The morning times., 1896-05-07
.CLEWS IN HER EYES
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later and Mr.. Morgan Boteier and others
saw him pass through Burnt Mills and On 70
his home.
He spent the night there, and the next
morning was seen wing around the house
i'll the shade of some Trees. During he day
he must have told his wife OF his crime, or
have given her an inkling OF 1t, and took
10 the woods. The father too, and his
younger brother were aware OF it.
At IL O'Clock night before last Detec-
tiyes Weedon and Horne, following out the
clew furnished by the revolver Ford left
at thes scene of themurder Went to the house.
Every door was tightly barred, and 1t re-
quired considerable pounding from the butts
of pistols TO arouse the inmates. This
looked like an indication that be was not
expected back that night.
The house was turned inside out, and
several important discoveries were made.
A pair of dra wers, with blood on the knee,
where It had soaked through the trousers
and shirt. recently washed, but still show
ing signs of blood. were found in the bot
tom of a sugar barrel. covered over with
trash. Thes actions OF the family, too, We're
suspicious. A s soon as the detectives en-
tered the house the old man threw up his
hands, q nd said:
1T amt mel | amt the one. Hes
gone away from here"
He was assured that he was not the
man they were looking for before the
detectives resumed their search.
The revolver, too, which was picked up
| ou the scene has been completely identi-
| aud is known to have been in his Possession
! fled 1t was sold to Ford by Mr.. d. NJ.
| Walford. on the 22d of September. Sot
as late as the Sunday preceding the murder.
1t has been identified by Jesse James.
! his immediate neighbor. by Morgan ii.
Boteler on whose land the house stands,
| aud by his wife. The latter identified
| it positively yesterday evening. Detective
Weedon asked her:
when did you see your husband with
| his revolver last?''
1 He had it on Sunday" she replied, un.
| hesitatngly.
Would you know it again if you saw it?'
Certainly 1 would
lis that it?'' producing the weapon.
The woman took it in her hands. while
| Ford's younger brother stood near and both
! examined it.
That's his pstol,'' said the woman
| and the boy added. pointing to the letters
| on the butt, which he could not trace
''Them's his intials.''
Early yesterday morning, Jesse James
who has been keeping q watch on the
house since the detectives paid their first
| visit, saw the woman leave, with tic
| bucket in her arms, and go towards the
woods. She was gone an hour ana twenty
minutes. and when she returned the bucket
| swung more lightly tina n when she went out.
| She had undoubtedly been to carry food
| to her husband. back in the dense under.
| brush.
Sheriff Samuel H Jones organized a
| posse yestersla morning, among whom were
Messrs. Morgan ]. Boteler, Frank A. Bote
ler, Seth Gorham, Albert Fl. g orham. Charles
S. Miller W. o. Talbot, william McCena
is J. Clark, and others, and they spent
| the day securing the big strip of woods
| but without success. A larger posse vii
be organized today, and more thorough
| and complete search will be made.
Ford's reputation in the neighborhood il
which he lives is very unsayory. He ha;
repeatedly been accused of stealing recent
ly, and is regarded by almost all who know
him as a desperate character. He begaI
his spotted career In winston, N. c., anC
went from there to Prince Edward county
va He was driven away from
that place because of the theft of a
horse, and transferred the base of his
devilish operations to this section of tn,
country.
| He has a younger brother named Wallac'
in the reform school here for incorrigibility
and another brother, william. is employed
in the Belt Line car stables. The younges
| lives at the house near the woods.
Ford is twenty-eight wears Old and weighs
about 90 pounds. He is very black, will
heavy, coarse features, and his clothing il
rough. He wore heavy -soied bootswhen ht
| left home.
1 Richard Ford his father, is shrewd look
ing old colored man. ;.ald Irving is said Il
resemble him in that respect.