Evening star., 1897-06-04
SEARCH FOR DoRsEYFoUtTz
Police Handicapped in Their Efforts BY Lack
of Funds.
The Murderer of John Robinson Il
Still In the District, hut Eludes
the Omcers.

fax. Va. today. has renewed interest in the
murder of John Robinson. colorec, by
Dorsey Foultz, also colored. near Sd and Q
streets, Monday afternoon. What effect, II
any, the death of Lewis will have on the
fugitive, Foultz. Is rot known, but the
police fear it will drive him away from this
section, In the belief that his capture would
certainly mean death on the scaffold. The
funeral Of his victim took place yesterday
from a church On Vermont avenue, and
while these services were In progress the
murderer was playing a great game for his
life. Although Foutz realized the serious
ness Of his crime, he did not jump on
freight train and leave this section as was
supposed, but has been playing hide and
seek, and thus far he has demonstrated
that his ability to secrete himself cannot be
questioned. Certain 1t is that he was seen
IN the vicinity Of the gypsy camp, near the
crime was committed, and. although he is
known tc many Of the officers, he soon af-
terwards returned to the Camp" near his
nome. and has beer seen there several
times since. Two detectives who went to
the camp" In search of him were hot on
his trail, but he knew them, and, 1t Is stat
ed, took refuge In a big tree, either i'll the
Soldiers Home grounds or near the fence
ABOUT the home property.
Met HIS Fricnds.
Dorsey has met a number of his old
friends, and conversed with them. but even
II they have any desire to inform on him
they are afraid to do so for they knew or
nad reason to believe he was armed with
the revolver which he reloaded soon after
ne fired the fatal shot. His. talks with
them afterwards became a matter of gossip
In the camp" and thoroughly frightened
some OF the residents, for he announced his
intention OF killing two more persons before
md hon
self to the authorities and taking his pun
lsnment. Foutz had used firearms before
TINS occasion, and had served time IL the
penitenfiary, SO that the use Of the weapon
IA TINS way was not novelty to him.
On the other occasion he shot a son of w
w Dudley, ex-commissioner of pensions
When Dorsey had remained about the
camp and In the woods some time, he
tnought 1t was necessary. in his maneuver
Tor safety, to make move, and, like a
great many other Washington criminals
ne went across the river to jackson City
where ne had reason to believe he would
not De moiested. Early yesterday morning
the omcers learned of his Jackson City
trip. and Detective Boyd and Precinct De-
tective Barnes went over there in search
CT him.
Detectives Too Late. ssss.e.s.
They were few minutes too late, for
Dorsey. who was with a woman and two
men, had left there and returned to this
city, walking across the bridge It is not
known that he came all the way over, and
it Is thought probable that he stopped on
the flats and is In hiding there. Tramps
have lived on the flats, in old shacks for
weeks at time, coming to the city only
at night, when they wanted something to
eat. and some of the officers think he may
be following their example.
The fugitive has managed to elude the
officers so successfully that some of them
believe he will execute his threat of killing
the other two persons. Just who his in
tended victims may be is not known, but
those with whom he has had trouble will
no doubt keep out of his way If they can
possibly do so.
The police department is handicapped in
its efforts to apprehend the murderer, for
there is no fund from which a reward can
be offered. An offer of $50, the police
think, would have the effect of landing
him behind the bars. but Inspector Holm
berger told Star reporter this morning
that the fund was barely large enough TO
defray the running expenses of the depart
ment.
Such condition of affairs tn the. police
department does not exist, it IS claimed in
any country town in the states, for when
a crime of this magnitude n committed
anywhere else than here a reward of some
times several hundred dollars is offered.
Search Resumed Today.
The search for the fugitive was renewed
this morning. The officers have been un-
able to get a photograph of the murderer,
although he is known to many of them
because of the number of times he has
been arrested He is described as being
between twenty-five and thirty years old,
copper colored, not very tall, and stoop-
shouldered. 1t Is now stated that he is
armed with two revolvers.