The evening times., 1896-11-03
MURDERER SOON cAUGHT
John Pollard, COlored, Muir
dered Near Fort Myer.
DISPUTE ABOUT A WOMAN
Tragedy at a'"Parlor Social" Mt Ar
Unpton Junction-The Murderer,
1t Is Believed, Is From This City.
Discovery of the Body in a Gulch.
Many Shots Fired.

Another murder was added last night to
the long list of crimes set down to the
credit OF Alexandria county, Va. John
Pollard, u young colored man employed by
the II ydraIilc Brick Company OF Arlington
junction, was shot and killed by an I'M
known negro while they were both III at
tendance upon a 'parlor social.
1t Is shIu mat negro who dld the
shooting is from Washington and is an all-
round bad man.
rurturt .,,.sl this nothing could be learn
ed today, as the colored people OF the couh-
try refuse, as usual, To give the ollicers
any information upon The matter.
The scene of the shooting was Frazier
Springs, better known as "Johnsoh's Bot
tom" "A collection of novels about half a
mile east of Arlington Junction and less
than two city BLOCKS from Squire Lanes
down town. office.
The crime occurred about O'Clock at
one Of the pay day dances which occur
monthly at the house of Andrew Lang.
The house is situated about fifteen feet from
the gully where the body was found. a
number of Washington colored sports,
among whom. it is claimed, was the muir
derer, were in attendance.
THE MURDER.
Varying accounts are gwen OF the origin
of the row, but the generally accepted
version is that Notwithstanding the fact
that Pollard was a III arrled man, his Death
is due TO dispute over the charms Of a
woman.
Pollard, it is said, made himself too
familiar with the girl Of the man who did
the shooting, which the latter resented.
Pollard con lnued his addresses until the
other admirer drew Il pistol and pointed it
at him. The latter then Went over To his
home, just Gcross the road. to get his gun.
When he Returned the man who had
nTlriulllK Dulipi niStal IN p,iin "a i
opened IRE. Before Pollard could draw
his weapon he had discharged five bullets.
one Of which struck fair i'll the center Of
thedeadmaH' cart, coming out on theothc
side.
II is claimed by people in the nighbor-
hood that Pollard ran after he was struck
from the house to the place where his body
was found, but the Officers think that a
man shot III the heart as he was could not
have moved step after being hit.
They are OF the opinion that he fell down
where be stood and was attcrw ard carried
to the gully The position of the bullcthole
plainly shows, the officers Sly, that the
man who fired the shot aimed TO kill.
DISCOVERED THE BODY.
The first intlmatiun of the killing was
received tbs morning by Constable Deu-
deTman, who was on duty at the polling
booth near Four-Mile Run.
He was Informed by CulDTcd boy that d
NOlA.Ail isillibu hhlt WILSON, anu a man
named Chcatham had CHANGED upon the
dead body Of Pollard In little gully stu
atcd in FCrd's brick ward.
Deuderman proceeded to investigate an,
found the body. II was covered by Il sheet
and lantern had been placed above it.
Tie face Of the dead man was calm and
Looked rs if bis death had been instantan-
euus. He was dressed neatly in Il dark suit
with a colcred shirt and black tie.
In the shirt, just at the heart, was a
hole which looked as if it had been made by
"A bullet of about 80 caliher. Around the
hele the clothing was Stained with blood,
but no other marks of violence could be
discovered upon the body.
About O'Clock this morning a Colored
boy found hidden under little bridge in
the neishhorhOod pistol and hat The
pistol was If the bull-1ug pattern, while
the hat was light brown fedora, recug-
nized as belonging to the murdered man.
Pollard was light mulatto, about twen-
ty-sevcn years Of age. He was above me-
dluH height nd was alwa vs. smuOth-shaven
With his employers at he brick ward and
the people OF the neighhorho ood he has al
ways borne good reputation and the for
mer, especially. spoke OF him as an in
duStriuuS, honest workmen.
Coroner l-irch of Fails Church was mott
fiedand set tomorrow W morning at 4 o'clock
as the time for the inquest.
In the meantime Squire Lane held an
examination over the body this morning so
1t could be removed to hi. home He also
impanelled jury from the crowd which
had gathered.
This afternoon John Findley was caught
ut Enrich Hotel lunch room. opposite the
b. Y q. depot, by Detectives Carter and Gal
laber, be being suspected. Headmitsha having
done the shooting, but says it was in self
defense. He is employed in the lunch
room.