The evening times., 1897-08-25
SHOT PERHAPS N revenge
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u, Dub Tor GOQ'E sake Qon u SnOOt me-
Air Marshall said ne told tine man. With
that the negro fired and shen fled After
MFR. rarr lad finished telling what he
knew of the case Coroner Carr announced
that as Detectives weedon and Lacy had
prisoner against whom they wer
gathering evidence. IL would be necessary
20 adjourn the inquest until next Monday
at 1 o'clock.
No more witnesses were heard. but all
were Notified to return ON Monday.
The CT ain of evidence which detectives
Weldon aud Lacey are forging about fr ans
johnson, the supposed murderer Of Mar
shall, Is gradually becoming stronger, and
the officers think they have good case
OF murder against the man.
so firm has become their conviction that
johnson IS the murderer that they secured
the ad Jour arnent Of the inquest until Mon
day next to get their case into shape.
johnson was arrested yesterday by fO
liceman Yernhllion, Of the Fourth pre-
cinct who found him acting I'm suspicious
manner near the Long Bridge.
He took bim to No. station, where he
was searched, aud a 3S-caliter revolver
was found in one OF his pockets II was a
weii-kept weapon, and showed that the
owner had taken good care of 1t
Instead OF being oiled. it had been COW
cred with vaseiine to keep it from rusting.
and was iG good condition. Que Of the
chambers was empty. The others were
filled. The shell yet remained In the gun
and was covered on one side with smoke
and. to oil appearances. had been but re-
Gently emptied OF its Charge.
He vas taken TO police caurt. and on the
charge of carr ying concealed weapons. was
sentenced to jail for four months. Suspi
zion thea fell upon him as the possible
murderer OF Marshall. and he was turned
over TO detectives Lacey and Weetlnn.
They bcgan working on theories con
Meeting lin with the murder. He would
talk but little, and appeared entirely un-
concerned. Tie said ne had purchased the
revolver near Cincinnati Of fellow
tramp. lie said he had fired 1t off near
Baltimore about three weeks ago, but did
rot give good explanation as To what he
shot at.
Then ,be officers procured the pistol and
the bullet which had been taken from
Marshall's body at the autopsy IL had
not been mashed, and fitted exactly in
the empty cartridge taken from Johnson's
gun.
This was the first important link. The
next was when an examination of Mar
shall's clothing was made.
On the leg OF the trousers which was
pierced by the bullet wac found fresh
grease spot. The bullet, the physicians
are certain. was fired at very close range,
and Marshall himself had told the officers
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Then II was remembered that Johnsonis
pistol rad been creased with vaseline aud
was covered with the stuff when taken
from the negro. Did the grease on Mar
sbaIi's trousers not come from John sons
gum the detectives asked.
A chemist will examine the spot and as
ertain what knowledge he can OF the
grease. and see If IL is vaseline. This viii
be an important point
A still more important link, however.
was forged by the detectives this morning
They found Lemuel Bell and brought him
TO police headquarters and questioned
him.
Mr.. Bell resides in ForrestvfIle: knew Mr.
Marshall and was a short distance behind
him when coming into town Monday morn
ing-psrhaps five minutes.
Re had heard no shooting, but while
crossing the new bridge under a gas lamp
he saw negro, and took notice OF him
The fellow was going toward the Mar ryiand
s,le
He gave the electives description
OF the negro and was then taken in to
see johnson, whom he at once Identified
as the man he had seen on the bridge
Monday morning just a few moments
after the shooting.
J0hr son is q pee uliaT-iooking negro and
could t'e easily recognized the second time.
MI Bell got good look at the man as be
passed under the gasiight. He sure he is
the man he ssw w. This is regarded ass
most important clew. of all thus far Oh
tained.
IL may solve the mystery The detectives
believe SO, and. In fact, the ease at present
looks bad for the negro.
johnson Is about TWENTY-FIVE years old
Doody dressed. unable to read and write,
and is q tramp unknown in this region
tie claims TO have come from Petersburg;
Team, and has been here but few Gays
He refuses to talk and maintains his
jgnorancco OF the Marshall case. He is tall,
slim and ill looking.
His pants, when arrested W ere fringed
it'll mud. wiiic h is believed to be of the
same kind as IL found near the bridge,
where the shooting took place. All of
these facts The detectives are working
upon and in the meantime johnson is locked
up at No. l station.
BY Monday Detectives weedon and Lacy
expect to have solid case against him
The only thing lacking is motive for
the crime. and that is thought to be rob-
berry.