Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-07
HUNTING FOR FOULTZ
Yesterdays Search Created Excitement at
Tenleytown.
Man Living In the Woods Who May
Be the Much-Wanted
Murderer.

A state of excitement bordering on terror
in the case of women and children, was
created yesterday afternoon, as stated in
The Star. in the country in the vicinity OF
Chevy Chase and Tenleytovn, by what
was termed a man hunt" 1t was partici-
pated in by all the county police, the re-
serves from Georgetown and about 100
farmers armed with rifles and shotguns
They were searching for FoultZ the elusive
colored murderer, who was reported to have
been seen in the woods back of the colored
school house on the Grant road between
Connecticut avenue extended and Tenley-
town. The report circulated like wildfire
and the entire neighborhood was aroused to
a state of intense excitement by the sudden
appearance and mysterious movements of
several platoons Of police, accompanied by
the patrol wagon. The farmers soon caught
the infection, and it seemed as if every
resident for miles around was on the scene
All of them bore firearms. Most of them
carried shotguns. The others carried pis-
tolls openly and ready for action.
The story was that Foultz had been con-
cealed in the woods mentioned for about
twenty days, his food being secretly sup
Piled by friends at Fort Reno. The police
aided by the citizens, surrounded the woods
yesterday and gradually closed in on the
place where the man was supposed to be;
he was not there. That he had Just
curity was evidenced by the finding of a
basket filled with provisions, which he had
been compelled to desert in his sudden
flight. How he managed to break through
the Gordon was not known, but that he did
was indicated by his subsequent appearance
in the woods to the south near the Pierce
Mill road At least the rumor got abroad
that he had been seen there, and the police
and farmers secured the country thorough
ly between Pierce Mill and Grant roads and
Come cticut avenue and TenleytoWn road
The police aud most of their citizen aids
were on horseback and did considerable
damage to the ripening fields Of grain
through which they recklessly rode in
their efforts to secure the reward offered
for the capture Of FoultZ. The search was
maintained far into the night being aided
by a bright moon; but without the least sue
and children in the neighborhood, many of
whom passed a restless night
There is no doubt that colored man ha 8
been living In the woods near Grant road on
food supplied by friends, but there is con-
siderable doubt as to his identity Some
body suggested that 1t might be Foultz and
the suggestion subsequently became eener-
ally accepted as fact. That Individual is
credited with having declared that he would
not be taken alive, and the majority of the
men on the search last evening were pre-
pared to shoot him on sight The appear
apce of many bands of armed men, walk
ing, running and riding over the various
reads, at first gave rise to rumor that n
lynching was in prospect, but 1t was soon
ascertained that the real purpose OF the
hunters was the capture of an alleged muir
derer supposed Ito be in the neighborinp
woods. +