Evening star., 1896-07-30
No Requisition Yet for the Murderer
of Miss Drown.
Els COLD-BlOODED BEHAVIOR
Different Confessions Make His
Crime Even B|acker.
CITIZEN IS ARE EXCITE ED

at the home Of her aunt, Mrs. Sarah
Drown. at Seat Pleasant, Tuesday after
noon, was discussed throughout the city
as well as in Maryland yesterday, and the
horrible confession Of James T. Smith. her
| slayer. lad the effect Of intensifying the
| feeling against him. The crime itself. the
country people thought, was horrible
| enough, but his confession only added fuel
| to the flame already kindled. and people
for miles around Seat Pleasant were terri
| bly, enraged.
When 1t became known that he was un-
der arrest and was behind the bars at the
ninth police station hundreds of people
were attracted there because Of a desire to
get a look at the cold-blooded murderer.
But Lieut.. Heffner had received orders
| from Maj. Moore that nobody should see
| him. not even a representative Of the local
| newspapers. The prisoner was only being
| held for another Jurisdiction. Maj. Moore
| said he thought 1t highly improper that he
| should be interviewed last evening or even
| seen. And so the order that the highly
| priced criminal should be kept alone where
| he could not be annoyed went forth. But
| there were exceptions to the order, Tor
| there were some .favorites among the many
callers, and they were allowed to enter the
| There was no admission fee charged. and
| those who passed before the iron grating
| behind which was the animal in human
| form did not even have to show cards.
| Who Arrested Him.
| Now there is a dispute going on In the
| police department as to what officer really
arrested the murderer. The records of the
department show that the arrest was made
| by Sergt Bryan, while officers of the sixth
precinct claim that Policeman A. ]. Kim
mel is the officer who actually placed
/ III,
| It. is true that the East Capitol street
| house where Smith was captured is in the
| ninth precinct, where Sergt. Bryan does
| duty, and he was on guard there. he was
| inside the house. This fact. it is asserted,
| was not known by Officer Kimmel. and the
| latter being enthusiastic officer with de-
| tective proclivities. was hovering about
| the neighborhood of the house hoping to
| get a glimpse Of the man In event OF his
| appearing at the house.
| When Smiths presence there became
| known so it is claimed. and when his
| voice was heard in the basement and some
| body said, There he Is now, 1t Is said
that Kimmel. who is very quiet In his
| movements hurried down stairs, took pos,
| session of the murderer and then turned
| him over to Sergt. Bryan.
| Whatever was done Lieut.. Heffner OF the
ninth precinct did not relish the idea or
Kimmels being there, and said So Lieut..
Kelly. in whose precinct Kimmel does duty,
thought that his officer had right there,
and he so declared himself. Then the mat
| ter was called to- the attention OF Maj.
Moore and there it ended The ma jor was
satisfied With the fact that the man had
| been apprehended, and the question OF who
| actually caught him was matter OF minor
| Importance.
His Movements.
| Since the arrest was made the prisoner
| has done any amount Of talking, in which
| he has made numerous confessions. These
| so-called confessions SO much at a
| variance with each other that the officers
| hardly know which one to accept as the
| truth. 1t is certain. however. that he had
| not told the whole truth about the occur
| renee in Miss browns room on Tuesday
when he assaulted and killed her. The
+ finding of the handkerchief of the MUIR
| dered woman and the blood stains on 1t
| from the knife corroborate this part of his
| confession and the finding of the knife iE
| the garret room. where the two farm hands
| were confined, turns out to have no bearing
| whatever on the case. for the knife which
| he used, as stated in his confession yes
| and there left it. Then, too, the prisoner S
| movements after he left the house are un-
| certain, for according to his statement he
| came across the country. walking all the
| way to the city, and called at the East
| Capitol street house, where he got his sup
! per. while on the other hand he was seen
| walking boldly along the road, making NO
| effort at concealment. and it Is said that a
|
| seen in one of the public vehicles riding
from Benning to 18th and H streets north
| east.
! While at the house on East Capitol street
Smith told the colored servant, who is an
| intimate friend of his, that he was going
| to the house on B street, where the search
was made. but instead of going there he
| says he spent the night in the Capitol
| grounds. When he had not returned to
the East Capitol street house at daybreak
it was thought by some Of the officers that
he had probably gone up the line of the
| Baltimore and Ohio railroad toward West
| Virginia, where he was born, and that
| there might be repetition of the Ford ar
| rest at Harper's Ferry, but others clung to
| the belief that he would return to the East
| Capitol street house when ne got hungry,
and this proved to be the correct theory.
| Late yesterday afternoon Detective Lacy
| called at the ninth precinct station and
| had an interview with the prisoner Lieut..
Heffner We mt to the cell room with the de-
tective anc introduced him to the fiend.
Talked to Lacy.
This is Detective Lacy he said, "and
he wants to see If you know him or If he
| knows you"
| II think he does not know me-" came
from behind the bars, because didn't go
| around the city very much
| ''You seem to be in a pretty bad posi-
tion?" oueried the detective.
"Yes. sir; am he answered. smilingly.
| II am in a bad position
| do you fully realize your position?" the
| detective next asked.
"Oh, yes, SIR" came the response from
| the man. who was still smiling Il know I
killed her.
They say YOU got angry with the lady
| because she refused to kiss you," the off,
Ger said, what about it?
| ''She ought not to have gotten angry
about that" was his response. ''for had
| done that before"
Then do you realize that you have got
| to die?"
| "Of course do
Are you sorry for what you have done ?'
| "Tve got little worry my mind, and
| I wish it was over. And the sooner the
| better. If they would take me out and kill
! me tonight I'd be perfectly satisfied, for
| then the worry would be off my mind ;"
my friend" said the detective in dis
gust, IAN awful hell awaits you unless you
| prepare to meet your God"
what the prisoner said in response to
| this the detective did not understand
! "This prisoner is perfectly sane" said
! Detective Lacy. I've seen eleven men
! hanged, and he's the coolest of ali these
mLrderers Jim Grady was a cool man.
| and he smiled while being pinioned, but
| this man exceeds him in coolness."
From the conversat ton and conduct Of
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