Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-09
The !, LaureeMafaegsr Slept One Night
Here.
SEEN RY Il POLICEMAN
Local Police Have No Official In
formation.
THE HUNT IN LAUREL


found Sunday morning last in Kellogg
woods, near Laurel came to this city, were
not sufficiently conclusive, they were amply
strengthened this afternoon by the fnvesti-
CATION of Star reporter After searching
the records Of the municipal lodging house.
the Central Union Mission and the sanitary
oince OF the police department without sue
cess, round was made of all the saloons
ara cheap lodging houses in the neighbor-
hood of list and streets, where tramps
hoboes ard individuals of a like character
usually wend their way on coming to this
city.
The officials at the municipal lodging
house stated positively that no man an
swering the description of Brown or
Drown was accen modated there during
august or at any other time recently. Al
the Central Union Mission the record shows
the name William Brown, several times. on
the list of guests between the 10th and
10Th of August. But those connected with
the institution and who scrutinize the
guests as they arrive are sure that the
supposed Laurel murderer did not apply
Tor food CT lodging at the mission.
Sanitary Officer Frank has delved into
every nook and recess of his capacious
memory, but fails to recall visit from the
much-desired stranger. If the man was
without money and desired to leave the
city he would very likely have applied to
the sanitary officer for assistance in the
event that he was not sufficiently quick
witted, to avoid police headquarters.
All the saloons along Pennsylvania
avenue from AZ street to LIST street were
visited and the bar tenders and proprietors
questio ned. They were sure that the man
with the long sandy mustache and pompa-
dour hair had not been in their places
They all agreed that had the man been an
ordinary tramp or bum he would have Ger
fanny put in an appearance, attracted by
the generous free lunch that is supplied
at these places.
Clue Discovered.
All the lodging houses along 1st street
were ignorant. of the murderer. but just
around the corner on r street the reporter
net with a degree of success. man
named Hall oorducts a cheap lodging
house at 1Of street, where bed may be
secured for a night upon the payment of
~ cents. Hall remembered. when the mat
ter was explained to him, that about a
month ago n man visited, hts place early
one M rnins and applied for lodging. He
arrived about l or o'clock in the morn
ing: The strarger had long reddish mus
tache and a growth of whiskers about two
weeks cid. He wore his hair pompadour
and hts fesei was rather crooked. lie car
red satchei and a bundle %rappef IN
newspapers. ql' he man spent the night. or
tha ,tEer,'' ihGier. of it. at the house, and de-
parted :cme time after daylight go. se,,,
A colored man. employed n Halls place,
remenlbe red the visit Of this man DISTINCT
~. aid laid particular strass. on the fact
that the. LOGGER scarrfed a valise and
bundle. and looked us though he was from
the country. Both Hall and the colore
man were able to recall the occasion of
the visit of this man to the house by the
fact that he f%ent TO bed without removing
his shoes. That o{aission called forth tom-
plant loud LONG, and profane from the
bed-fellow OF the Nan. The complaint vas
unusuaE and therefore. fixed the incident
firmly in thu minds of Hall and his en-
ploye. go - = -.
The eporter mex, sought Policeman Cog
hill of the sixth precinct who was on duty
en- the beat in the vicinity of 1st and B
streets the early part of August Police
man rCoghiil is sure he saw the alleged
murderer. -'i:'t'
Seen by am officer.
81 was just thinking about this case"
said Policeman Coghill. in reply to the
reporters query. II -fead a. description
last evening in The Star of the man who
IS supposed to have committed the Laurel
murder, rttndsI realized at once that had
seen that man. After thinking 1t over I
recalled passing the man, 1t was very
likely the morning of August II, or Just
about that time. 1t was soon after day
light. and l was going off duty was
walking along street near 1st street
when passed the man.. He had evidently
Just come out of one of the lodging houses
that line. the street. t'tSD'-
1.-The man carried a satchel and some
thing wrapped in newspaper He look ed
to ME like farm hand or countryman, and
/ think he wore overalls. l thought no
more of the matter naturally. until 1 read
the description of the murderer yesterday
and it flashed across my mind at once that
the man met that morning and the Lau-
rel murderer are Identical"
The Stars investigation yesterday brought
to. light the fact that the man who was
seen in kelloggs woods with a woman was
given 'Tift' from Beltsvflle to this CITY
August 10 by farmer named Stansfield.
1t has since been learned that the man
who left Stansfield's wagon just within the
city limits -applief for work as a brick
maker or setter At several brick yards in
the vicinity of : nh and II streets north
east. He was Uiisuccessfui,in his quest for
employment. and then begged a few pen
MES from the employees at one of the yards
He entered small store near by and
bought some buns. That was the last seen
of him in the neighborhood.
This same man was also seen near Ivy
City by railroad track hand. Both when
about the brick yards and in the vicinity
of Ivy City he is said to Eaye borne a,
ricrvouss hunted look.
Police Not informed. a...,-
Although Laurel is only about seventeen
miles from this CITY the Maryland officials
have as yet made no request Ct the Wash
irgton police, to assist them in the inves-
tlSdtlOn OIL TIE ny StSIy 1IlSpectO. Mdt-
tingly stated to a Star reporter this after
noon that the only information he had
Of the crime was obtained from
the newspapers, az
He. has not been Furnished with a de-
scription of the man, whose name is sup
posed TO, be Drown. or Brown. Now that
the Baltimors detactives are at work on
the case ssspolies here may be officially
furnished with description of the alleged
murderer. 1t is not unlikely that some
time this afternoon ;aor tonight the local
police headquarters will be requested to
keen .aslookQRt for thessuspected. murderer.
Quset assvestigati0sa.
Although tafey are Keeping very quiet
The etar rebbbrterii learned that at least
two menibefs of'othe Metropolitan police
force are eoaauctfhe a private Investigation
.of, the ease, Behe9ihg that they are on the
right track. at is life theory Of these police
men that thy murderer was In this city
this week. Further developments must be
made before this phase of the Investigation
will be in the shane for publication.
1t was Developed by the reporter that a
woman who Was known as Mrs Ida Brown
and who boarded at house on 1st street,
left, this city. aboHt month ago. saying.
she was going to Laurel. Nothing was
known here, about this woman beyond that
she has separated from her husband.
Che was as,out thirty-five years Of age
and had small. shapely hands There are