The times., 1897-09-07

the lower part2f the yard. Heapproached
the man, but when Ire was about three
yards from the negro, the latter said
"Hello, pardI Don't come too close to
me, thought don't like people that do
that!
The stranger then left the place and
was not heard OF until Sunday morning,
when :, boy drying milk wagon 10 town
was robbed Of several bottles of milk by
a coIorel man, W ho after wards disap-
peared into the tiickets.
The descriptions given by persons who
saw the stranger all coincided and are
Identical with that of Dorsey Foultz, the
much sought for murderer. The poIice
We're notified Of the depredations but
Were unable tocapture the foxy narauder
Last Monday morning the Seventh pre-.
cinet police received d statement from a
Tenleytown lady telling them that the mys-
terions lnan was no doubt Foultz, as d
colored woman who knew Foultz worked
for her end had said that she had seen
Foultz on her premises On Sunday The
woman would not permit her name to be
given out for publication, as she said that
the servant was afraid Foultz would kill
her if he found that she Informed on him
he authorities have been working on the
matter during the entire week and have
been given several valuable cIews. which
have Jed them 10 believe that Foultz has
been living in the woods near Tenleytown.
and suhsistinr on the results OF his thefts.
II is also alleged that Lizzie Foultz has
been taking his meals ont IN him.
Officers Smith, Blake, Easley, Murphy,
and Neale found traces of the hiding place
of the negro Sunday, and were looking for
him all Sunday night. They were dis
gused as farmers. Early yesterday morn
ing Officer Smith almost ran into the man.
The negro fled, but was closely pursued
by Officers Smith and Blake They fol-
lowed him about a mile over the land OF
the California Land Syndicate This mart
of the country is covered with a dense
growth of thickets aud woods extending
for miles, so IT was with difficulty that
the officers could follow. Handica ppet
as they were they succeeded in catching
a glimpse of him Just north Of Fairfield, /"
along the Chevy Chase Railroad.
The two officers with Officers Easley
AMI NJ Irphy and a number OF citizens sur-
rounded the spot. The news that Foultz
had been surrounded soon spread ard about
100 citizens FASTENED to Join the sea rch.
Some of them were armed with army
muskets, some with Tevolvers and a num-
Der with rifles, So it would not have Jared
well with The culprit had he been caught
by the posse.
The George town police Were notified and
Mounted Officers Settright and Bradley, of
the Seventh precinct, and Mounted OFFICER
Yeaton, of the Eighth precinct, were de.
tailed 80 tie place under Sergt Hess, W no
was also niounted. The crowd then closed
in and searched every foot Of the thickets.
bat could not find The negro.
There is a low calvert through the en-
bankmen5 at this place, across which the
Chevy Chase railroad passes, and it is very
likely that the negro passed through that
and made his escape The mounted Off
GERS searched the surrounding country for
miles during the entire day, and though
they succeeded in finding several traces
Of the negro, they could not find him.
I.aIe in tie afternoon it was feared that
lie had gone toward Blagden's woods, which
is between the Chevy Chase road and the
Fourteenth street road.
The posse continued the search without
success until evening, and then dispersed.
The land upon which the man was cor
nered is between the Grant Chevy Chase
and Tenleytown roads, and persons riding
ont on the electric cars could see mounted
officers, men on horseback and afoot, with
guns and pistols. scattered across the
country in squads. Several passengers
thought that there was a ''lynching bee'
on hand.