The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-27
ERWIN BROWN CAPTURED
HERAN RIGHTINTO rHE HANDS OF
GHs Ian HERE.
Mr.. n. VI. stroetcr. an old Acquaintance
Points Him Out and with Another
Man Ho il Arrested.

sanitary Onicor zcph Lamkin and Ser
scant Whtlock. 0f the First station.
made an important arrest yesterday
morning.
40 Will be remembered that on the night
OF August 18th Erwin Brown, the alleged
murderer and confessed slayer OF Emanuel
Crgu. Of this city. and William
Echard. who was awaiting trial
for The Lurdcr Of his wife ia Richie
county. v. Va, escaped from the Jan az
Larrisvino. ". Va, by cutting their way
through the walls.
The prisoners cludcd tho officers VINO
started in pursuit OF them, and the tiall
was entirely lost
Yesterday morning i. NJ. Strceter' VINO
Is employed hy VIM Newman, the Da.p,i
near the corner a. Seventeenth ana MAN
streets. was sitting in the shOp Whth "
stranger entered and called MN aslut.
The stranger had an afr OF mystery apout
HIM and in "a low tone OF voice toio yVunk
Stree,cr that friend wanted 10 see "''''
strs.,cr looked out and saw Erwin
Brown standing on the corner. llt W.
sururiscl beyond measure, anu Hat".s
knew what Go DO. Telling the h'iaisti ~
return Co Brown and ten MN hc Moutu
1oln a.m no q few minutes inc youHs
man. reinforced by IN. Newman "e"'
IN search NJ an officer
BOTH MEN CAUGHT.
In The meantime Brown mad disappeared
VI an allcywuy leaving ms coilpan.pon n
on the corner. Mr.. Strectcf "ent oul III.
back way in search or an pi"s -, ~,
Ar. Newman went 10 the front uoVi Lo'
H. same purpose. The latter saw scr
r.Rrt vs. iNtlOck near by ana caiDu ii d,i,,
Inc Sergeant QWCky rcepouutu' """ W"
told thst Brown was IN the immediate
vicinity thc snrcwd officer set out }"
s' 0n ~ 1 passing ear az enc time Sergeant
yvtItlock saw Sanitary officer laInkin
and called him. The Two once 49, -
the direction indicated by MI Nt"tn"H,
srd NJ the corner of Sixteenth ana 'idce
streets they caught their men,
There was no doubt of the idenuly on
brown hut there was some u"uDl ~
garding the Identity Of the olher man,
- 80 me is not an escaped criminal
ror is he IA friend Of Brown s.. nut ne
simply ran across him on the ROAD 10
When brown was arrested he had,
crumplcd up in his hand' ho'o "'''e''
read as follows.
Dear Friend u. II. Strcetor; ~
would Ike 90 see you at the - ana
ERWIN BROWN.
Your friend.
y will 10 up to the Park ana
The prisoners were carried imincola''iy
10 tho First Station ana from 'htIc u"
the Police Court. where the 'iaI p, w.
entered against them of beng rscaIeS
from the authorities of West virginia.
Tho case was continued 20 the ON o'
geptember 20 allow tinc 10 cominuIhCate
with Che Vest Virginia authoilues ~"
Brown and his companion were '"''''u
20 jail ,.,D
II AN INNOCENT HE SAID.
They nero questioned by Times re-
porter a. the Jail Brown was very re
ficeut aud said that ms atloinoS9 ia
wheeling would answer an qC,slioi.S
gardng hts case but that ne lau noon-
e. 40 san. The names Of the lawyers
even bv Brown are Mcssrs. Mlhh'
Doughty and Robinson. os.r
II fear nothing tdid Brown 4oi
am innocent and can prove III.
"rhis man with me .s not the one want
al Am West Virginia. continued blo"h.
.kyr met each other or inc IOdu an,
ne is looking for Work az nus uduo o'
look-bindine. 4 came bdck lnls M"S n
c.u.a 1 ann not afraid, for ] am lhuo''h'.
..ty. came through Maryland anu
Dv.sbfnctou. and worked our way from
Alexandria TO Richmond on 'h, 49,.
pcakc and ohio road i'"cil"s '''' N'''
sarlv this morning. , o..
",rhis fellow Strcctcr rs In,nu oi
mine who came TO Richmond WIN Ilc
y. NON first came here. doh '"'''N '0
betrayed me- Cd. a,.o,,4 ho,nq
brown remained quiet moment ana
tben Said. ASK my lawyers.
THE OTHER MAN.
Browns companion is short stocky
GLOW with % weeks growth OF beard
ou his face. he is five feet TWO lhch,s
t1u and weighs about l3' POUNDS ms
hair and ewes are brown. lie SAYS me
"a native of New York. and Is Dooh.
hinder bv trade. lie gives the name on
pan Gregory. and says he has woikeu
I'm fhe SHOPS of "a. Trout Lancaster IA,
and lanes Barry. at Wheeling. Ine man
stated mat Dee know nothing Whatever
ahout tho charge against Brown "oI hau
b.. know Brown excerpts as r. conf
,anion for n hundred miles or so over '"o
road. ..... e,.,, q, tail"
e,f1 Gregory. "But have done i"thi"B
,.rort- ana ana not afraid OF results
eroror,'e description was sent ~ once
a., tho officials at Harr'sviilc.
,rhe prisoners viii remain I'm lah mere
H. the mftuWhlr. 49,, ,..,,~.
crowd of people followed ;he ohtefs
Nth their prisoners 90 jan, ana many
comments were made about me nerve
~ uror,p I'm returning go Richmond VIZ
tnaiv i.np.ra. from tho frying pan INTO