they should have bean
81 near ford yesterday and vet not have
"eeh apie 10 lay their hands on him. The
piece of woods In which he is sunnosed f.,
Fave heen in hiding is upward of four miles
onIs anu escape frcn that piece Of
"oouS 10 another was cCmnara tiyely siro
pie The impression prevails now that -
the authorities had called for volunteers
n'gnt before last to proceed at once To
burnt Mills and make a thorough search of
TIE surrounding country thev couId go
nad Eundreds, if Tot thousands of mon on
the track OF Ford within a few hours ,nI
Ei'@t ne would now re behind the bars The
!GrmerS IN the reighborh0od of Burnt AIiIIs
Intense in
lCrts 10 rin down the criminal t;yerv
man IN the immediate vicinity has taEan
part IN the hunt. They have not sat
around and discussed the situation and in
qulged in speculation as to what mich,
happen, but with pistols in their pockets or
sAotguns over their shoulders have tram
Gu ne WOODS TOR hours at time, stopping
only long enough to eat and sleep MANY
OF them are hot-heade1 young MaryIandars
who are familiar with the use of weanons
ana would not have hesitated a moment 70
shoot the man down in his tracks if he baJ
offered any resistance
"hlle the police in this city are keeriap
sharp lockout for Ford there is reaIIT
nttle TO do beside wait for news from
maryland Tor no one believes that he has
sought refuge in this CITY The 1atactivcs
are satisfied that when Ford returned IN
MS nome Monday evening he gave his wife
tme inkiing of what he had done or at
least LEI her know the authorities were on
the lookout for him. even if he did not con-
rue 10 her the serious nature of the crime
1or which he was wanted. This is partly
borne out by the fact that yesterday morn
ihg tordS Wife left her home and was
eon" in the woods for an hour or longer
mis- was before any close watch was es-
tablished about the house and the only per
son who saw her leave was an elderly col
o1cd man, who told the detectives what he
rad witnessed.
The Main Cine.
The detectives willingly admitted today
the assistance which they had received as
result OF the newspaper publication of
| all the details of the crime. Sometimes in
mysterious murder the detectives seek to
| keep everything from the reporters and
| TO shroud their every move with deepest
| mystery, looking wise and dropping hints
| or great Developments that may be ex-
pected. In the present case they have pur-
| sued different tactics, and. except when 1t
was inconsistent with their duty, have
| given out all the information they had
| The wisdom Of this has been demonstrated
| by the fact that the first clue which
| started the police on the track of Ford
| came through the publication in the papers
| OF the fact that a revolver had been found
| on the scene CT the murder, and that on the
| butt of the weapon were scratched three
| letters. TIE man who sold the pistol to
! Ford in 1891 read of this and identified the
| marks as those which ne placed on all pis-
| tolls that he sold.
| Science Carried Far.