The times., 1897-08-08
A TRIBUTE TO THE TIMES
The Brother Of Rosa Robinson
Says Some Pleasant Things.
WHO WILL GET THE REWARD
A Serious But Entertaining Ques-
tion for the Police Department
A Boy Detective Enters the List
The Claimants and Those Who
Gave Tips Very Numerous.

Gave Tips Very Numerous.
TO the Editor of The Times:
Dear Sir-I want to thank you very
much, indeed, for the part you took IN the
Carr Robinson case.
feel as though it has been through your
untirins efforts, both in keeping the matter
alive, and also keeping the public well In
formed as to his whereabouts, that his
final capture was effected. l was In Wash
ington for ten days during the excitement,
hut had to return, as my situation was at
stake.
/ hope Carr will get just reward for
his brutal crime. l know III he rad Deeh
captured up here in Maryland he would
not have stood one chance in thousand
of standing trial
/ remain, yours, JOE ROBINSON,
Brother of Rosa Robinson, No 43 n. Po-
tomac street, Hagerstown, Md
Hagerstown, Nd, August 8. 1897.
A special board was appointed yesterday
at police headquarters to determine TO
whom is the credit due for the capture of
Carr Notifi ca tions to the effect that
different people captured the ravisher
were so numerous that Inspector Holm
berger was simply astounded, not TO say
ratified, at the conIplexity, magnitude and
perplexity of his Job. He therefore had o
board appointed to assign the credit, and
the board in its turn neatly thought 1t
would be better TO take the testimony and
leave the burden OF the matter to the
painstakng and amiable attorney to the
Commissioners, Mr.. s. T. Thomas.
The special board consisted of the In
spector. Capt. Austin, and Lieut.. Hefrner-
AS early as IL o. clock yesterday morn
ing the people who caught Carr began TO
gather, muititucinously and tumultuoudy-
They beset and besieged the inspectors
office; they and their witnesses, and the
relatives of them and their witnesses.
But the unique discoverer OF Carr was
little Henry Schroeder, who lives at No 81
Sixth stree. northeast. He is but eight
years old. He went into the detective
business only q few days ago, or just as
soon as he heard that It paid 500 day.
Henry began at once to work overtime.
He told his plans in the dead OF night TO
another youth, named Grove SchloSs. They
worked together faithfully, and Henry
believes that he saw the fugitive first as
he was running along the alley near which
he was eventually captured.
These boy detectives worked early and
late. They were SO IN dustrious, and 1t was
so evident that IL they had been given
time they would have found Carr tas no
body else was finding himl, that n man,
not named yet By Henry, offered him S25
IL he would tell him all he already knew
first with his lawyer, Mr. Tucker Mr.
Beucherr told exactly the same story as
that which he gave to The Timex In
fact, he told the board that his evidence
could be found in The Times Il can re-
peat TO you, gentlemen he said, "only
what is in The Times" He described
his going to the shed in Fowler's yard. in
which the prisoner was, Louis Rocks going
inside, The conversation already print
ed, in which Carr said his captors were not
policemen, and Beuchert's reply that po-
iiceman or no policeman, he would take
charge Of him, all the same
Mr.. Beuchert had as his witnesses Po-
licemen Donovan, Raedy, and Trumbo,
Mr.. Burns, a grocer; Miss BUNS, Mrs. Has
Iner and Mr.. Bernard Jewett.
Mr. Fowler was present and with him
was Miss Carrie Diver. Mr Fowler de-
clined to repeat his story before going
before the board. 1t viii be recalled, how
ever that he said that Carr came to his
house Oh the morning of the captura and
| asked for woman's dress. Mr. FoTler's
mother iE-law, seeing Carr first, Fowler
didn't care to make an outcry at the time,
| because his wife was very i'll. Carr pro-
ceeded into the shed in the back yard
Mr. Fowler, knowing that he had the
| prisoner, guarded him with pitchfork and
asked Miss Diver to go for policeman 4.
| Miss Diver went out in haste and met a
man who, she thought, was a policeman.
| According to this account, the man Miss
| Diver found was Mr.. Beuchert, and just
| here they begin to get tangled. Beuchert
went on and 1t is claimed by the Fowler
| side, grabbed Carr as he was coming
out, possibly to surrender,
Miss Diver didn't mind talking before
| the board heard her. She spoke in a very
| straightforward way; told about her going
for policeman, and all the other incidents.
Mr.. Donovan and Mr.. Raedy were not
| at the capture, and the police theory is,
| OF course, that If other people hadn't in
| terfered, Carr would have been captured
lice had Carr invested, but the reward
| had been offered for catching, not watch
| ing or investing him.
After hearing in secret the Statements
| Of the various claimants for the re ward and
carefully questioning each witness, the
| board made their recommendation as to
! what, in the minds OF the members, " as the
| proper disposition of the sum to Major
| Moore Should the recommendation be
| favorabiy acted upon the money will be
paid over without further trouble, unless
| the rival claimants take legal action in the
| matter. While none of the police officials
| constituting the board viii state what
their recommendations are ii is generally
| understood that the 81 90 viii be divided
| in proportion to the greatest service rem
| dered.
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