The morning times., 1896-05-10

here said he came from sparrow's Point,
baltimore. We called TO him three times
to come down We told him he answered
the description or the murderer of Elsie
KregIo. and that we would have TO take
him.
He demurred. and finally consented 20
come with US. 81 wing he had ne fears as
| he had done nothing wrong. The mayor
took him To the stat OIL house and / went
to the telegraph station 10 wire the autEorI-
ties at Washington OF the capture"
| JUMPED INTO THE RIVER.
Mayor Burleigh. who has been made the
hero of the hour by his gallant capture or
tne despeTado, was the next witness He
| told practically the same story a IS that re-
| lated by Mr.. Winter
When we reached the jail said the
| ma yor. after Mr. Winters had gone to
telegrap ph 10 Washington, l was unlocking
the cell, when the prisoner mddc desperate
leap. and darted down the street toward
the river. There he wJGed in as far % he
could when the swift current oyeTpowered
him and swept him under.
i called to some fellows who had fol-
lowed him, TO UnioOSe boats nearby, and
rescue the man. We did so after a deter
mined effort and We're bringing him to
shore in a boat when he leaped over
again. and tried to drown himself.
He was towed to shore, when ! took
him back TO the cell, handcuffed him, and
waited for the arrival Of Detective Board
man
Morgan J. BoteIer said he owned the
kuife with which the murderer had COM
mitted the fearful deed. lie had loaned It
to the prisoner. He had also sold Ford the
hat worn at the time OF the murder 1t
was a Texas cowboy hat
Ford. when asked II he wished to maxi
| a statement in a feeble and trembling
| voice replied: ''Tze dun tole II all I've
| got no mo to add tOit. What dem gemnlle-
| mems says Is all de statements l wants TO
make
The prisoner was returned to his cell.
| and the jury. which consisted OF Pleany
/ NJ Hough. George o. Miller, Fred NJ OAR
| den, David Wolf, Albert b. SchiatterSacS,
| and Samuel Polknhorn, rendered the lot
| lowing verdict:
! dnced before us is that of Elsie kregfo,
| and that her death was caused by wound
| in the neck inflicted with penknife IN the
| hands of Irving Ford, on the 4th day or
| Nav, 1896. on the kringle place, IN the
| District OF Columbia. during felCnionS
| attempt to ravisb the said Elsie kregio-
| After the rendition OF the verdict there
was a wild ride with the prisoner in the
| patrol wagon, across East Washington to
| the Jail.
| Lieut.. Kelly had received an intimatiou
| that some of the excited hot-headS might
| make an attempt upon tile murderer s
| life, and ne selected a squad or his Tight
| ing patrolmen to go with the wagon. These
! were Sergt Falvey and PatrOlmen Pat
| Creaghe, Whalen, Mansfield, Oliver, Breu'
! nan, and Corby.
RIDE TO THE JAIL
| Lieut. Kelly went along in charge OF the
| prisoner and to- command the squad Of
/ blue coats INSPECTOR Hollinberger and g
| Times reporter completed the party.
! The surging crowd in front of the station
| waited patiently for the patrol wagon that
never came. Driver Pat Fitzgerald, witt
old reliable Jim horse, had been ordered &c
hold the vehicle in readiness in rear OF the
station aud Immediately in front of the Ettlt
morgue. Nearly 200 people, however,
surmiSed that the wagon would start from
the rear and they assembled in the back lot
At $50 O'Clock Coroner Hammett handed
Ford's jail commitment to Lieut.. Kelly
| Then there was hustling about OF patrol
| men. Sergt. Falvey slapped the ''darbies'
on the murderer's wrists
Ready" shouted Lieut.. Kelly.
Ford, trembling ike anaspen. was brought
from his cell, passed quickly between walls
of blue and brass and hoisted into the
wagon. The police piled in after him. The
assembled crowd gave loud shout oil
derision and hate.
Cor shouted Lieut.. Kelly, and away
went the horse at a leaping gallop, urged
| ons by Driver Fitzgerald. The crowd