The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1897-11-20
MURDER IS NOW CHARGED
STEINAU, O'QUINN AND SIMON
ARE JAILED AT ATLANTA.
HELD FOR MURDER OF PONDER.
Detectives and Police Omcers Claim to
Have Conclusive Evidence Against
the Three saloon Men.

An Atlanta special says: Louis
Steinau, Walter O'Quinn and Julius
Simon are now charged directly with
the murder of Patrolman j. T. Pom
der, who was killed in Steinau's place
on Monday night.
Warrants were sworn out for them
Wednesday morning before Justice
Foute, by Detective Looney, charging
them with the murder. Until this
was done the men were held on suspi-
cion and no direct charge had been
made against them.
Much additional evidence has been
secured by the detective department,
An immense amount OF work was
done Tuesday night by the officers on
the case and before midnight new and
most valuable information had been
secured.
Slowly and with much difficulty the
officers worked on their original
theory, gradually securing evidence
that gave it additional strength.
The evidence is circumstancial SO
far, but the officers claim that the
most startling disclosures are yet to
come. The coroner's investigation
which was to have been held Wednes-
day was postponed.
This was surprise the first, and when
an hour later warrants were sworn out
against Steinau, O'Quinn and Simon,
the second surprise was sprung.
A highly sensational piece of evil
dence was found against O'Quinn by
the detectives. A man has been found
by the detectives who swears he was
in the saloon Of Simon when the shoot
ing was done in the place Of Steinau.
He says he started towards the rear Of
the saloon and that man ran into his
arms. This man came from the rear
of the saloon, and was running towards
the front. -... ...-
This man, the witness says, was
Walter O'Quinn. He says he asked
O'Quinn what was the matter, and he
said: ooh, they are shooting like h-ll
in there"
This witness says he has known
O'Quinn for years, and is positive
that he came from the rear of the sa-
loon in such way as to make it ap:
pear that he had just run in from the
alley in the rear OF the saloon.
The detective department is now un-
doubtedly playing deep game with
the attorneys representing Steinau,
O'Quinn and Simon.
Habeas corpus proceedings had been
begun and as the men were only held
on suspicion the writs taken out would
probably have had some force. Now
that warrants have been sworn out,
making definite charge of murder,
an entirely different aspect IL put on
the case.
Captain w. P. Manly, chief Of po-
lice, made the following statement for
publication:
~ believe Walter O'Quinn killed
Ponder, and that Louis Steinau and
Julius Simon were accessories to the
crime before and after the fact. This,
I believe, we will be able to prove
My men are hard at work and are rap
idly clearing up the mystery surround
ing the tragedy. My belief is based
on the facts now in my possession"
The three negroes, Charles Shrop.
shire, Charles Strickland and Dave
Crockett, who were arrested on sus-
picion of being connected with the
murder, seems TO have been lost sight
Of in the battle over the three white
men. No warrants have been sworn
out against them and no one has made
an effort to have them released.
julie WHY, a well-known young man
about town, who was arrested Tuesday
on suspicion of knowing something Of
the murder, says he will be able to
prove an alibi.
andad N Hall.