Evening star., 1896-07-31
GWEN 40 MARYLAND
officers Arrive, With Requiation
Rapsfs for Smith. :
THE qAl1foF A lYHcHlH G
Miss Drow7s. Murderer Has Been
h.k
Well Protected Here.
THE LEGAL MOVEMENTS

A requisition was secured at the state
department at Annapolis today for James
Smith, held in Washington for the murder
Of Miss Drown. Sheriff Underwood and
Deputy Sheriff Warfng left on the noon
train for this city
1t was after 2:3O o'clock when Sheriff I'm
derwood. Deputy Marshal springman and
Driver Holbrook reached the ninth precinct
station.
Lieut.. Heffner was in the station on duty
and after an Introduction to the sheriff
deputy Springman produced the bencn
warrant that had been issued from court
only q few minutes before.
This Is a m andate from the court" cx-
plafned the deputy marshal.
After reading it carefully the lieutenant
remarked, IT'S all right, and, turning to
Stationkeeper Rolf, said: Bring the man
OUT
The stationkeeper obeyed. and soon after
ward the murderer was brought from the
cell. He was not dressed, and his dressing
caused little delay.
Come out" said the stationkeeper when
he reached the cell door. Goodbye. Jim,"
he said as the prisoner walked out
Goodbye" said the prisoner.
~ I'm ,s glad you are gone"
He was handcuffed and taken to the
prison wagon and was soon on his way to
the city hall.
Just after he had gone his dinner arrived,
but it was too late for him.
1t was reported this afternoon that the
sheriff's movements here are being watched
by people from the county. This report
could not be verified.
Sheriff Underwood says he will probably
not take the prisoner from here until to-
morrow. Then he will take him to Balti-
more
Legal Movements.
Sheriff T. Underwood and Deputy Sheriff
NJ. c. Waring reached the city shortly be-
fore o'clock this afternoon, and they at
once presented the requisiton to Assistant
District Attorney Armes, in the absence
of District Attorney Birney.
Mr. Armes Immediately secured from
Judge Hagner an order for Smiths arrest,
and Baiiif Sprfngman jumped into his
wagon and drove to the ninth precinct.
where the murderer has been confined
since his arrest.
While awaiting at the city hall the ar
rival of Smith, Sheriff Waring, speaking
of the prospects of the fiend being lynched.
stated that Governor llcwndes of Mary
land assured him this morning that he
woudsee that the negro was legally tried
and punished if : had to call out the mi
litia forces of the state to do so.
Sheriff Underwood stated that the man
will not be tried until October the court
having adjourned until then He expressed
himself as being confident that Smith would
be given a fair trial, although he admitted
he expected to be- compelled to carefully
way to Marlboro and while there.
Smith Turned Over to Maryland.
"Jim" Smith is no longer to be a prize
prisoner in the hands of the. local police
department. Although a common murderer
and fiend of the worst type. he has been
treated better than the average prisoner
arrested for offenses against the laws of
the District. Murderer Ford, who was after
ward executed for the death of Elsie kreg-
10, was not treated half so we'll, although
his offense was no worse than the offense
committed by Jim" Smith. Ford was
really exhibition in the police station.
for hundreds of pee pie were permitted to
see the man whose act had greatly shock
ed the entire community. But Jim"
Smith, a Maryland colored man, was not
subjected to this petty annoyance. OF
course he had not been tried and condemn
ed. Neither had Ford. But, like Ford, he
had admitted his identity and had made
full and free confession, more narrowing.
If possible, than the confession of Ford.
Still he was kept in a glass case, so 20
public. OF course, some few favored ones
saw him, but representatives of tine press
who waEted to get the facts for the public
were kept out by order of the chief Of po-
lice. Maj Moore. And so the brute has
enjoyed the quiet of solitary Imprisonment
rest so necessary to his happiness after
having passed through the exciting scenes
of Tuesday, when he took the life of the
one who had been his benefactor who had
befrierced him and given him his daily
bread
Although he appeared cool and collected,
he really must have been nervous to some
extent and doctors say that perfect rest
Is one thing that is necessary to cure
nervous prostration, and in fact nervous
ness Of any kind.
Jim has rested well in this place, where
he has had no one to trougle him. and his
daily allowance of food has disappeared as
did that given TO Elsie Kreglos slayer He
had never had any great experience sleep
Ing on iron beds, but this new departure
did not seem to trouble him. He may have
had some nice soft bedding and an electric
fan, but only the selected few are able to
tell about this.
There Is nothing new" is what the DO
lice (acting under instructions) invariably
say when asked for particulars. 1t is sup
posed that "Jim" Is still confessine To the
police and 1t Is known that he persists in
making denial Of the truth Of his first
confession, which so seriously reflected
upon the character Of Miss Drown, his VIC
tim, whose friends knew her to be a good,
pure woman.
The Indignation.
The feeling Of the scores Of people who
attended the funeral yesterday was appa-
rent. They were all highly indignant be-
cause of what had been said by Smith,
and Mr.. Kaldenbach, a neighbor of the
browns, was strong in his denunciation of
the prisoners statement. He denounced as
false many statements of the prisoner, and
thought the one in which there was the
most truth was wherein he said he had
used the fruit knife on his victims throat
The cut, he said was a peculiar shaped
one and showed that a fruit knife had
been used. He was also indignant because
of a statement that there had been no
struggle in the room. This statement he
said, was made because things about the
room had not been turned upside down
and glasses smashed, but the condition of
Miss Marguerites body showed plainly the
hard struggle she made in defense of her
virtue. On her legs were large bruises and
scars, while there vas evidence on her face
Of the inf1iction OF severe blow Then
too, there were two pieces bitten from her
hand, and her lower lip showed signs of in
jury. With alf these marks he Thought no
one could doubt that severe struggle had
taken place, as was published in The Star
the day after the murder was committed
TAX of Lynchinx.
In the littlef COUNTY cemetery, a burial
ground rendered gloomy and desolate be-
cause it has not been cared for for many
years, there gathered small group of
Indignant countrymen who discussed the
affair and the esprobable result. They were
Of one opinion regarding the fate of the