Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-28
HEARD AT THE CHIEFS OFFICE
Men Arrested M suspec''
rhouvbt IN He Wanted In West W.

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Tho white men-Gregory ana WIN
who were arrested here On H.
suspected Of being fugitives from 'i e,,a.,ad
risonville CIV. va.) jail, are now -, 70
not to be so. and will propa"iy 90
leased from custody in DAY VI 30
cording to Chief-of-Police Howaru'
Erwin Brown, the alleged muioe'e,
Emanuel Crull whose capture aio"s
with that OF Gregory, was accomplish
on Thursday morning. was the leoip'e"'
OF a number of calls at the CITY jar yand
terday. lie was somewhat inoSoSs,a On" o.
several times he lost his temper, A''N 80
duIced i'm little spurts Of profanity.
Chief-of-Police Howard yes,eiuay fron
inc received the following telegram iiv WI
ID. Patton, dated at HarrisoilNHnle,ss W, "
Va: Hold Irwin Brown securely. LIN ~
on his way with requisliyno ri about
< feel 10 inches tall, weighs about 10, VIZ
dark complexion, black hair, ny I,
and eyes: has sway 10 ms "ain, ~.
mark OF wound In side, ABOUT MS "'p'
dark clothes; jeans pants. 49,. no. tally
The description Of Eckard uoss ~. o." ,,5
with the appearance OF the prisoner, AM
his STRAIGHTFORWARD speech ana ac'i On.
have convinced those with whom ne ma M
talked that he knows nothing ABOUT the
case. rr
HUN HE bINCANb
Brown told Deputy-sergeant Dan Weisi,
ger how be broke 9ui h % oak boards on
the cell floor were taken uD, ana a pas
sage cut through. Five escaped
Charlie Rosser, Brown said, was yard
boss of the prisoners He mas posIeloIi
near the cell and has watched the man
Re does moi believe him TO be insane.
While at the Jail yesterday the re,
porter saw John Wynn, who was arrested
Thursday afternoon for being suspicious
character by Detectives Tomlinson ana
Gibson, who believe that ne IS ohe %
the escaped prisoners brought III; Ill,
The officers from West Virginia VIII
probably reach Richmond TO-DAY. me
will proceed at once 10 the Governor
office. where they will be given the ne
cessary extradtion papers ana the PITS
oners will be taken back 10 west VIZ
ginia. 1T, -
Mrs. Crull. the widow of the victim OF
the West Virginia tragedy. called at lne
Second Police Station yesterday hoin-
ing, and turned over TO Sergeant bro0hs
a number of letters and papers she ht,u
received from West Virginia relating III
one way or another to the case ,r,e
WANTS INFORMATION ABOUT HIS
SON.
The following letter was received py
Chief Howard Thursday:
Shippersburg. Pa, August l5tn.
Chief of Police. Richmond. Va:
Dear Sir.-My son, w. Q. Gitner, who
was clerking in the City Han at Gettys-
burg Pa. left there about five weeks ago
saving he was going to your city TO clerk
in a. railroad office. Since that time we
have heard nothing from him. Will you
kindly make a thorough search In all OF
your railroad offices to see If he IS en-
ployed there? He is tall slender, weighs
about 100. dark hair. small moustache,
very prominent nose, rather pointed; very
neat in appearance. Any Information VIII
be very much appreciated
Yours very respectfully,
FRANK BITNER.
Baggage Agent C. V. r. r. Co:
Detective. Gibson made inquiries at the
various general offices, and nothing could
be learned of young Bitner
WANTED IN BALTIMORE.
Detective Hudson. of Baltimore's cen
trail office reached the city Thursday
looking for a young man named Charles
Tantz, who had jumped his bail bond in
Baltimore. where he was unoer arrest for
being connected with policy game De-
tectiye Tominson, after hearing the de-
scription, told the visiting officer to come
down the street, and he would find his
man. Tantz was arrested n short while
afterwards, and left with the Baltimore
officer for the Monumental City. He went
without papers TantZ is the young man
who lost $72 at the Windsor few weeks
ago and who was n witness in the Police
Court Thursday morning against a negro
servant of the clearinghouse, who was
sent on TO the grand jury to answer the
charge He was recognized in the sum
of $500 TO make his appearance before
Judge Witt as n witness on September
10Th.